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, 2004
DR. SEBASTIAN PAUL
IND
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 12 of 16
Margin, 2004
70,099
10.64% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
INCDR EDWARD EDEZHATH
- Votes
- 2,52,943
- Vote share
- 38.39%
- Behind by
- 70,099
Electors
10,69,131
Total votes polled
6,58,916
Valid votes
6,58,916
NOTA votes
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Turnout
61.6%
Full result, 2004
9 candidates · 6,58,916 valid votes
DR. SEBASTIAN PAULINDwon
3,23,042
49.0%
DR EDWARD EDEZHATHINC
2,52,943
38.4%
O G THANKAPPANBJP
60,697
9.2%
ADV. T B MINIIND
10,418
1.6%
P S GANGADHARANIND
6,185
0.9%
THANKAPPANIND
1,835
0.3%
NAUSHAD MATHERIND
1,718
0.3%
T E THOMASIND
1,102
0.2%
MUNAMBAM HAMZAJD(U)
976
0.1%
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
