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, 1996
GEORGE EDEN
INC
Elections held
11
1965–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 8 of 11
Margin, 1996
10,740
11.16% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
CPMV.B.CHERIYAN
- Votes
- 39,168
- Vote share
- 40.69%
- Behind by
- 10,740
Electors
1,59,550
Total votes polled
96,265
Valid votes
96,265
NOTA votes
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Turnout
60.3%
Full result, 1996
8 candidates · 96,265 valid votes
GEORGE EDENINCwon
49,908
51.8%
V.B.CHERIYANCPM
39,168
40.7%
V.SANTHARAMBJP
6,211
6.5%
C.P.JOSEPHIND
302
0.3%
UNNIKRISHAN NAIRSHS
194
0.2%
KALOOR JOSEPHIND
175
0.2%
MOHANDAS KRISHNA SHENOYIND
161
0.2%
A. GILBERTIND
146
0.1%
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
