# Ernakulam Assembly constituency

Ernakulam 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. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is T. J. Vinod of INC.

## Local self governed segments

Ernakulam Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following 24 wards of the Kochi Municipal Corporation (Ernakulam zone and Vaduthala zone), and 1 Gram Panchayat in Kanayannur Taluk:
Wards of Kochi Municipal Corporation in Ernakulam Constituency :
| Ward no. | Name | Ward no. | Name | Ward no. | Name |
| 29 | Island North | 30 | Island South | 31 | Vaduthala West |
| 32 | Vaduthala East | 33 | Elamakkara North | 34 | Puthukkalavattam |
| 36 | Kunnumpuram | 58 | Konthuruthy | 59 | Thevara |
| 60 | Perumanur | 61 | Ravipuram | 62 | Ernakulam South |
| 63 | Gandhi Nagar | 64 | Kathrikadavu | 65 | Kaloor South |
| 66 | Ernakulam Central | 67 | Ernakulam North | 68 | Ayyappankavu |
| 69 | Thrikkanarvattom | 70 | Kaloor North | 71 | Elamakkara South |
| 72 | Pottakuzhy | 73 | Pachalam | 74 | Thattazham |
Wards 29 and 30 are included in Kochi Taluk, while the remaining 22 wards in the constituency are parts of Kanayannur Taluk.
Other Local Bodies in Ernakulam Constituency :
| Name | Local Body Type | Taluk |
| Cheranallur | Grama panchayat | Kanayannur |

## Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Ernakulam Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:
Key
INC LDF
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure |
| 1957 | 1st | A. L. Jacob | INC | 1957 – 1960 |
| 1960 | 2nd | A. L. Jacob | INC | 1960 – 1965 |
| 1967 | 3rd | Alexander Parambithara | INC | 1967 – 1970 |
| 1970 | 4th | A. L. Jacob | INC | 1970 – 1977 |
| 1977 | 5th | A. L. Jacob | INC | 1977 – 1980 |
| 1980 | 6th | A. L. Jacob | INC | 1980 – 1982 |
| 1982 | 7th | A. L. Jacob | INC | 1982 – 1987 |
| 1987 | 8th | M. K. Sanu | Independent (supported by LDF) | 1987 – 1991 |
| 1991 | 9th | George Eden | INC | 1991 – 1996 |
| 1996 | 10th | George Eden | INC | 1996 – 1998 |
| 1998* | 10th | Sebastian Paul | Independent (supported by LDF) | 1998 - 2001 |
| 2001 | 11th | K. V. Thomas | INC | 2001 – 2006 |
| 2006 | 12th | K. V. Thomas | INC | 2006 – 2009 |
| 2009* | 12th | Dominic Presentation | INC | 2009 - 2011 |
| 2011 | 13th | Hibi Eden | INC | 2011 – 2016 |
| 2016 | 14th | Hibi Eden | INC | 2016 - 2019 |
| * 2019 | 14th | T. J. Vinod | INC | 2019 - 2021 |
| 2021 | 15th | T. J. Vinod | INC | Incumbent |
* * Byepoll

## Election results

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

### 2021

There were 1,64,534 registered voters in Eranakulam Constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyama Sabha Election.
2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Eranakulam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | T. J. Vinod | 45,930 | 41.72 | 0.59 |
| | LDF | Shaji George | 34,960 | 31.75 | 6.21 |
| | BJP | Padmaja S. Menon | 16,043 | 14.57 | 0.28 |
| | Twenty 20 Party | Leslie Pallath | 10,634 | 9.66 | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 712 | 0.64 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,970 | 9.97 | 5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,08,434 | 66.92 | 9.01 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 0.59 | |

### Niyamasabha By-election 2019

Due to the election of the sitting MLA Hibi Eden as the MP from Ernakulam (Lok Sabha constituency), Ernakulam Niyamasabha Constituency went to by-polls on 21 October 2019. There were 1,55,306 registered voters in Ernakulam Constituency for this election. T. J. Vinod won the resulting by-election by 3750 votes.
2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-elections: Ernakulam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | T. J. Vinod | 37,891 | 42.13% | 10.19 |
| | LDF | Manu Roy | 34,141 | 37.96% | 5.50 |
| | BJP | C. G. Rajagopal | 13,351 | 14.85% | 1.39 |
| | Independent | Manu K. M. | 2,572 | 2.86% | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,309 | 1.46% | 0.61 |
| | Independent | Vinod A. P. | 206 | 0.23% | N/A |
| | SFB | Abdul Khader | 175 | 0.19% | N/A |
| | Independent | Jaisen Thomas | 116 | 0.13% | N/A |
| | Independent | Bosco Louis | 93 | 0.10% | N/A |
| | Independent | Ashokan | 78 | 0.09% | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,750 | 4.17% | 15.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 89,932 | 57.91% | 13.81 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 10.19 | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,54,092 registered voters in Ernakulam Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Ernakulam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Hibi Eden | 57,819 | 52.32% | 9.26 |
| | CPI(M) | M. Anil Kumar | 35,870 | 32.46% | 4.21 |
| | BJP | N. K. Mohandas | 14,878 | 13.46% | 6.62 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 940 | 0.85% | − |
| | BSP | Iqbal Thamarassery | 397 | 0.36% | 0.40 |
| | SP | Rubesh Jimmy Madathiparambil | 258 | 0.23% | − |
| | Independent | Jossey Mathew | 117 | 0.11% | − |
| | Independent | Anil Kumar Ananthapuram | 115 | 0.10% | − |
| | Independent | Anil Kumar Puliyoth | 114 | 0.10% | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 21,949 | 19.86% | 13.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,10,508 | 71.72% | 0.56 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 9.26 | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,36,722 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Ernakulam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Hibi Eden | 59,919 | 61.58% |
| | CPI(M) | Sebastian Paul | 27,482 | 28.25% |
| | BJP | C. G. Rajagopal | 6,362 | 6.54% |
| | Independent | Sebastian Njalamkunnel | 2,347 | 2.41% |
| | BSP | Iqbal Thamarassery | 742 | 0.76% |
| | SS | T. R. Vasudevan | 445 | 0.46% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 32,487 | 33.33% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 97,297 | 71.16% |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |