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. [1] After 2022 by-polls, Uma Thomas of INC became the MLA.

Thrikkakara
Constituency for the
Kochi Metro at Palarivattom in Thrikkakkara Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
DistrictErnakulam
Established2011 - present
Total electors1,81,261 (2016)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Alliance  UDF
Elected year2022

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:[2]

Map of Thrikkakara Assembly Constituency
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 2016–2021
    2021 15th 2021–2021
    2022^ Uma Thomas[3] 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 Candidate Votes % ±%
    INC Uma Thomas 72,770 53.76 Increase8.34
    CPI(M) Jo Joseph 47,754 35.28 Decrease1.27
    BJP A. N. Radhakrishnan 12,957 9.57 Decrease6.13
    NOTA None of the Above 1,111 0.82
    Majority 25,016 18.48
    Turnout 135,349 68.75
    INC hold Swing

    Niyamasabha Election 2016

    There were 1,81,261 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[4]

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Thrikkakara
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    INC P. T. Thomas 61,268 45.42 Decrease10.46
    CPI(M) Sebastian Paul 49,455 36.55 Decrease0.32
    BJP S. Saji 21,247 15.70 Increase10.66
    NOTA None of the above 1,275 0.94 -
    SDPI K. M. Shajahan 956 0.71 Decrease0.03
    BSP Shibu P. A. 346 0.26 Decrease0.08
    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 11,966 8.87 Decrease8.14
    Turnout 1,35,304 74.65 Decrease0.94
    INC hold Swing Decrease10.46

    Niyamasabha Election 2011

    There were 1,59,877 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]

    2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Thrikkakara
    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 22,406 17.01
    Turnout 1,17,853 73.71 Decrease0.26
    INC win (new seat)

    See also

    References
    1. "State Assembly Constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala".
    2. "State Assembly constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
    3. The Hindu (3 June 2022). "UDF retains Thrikkakara with record margin". Archived from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
    4. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
    5. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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