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).
| 80 Kochi കൊച്ചി | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha | |
 The Kochi Metro in the Kochi (State Assembly constituency). | |
| Existence | 2011 - present |
| Reservation | None |
| Electorate | 1,71,380 (2016) |
| Current MLA | K. J. Maxi |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Political Front | LDF |
| Elected Year | 2016 |
| District | Ernakulam |
| Local Self Governed Segments | Kumbalangi, Chellanam and parts of Kochi Municipal Corporation. |
Local self governed segments
Kochi Niyama Sabha 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 Niyama Sabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
Key
| 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.
Niyama Sabha Election 2016
There were 1,71,380 registered voters in Kochi Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyama Sabha Election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI (M) | K. J. Maxi | 47,967 | 38.70% | ||
| INC | Dominic Presentation | 46,881 | 37.82% | ||
| BJP | Praveen Damodara Prabhu | 15,212 | 12.27% | ||
| Independent | K. J. Leenus | 7,588 | 6.12% | ||
| WPOI | A. S. Muhammed | 2,357 | 1.90% | ||
| SDPI | Sulfikar Ali | 2,108 | 1.70% | ||
| 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% | |||
| CPI (M) gain from INC | Swing | ||||