# Thrikkakara Assembly constituency

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

## Local self governed segments

Thrikkakara Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following 22 wards of the Kochi Municipal Corporation (Edappally zone and Vyttila zone), and 1 Municipality in Kanayannur Taluk:
Wards of Kochi Municipal Corporation in Thrikkakara Constituency :
| Ward no. | Name | Ward no. | Name | Ward no. | Name |
| 35 | Ponekkara | 37 | Edappally | 38 | Devankulangara |
| 39 | Karukapally | 40 | Mamangalam | 41 | Padivattom |
| 42 | Vennala | 43 | Palarivattom | 44 | Karanakkodam |
| 45 | Thammanam | 46 | Chakkaraparambu | 47 | Chalikkavattam |
| 48 | Ponnurunni East | 49 | Vyttila | 50 | Chambakkara |
| 51 | Poonithura | 52 | Vyttila Janata | 53 | Ponnurunni |
| 54 | Elamkulam | 55 | Giri Nagar | 56 | Panampilly Nagar |
| 57 | Kadavanthra | | | | |
All of the above 22 wards are included in the Kanayannur Taluk.
Other Local Bodies in Thrikkakara Constituency :
| Sl no. | Name | Local 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:
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Name | Party | Tenure |
| 2011 | 13th | Benny Behanan | Indian National Congress | 2011–2016 |
| 2016 | 14th | P. T. Thomas | Indian National Congress | 2016–2021 |
| 2021 | 15th | P. T. Thomas | Indian National Congress | 2021–2021 |
| 2022^ | 15th | Uma Thomas | Indian National Congress | 2022-Incumbent |
^2022 by-poll

## Election results

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

### By-election 2022

Kerala Assembly by election, 2022: Thrikkakara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Uma Thomas | 72,770 | 53.76 | 8.34 |
| | CPI(M) | Jo Joseph | 47,754 | 35.28 | 1.27 |
| | BJP | A. N. Radhakrishnan | 12,957 | 9.57 | 6.13 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,111 | 0.82 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25,016 | 18.48 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 135,349 | 68.75 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,81,261 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Thrikkakara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | P. T. Thomas | 61,268 | 45.42 | 10.46 |
| | CPI(M) | Sebastian Paul | 49,455 | 36.55 | 0.32 |
| | BJP | S. Saji | 21,247 | 15.70 | 10.66 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,275 | 0.94 | − |
| | SDPI | K. M. Shajahan | 956 | 0.71 | 0.03 |
| | BSP | Shibu P. A. | 346 | 0.26 | 0.08 |
| | Independent | Vinod P. K. | 302 | 175 | − |
| | Independent | Silvi Sunil | 147 | 0.11 | − |
| | Independent | Sreedharan | 82 | 0.06 | − |
| | Independent | Lal Viswan | 60 | 0.04 | |
| | Independent | Rahul R. | 58 | 0.04 | |
| | Independent | P. H. Ramachandran | 52 | 0.04 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,966 | 8.87 | 8.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,35,304 | 74.65 | 0.94 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 10.46 | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,59,877 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Thrikkakara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Benny Behanan | 65,854 | 55.88 | |
| | CPI(M) | M. E. Hassainar | 43,448 | 36.87 | |
| | BJP | N. Saji Kumar | 5,935 | 5.04 | − |
| | Independent | Hassainar | 933 | 0.79 | − |
| | SDPI | Abdul Salam Parakkadan | 869 | 0.74 | − |
| | Independent | Benny George | 410 | 0.35 | − |
| | BSP | Shereef Thankayathil | 404 | 0.34 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 22,406 | 17.01 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,17,853 | 73.71 | 0.26 |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |