Kochi Assembly constituency
| Kochi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 80 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Ernakulam |
| Established | 2011 - present |
| Total electors | 1,71,380 (2016) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2016 |
Kochi State assembly constituency 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, the current MLA is Maxi of CPI(M).
Local self governed segments
[edit]Kochi Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following 20 wards of the Kochi Municipal Corporation (Fort Kochi zone and Mattancherry zone), and 2 Gram Panchayats in Kochi Taluk:[2]
| Ward no. | Name | Ward no. | Name | Ward no. | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Kochi | 2 | Kalvathy | 3 | Earavely |
| 4 | Karippalam | 5 | Mattancherry | 6 | Kochangadi |
| 7 | Cheralayi | 8 | Panayapilly | 9 | Chakkamadom |
| 10 | Karuvelippady | 11 | Thoppumpady | 12 | Tharebhagam |
| 21 | Pullardesam | 22 | Mundamveli | 23 | Manassery |
| 24 | Mulamkuzhi | 25 | Chullikkal | 26 | Nazareth |
| 27 | Fort Kochi Veli | 28 | Amaravathy |
All of the above 20 wards are included in Kochi Taluk
| Sl no. | Name | Local Body Type | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kumbalangi | Grama panchayat | Kochi |
| 2 | Chellanam | Grama panchayat | Kochi |
Members of Legislative Assembly
[edit]The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Kochi Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13th | Dominic Presentation | Indian National Congress | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | K. J. Maxi | Communist Party of India | 2016 - 2021 | |
| 2021 | 15th | Incumbent | |||
Election results
[edit]Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2021
[edit]There were 1,81,842 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | K. J. Maxi | 54,632 | 42.45 | +3.75 | |
| INC | Tony Chammany | 40,553 | 31.51 | −6.31 | |
| Twenty 20 Party | Shiny Antony | 19,676 | 15.29 | New | |
| BJP | C. G. Rajagopal | 10,991 | 8.54 | −3.73 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 474 | 0.37 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 14,079 | 10.94 | +10.06 | ||
| Turnout | 1,28,703 | 70.78 | −1.55 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | +3.75 | |||
Niyamasabha Election 2016
[edit]There were 1,71,356 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | K. J. Maxi | 47,967 | 38.70% |  0.96
| |
| INC | Dominic Presentation | 46,881 | 37.82% |  15.57
| |
| BJP | Praveen Damodara Prabhu | 15,212 | 12.27% | 7.08
| |
| Independent | K. J. Leenus | 7,588 | 6.12% | − | |
| WPOI | A. S. Muhammed | 2,357 | 1.90% | − | |
| SDPI | Sulfikar Ali | 2,108 | 1.70% | 0.19
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,002 | 0.81% | − | |
| PDP | T. P. Antony | 386 | 0.31% | − | |
| Independent | Johney Stephen | 180 | 0.15% | − | |
| Independent | K. S. Jayaraj | 172 | 0.14% | − | |
| Independent | Abdul Samad | 101 | 0.08% | − | |
| Margin of victory | 1,086 | 0.88% | |||
| Turnout | 1,23,954 | 72.33% | 5.73
| ||
| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Niyamasabha Election 2011
[edit]There were 1,58,548 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dominic Presentation | 56,352 | 53.37% | ||
| CPI(M) | M. C. Josephine | 39,849 | 37.74% | ||
| BJP | K. Sasidharan | 5,480 | 5.19% | ||
| SDPI | Yoosuf Mufti | 1,992 | 1.89% | ||
| Independent | Dominic C. J. | 590 | 0.56% | ||
| BSP | Kamarudeen T. A. | 482 | 0.46% | ||
| Independent | A. P. Ibrahimkutty | 394 | 0.37% | ||
| Independent | Jacob Pulikkan | 258 | 0.24% | ||
| Independent | T. A. Krishnan Kutty | 195 | 0.18% | ||
| Margin of victory | 16,863 | 15.63% | |||
| Turnout | 1,05,592 | 66.60% | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
See also
[edit]- Kochi
- Ernakulam district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
- 2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-elections
References
[edit]- ^ "State Assembly Constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala".
- ^ "State Assembly constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ^ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Kochi".
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- ^ "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.