Thrikkakara Assembly constituency

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Thrikkakara
Constituency No. 83 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Kochi Metro train at Palarivattom, Aug 2017.jpg
Kochi Metro at Palarivattom in Thrikkakkara Assembly constituency
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Kerala
District Ernakulam
Established2008
Total electors1,81,261 (2016)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party Indian National Congress hand logo.svg INC
Alliance   UDF
Elected year 2022

Thrikkakara 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] After the 2022 by-election, Uma Thomas of INC became the MLA.

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Local self-governed segments

Thrikkakara Assembly constituency is composed of the following 22 wards of the Kochi Municipal Corporation (Edappally zone and Vyttila zone), and one municipality in Kanayannur Taluk: [2]

Map of Thrikkakara Assembly constituency Thrikkakara Assembly Constituency 2022.png
Map of Thrikkakara Assembly constituency
Wards of Kochi Municipal Corporation in Thrikkakara Assembly constituency
Ward no.NameWard no.NameWard no.Name
35Ponekkara37 Edappally 38Devankulangara
39Karukapally40Mamangalam41Padivattom
42 Vennala 43 Palarivattom 44Karanakkodam
45 Thammanam 46Chakkaraparambu47Chalikkavattam
48Ponnurunni East49 Vyttila 50Chambakkara
51 Poonithura 52 Vyttila Janata53Ponnurunni
54 Elamkulam 55Giri Nagar56 Panampilly Nagar
57 Kadavanthra

    All of the above 22 wards are included in Kanayannur Taluk.

    Other Local Bodies in Thrikkakara Assembly constituency
    Sl no.NameLocal Body Type Taluk
    1 Thrikkakkara Municipality Kanayannur

    Members of Legislative Assembly

    The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:

    ElectionNiyama
    Sabha    		NamePartyTenure
    2011 13th Benny Behanan Indian National Congress 2011–2016
    2016 14th P. T. Thomas 2016–2021
    2021 15th2021–2021
    2022^ Uma Thomas [3] 2022-Incumbent

    ^2022 by-election

    Election results

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

    2022 by-election

    Kerala Assembly by election, 2022: Thrikkakara
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    INC Uma Thomas 72,770 53.76 Increase2.svg9.94
    CPI(M) Jo Joseph47,75435.28Decrease2.svg1.27
    BJP A. N. Radhakrishnan12,9579.57Decrease2.svg6.13
    NOTA None of the Above1,1110.82
    Majority 25,01618.48
    Turnout 135,34968.75
    INC hold Swing

    2016

    There were 1,81,261 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election. [4]

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Thrikkakara
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    INC P. T. Thomas 61,26845.42Decrease2.svg10.46
    CPI(M) Sebastian Paul 49,45536.55Decrease2.svg0.32
    BJP S. Saji21,24715.70Increase2.svg10.66
    NOTA None of the above1,2750.94−
    SDPI K. M. Shajahan9560.71Decrease2.svg0.03
    BSP Shibu P. A.3460.26Decrease2.svg0.08
    Independent Vinod P. K.302175−
    Independent Silvi Sunil1470.11−
    Independent Sreedharan820.06−
    Independent Lal Viswan600.04
    Independent Rahul R.580.04
    Independent P. H. Ramachandran520.04
    Margin of victory11,9668.87Decrease2.svg8.14
    Turnout 1,35,30474.65Decrease2.svg0.94
    INC hold Swing Decrease2.svg10.46

    2011

    There were 1,59,877 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election. [5]

    2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Thrikkakara
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    INC Benny Behanan 65,85455.88
    CPI(M) M. E. Hassainar43,44836.87
    BJP N. Saji Kumar5,9355.04−
    Independent Hassainar9330.79−
    SDPI Abdul Salam Parakkadan8690.74−
    Independent Benny George4100.35−
    BSP Shereef Thankayathil4040.34
    Margin of victory22,40617.01
    Turnout 1,17,85373.71Decrease2.svg0.26
    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.
    3. ↑ The Hindu (3 June 2022). "UDF retains Thrikkakara with record margin". Archived from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
    4. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
    5. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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