Kochi
Constituency for the
Marine Drive, Kochi
Constituency details
CountryIndia
DistrictErnakulam
Established2011 - present
Total electors1,71,380 (2016)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyCPI(M)
Alliance  LDF
Elected year2016

Kochi 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] As of the 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is Maxi of CPI(M).

Local self governed segments

Kochi Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following 20 wards of the Kochi Municipal Corporation (Fort Kochi zone and Mattancherry zone), and 2 Gram Panchayats in Kochi Taluk:[2]

Wards of Kochi Municipal Corporation in Kochi Constituency
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

    Other Local Bodies in Kochi Constituency
    Sl no. Name Local Body Type Taluk
    1 Kumbalangi Grama panchayat Kochi
    2 Chellanam Grama panchayat Kochi

    Members of Legislative Assembly

    The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Kochi Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]

    Key

      CPI(M)   INC

    Election Niyama
    Sabha    		 Member Party Tenure
    2011 13th Dominic Presentation INC 2011 – 2016
    2016 14th K. J. Maxi CPI(M) 2016 - 2021
    2021 15th

    KJ Maxie

    Election results

    Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

    2021

    There were 1,81,842 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[4]

    2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Kochi
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    CPI(M) K. J. Maxi 54,632 42.45% Increase3.75
    INC Tony Chammany 40,553 31.51% Decrease6.31
    Twenty 20 Party Shiny Antony 19,676 15.29% New
    BJP C. G. Rajagopal 10,991 8.54% Decrease3.73
    Independent Nipun Cheriyan 2,149 1.67% -
    NOTA None of the above 474 0.37% -
    Independent Rajneesh Babu 228 0.18% -
    Margin of victory 14,079 10.94% Increase10.06
    Turnout 1,28,703 70.78% Decrease1.55
    CPI(M) hold Swing Increase3.75

    Niyamasabha Election 2016

    There were 1,71,356 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[5]

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Kochi
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    CPI(M) K. J. Maxi 47,967 38.70% Increase0.96
    INC Dominic Presentation 46,881 37.82% Decrease15.57
    BJP Praveen Damodara Prabhu 15,212 12.27% Increase7.08
    Independent K. J. Leenus 7,588 6.12% -
    WPOI A. S. Muhammed 2,357 1.90% -
    SDPI Sulfikar Ali 2,108 1.70% Decrease0.19
    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% Increase5.73
    CPI(M) gain from INC Swing

    Niyamasabha Election 2011

    There were 1,58,548 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[6]

    2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Kochi
    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

    References

    1. ↑ "State Assembly Constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala".
    2. ↑ "State Assembly constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
    3. ↑ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Kochi".
    4. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
    5. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
    6. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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