| State: | Kerala |
| Ernakulam | |
| Type: | SLA |
| Constituency No: | 82 |
| Established: | 1957 - present |
| Reservation: | None |
| Electors: | 1,64,534 (2021) |
| Mla: | T. J. Vinod |
| Party: | INC |
| Latest Election Year: | 2021 |
| District: | Ernakulam |
Ernakulam 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 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is T. J. Vinod of INC.
Ernakulam Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following 24 wards of the Kochi Municipal Corporation (Ernakulam zone and Vaduthala zone), and 1 Gram Panchayat in Kanayannur Taluk:[2]
| Name | Ward no. | Name | Ward no. | Name | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Island North | 30 | Island South | 31 | Vaduthala West | |
| 32 | Vaduthala East | 33 | Elamakkara North | 34 | Puthukkalavattam | |
| 36 | Kunnumpuram | 58 | Konthuruthy | 59 | Thevara | |
| 60 | Perumanur | 61 | Ravipuram | 62 | Ernakulam South | |
| 63 | Gandhi Nagar | 64 | Kathrikadavu | 65 | Kaloor South | |
| 66 | Ernakulam Central | 67 | Ernakulam North | 68 | Ayyappankavu | |
| 69 | Thrikkanarvattom | 70 | Kaloor North | 71 | Elamakkara South | |
| 72 | Pottakuzhy | 73 | Pachalam | 74 | Thattazham |
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Ernakulam Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
Key
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | A. L. Jacob | 1957 – 1960 | ||
| 1960 | 2nd | 1960 – 1965 | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | Alexander Parambithara | 1967 – 1970 | ||
| 1970 | 4th | A. L. Jacob | 1970 – 1977 | ||
| 1977 | 5th | 1977 – 1980 | |||
| 1980 | 6th | 1980 – 1982 | |||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | M. K. Sanu | Independent (supported by LDF) | 1987 – 1991 | |
| 1991 | 9th | George Eden | 1991 – 1996 | ||
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 1998 | |||
| 1998* | Sebastian Paul | Independent (supported by LDF) | 1998 - 2001 | ||
| 2001 | 11th | K. V. Thomas | 2001 – 2006 | ||
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2009 | |||
| 2009* | Dominic Presentation | 2009 - 2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | Hibi Eden | 2011 – 2016 | ||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 - 2019 | |||
| T. J. Vinod | 2019 - 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | Incumbent | |||
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
There were 1,64,534 registered voters in Eranakulam Constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyama Sabha Election.[4]
Due to the election of the sitting MLA Hibi Eden as the MP from Ernakulam (Lok Sabha constituency), Ernakulam Niyamasabha Constituency went to by-polls on 21 October 2019. There were 1,55,306 registered voters in Ernakulam Constituency for this election.[5] T. J. Vinod won the resulting by-election by 3750 votes.[6]
There were 1,54,092 registered voters in Ernakulam Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[7]
There were 1,36,722 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[8]