Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency

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

Ernakulam KL-12
Lok Sabha constituency
Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency
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
Incumbent Hibi Eden
Party	INC
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	P. Rajeeve		CPI(M)		INC
78	Paravur		V. D. Satheesan		INC		INC
79	Vypin		K. N. Unnikrishnan		CPI(M)		INC
80	Kochi		K. J. Maxi		CPI(M)		INC
81	Thrippunithura		K. Babu		INC		INC
82	Ernakulam		T. J. Vinod		INC		INC
83	Thrikkakara		Uma Thomas		INC		INC

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 Election 2024

2024 Indian general election: Ernakulam^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Hibi Eden	482,317	52.97	2.18
	CPI(M)	K. J. Shine	2,31,932	25.47	7.83
	BJP	K. S. Radhakrishnan	1,44,500	15.87	1.63
	Twenty20 Kizhakkambalam	Adv Antony Judy	39,808	4.37	N/A
	NOTA	None of the above	7758	.85	N/A
Margin of victory			2,50,385	27.49	+10.01
Turnout			9,10,502	77.6	−0.04
	INC hold		Swing

2019

According to Election Commission, there are 12,09,44 registered voters in Ernakulam Constituency for 2019 Lok Sabha Election.^[5]

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
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
	Left Democratic Front	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

• Ernakulam
• List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
• Indian general election, 2014 (Kerala)

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. Election Commission of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Ernakulam". Archived from the original on 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
5. Indiancrux : 2019 General Election Ernakulam Constituency Live Results

External links

• Election Commission of India: https://web.archive.org/web/20081218010942/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp
• 2019 General Election Ernakulam Constituency Live Results

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