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.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | INCPROF. K V THOMAS | CPMM M LOWRANACE | 5,800 | 6.68% | 5 | 61.2% |
| 2001 | INCPROF. K V THOMAS | INDSEBASTIAN PAUL | 11,844 | 11.59% | 8 | 55.2% |
| 1996 | INCGEORGE EDEN | CPMV.B.CHERIYAN | 10,740 | 11.16% | 8 | 60.3% |
| 1991 | INCGEORGE EDEN | INDEVEREST CHAMMANY | 10,822 | 10.41% | 5 | 66.9% |
| 1987 | INDM.K. SANOO | INCA.L. JACOB | 10,032 | 10.52% | 15 | 77.0% |
| 1982 | INCA. L. JACOB | ICSP. C. CHACKO | 7,182 | 9.98% | 5 | 69.2% |
| 1980 | INC(I)A. L. JACOB | CPMK. N. RAVINDRANATH | 577 | 0.78% | 3 | 69.7% |
| 1977 | INCA. L. JACOB | BLDALEXANDER PARAMBITHARA | 1,724 | 2.57% | 5 | 73.4% |
| 19701966 boundaries | INCA. L. JACOB | CPMM. M. LAWRENCE | 5,042 | 9.16% | 5 | 68.2% |
| 19671966 boundaries | INCA . PARAMBITHARA | CPIK . A . RAJAN | 297 | 0.58% | 4 | 74.5% |
| 19651966 boundaries | CONP. J. ALEXANDER | INDT. A. MOHAMMED KUNJU | 10,854 | 22.48% | 7 | 74.8% |
Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.







