ERNAKULAM
Constituency no. 12 in Kerala · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Kerala also has an assembly constituency called ERNAKULAM. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 11 results.
Winner, 1999
Adv. George Eden
INC
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 12 of 16
Margin, 1999
1,11,305
14.34% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
INDMani Vithayathil
- Votes
- 2,82,753
- Vote share
- 36.44%
- Behind by
- 1,11,305
Electors
11,80,911
Total votes polled
7,75,950
Valid votes
7,75,950
NOTA votes
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Turnout
65.7%
Full result, 1999
8 candidates · 7,75,950 valid votes
Adv. George EdenINCwon
3,94,058
50.8%
Mani VithayathilIND
2,82,753
36.4%
Adv. T.D. RajalakshmiBJP
77,640
10.0%
Edwin TomsonIND
7,242
0.9%
T.K. PadmanabhanIND
6,311
0.8%
Jogi VithayathilIND
3,202
0.4%
Jose PadickkalIND
2,994
0.4%
Haji Moideen ShahRJD
1,750
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HIBI EDEN | INC | 4,82,317 | 52.97% | K. J. SHINE TEACHER | 2,50,385 |
| 2019 | HIBI EDEN | INC | 4,91,263 | 50.79% | P RAJEEV | 1,69,153 |
| 2014 | PROF. K.V. THOMAS | INC | 3,53,841 | 41.59% | DR. CHRISTY FERNANDEZ | 87,047 |
| 2009 | PROF. K V THOMAS | INC | 3,42,845 | 46.03% | SINDHU JOY | 11,790 |
| 2004 | DR. SEBASTIAN PAUL | IND | 3,23,042 | 49.03% | DR EDWARD EDEZHATH | 70,099 |
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 constituency in 2024?
HIBI EDEN (INC) won ERNAKULAM in 2024, by a margin of 2,50,385 votes.
Which party has won ERNAKULAM the most times?
INC, with 12 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has ERNAKULAM gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won ERNAKULAM the most times?
HIBI EDEN, with 2 wins between 2019 and 2024.
