Kochi Assembly constituency
| Kochi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 80 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Ernakulam |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 1,71,380 (2016) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2016 |
Kochi State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is Maxi of CPI(M).
Local self-governed segments
[edit | edit source]Kochi Assembly constituency is composed of the following 20 wards of the Kochi Municipal Corporation (Fort Kochi zone and Mattancherry zone), and two Gram Panchayats in Kochi taluk:[2]
| Ward no. | Name | Ward no. | Name | Ward no. | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Kochi | 2 | Kalvathy | 3 | Earavely |
| 4 | Karippalam | 5 | Mattancherry | 6 | Kochangadi |
| 7 | Cheralayi | 8 | Panayapilly | 9 | Chakkamadom |
| 10 | Karuvelippady | 11 | Thoppumpady | 12 | Tharebhagam |
| 21 | Pullardesam | 22 | Mundamveli | 23 | Manassery |
| 24 | Mulamkuzhi | 25 | Chullikkal | 26 | Nazareth |
| 27 | Fort Kochi Veli | 28 | Amaravathy |
All of the above 20 wards are included in Kochi taluk.
| Sl no. | Name | Local Body Type | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kumbalangi | Grama panchayat | Kochi |
| 2 | Chellanam | Grama panchayat | Kochi |
Members of Legislative Assembly
[edit | edit source]The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Kochi Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13th | Dominic Presentation | Indian National Congress | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | K. J. Maxi | Communist Party of India | 2016 - 2021 | |
| 2021 | 15th | Incumbent | |||
Election results
[edit | edit source]Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2021
[edit | edit source]There were 1,81,842 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | K. J. Maxi | 54,632 | 42.45 | +3.75 | |
| INC | Tony Chammany | 40,553 | 31.51 | −6.31 | |
| Twenty 20 Party | Shiny Antony | 19,676 | 15.29 | New | |
| BJP | C. G. Rajagopal | 10,991 | 8.54 | −3.73 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 474 | 0.37 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 14,079 | 10.94 | +10.06 | ||
| Turnout | 1,28,703 | 70.78 | −1.55 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | +3.75 | |||
2016
[edit | edit source]There were 1,71,356 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | K. J. Maxi | 47,967 | 38.70% |  0.96
| |
| INC | Dominic Presentation | 46,881 | 37.82% |  15.57
| |
| BJP | Praveen Damodara Prabhu | 15,212 | 12.27% | 7.08
| |
| Independent | K. J. Leenus | 7,588 | 6.12% | − | |
| WPOI | A. S. Muhammed | 2,357 | 1.90% | − | |
| SDPI | Sulfikar Ali | 2,108 | 1.70% | 0.19
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,002 | 0.81% | − | |
| PDP | T. P. Antony | 386 | 0.31% | − | |
| Independent | Johney Stephen | 180 | 0.15% | − | |
| Independent | K. S. Jayaraj | 172 | 0.14% | − | |
| Independent | Abdul Samad | 101 | 0.08% | − | |
| Margin of victory | 1,086 | 0.88% | |||
| Turnout | 1,23,954 | 72.33% | 5.73
| ||
| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2011
[edit | edit source]There were 1,58,548 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dominic Presentation | 56,352 | 53.37% | ||
| CPI(M) | M. C. Josephine | 39,849 | 37.74% | ||
| BJP | K. Sasidharan | 5,480 | 5.19% | ||
| SDPI | Yoosuf Mufti | 1,992 | 1.89% | ||
| Independent | Dominic C. J. | 590 | 0.56% | ||
| BSP | Kamarudeen T. A. | 482 | 0.46% | ||
| Independent | A. P. Ibrahimkutty | 394 | 0.37% | ||
| Independent | Jacob Pulikkan | 258 | 0.24% | ||
| Independent | T. A. Krishnan Kutty | 195 | 0.18% | ||
| Margin of victory | 16,863 | 15.63% | |||
| Turnout | 1,05,592 | 66.60% | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
See also
[edit | edit source]- Kochi
- Ernakulam district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
- 2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-elections
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