# Kochi Assembly constituency

Kochi 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 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is Maxi of CPI(M).

## Local self governed segments

Kochi Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following 20 wards of the Kochi Municipal Corporation (Fort Kochi zone and Mattancherry zone), and 2 Gram Panchayats in Kochi Taluk:
Wards of Kochi Municipal Corporation in Kochi Constituency :
| Ward no. | Name | Ward no. | Name | Ward no. | Name |
| 1 | Fort Kochi | 2 | Kalvathy | 3 | Earavely |
| 4 | Karippalam | 5 | Mattancherry | 6 | Kochangadi |
| 7 | Cheralayi | 8 | Panayapilly | 9 | Chakkamadom |
| 10 | Karuvelippady | 11 | Thoppumpady | 12 | Tharebhagam |
| 21 | Pullardesam | 22 | Mundamveli | 23 | Manassery |
| 24 | Mulamkuzhi | 25 | Chullikkal | 26 | Nazareth |
| 27 | Fort Kochi Veli | 28 | Amaravathy | | |
All of the above 20 wards are included in Kochi Taluk
Other Local Bodies in Kochi Constituency :
| Sl no. | Name | Local 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 Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Name | Party | Tenure |
| 2011 | 13th | Dominic Presentation | Indian National Congress | 2011 – 2016 |
| 2016 | 14th | K. J. Maxi | Communist Party of India | 2016 - 2021 |
| 2021 | 15th | K. J. Maxi | Communist Party of India | Incumbent |

## 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.
2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kochi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | K. J. Maxi | 54,632 | 42.45 | +3.75 |
| | INC | Tony Chammany | 40,553 | 31.51 | −6.31 |
| | Twenty 20 Party | Shiny Antony | 19,676 | 15.29 | New |
| | BJP | C. G. Rajagopal | 10,991 | 8.54 | −3.73 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 474 | 0.37 | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,079 | 10.94 | +10.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,28,703 | 70.78 | −1.55 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | +3.75 | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,71,356 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kochi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | K. J. Maxi | 47,967 | 38.70% | 0.96 |
| | INC | Dominic Presentation | 46,881 | 37.82% | 15.57 |
| | BJP | Praveen Damodara Prabhu | 15,212 | 12.27% | 7.08 |
| | Independent | K. J. Leenus | 7,588 | 6.12% | − |
| | WPOI | A. S. Muhammed | 2,357 | 1.90% | − |
| | SDPI | Sulfikar Ali | 2,108 | 1.70% | 0.19 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,002 | 0.81% | − |
| | PDP | T. P. Antony | 386 | 0.31% | − |
| | Independent | Johney Stephen | 180 | 0.15% | − |
| | Independent | K. S. Jayaraj | 172 | 0.14% | − |
| | Independent | Abdul Samad | 101 | 0.08% | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,086 | 0.88% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,23,954 | 72.33% | 5.73 |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,58,548 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kochi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Dominic Presentation | 56,352 | 53.37% | |
| | CPI(M) | M. C. Josephine | 39,849 | 37.74% | |
| | BJP | K. Sasidharan | 5,480 | 5.19% | |
| | SDPI | Yoosuf Mufti | 1,992 | 1.89% | |
| | Independent | Dominic C. J. | 590 | 0.56% | |
| | BSP | Kamarudeen T. A. | 482 | 0.46% | |
| | Independent | A. P. Ibrahimkutty | 394 | 0.37% | |
| | Independent | Jacob Pulikkan | 258 | 0.24% | |
| | Independent | T. A. Krishnan Kutty | 195 | 0.18% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 16,863 | 15.63% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,05,592 | 66.60% | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |