Kochi Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox Indian constituency | name = Kochi | type= SLA | constituency_no = 80 | state = Kerala | map_image = Prestige Apartments Marine Drive View DSW.jpg | map_caption = Marine Drive, Kochi | established = 2008 | reservation = None | electors = 1,71,380 (2016) | mla = Mohammad Shiyas | party = INC | latest_election_year = 2026 | district = Ernakulam }} '''Kochi State assembly constituency''' is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://ernakulam.nic.in/legislative-assembly |title = State Assembly Constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala }}</ref> As of the 2026 assembly elections, the current MLA is Mohammad Shiyas of INC.

This Constituency is dominated by Latin Catholics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beyond vote banks: How Kerala’s political parties are navigating religious, social divides |url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/statescan/2026/04/04/beyond-vote-banks-how-keralas-political-parties-are-navigating-religious-social-divides.html |access-date=2026-04-08 |website=The Week |language=en}}</ref> Prior to 2008 delimitation, it was known as Mattanchery Assembly Constituency.

==Local self-governed segments== Kochi Assembly constituency is composed of the following 20 wards of the Kochi Municipal Corporation (Fort Kochi zone and Mattancherry zone), and two Gram Panchayats in Kochi taluk:<ref name="ekm">{{cite web |url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/ernakulam.html |website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in |title = State Assembly constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala. |access-date = 6 October 2019 |archive-date = 14 March 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110314055251/http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/ernakulam.html |url-status = dead }}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;" |+ '''Wards of Kochi Municipal Corporation in Kochi Assembly constituency''' !width="20px" |Ward no. !width="75px" |Name !width="20px" |Ward no. !width="75px" |Name !width="20px" |Ward no. !width="75px" |Name |- |1 |Fort Kochi |2 |Kalvathy |3 |Earavely |- |4 |Karippalam |5 |Mattancherry |6 |Kochangadi |- |7 |Cheralayi |8 |Panayapilly |9 |Chakkamadom |- |10 |Karuvelippady |11 |Thoppumpady |12 |Tharebhagam |- |21 |Pullardesam |22 |Mundamveli |23 |Manassery |- |24 |Mulamkuzhi |25 |Chullikkal |26 |Nazareth |- |27 |Fort Kochi Veli |28 |Amaravathy | | |} {{notelist}}All of the above 20 wards are included in Kochi taluk. {|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;" |+'''Other Local Bodies in Kochi Assembly constituency''' |- !width="30px" |Sl no. !width="100px" |Name !width="130px" |Local Body Type !width="100px" |Taluk |- |1 |Kumbalangi |Grama panchayat |Kochi |- |2 |Chellanam |Grama panchayat |Kochi |}

==Members of Legislative Assembly== The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Kochi Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.mapsofindia.com/assemblypolls/kerala/kochi-assembly-constituency-map.html |title = Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Kochi }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" !Election !Niyama Sabha !Name ! colspan=2|Party !Tenure |- | 2011 | 13th | Dominic Presentation | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | 2011 – 2016 |- | 2016 | 14th | rowspan="2" | K. J. Maxi | {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} | 2016 - 2021 |- |2021 |15th | 2021 - 2026 |- |2026 |16th |Mohammed Shiyas | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |''Incumbent'' |- |}

==Election results== Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

===2026===

{{Election box begin | title=2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kochi}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party=Indian National Congress |candidate=Mohammed Shiyas|votes=64,318 |percentage=47.87 |change={{increase}}16.32}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=CPI(M)|candidate=K. J. Maxi|votes=56,130|percentage=41.78|change={{decrease}}1.28}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Twenty20 Party|candidate=Adv. Xavier Joolappan|votes=11,854|percentage=8.82|change={{decrease}}15.63}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above (India)|candidate=None of the above|votes=926|percentage=0.69|change=}} {{Election box margin of victory| |votes =8188 |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box turnout||votes=134,349|percentage=|change=}} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = CPI(M) |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

=== 2021=== There were 1,81,842 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2021|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref>

{{Election box begin|title=2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kochi}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=K. J. Maxi|votes=54,632|percentage=42.45|change=+3.75}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Tony Chammany|votes=40,553|percentage=31.51|change=-6.31}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Twenty20 Party |candidate=Shiny Antony|votes=19,676|percentage=15.29|change=''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=C. G. Rajagopal|votes=10,991|percentage=8.54|change=-3.73}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=474|percentage=0.37|change=-}} {{Election box margin of victory| |votes = 14,079 |percentage = 10.94 |change =+10.06 }} {{Election box turnout||votes=1,28,703|percentage=70.78|change=-1.55}} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing = +3.75 }} {{Election box end}}

===2016=== There were 1,71,356 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2016|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref> {{Election box begin|title=2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kochi}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=K. J. Maxi|votes=47,967|percentage=38.70%|change={{increase}}0.96}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Dominic Presentation|votes=46,881|percentage=37.82%|change={{decrease}}15.57}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Praveen Damodara Prabhu|votes=15,212|percentage=12.27%|change={{increase}}7.08}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=K. J. Leenus|votes=7,588|percentage=6.12%|change=-}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Welfare Party of India|candidate=A. S. Muhammed|votes=2,357|percentage=1.90%|change=-}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=Sulfikar Ali|votes=2,108|percentage=1.70%|change={{decrease}}0.19}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,002|percentage=0.81%|change=-}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Peoples Democratic Party (India)|candidate=T. P. Antony|votes=386|percentage=0.31%|change=-}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Johney Stephen|votes=180|percentage=0.15%|change=-}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=K. S. Jayaraj|votes=172|percentage=0.14%|change=-}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Abdul Samad|votes=101|percentage=0.08%|change=-}} {{Election box margin of victory| |votes = 1,086 |percentage = 0.88% |change = }} {{Election box turnout||votes=1,23,954|percentage=72.33%|change={{increase}}5.73}} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

=== 2011 === There were 1,58,548 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3763-kerala-2011|access-date=11 March 2020|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref> {{Election box begin | title=2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kochi}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Dominic Presentation|votes=56,352|percentage=53.37%|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=M. C. Josephine|votes=39,849|percentage=37.74%|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=K. Sasidharan|votes=5,480|percentage=5.19%|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=Yoosuf Mufti|votes=1,992|percentage=1.89%|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Dominic C. J.|votes=590|percentage=0.56%|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Kamarudeen T. A.|votes=482|percentage=0.46%|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=A. P. Ibrahimkutty|votes=394|percentage=0.37%|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Jacob Pulikkan|votes=258|percentage=0.24%|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=T. A. Krishnan Kutty|votes=195|percentage=0.18%|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory| |votes = 16,863 |percentage = 15.63% |change = }} {{Election box turnout||votes=1,05,592|percentage=66.60%|change=}}

== References == {{reflist}}

{{Kerala Niyamasabha elections}} Category:Assembly constituencies of Kerala

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