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{{Short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| state = Kerala
| name = Ernakulam
| type= SLA
| constituency_no = 82
| map_image = Stadium Link Road Kochi.jpg
| map_caption = The [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]] Link Road at [[Kaloor]]
| established = 1957
| reservation = None
| electors = 1,64,534 (2021)
| mla = [[T. J. Vinod]]
| party = [[File:Indian National Congress hand logo.svg|20px]] [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| alliance = {{legend2|#0087BD |'''[[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]]'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| latest_election_year = [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| district = [[Ernakulam district|Ernakulam]]
}}
'''Ernakulam State assembly constituency''' is one of the 140 [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies in [[Kerala]] in southern [[India]]. It is also one of the seven [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies included in [[Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://ernakulam.nic.in/legislative-assembly
|title = State Assembly Constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala
}}</ref> As of the [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021 assembly elections]], the current MLA is [[T. J. Vinod]] of [[Indian National Congress|INC]].

==Local self-governed segments==
Ernakulam Assembly constituency is composed of the following 24 wards of the [[Kochi Municipal Corporation]] ([[Ernakulam]] zone and [[Vaduthala]] zone), and 1 [[Gram Panchayat]] in [[Kanayannur]] [[Tehsil|Taluk]]:<ref name="ekm">{{cite web
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/ernakulam.html
|website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in
|title = State Assembly constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala.
|access-date = 29 August 2019
|archive-date = 14 March 2011
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110314055251/http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/ernakulam.html
|url-status = dead
}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|+ '''Wards of [[Kochi Municipal Corporation]] in Ernakulam Assembly constituency'''
!width="20px" |Ward no.
!width="75px" |Name
!width="20px" |Ward no.
!width="75px" |Name
!width="20px" |Ward no.
!width="75px" |Name
|-
|29
|[[Willingdon Island|Island North]]
|30
|[[Willingdon Island|Island South]]
|31
|[[Vaduthala]] West
|-
|32
|[[Vaduthala]] East
|33
|Elamakkara North
|34
|Puthukkalavattam
|-
|36
|Kunnumpuram
|58
|Konthuruthy
|59
|[[Thevara]]
|-
|60
|Perumanur
|61
|[[Ravipuram]]
|62
|[[Ernakulam]] South
|-
|63
|[[Gandhi Nagar, Kochi|Gandhi Nagar]]
|64
|[[Kathrikadavu]]
|65
|[[Kaloor]] South
|-
|66
|[[Ernakulam]] Central
|67
|[[Ernakulam]] North
|68
|Ayyappankavu
|-
|69
|Thrikkanarvattom
|70
|[[Kaloor]] North
|71
|Elamakkara South
|-
|72
|Pottakuzhy
|73
|[[Pachalam]]
|74
|Thattazham
|}
{{notelist}}Wards 29 and 30 are included in [[Kochi]] Taluk, while the remaining 22 wards in the constituency are parts of [[Kanayannur]] Taluk.
{{srn}}
{| class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash"
|+Other Local Bodies in Ernakulam Assembly constituency
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
!width="100px" | Name
!width="130px" | Local Body Type
!width="100px" | [[Tehsil|Taluk]]
|-
| [[Cheranallur]]
| [[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]
| [[Kanayannur]]
|}

==Members of Legislative Assembly==
The following list contains all members of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] who have represented Ernakulam Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://www.mapsofindia.com/assemblypolls/kerala/ernakulam-assembly-constituency-map.html
|title = Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Ernakulam
}}</ref>

'''Key'''

{{Party index link|Indian National Congress}} {{Party index link|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="50%"
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Election
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Niyama<br>Sabha
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Member
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2"|Party
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Tenure
|-
| [[1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
| 1st
| rowspan="2" |A. L. Jacob
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=7}}
| 1957 – 1960
|-
| [[1960 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1960]]
| 2nd
| 1960 – 1965
|-
| [[1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| 3rd
| Alexander Parambithara
| 1967 – 1970
|-
| [[1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1970]]
| 4th
| rowspan="4" |A. L. Jacob
| 1970 – 1977
|-
| [[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
| 5th
| 1977 – 1980
|-
| [[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
| 6th
| 1980 – 1982
|-
| [[1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
| 7th
| 1982 – 1987
|-
| [[1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
| 8th
| [[M. K. Sanu]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"|
| [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Independent (supported by LDF)]]
| 1987 – 1991
|-
| [[1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
| 9th
| rowspan="2" |George Eden
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
| 1991 – 1996
|-
| [[1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
| rowspan="2" |10th
| 1996 – 1998
|-
| 1998*
| [[Sebastian Paul]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"|
| [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Independent (supported by LDF)]]
| 1998 - 2001
|-
| [[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
| 11th
| rowspan="2" |[[K. V. Thomas]]
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=7}}
| 2001 – 2006
|-
| [[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
| rowspan="2" |12th
| 2006 – 2009
|-
| 2009*
| [[Dominic Presentation]]
| 2009 - 2011
|-
| [[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
| 13th
| rowspan="2" |[[Hibi Eden]]
| 2011 – 2016
|-
| [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
| rowspan="2" |14th
| 2016 - 2019
|-
| [[2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-elections|* 2019]]
| rowspan="2" |[[T. J. Vinod]]
| 2019 - 2021
|-
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| rowspan="2" |15th
| [[Incumbent]]
|}

* * by-election

==Election results==
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

===2026===

{{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Ernakulam}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[T. J. Vinod]]
|votes = 61,296
|percentage = 56.89%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian Socialist Janata Dal
|candidate = Sabu George
|votes = 25,133
|percentage = 23.32%
|change =
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = BJP
|candidate = P. R. Sivashankar
|votes = 19,154
|percentage = 17.78%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|candidate = Moses Henry Motha
|votes = 783
|percentage = 0.73%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1079
|percentage = 1%
|change =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
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|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner =
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}

=== 2021 ===
There were 1,64,534 registered voters in Ernakulam Assembly constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ceo.kerala.gov.in|url=http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/GE-2021/VoterTurnout2021.pdf}}</ref>
{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Eranakulam}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = T. J. Vinod
|votes = 45,930
|percentage = 41.72
|change = {{gain}}0.59
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
|candidate = Shaji George
|votes = 34,960
|percentage = 31.75
|change = {{loss}}6.21
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Padmaja S. Menon
|votes = 16,043
|percentage = 14.57
|change = {{loss}}0.28
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = [[Twenty20 Party]]
|candidate = Leslie Pallath
|votes = 10,634
|percentage = 9.66
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 712
|percentage = 0.64
|change =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory
|votes = 10,970
|percentage = 9.97
|change = {{gain}}5.8
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,08,434
|percentage = 66.92
|change = {{gain}}9.01
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
|swing = {{gain}}0.59
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2019 by-election===
Due to the election of the sitting MLA [[Hibi Eden]] as the [[Member of parliament (India)|MP]] from [[Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency]], Ernakulam Assembly constituency held a [[2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-elections|by-election]] on 21 October 2019. There were 1,55,306 registered voters in Ernakulam Assembly constituency for this election.<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/assembly-bypolls-likely-after-onam/article28462693.ece
|title = Ernakulam Niyamasabha Constituency goes to bypoll, www.thehindu.com
|website = [[The Hindu]]
}}</ref> [[T. J. Vinod]] won the resulting by-election by 3750 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2019/10/24/kerala-by-election-udf-retains-ernakulam-tj-vinod-wins-by-3673-votes.html|title=വെള്ളക്കെട്ടിലും വീഴാതെ വിനോദിന് തിളക്കം; മനുവിന് തിരിച്ചടിയായത് അപരന്‍|website=ManoramaOnline|language=ml|access-date=2019-10-24}}</ref>

{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-elections]]: [[Ernakulam]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[T. J. Vinod]]
|votes = 37,891
|percentage = 42.13%
|change = {{loss}}10.19
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
|candidate = Manu Roy
|votes = 34,141
|percentage = 37.96%
|change = {{gain}}5.50
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = C. G. Rajagopal
|votes = 13,351
|percentage = 14.85%
|change = {{gain}}1.39
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Manu K. M.
|votes = 2,572
|percentage = 2.86%
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,309
|percentage = 1.46%
|change = {{gain}}0.61
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Vinod A. P.
|votes = 206
|percentage = 0.23%
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Samajwadi Forward Bloc
|candidate = Abdul Khader
|votes = 175
|percentage = 0.19%
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Jaisen Thomas
|votes = 116
|percentage = 0.13%
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Bosco Louis
|votes = 93
|percentage = 0.10%
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Ashokan
|votes = 78
|percentage = 0.09%
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 3,750
|percentage = 4.17%
|change = {{loss}}15.69
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 89,932
|percentage = 57.91%
|change = {{loss}}13.81
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing = {{loss}}10.19
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2016===
There were 1,54,092 registered voters in Ernakulam Assembly constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2016
|title = Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India
}}</ref>

{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Ernakulam]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Hibi Eden]]|votes=57,819|percentage=52.32%|change={{decrease}}9.26}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=M. Anil Kumar|votes=35,870|percentage=32.46%|change={{increase}}4.21}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=N. K. Mohandas|votes=14,878|percentage=13.46%|change={{increase}}6.62}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=940|percentage=0.85%|change=-}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Iqbal Thamarassery|votes=397|percentage=0.36%|change={{decrease}}0.40}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Samajwadi Party|candidate=Rubesh Jimmy Madathiparambil|votes=258|percentage=0.23%|change=-}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Jossey Mathew|votes=117|percentage=0.11%|change=-}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Anil Kumar Ananthapuram|votes=115|percentage=0.10%|change=-}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Anil Kumar Puliyoth|votes=114|percentage=0.10%|change=-}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 21,949
|percentage = 19.86%
|change ={{decrease}}13.47
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,10,508|percentage=71.72%|change={{increase}}0.56}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing ={{decrease}}9.26
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2011 ===
There were 1,36,722 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3763-kerala-2011|access-date=11 March 2020|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref>
{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Ernakulam]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Hibi Eden]]|votes=59,919|percentage=61.58%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Sebastian Paul|votes=27,482|percentage=28.25%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=C. G. Rajagopal|votes=6,362|percentage=6.54%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Sebastian Njalamkunnel|votes=2,347|percentage=2.41%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Iqbal Thamarassery|votes=742|percentage=0.76%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Shiv Sena|candidate=T. R. Vasudevan|votes=445|percentage=0.46%|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 32,487
|percentage = 33.33%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=97,297|percentage=71.16%|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[Ernakulam]]
* [[Ernakulam district]]
* [[List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
* [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]
* [[2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-elections]]

== References ==

{{reflist}}

{{Kerala Assembly Constituencies}}

{{Kerala Niyamasabha elections}}
[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Kerala]]

[[Category:State assembly constituencies in Ernakulam district]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1957]]
[[Category:1957 establishments in Kerala]]

Ernakulam Assembly constituency - Revision history

Mazzulah Peel at 12:44, 5 May 2026