Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency

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Ernakulam
KL-12
Lok Sabha constituency
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Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Kerala
Assembly constituencies Kalamassery
Paravur
Vypin
Kochi
Thrippunithura
Ernakulam
Thrikkakara
Established1952
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Hibi Eden W.jpg
Incumbent
Party INC
Elected year 2024

Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 20 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Kerala state in southern India.

Contents

It comprises 7 legislative assembly constituencies. The constituency is dominated by Latin Catholics, making this seat a Congress stronghold. Eleven of the twelve legislatures were from this community, and the Left parties have only succeeded here by contesting independents, barring once. [1] [2]

Assembly segments

Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments: [3]

NoNameDistrictMemberParty2024 Lead
77 Kalamassery Ernakulam P. Rajeeve CPI(M) INC
78 Paravur V. D. Satheesan INC INC
79 Vypin K. N. Unnikrishnan CPI(M) INC
80 Kochi K. J. Maxi CPI(M) INC
81 Thrippunithura K. Babu INC INC
82 Ernakulam T. J. Vinod INC INC
83 Thrikkakara Uma Thomas INC INC

Members of Parliament

ElectionLok SabhaMemberPartyTenure
Travancore-Cochin
1952 1st C. Mohammed Ibrahimkutty Indian National Congress 1952-1957
After the Formation of Kerala
1957 2nd A.M. Thomas Indian National Congress 1957-1962
1962 3rd 1962-1967
1967 4th V. Viswanatha Menon Communist Party of India (Marxist) 1967-1971
1971 5th Henry Austin Indian National Congress 1971-1977
1977 6th 1977-1980
1980 7th Xavier Arakkal 1980-1984
1984 8th K.V. Thomas 1984-1989
1989 9th 1989-1991
1991 10th 1991-1996
1996 11th Xavier Arakkal Independent
(supported by LDF)		1996-1997
1997* Sebastian Paul 1997-1998
1998 12th George Eden Indian National Congress 1998-1999
1999 13th 1999-2003
2003* Sebastian Paul Independent
(supported by LDF)		2003-2004
2004 14th 2004-2009
2009 15th K.V. Thomas Indian National Congress 2009-2014
2014 16th 2014-2019
2019 17th Hibi Eden 2019-2024
2024 18th Incumbent

* indicates bypolls

    Votes in elections

    YearPolled votesPoll%WinnerPartyVotes %2nd positionPartyVotes %3rd positionPartyVotes %Margin
    202491050277.6 Hibi Eden Indian National Congress 48231752.97KJ Shine Communist Party of India (Marxist) 23193225.47 K. S. Radhakrishnan Bharatiya Janata Party 14450015.87250385
    201996720372.02 Hibi Eden Indian National Congress 49126350.79 P Rajeev Communist Party of India (Marxist) 32211033.3 Alphons Kannanthanam Bharatiya Janata Party 13774914.24169153
    201485091073.58 K. V. Thomas Indian National Congress 353841Christy FernandezLDF Independent266794 A. N. Radhakrishnan Bharatiya Janata Party 9900387047
    200974499672.81 K. V. Thomas INC 34284546.03 Sindhu Joy CPI(M) 33105544.44 A. N. Radhakrishnan BJP 529687.1111790
    200465917661.09 Sebastian Paul LDF 32304249.03 Edward Edezhath INC 25294338.39 O.G. Thankappan BJP 606979.2170099
    199977693365.79George Eden INC 39405850.78 Mani Thomas LDF 28275336.44 T. D. Rajaleskshmi BJP 7764010.01111305
    199877610568.86George Eden INC 38938750.53 Sebastian Paul LDF 31487940.86 V. V. Augustine BJP 622628.0874508
    199672991568.77 Xavier Arackal LDF 33547946.91 K. V. Thomas INC 30509442.66 O. M. Mathew BJP 465596.5130385
    199174085472.67 K. V. Thomas INC 36297549.64 V. Viswanatha Menon CPI(M) 31583143.20 V. Rahiman BJP 300824.1147144
    198477480980.68 K. V. Thomas INC 38443449.90 P. Subramanian Potti LDF 34768445.13 A. N. Radhakrishnan BJP 291073.7836750

    Election results

    General Election 2024

    2024 Indian general election: Ernakulam [4]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    INC Hibi Eden 482,317 52.97 Increase2.svg2.18
    CPI(M) K. J. Shine2,31,93225.47Decrease2.svg7.83
    BJP K. S. Radhakrishnan 1,44,50015.87Increase2.svg 1.63
    Twenty20 Kizhakkambalam Adv Antony Judy39,8084.37N/A
    NOTA None of the above7,758.85N/A
    Margin of victory2,50,38527.49+10.01
    Turnout 9,11,03568.77
    INC hold Swing

    2019

    According to Election Commission, there are 12,09,44 registered voters in Ernakulam Constituency for 2019 Lok Sabha Election. [5]

    2019 Indian general election: Ernakulam
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    INC Hibi Eden 491,263 50.79 +9.21
    CPI(M) P Rajeev 3,22,21033.30N/A
    BJP Alphons Kannanthanam 1,37,74914.24+2.61
    Margin of victory1,69,05317.48
    Turnout 9,67,39077.64
    INC hold Swing

    2014

    2014 Indian general election: Ernakulam
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    INC K.V. Thomas 353,841 41.58 −4.45
    LDF Christy Fernandez2,66,79431.35N/A
    BJP A.N. Radhakrishnan99,00311.63+4.52
    AAP Anita Pratap51,5176.05N/A
    IND. K. V. Bhaskaran22,7332.67N/A
    SDPI Zulficar Ali14,8251.74N/A
    NOTA None of the above9,7351.14−−−
    Margin of victory87,04710.23+8.64
    Turnout 8,50,83473.56
    INC hold Swing -4.44

    See also

    References

    Notes

      Citations

      1. ↑ Sanandakumar, S. "One thing's sure: The next Ernakulam MP will be Latin Catholic". The Economic Times .
      2. ↑ "Latin Catholic Votes Set to Prove Crucial in Ernakulam". New Indian Express . 10 March 2014.
      3. ↑ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
      4. ↑ Election Commission of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Ernakulam". Archived from the original on 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
      5. ↑ Indiancrux : 2019 General Election Ernakulam Constituency Live Results [ usurped ]

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