Kochi Assembly constituency

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Kochi
Constituency No. 80 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Kerala
District Ernakulam
Established2008
Total electors1,71,380 (2016)
ReservationNone
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 in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency. [1] As of the 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is Maxi of CPI(M).

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Local self-governed segments

Kochi Assembly constituency is composed of the following 20 wards of the Kochi Municipal Corporation (Fort Kochi zone and Mattancherry zone), and two Gram Panchayats in Kochi taluk: [2]

Wards of Kochi Municipal Corporation in Kochi Assembly constituency
Ward no.NameWard no.NameWard no.Name
1 Fort Kochi 2Kalvathy3Earavely
4Karippalam5 Mattancherry 6 Kochangadi
7Cheralayi8 Panayapilly 9Chakkamadom
10Karuvelippady11 Thoppumpady 12Tharebhagam
21Pullardesam22 Mundamveli 23Manassery
24 Mulamkuzhi 25Chullikkal26Nazareth
27 Fort Kochi Veli28Amaravathy

    All of the above 20 wards are included in Kochi taluk.

    Other Local Bodies in Kochi Assembly constituency
    Sl no.NameLocal Body Type Taluk
    1 Kumbalangi Grama panchayat Kochi
    2 Chellanam Grama panchayat Kochi

    Members of Legislative Assembly

    The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Kochi Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies: [3]

    ElectionNiyama

    Sabha

    NamePartyTenure
    2011 13th Dominic Presentation Indian National Congress 2011 – 2016
    2016 14th K. J. Maxi Communist Party of India 2016 - 2021
    2021 15thIncumbent

    Election results

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

    2021

    There were 1,81,842 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election. [4]

    2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kochi
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    CPI(M) K. J. Maxi 54,632 42.45 +3.75
    INC Tony Chammany40,55331.51−6.31
    Twenty 20 PartyShiny Antony19,67615.29New
    BJP C. G. Rajagopal10,9918.54−3.73
    NOTA None of the above4740.37
    Margin of victory14,07910.94+10.06
    Turnout 1,28,70370.78−1.55
    CPI(M) hold Swing +3.75

    2016

    There were 1,71,356 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election. [5]

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kochi
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    CPI(M) K. J. Maxi 47,96738.70%Increase2.svg0.96
    INC Dominic Presentation 46,88137.82%Decrease2.svg15.57
    BJP Praveen Damodara Prabhu15,21212.27%Increase2.svg7.08
    Independent K. J. Leenus7,5886.12%
    WPOI A. S. Muhammed2,3571.90%
    SDPI Sulfikar Ali2,1081.70%Decrease2.svg0.19
    NOTA None of the above1,0020.81%
    PDP T. P. Antony3860.31%
    Independent Johney Stephen1800.15%
    Independent K. S. Jayaraj1720.14%
    Independent Abdul Samad1010.08%
    Margin of victory1,0860.88%
    Turnout 1,23,95472.33%Increase2.svg5.73
    CPI(M) gain from INC Swing

    2011

    There were 1,58,548 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election. [6]

    2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kochi
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    INC Dominic Presentation 56,35253.37%
    CPI(M) M. C. Josephine39,84937.74%
    BJP K. Sasidharan5,4805.19%
    SDPI Yoosuf Mufti1,9921.89%
    Independent Dominic C. J.5900.56%
    BSP Kamarudeen T. A.4820.46%
    Independent A. P. Ibrahimkutty3940.37%
    Independent Jacob Pulikkan2580.24%
    Independent T. A. Krishnan Kutty1950.18%
    Margin of victory16,86315.63%
    Turnout 1,05,59266.60%
    INC win (new seat)

    See also

    References

    1. "State Assembly Constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala".
    2. "State Assembly constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
    3. "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Kochi".
    4. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
    5. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
    6. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.