Kochi (State Assembly constituency)
Kochi State assembly constituency (Malayalam: കൊച്ചി നിയമസഭാ നിയോജക മണ്ഡലം) 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 K. J. Maxi of CPI(M).
80 Kochi കൊച്ചി | |
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Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha | |
The Kochi Metro in the Kochi (State Assembly constituency). | |
Existence | 2011 - present |
Reservation | None |
Electorate | 1,71,380 (2016) |
Current MLA | K. J. Maxi |
Party | CPI(M) |
Political Front | LDF |
Elected Year | 2016 |
District | Ernakulam |
Local Self Governed Segments | Kumbalangi, Chellanam and parts of Kochi Municipal Corporation. |
Local self governed segments
Kochi Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
Sl no. | Name | Ward no. | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality/Municipal Corporation) | Taluk |
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1 | Kumbalangi | All wards | Grama panchayat | Kochi |
2 | Chellanam | All wards | Grama panchayat | Kochi |
3 | Kochi | 1-10 19-25 |
Municipal Corporation | 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 | |
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2011 | 13th | Dominic Presentation | INC | 2011 – 2016 | |
2016 | 14th | K. J. Maxi | CPI(M) | Incumbent |
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 1,71,380 registered voters in Kochi Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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CPI (M) | K. J. Maxi | 47,967 | 38.70% | ||
INC | Dominic Presentation | 46,881 | 37.82% | ||
BJP | Praveen Damodara Prabhu | 15,212 | 12.27% | ||
Independent | K. J. Leenus | 7,588 | 6.12% | - | |
WPOI | A. S. Muhammed | 2,357 | 1.90% | - | |
SDPI | Sulfikar Ali | 2,108 | 1.70% | ||
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% | |||
CPI (M) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,58,548 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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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".
- "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Ernakulam District".
- "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Kochi".
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India".
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.