Ernakulam District in Kerala, India, has four types of administrative hierarchies.

  • Taluk and Village administration managed by the provincial government of Kerala
  • Panchayath Administration managed by the local bodies
  • Parliament Constituencies for the federal government of India
  • Assembly Constituencies for the provincial government of Kerala

Revenue divisions

There are mainly two revenue divisions namely Fort Kochi and Muvattupuzha.

Taluks & its Headquarters
Kanayannur
Kochi
Aluva
Kunnathunad
Paravur
Kothamangalam
Muvattupuzha
Municipalities

Taluks

The district has the most number of taluks in the state. District is divided by two revenue divisions with 7 taluks.

Municipal corporation

Kochi

Municipalities

Ernakulam district has the most number of municipalities in the state.

Parliamentary constituencies

Assembly constituencies

Ernakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)

Ernakulam is a Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala.

Assembly segments

Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[1]

  1. Paravur
  2. Vypin
  3. Ernakulam
  4. Kochi
  5. Thrippunithura
  6. Thrikkakara
  7. Kalamassery

Members of Parliament

Travancore-Cochin

Kerala

  • 1957: A.M. Thomas, Indian National Congress
  • 1962: A.M. Thomas, Indian National Congress
  • 1967: V.V. Menon, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
  • 1971: Henry Austin, Indian National Congress
  • 1977: Henry Austin, Indian National Congress
  • 1980: Xavier Arrakkal, Indian National Congress
  • 1984: K.V. Thomas, Indian National Congress
  • 1989: K.V. Thomas, Indian National Congress
  • 1991: K.V. Thomas, Indian National Congress
  • 1996: Xavier Arrakkal, Independent, supported by Left Democratic Front
  • 1997 (By-Election): Sebastian Paul, Independent, supported by Left Democratic Front
  • 1998: George Eden, Indian National Congress
  • 1999: George Eden, Indian National Congress
  • 2003 (By-Election): Sebastian Paul, Independent, supported by Left Democratic Front
  • 2004: Sebastian Paul, Independent, supported by Left Democratic Front
  • 2009: K.V. Thomas, Indian National Congress
  • 2014: K.V. Thomas, Indian National Congress
  • 2019: Hibi Eden, Indian National Congress

Ernakulam constituency general/by-election detailed results

Based on data from Chief Electrol Office, Kerala[2]

YearPolled Votes Poll% Winner Party Votes  % 2nd Position Party Votes  % 3rd Position Party Votes  % Margin
200974499672.81K. V. ThomasINC34284546.03Sindhu JoyCPI(M)33105544.44A. N. RadhakrishnanBJP529687.1111790
200465917661.09Sebastian PaulLDF32304249.03Edward EdezhathINC25294338.39O.G. ThankappanBJP606979.2170099
199977693365.79George EdenINC39405850.78Mani ThomasLDF28275336.44T. D. RajaleskshmiBJP7764010.01111305
199877610568.86George EdenINC38938750.53Sebastian PaulLDF31487940.86V. V. AugustineBJP622628.0874508
199672991568.77Xavier ArackalLDF33547946.91K. V. ThomasINC30509442.66O. M. MathewBJP465596.5130385
199174085472.67K. V. ThomasINC36297549.64V. Viswanatha MenonCPI(M)31583143.20V. RahimanBJP300824.1147144
198977480980.68K. V. ThomasINC38443449.90P. Subramanian PottiLDF34768445.13A. N. RadhakrishnanBJP291073.7836750

Indian general election, 2014

2014 Indian general election : Ernakulam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC K V Thomas 353,841 41.59 -4.44
Independent Christy Fernandez [note 1] 266,794 31.36 +31.36
BJP A N Radhakrishnan 99,003 11.64 +4.53
AAP Anita Pratap 51,517 6.05 ---
NOTA None of the above 9,735 1.14 ---
Margin of victory 87,047 10.23 +8.64
Turnout 850,834 73.56
INC hold Swing -4.44

Candidate profile

The below table provides key information about the candidates from the information declared by them through the affidavits submitted with their nomination.

CandidatePartyAgeEducational qualificationDeclared assets (INR)
[note 2]
Number of criminal cases
Charges Framed
(2+ yrs Custody)
Cognizance by CourtConvicted
(1+ yr Custody)
Anita PratapAAP55BA (Hons.), BSc.200,670,000NilNilNil
A N RadhakrishnanBJP54BA5,890,000NilNilNil
Dr. Christy FernandezInd.64PhD.24,556,200NilNilNil
Prof. K V ThomasINC67MSc.12,576,935NilNilNil

See also

Notes

  1. LDF supported candidate
  2. Includes declared assets of self, spouse and dependents
  1. "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
  2. "Chief electoral officer, Kerala". Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
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