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).

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Kochi
കൊച്ചി
Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha
Existence2011 - present
ReservationNone
Electorate1,71,380 (2016)
Current MLAK. J. Maxi
PartyCPI(M)
Political Front  LDF
Elected Year2016
DistrictErnakulam
Local Self Governed SegmentsKumbalangi, 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
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

  CPI (M)     INC  

Election Niyama
Sabha		 Member Party Tenure
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]

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Kochi
    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.[5]

    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)
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    See also

    References
    1. "State Assembly Constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala".
    2. "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Ernakulam District".
    3. "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Kochi".
    4. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India".
    5. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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