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, 2001
PROF. K V THOMAS
INC
Elections held
11
1965–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 8 of 11
Margin, 2001
11,844
11.59% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
INDSEBASTIAN PAUL
- Votes
- 39,421
- Vote share
- 38.59%
- Behind by
- 11,844
Electors
1,85,185
Total votes polled
1,02,156
Valid votes
1,02,156
NOTA votes
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Turnout
55.2%
Full result, 2001
8 candidates · 1,02,156 valid votes
PROF. K V THOMASINCwon
51,265
50.2%
SEBASTIAN PAULIND
39,421
38.6%
ADV. P J THOMASBJP
7,729
7.6%
SEBASTIANIND
1,603
1.6%
K V THOMASIND
1,001
1.0%
JOHN PALLANIND
559
0.6%
KALOOR JOSEIND
377
0.4%
BOSCO FERNADESIND
201
0.2%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the ERNAKULAM assembly constituency in 2006?
PROF. K V THOMAS (INC) won ERNAKULAM in 2006, by a margin of 5,800 votes.
Which party has won ERNAKULAM the most times?
INC, with 8 of the 11 wins recorded since 1965.
How many times has ERNAKULAM gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1965 to 2006.
Who has won ERNAKULAM the most times?
A. L. JACOB, with 4 wins between 1970 and 1982.
