Administration of Ernakulam district explained

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.

Kanayannur Kochi Aluva Kunnathunad Paravur Kothamangalam Muvattupuzha

Taluks

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

• Paravur
• Aluva
• Kunnathunad
• Muvattupuzha
• Kochi
• Kanayannur
• Kothamangalam

Municipal corporation

Kochi

Municipalities

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

• North Paravur
• Piravom
• Muvattupuzha
• Koothattukulam
• Perumbavoor
• Aluva
• Angamaly
• Thripunithura
• Kalamassery
• Kothamangalam
• Eloor
• Maradu
• Thrikkakara

Parliamentary constituencies

• Ernakulam Parliamentary Constituency
• Chalakudy Parliamentary Constituency (partially)
• Idukki Parliamentary Constituency (parts of Muvattupuzha taluk and Kothamangalam taluk)
• Kottayam Parliamentary Constituency (parts of Muvattupuzha and Kanayannur taluk)

Assembly constituencies

• Piravom
• Angamaly
• Aluva
• Kalamassery
• North Paravur
• Vypeen
• Kochi
• Ernakulam
• Thrikkakara
• Thripunithura
• Perumbavoor
• Kunnathunad
• Moovattupuzha
• Kothamangalam

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

• 1951: C.P. Mathew, Indian National Congress

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 Electoral Office, Kerala^[2]

Year	Polled Votes	Poll%	Winner	Party	Votes	%	2nd Position	Party	Votes	%	3rd Position	Party	Votes	%	Margin
2009	744996	72.81			342845	46.03			331055	44.44			52968	7.11	11790
2004	659176	61.09			323042	49.03			252943	38.39			60697	9.21	70099
1999	776933	65.79			394058	50.78			282753	36.44			77640	10.01	111305
1998	776105	68.86			389387	50.53			314879	40.86			62262	8.08	74508
1996	729915	68.77			335479	46.91			305094	42.66			46559	6.51	30385
1991	740854	72.67			362975	49.64			315831	43.20			30082	4.11	47144
1989	774809	80.68			384434	49.90			347684	45.13			29107	3.78	36750

Indian general election, 2014

Candidate profile

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

Candidate	Party	Age	Educational qualification	Declared assets (INR) ^[3]	Number of criminal cases
					Charges Framed (2+ yrs Custody)	Cognizance by Court	Convicted (1+ yr Custody)
Anita Pratap	AAP	55	BA (Hons.), BSc.	200,670,000	Nil	Nil	Nil
A N Radhakrishnan	BJP	54	BA	5,890,000	Nil	Nil	Nil
Dr. Christy Fernandez	Ind.	64	PhD.	24,556,200	Nil	Nil	Nil
Prof. K V Thomas	INC	67	MSc.	12,576,935	Nil	Nil	Nil

See also

• List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
• Indian general election, 2014 (Kerala)

External links

• Election Commission of India: https://web.archive.org/web/20081218010942/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp

Notes and References

1. Web site: Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies . 2008-10-19 . Kerala . Election Commission of India . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090304011026/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf . 2009-03-04 .
2. Web site: Chief electoral officer, Kerala . 14 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140520095812/http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/electedmembers.html . 20 May 2014 . dead .
3. Includes declared assets of self, spouse and dependents