Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency

Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 20 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Kerala state in southern india.

Ernakulam
Lok Sabha constituency
Map of Ernakulam Parliament Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
Assembly constituenciesKalamassery
Paravur
Vypin
Kochi
Thrippunithura
Ernakulam
Thrikkakara
Established1952
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyINC
Elected year2019

It comprises 7 legislative assembly constituencies. The constituency is dominated by Latin Catholics who constitutes half of the population. Eleven of the twelve legislatures were from this community.[1][2]

Assembly segments

Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[3]

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District
77. Kalamassery None Ernakulam
78. Paravur None Ernakulam
79. Vypin None Ernakulam
80. Kochi None Ernakulam
81. Thrippunithura None Ernakulam
82. Ernakulam None Ernakulam
83. Thrikkakara None Ernakulam

Members of Parliament
Election Lok Sabha Member Party Tenure
Travancore-Cochin
1952 1st A.M. Thomas Indian National Congress 1952-1957
After the Formation of Kerala
1957 2nd A.M. Thomas Indian National Congress 1957-1962
1962 3rd 1962-1967
1967 4th V. Viswanatha Menon Communist Party of India 1967-1971
1971 5th Henry Austin Indian National Congress 1971-1977
1977 6th 1977-1980
1980 7th Xavier Arakkal 1980-1984
1984 8th K.V. Thomas 1984-1989
1989 9th 1989-1991
1991 10th 1991-1996
1996 11th Xavier Arakkal Independent
(supported by LDF)		 1996-1997
1997* Sebastian Paul 1997-1998
1998 12th George Eden Indian National Congress 1998-1999
1999 13th 1999-2003
2003* Sebastian Paul Independent
(supported by LDF)		 2003-2004
2004 14th 2004-2009
2009 15th K.V. Thomas Indian National Congress 2009-2014
2014 16th 2014-2019
2019 17th Hibi Eden Incumbent

* indicates bypolls

    Votes in elections
    YearPolled votes Poll% Winner Party Votes  % 2nd position Party Votes  % 3rd position Party Votes  % Margin
    2019 967203 72.02 Hibi Eden Indian National Congress 491263 50.79 P Rajeev Communist Party of India (Marxist) 322110 33.3 Alphons Kannanthanam Bharatiya Janata Party 137749 14.24 169153
    2014 850910 73.58 K. V. Thomas Indian National Congress 353841 Christy Fernandez LDF Independent 266794 A. N. Radhakrishnan Bharatiya Janata Party 99003 87047
    200974499672.81K. V. ThomasINC34284546.03Sindhu JoyCPI(M)33105544.44A. N. RadhakrishnanBJP529687.1111790
    200465917661.09Sebastian PaulLDF32304249.03Edward EdezhathINC25294338.39O.G. ThankappanBJP606979.2170099
    199977693365.79George EdenINC39405850.78Mani ThomasLDF28275336.44T. D. RajaleskshmiBJP7764010.01111305
    199877610568.86George EdenINC38938750.53Sebastian PaulLDF31487940.86V. V. AugustineBJP622628.0874508
    199672991568.77Xavier ArackalLDF33547946.91K. V. ThomasINC30509442.66O. M. MathewBJP465596.5130385
    199174085472.67K. V. ThomasINC36297549.64V. Viswanatha MenonCPI(M)31583143.20V. RahimanBJP300824.1147144
    198977480980.68K. V. ThomasINC38443449.90P. Subramanian PottiLDF34768445.13A. N. RadhakrishnanBJP291073.7836750

    Election results

    2019

    According to Election Commission, there are 12,09,44 registered voters in Ernakulam Constituency for 2019 Lok Sabha Election.[4]

    2019 Indian general election : Ernakulam
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    INC Hibi Eden 491,263 50.79 +9.21
    CPI(M) P Rajeev 3,22,210 33.30 N/A
    BJP Alphons Kannanthanam 1,37,749 14.24 +2.61
    SDPI VM Faizal 4,309 0.4 -1.34
    Margin of victory 1,69,053 17.48
    Turnout 9,67,390 77.64
    INC hold Swing

    2014
    2014 Indian general election : Ernakulam
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    INC K.V. Thomas 3,53,841 41.58 -4.45
    IND. Christy Fernandez 2,66,794 31.35 N/A
    BJP A.N. Radhakrishnan 99,003 11.63 +4.52
    AAP Anita Pratap 51,517 6.05 N/A
    IND. K. V. Bhaskaran 22,733 2.67 N/A
    SDPI Zulficar Ali 14,825 1.74 N/A
    NOTA None of the above 9,735 1.14 ---
    Margin of victory 87,047 10.23 +8.64
    Turnout 8,50,834 73.56
    INC hold Swing -4.44

    See also

    References

    Notes

      Citations
      1. Sanandakumar, S. "One thing's sure: The next Ernakulam MP will be Latin Catholic". The Economic Times.
      2. "Latin Catholic Votes Set to Prove Crucial in Ernakulam". New Indian Express. 10 March 2014.
      3. "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
      4. Indiancrux : 2019 General Election Ernakulam Constituency Live Results

      9.99°N 76.30°E / 9.99; 76.30

      This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.