| Type: | LS |
| Ernakulam | |
| Established: | 1952 |
| Reservation: | None |
| Incumbent Image: | Hibi Eden W.jpg |
| Party: | INC |
| Mp: | Hibi Eden |
| Latest Election Year: | 2024 |
| State: | Kerala |
| Assembly Cons: | Kalamassery Paravur Vypin Kochi Thrippunithura Ernakulam Thrikkakara |
Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 20 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Kerala state in southern India.
It comprises 7 legislative assembly constituencies. The constituency is dominated by Latin Catholics, making this seat a Congress stronghold. Eleven of the twelve legislatures were from this community, and the Left parties have only succeeded here by contesting independents, barring once.[1] [2]
Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[3]
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | Kalamassery | Ernakulam | P. Rajeeve | ||||
| 78 | Paravur | V. D. Satheesan | |||||
| 79 | Vypin | K. N. Unnikrishnan | |||||
| 80 | Kochi | K. J. Maxi | |||||
| 81 | Thrippunithura | K. Babu | |||||
| 82 | Ernakulam | T. J. Vinod | |||||
| 83 | Thrikkakara | Uma Thomas | |||||
| Election | Lok Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travancore-Cochin | |||||
| 1952 | 1st | C. Mohammed Ibrahimkutty | 1952-1957 | ||
| After the Formation of Kerala | |||||
| 1957 | 2nd | A.M. Thomas | Indian National Congress | 1957-1962 | |
| 1962 | 3rd | 1962-1967 | |||
| 1967 | 4th | V. Viswanatha Menon | 1967-1971 | ||
| 1971 | 5th | Henry Austin | Indian National Congress | 1971-1977 | |
| 1977 | 6th | 1977-1980 | |||
| 1980 | 7th | Xavier Arakkal | 1980-1984 | ||
| 1984 | 8th | K.V. Thomas | 1984-1989 | ||
| 1989 | 9th | 1989-1991 | |||
| 1991 | 10th | 1991-1996 | |||
| 1996 | 11th | Xavier Arakkal | Independent (supported by LDF) | 1996-1997 | |
| 1997* | Sebastian Paul | 1997-1998 | |||
| 1998 | 12th | George Eden | Indian National Congress | 1998-1999 | |
| 1999 | 13th | 1999-2003 | |||
| 2003* | Sebastian Paul | Independent (supported by LDF) | 2003-2004 | ||
| 2004 | 14th | 2004-2009 | |||
| 2009 | 15th | K.V. Thomas | Indian National Congress | 2009-2014 | |
| 2014 | 16th | 2014-2019 | |||
| 2019 | 17th | Hibi Eden | 2019-2024 | ||
| 2024 | 18th | Incumbent | |||
| Year | Polled votes | Poll% | Winner | Party | Votes | % | 2nd position | Party | Votes | % | 3rd position | Party | Votes | % | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 910502 | 77.6 | Hibi Eden | Indian National Congress | 482317 | 52.97 | KJ Shine | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 231932 | 25.47 | K. S. Radhakrishnan | Bharatiya Janata Party | 144500 | 15.87 | 250385 | |
| 2019 | 967203 | 72.02 | Hibi Eden | Indian National Congress | 491263 | 50.79 | P Rajeev | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 322110 | 33.3 | Alphons Kannanthanam | Bharatiya Janata Party | 137749 | 14.24 | 169153 | |
| 2014 | 850910 | 73.58 | K. V. Thomas | Indian National Congress | 353841 | Christy Fernandez | LDF Independent | 266794 | A. N. Radhakrishnan | Bharatiya Janata Party | 99003 | 87047 | ||||
| 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 | |||||||
| 1984 | 774809 | 80.68 | 384434 | 49.90 | 347684 | 45.13 | 29107 | 3.78 | 36750 |
According to Election Commission, there are 12,09,44 registered voters in Ernakulam Constituency for 2019 Lok Sabha Election.[4]