| Kochi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the | |
 | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| District | Ernakulam |
| Established | 2011 - present |
| Total electors | 1,71,380 (2016) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of 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 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]
| 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
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Kochi Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
Key
| 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]
| 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 | |
| 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% | 10.06 | ||
| Turnout | 1,28,703 | 70.78% | 1.55 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 3.75 |
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Niyamasabha Election 2016
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 | ||||
Niyamasabha Election 2011
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
References
- ↑ "State Assembly Constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala".
- ↑ "State Assembly constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ↑ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Kochi".
- ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.