Thrikkakara (State Assembly constituency)
Thrikkakara State assembly constituency (Malayalam: തൃക്കാക്കര നിയമസഭാ നിയോജക മണ്ഡലം) is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency. [1] As of the 2016 assembly elections,t he current MLA is P. T. Thomas of INC.
| 82 Thrikkakara തൃക്കാക്കര | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha | |
| Existence | 2011 - present |
| Reservation | None |
| Electorate | 1,81,261 (2016) |
| Current MLA | P. T. Thomas |
| Party | INC |
| Political Front | UDF |
| Elected Year | 2016 |
| District | Ernakulam |
| Local Self Governed Segments | Wards No.31, 33, 34 & 36 to 51 of Kochi (M. Corporation) and Thrikkakara Panchayat in Kanayannur Taluk. |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13th | Benny Behanan | INC | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | P. T. Thomas | Incumbent | ||
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 1,81,261 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | P. T. Thomas | 61,268 | 45.42 |  10.46 | |
| CPI (M) | Sebastian Paul | 49,455 | 36.55 | 0.32 | |
| BJP | S. Saji | 21,247 | 15.70 |  10.66 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,275 | 0.94 | - | |
| SDPI | K. M. Shajahan | 956 | 0.71 | 0.03 | |
| BSP | Shibu P. A. | 346 | 0.26 | 0.08 | |
| Independent | Vinod P. K. | 302 | 175 | - | |
| Independent | Silvi Sunil | 147 | 0.11 | - | |
| Independent | Sreedharan | 82 | 0.06 | - | |
| Independent | Lal Viswan | 60 | 0.04 | ||
| Independent | Rahul R. | 58 | 0.04 | ||
| Independent | P. H. Ramachandran | 52 | 0.04 | ||
| Margin of victory | 11,966 | 8.87 | 8.14 | ||
| Turnout | 1,35,304 | 74.65 | 0.94 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | 10.46 |
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Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,59,877 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Benny Behanan | 65,854 | 55.88 | ||
| CPI (M) | M. E. Hassainar | 43,448 | 36.87 | ||
| BJP | N. Saji Kumar | 5,935 | 5.04 | - | |
| Independent | Hassainar | 933 | 0.79 | - | |
| SDPI | Abdul Salam Parakkadan | 869 | 0.74 | - | |
| Independent | Benny George | 410 | 0.35 | - | |
| BSP | Shereef Thankayathil | 404 | 0.34 | ||
| Margin of victory | 22,406 | 17.01 | |||
| Turnout | 1,17,853 | 73.71 | 0.26 | ||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
See also
References
- "State Assembly Constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala".
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.