Ernakulam State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2026 assembly elections, the current MLA is T. J. Vinod of INC.
Local self-governed segments Ernakulam Assembly 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:
+ Wards of Kochi Municipal Corporation in Ernakulam Assembly constituencyWard no.NameWard no.NameWard no.Name29Island North30Island South31Vaduthala West32Vaduthala East33Elamakkara North34Puthukkalavattam36Kunnumpuram58Konthuruthy59Thevara60Perumanur61Ravipuram62Ernakulam South63Gandhi Nagar64Kathrikadavu65Kaloor South66Ernakulam Central67Ernakulam North68Ayyappankavu69Thrikkanarvattom70Kaloor North71Elamakkara South72Pottakuzhy73Pachalam74Thattazham Wards 29 and 30 are included in Kochi Taluk, while the remaining 22 wards in the constituency are parts of Kanayannur Taluk.
+Other Local Bodies in Ernakulam Assembly constituency Name Local Body Type Taluk Cheranallur Grama panchayat Kanayannur
Members of Legislative Assembly The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Ernakulam Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:
Key
ElectionNiyamaSabhaMemberPartyTenure 1957 1st A. L. Jacob 1957 – 1960 1960 2nd 1960 – 1965 1967 3rd Alexander Parambithara 1967 – 1970 1970 4thA. 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 9thGeorge Eden 1991 – 1996 199610th 1996 – 1998 1998* Sebastian Paul Independent (supported by LDF) 1998 - 2001 2001 11th K. V. Thomas 2001 – 2006 200612th 2006 – 2009 2009* Dominic Presentation 2009 - 2011 2011 13thHibi Eden 2011 – 2016 201614th 2016 - 2019 * 2019T. J. Vinod 2019 - 2021202115th Incumbent
* by-election
Election results Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026
2021 There were 1,64,534 registered voters in Ernakulam Assembly constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.
2019 by-election Due to the election of the sitting MLA Hibi Eden as the MP from Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency, Ernakulam Assembly constituency held a by-election on 21 October 2019. There were 1,55,306 registered voters in Ernakulam Assembly constituency for this election. T. J. Vinod won the resulting by-election by 3750 votes.
2016 There were 1,54,092 registered voters in Ernakulam Assembly constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.
2011 There were 1,36,722 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
See also Ernakulam Ernakulam district List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election 2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-elections
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