Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency of the Indian parliament in Kerala
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Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 20 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Kerala state in southern India.
CountryIndia
Assembly constituenciesKalamassery
Paravur
Vypin
Kochi
Thrippunithura
Ernakulam
Thrikkakara
Paravur
Vypin
Kochi
Thrippunithura
Ernakulam
Thrikkakara
| Ernakulam KL-12 | |
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| Lok Sabha constituency | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| Assembly constituencies | Kalamassery Paravur Vypin Kochi Thrippunithura Ernakulam Thrikkakara |
| Established | 1952 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | INC |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2024 |
It comprises 7 legislative assembly constituencies. The constituency is dominated by Latin Catholics, making this seat a Congress stronghold. Eleven of the twelve legislatures were from this community, and the Left parties have only succeeded here by contesting independents, barring once.[1][2]
Assembly segments
Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[3]
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | Kalamassery | Ernakulam | V.E Abdul Gafoor | IUML | INC | ||
| 78 | Paravur | V. D. Satheesan | INC | ||||
| 79 | Vypin | Tony Chammany | |||||
| 80 | Kochi | Muhammed Shiyas | |||||
| 81 | Thrippunithura | Deepak Joy | |||||
| 82 | Ernakulam | T. J. Vinod | |||||
| 83 | Thrikkakara | Uma Thomas | |||||
Members of Parliament
| Election | Lok Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travancore-Cochin | |||||
| 1952 | 1st | C. Mohammed Ibrahimkutty | 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 (Marxist) | 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 | 2019-2024 | ||
| 2024 | 18th | Incumbent | |||
* indicates bypolls
Votes in elections
| Year | Polled votes | Poll% | Winner | Party | Votes | % | 2nd position | Party | Votes | % | 3rd position | Party | Votes | % | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 910502 | 77.6 | Hibi Eden | Indian National Congress | 482317 | 52.97 | KJ Shine | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 231932 | 25.47 | K. S. Radhakrishnan | Bharatiya Janata Party | 144500 | 15.87 | 250385 |
| 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 | |||
| 2009 | 744996 | 72.81 | K. V. Thomas | INC | 342845 | 46.03 | Sindhu Joy | CPI(M) | 331055 | 44.44 | A. N. Radhakrishnan | BJP | 52968 | 7.11 | 11790 |
| 2004 | 659176 | 61.09 | Sebastian Paul | LDF | 323042 | 49.03 | Edward Edezhath | INC | 252943 | 38.39 | O.G. Thankappan | BJP | 60697 | 9.21 | 70099 |
| 1999 | 776933 | 65.79 | George Eden | INC | 394058 | 50.78 | Mani Thomas | LDF | 282753 | 36.44 | T. D. Rajaleskshmi | BJP | 77640 | 10.01 | 111305 |
| 1998 | 776105 | 68.86 | George Eden | INC | 389387 | 50.53 | Sebastian Paul | LDF | 314879 | 40.86 | V. V. Augustine | BJP | 62262 | 8.08 | 74508 |
| 1996 | 729915 | 68.77 | Xavier Arackal | LDF | 335479 | 46.91 | K. V. Thomas | INC | 305094 | 42.66 | O. M. Mathew | BJP | 46559 | 6.51 | 30385 |
| 1991 | 740854 | 72.67 | K. V. Thomas | INC | 362975 | 49.64 | V. Viswanatha Menon | CPI(M) | 315831 | 43.20 | V. Rahiman | BJP | 30082 | 4.11 | 47144 |
| 1984 | 774809 | 80.68 | K. V. Thomas | INC | 384434 | 49.90 | P. Subramanian Potti | LDF | 347684 | 45.13 | A. N. Radhakrishnan | BJP | 29107 | 3.78 | 36750 |
Election results
General Elections 2029
General Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Hibi Eden | 482,317 | 52.97 |  2.18 | |
| CPI(M) | K. J. Shine | 231,932 | 25.47 |  7.83 | |
| BJP | K. S. Radhakrishnan | 144,500 | 15.87 | 1.63 | |
| TTP | Adv. Antony Judy | 39,808 | 4.37 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 7,758 | 0.85 | N/A | |
| BSP | Vayalar Jayakumar | 1,498 | 0.16 | N/A | |
| Independent | Sandeep Rajendraprasad | 752 | 0.08 | N/A | |
| Independent | Cyril Skaria | 690 | 0.08 | N/A | |
| Bahujan Dravida Party | Prathapan | 419 | 0.05 | N/A | |
| Independent | Rohit Krishnan | 416 | 0.05 | N/A | |
| SUCI(C) | Brahmakumar | 412 | 0.05 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 2,50,385 | 27.49 | 10.01 | ||
| Turnout | 911,035 | 68.77 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
By Assembly Segments (2024)
| No. | Constituency | Party | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | Kalamassery | INC | 38,447 |
| 78 | Paravur | INC | 26,395 |
| 79 | Vypin | INC | 29,868 |
| 80 | Kochi | INC | 40,286 |
| 81 | Thrippunithura | INC | 31,965 |
| 82 | Ernakulam | INC | 37,069 |
| 83 | Thrikkakara | INC | 44,900 |
2019
According to Election Commission, there are 12,09,44 registered voters in Ernakulam Constituency for 2019 Lok Sabha Election.[5]
| 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 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 5,378 | 0.56 | ||
| SDPI | V. M. Faizal | 4,309 | 0.45 | ||
| BSP | P. A. Niamathulla | 1,343 | 0.14 | ||
| SFB | Abdul Kader Vazhakkala | 932 | 0.10 | ||
| API | Rajeev Nagan | 821 | 0.08 | ||
| Independent | Laila Rasheed | 797 | 0.08 | ||
| Independent | Kumar | 604 | 0.06 | ||
| Independent | Sreedharan | 554 | 0.06 | ||
| Independent | Aswathi Rajappan | 494 | 0.05 | ||
| CPI(ML) Red Star | Shahjahan Abdulkhader | 470 | 0.05 | ||
| RSPS | Vivek K. Vijayan | 379 | 0.04 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,69,053 | 17.48 | |||
| Turnout | 967,390 | 77.64 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
By Assembly Segments (2019)
| No. | Constituency | Party | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | Kalamassery | INC | 20,689 |
| 78 | Paravur | INC | 14,085 |
| 79 | Vypin | INC | 23,241 |
| 80 | Kochi | INC | 29,313 |
| 81 | Thrippunithura | INC | 19,227 |
| 82 | Ernakulam | INC | 31,178 |
| 83 | Thrikkakara | INC | 31,777 |
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K.V. Thomas | 353,841 | 41.58 | −4.45 | |
| LDF | 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 | |||
By Assembly Segments (2014)
| No. | Constituency | Party | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | Kalamassery | INC | 8,658 |
| 78 | Paravur | INC | 7,765 |
| 79 | Vypin | INC | 9,617 |
| 80 | Kochi | INC | 20,362 |
| 81 | Thrippunithura | INC | 6,571 |
| 82 | Ernakulam | INC | 16,893 |
| 83 | Thrikkakara | INC | 17,314 |
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. V. Thomas | 342,845 | 46.10 | ||
| CPI(M) | Sindhu Joy | 331,055 | 44.52 | ||
| BJP | A. N. Radhakrishnan | 52,968 | 7.12 | ||
| BSP | Sheriff Mohammed | 4,083 | 0.55 | ||
| Independent | Mary Francis | 3,134 | 0.42 | ||
| Independent | Sindhu Jayan | 3,004 | 0.40 | ||
| LJP | Saju Thomas | 2,902 | 0.39 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | K. S. Sindhu | 2,734 | 0.37 | ||
| Independent | Viswambharan | 1,313 | 0.18 | ||
| SS | Saji Thuruthikunnel | 831 | 0.11 | ||
| Margin of victory | 11,790 | 1.58 | |||
| Turnout | 744,869 | 69.14 | |||
| INC gain from LDF | Swing | ||||
By Assembly Segments (2009)
| No. | Constituency | Party | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | Kalamassery | CPI(M) | 4,399 |
| 78 | Paravur | CPI(M) | 5,832 |
| 79 | Vypin | INC | 234 |
| 80 | Kochi | INC | 7,026 |
| 81 | Thrippunithura | CPI(M) | 6,053 |
| 82 | Ernakulam | INC | 10,730 |
| 83 | Thrikkakara | INC | 10,522 |
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDF | Sebastian Paul | 323,042 | 49.03 | ||
| INC | Edward Edezhath | 252,943 | 38.39 | ||
| BJP | O. G. Thankappan | 60,697 | 9.21 | ||
| Independent | T. B. Mini | 10,418 | 1.58 | ||
| Independent | P. S. Gangadharan | 6,185 | 0.94 | ||
| Independent | Thankappan Chattan | 1,835 | 0.28 | ||
| Independent | Noushad Mather | 1,718 | 0.26 | ||
| Independent | T. E. Thomas | 1,102 | 0.17 | ||
| JD(U) | Munambam Hamza | 976 | 0.15 | ||
| Margin of victory | 70,099 | 10.64 | |||
| Turnout | 658,916 | 61.06 | |||
| LDF hold | Swing | ||||
By Assembly Segments (2004)
| No. | Constituency | Party | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Paravur | LDF-IND | 11,035 |
| 71 | Narakkal | LDF-IND | 8,420 |
| 72 | Ernakulam | LDF-IND | 4,629 |
| 73 | Mattanchery | LDF-IND | 3,681 |
| 74 | Palluruthy | LDF-IND | 4,024 |
| 75 | Thrippunithura | LDF-IND | 18,834 |
| 76 | Aluva | LDF-IND | 18,888 |
2003 Bye election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDF | Sebastian Paul | 335,308 | 45.88 | ||
| INC | M. O. Jhon | 313,176 | 42.85 | ||
| BJP | V. Viswanatha Menon | 51,420 | 7.03 | ||
| PDP | Poonthura Siraj | 17,426 | 2.38 | ||
| Independent | Francis Kalathungal | 8,856 | 1.21 | ||
| Independent | Suresh M. K. | 2,324 | 0.31 | ||
| Independent | Dr. K. Padmarajan | 2,215 | 0.30 | ||
| Margin of victory | 22,132 | 3.03 | |||
| Turnout | 730,725 | ||||
| LDF gain from INC | Swing | ||||
1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Adv. George Eden | 394,058 | 50.78 | ||
| LDF | Manu Thomas Vithayathil | 282,753 | 36.44 | ||
| BJP | T. D. Rajalekshmi | 77,640 | 10.01 | ||
| Independent | Edwin Thomson | 7,242 | 0.93 | ||
| Independent | T. K. Padmanabhan | 6,311 | 0.81 | ||
| Independent | Jogi Joseph Vithayathil | 3,202 | 0.41 | ||
| Independent | Jose Padickal | 2,994 | 0.39 | ||
| Independent | Moideen Shah | 1,750 | 0.23 | ||
| Independent | Viswambharan | 1,313 | 0.18 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,11,305 | 14.34 | |||
| Turnout | 775,950 | 65.70 | |||
| INC gain from LDF | Swing | ||||
By Assembly Segments (1999)
| No. | Constituency | Party | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Paravur | INC | 5,319 |
| 71 | Narakkal | INC | 8,771 |
| 72 | Ernakulam | INC | 22,075 |
| 73 | Mattanchery | INC | 16,930 |
| 74 | Palluruthy | INC | 18,376 |
| 75 | Thrippunithura | INC | 13,819 |
| 76 | Aluva | INC | 26,157 |