# Administration of Ernakulam district

Ernakulam District in Kerala, India, has four types of administrative hierarchies.
* Taluk and Village administration managed by the provincial government of Kerala
* Panchayath Administration managed by the local bodies
* Parliament Constituencies for the federal government of India
* Assembly Constituencies for the provincial government of Kerala

## Revenue divisions

There are mainly two revenue divisions namely Fort Kochi and Muvattupuzha.
| Kanayannur | Ernakulam |
| Kochi | Fort Kochi |
| Aluva | Aluva |
| Kunnathunad | Perumbavoor |
| Paravur | North Paravur |
| Kothamangalam | Kothamangalam |
| Muvattupuzha | Muvattupuzha |
* North Paravur
* Muvattupuzha
* Piravom
* Aluva
* Kothamangalam
* Angamaly
* Thripunithura
* Koothattukulam
* Kalamassery
* Eloor
* Thrikkakara
* Perumbavoor
* Maradu

## Taluks

The district has the most number of taluks in the state. District is divided by two revenue divisions with 7 taluks.
* Paravur
* Aluva
* Kunnathunad
* Muvattupuzha
* Kochi
* Kanayannur
* Kothamangalam

## Municipal corporation

Kochi

## Municipalities

Ernakulam district has the most number of municipalities in the state.
* North Paravur
* Piravom
* Muvattupuzha
* Koothattukulam
* Perumbavoor
* Aluva
* Angamaly
* Thripunithura
* Kalamassery
* Kothamangalam
* Eloor
* Maradu
* Thrikkakara

## Parliamentary constituencies

* Ernakulam Parliamentary Constituency
* Chalakudy Parliamentary Constituency (partially)
* Idukki Parliamentary Constituency (parts of Muvattupuzha taluk and Kothamangalam taluk)
* Kottayam Parliamentary Constituency (parts of Muvattupuzha and Kanayannur taluk)

## Assembly constituencies

* Piravom
* Angamaly
* Aluva
* Kalamassery
* North Paravur
* Vypeen
* Kochi
* Ernakulam
* Thrikkakara
* Thripunithura
* Perumbavoor
* Kunnathunad
* Moovattupuzha
* Kothamangalam

## Ernakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)

Ernakulam is a Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala.

### Assembly segments

Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:
* Paravur
* Vypin
* Ernakulam
* Kochi
* Thrippunithura
* Thrikkakara
* Kalamassery

## Members of Parliament

Travancore-Cochin
* 1951: C.P. Mathew, Indian National Congress
Kerala
* 1957: A.M. Thomas, Indian National Congress
* 1962: A.M. Thomas, Indian National Congress
* 1967: V.V. Menon, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
* 1971: Henry Austin, Indian National Congress
* 1977: Henry Austin, Indian National Congress
* 1980: Xavier Arrakkal, Indian National Congress
* 1984: K.V. Thomas, Indian National Congress
* 1989: K.V. Thomas, Indian National Congress
* 1991: K.V. Thomas, Indian National Congress
* 1996: Xavier Arrakkal, Independent, supported by Left Democratic Front
* 1997 (By-Election): Sebastian Paul, Independent, supported by Left Democratic Front
* 1998: George Eden, Indian National Congress
* 1999: George Eden, Indian National Congress
* 2003 (By-Election): Sebastian Paul, Independent, supported by Left Democratic Front
* 2004: Sebastian Paul, Independent, supported by Left Democratic Front
* 2009: K.V. Thomas, Indian National Congress
* 2014: K.V. Thomas, Indian National Congress
* 2019: Hibi Eden, Indian National Congress

### Ernakulam constituency general/by-election detailed results

Based on data from Chief Electoral Office, Kerala
| Year | Polled Votes | Poll% | Winner | Party | Votes | % | 2nd Position | Party | Votes | % | 3rd Position | Party | Votes | % | Margin |
| 2009 | 744996 | 72.81 | K. V. Thomas | INC | 342845 | 46.03 | Sindhu Joy | CPI(M) | 331055 | 44.44 | A. N. Radhakrishnan | BJP | 52968 | 7.11 | 11790 |
| 2004 | 659176 | 61.09 | Sebastian Paul | LDF | 323042 | 49.03 | Edward Edezhath | INC | 252943 | 38.39 | O.G. Thankappan | BJP | 60697 | 9.21 | 70099 |
| 1999 | 776933 | 65.79 | George Eden | INC | 394058 | 50.78 | Mani Thomas | LDF | 282753 | 36.44 | T. D. Rajaleskshmi | BJP | 77640 | 10.01 | 111305 |
| 1998 | 776105 | 68.86 | George Eden | INC | 389387 | 50.53 | Sebastian Paul | LDF | 314879 | 40.86 | V. V. Augustine | BJP | 62262 | 8.08 | 74508 |
| 1996 | 729915 | 68.77 | Xavier Arackal | LDF | 335479 | 46.91 | K. V. Thomas | INC | 305094 | 42.66 | O. M. Mathew | BJP | 46559 | 6.51 | 30385 |
| 1991 | 740854 | 72.67 | K. V. Thomas | INC | 362975 | 49.64 | V. Viswanatha Menon | CPI(M) | 315831 | 43.20 | V. Rahiman | BJP | 30082 | 4.11 | 47144 |
| 1989 | 774809 | 80.68 | K. V. Thomas | INC | 384434 | 49.90 | P. Subramanian Potti | LDF | 347684 | 45.13 | A. N. Radhakrishnan | BJP | 29107 | 3.78 | 36750 |

## Indian general election, 2014

2014 Indian general election : Ernakulam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | K V Thomas | 353,841 | 41.59 | −4.44 |
| | Independent | Christy Fernandez | 266,794 | 31.36 | +31.36 |
| | BJP | A N Radhakrishnan | 99,003 | 11.64 | +4.53 |
| | AAP | Anita Pratap | 51,517 | 6.05 | −−− |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 9,735 | 1.14 | −−− |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 87,047 | 10.23 | +8.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 850,834 | 73.56 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -4.44 | |

### Candidate profile

The below table provides key information about the candidates from the information declared by them through the affidavits submitted with their nomination.
| Candidate | Party | Age | Educational qualification | Declared assets (INR) | Number of criminal cases | Number of criminal cases | Number of criminal cases |
| Candidate | Party | Age | Educational qualification | Declared assets (INR) | Charges Framed (2+ yrs Custody) | Cognizance by Court | Convicted (1+ yr Custody) |
| Anita Pratap | AAP | 55 | BA (Hons.), BSc. | 200,670,000 | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| A N Radhakrishnan | BJP | 54 | BA | 5,890,000 | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Dr. Christy Fernandez | Ind. | 64 | PhD. | 24,556,200 | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Prof. K V Thomas | INC | 67 | MSc. | 12,576,935 | Nil | Nil | Nil |