ERNAKULAM
Assembly seat no. 72 in Kerala · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1965.
Kerala also has a Lok Sabha constituency called ERNAKULAM. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 1987
M.K. SANOO
IND
Elections held
11
1965–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 8 of 11
Margin, 1987
10,032
10.52% of valid votes
Result, 1987
Runner-up
INCA.L. JACOB
- Votes
- 32,872
- Vote share
- 34.46%
- Behind by
- 10,032
Electors
1,23,981
Total votes polled
95,399
Valid votes
95,399
NOTA votes
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Turnout
77.0%
Full result, 1987
15 candidates · 95,399 valid votes
M.K. SANOOINDwon
42,904
45.0%
A.L. JACOBINC
32,872
34.5%
EVEREST CHAMMANY FRANCISIND
10,449
10.9%
T.N. CHANDRAN NAIRIND
4,102
4.3%
AUGUSTINE V.V.IND
2,135
2.2%
ANJIPARAMBIL GILBERT (CHELLATH)IND
984
1.0%
WILSON KALAPPURAKKALIND
839
0.9%
H.B. SHENOIIND
213
0.2%
JOSEIND
182
0.2%
KRISHNAPRASAD SANKUNNY MENONIND
175
0.2%
A.U. MOHAMMED (MANDALAM)IND
143
0.1%
K.N. RAVEENDRANATHIND
128
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 15. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | PROF. K V THOMAS | INC | 43,148 | 49.72% | M M LOWRANACE | 5,800 |
| 2001 | PROF. K V THOMAS | INC | 51,265 | 50.18% | SEBASTIAN PAUL | 11,844 |
| 1996 | GEORGE EDEN | INC | 49,908 | 51.84% | V.B.CHERIYAN | 10,740 |
| 1991 | GEORGE EDEN | INC | 54,263 | 52.18% | EVEREST CHAMMANY | 10,822 |
| 1987 | M.K. SANOO | IND | 42,904 | 44.97% | A.L. JACOB | 10,032 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
