# Kochi Assembly constituency
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{{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](/source/Marine_Drive%2C_Kochi)
| established = 2008
| reservation = None
| electors = 1,71,380 (2016)
| mla = [Mohammad Shiyas](/source/Mohammad_Shiyas)
| party = [INC](/source/Indian_National_Congress)
| latest_election_year = [2026](/source/2026_Kerala_Legislative_Assembly_election)
| district = [Ernakulam](/source/Ernakulam_district)
}}
'''Kochi State assembly constituency''' is one of the 140 [state legislative assembly](/source/Kerala_Legislative_Assembly) constituencies in [Kerala](/source/Kerala) in southern [India](/source/India). It is also one of the seven [state legislative assembly](/source/Kerala_Legislative_Assembly) constituencies included in [Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency](/source/Ernakulam_Lok_Sabha_constituency).[{{cite web
|url = https://ernakulam.nic.in/legislative-assembly
|title = State Assembly Constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala
}}] As of the [2026 assembly elections](/source/2026_Kerala_Legislative_Assembly_election), the current MLA is [Mohammad Shiyas](/source/Mohammad_Shiyas) of [INC](/source/Indian_National_Congress).
This Constituency is dominated by [Latin Catholics.](/source/Latin_Catholics_of_Malabar)[{{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}}] 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](/source/Kochi_Municipal_Corporation) ([Fort Kochi](/source/Fort_Kochi) zone and [Mattancherry](/source/Mattancherry) zone), and two [Gram Panchayat](/source/Gram_Panchayat)s in [Kochi](/source/Kochi) [taluk](/source/Tehsil):[{{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
}}]
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|+ '''Wards of [Kochi Municipal Corporation](/source/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](/source/Fort_Kochi)
|2
|Kalvathy
|3
|Earavely
|-
|4
|Karippalam
|5
|[Mattancherry](/source/Mattancherry)
|6
|[Kochangadi](/source/Kochangadi)
|-
|7
|Cheralayi
|8
|[Panayapilly](/source/Panayapilly)
|9
|Chakkamadom
|-
|10
|Karuvelippady
|11
|[Thoppumpady](/source/Thoppumpady)
|12
|Tharebhagam
|-
|21
|Pullardesam
|22
|[Mundamveli](/source/Mundamveli)
|23
|Manassery
|-
|24
|[Mulamkuzhi](/source/Mulamkuzhi)
|25
|Chullikkal
|26
|Nazareth
|-
|27
|[Fort Kochi](/source/Fort_Kochi) Veli
|28
|Amaravathy
|
|
|}
{{notelist}}All of the above 20 wards are included in [Kochi](/source/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](/source/Tehsil)
|-
|1
|[Kumbalangi](/source/Kumbalangi)
|[Grama panchayat](/source/Gram_panchayat)
|[Kochi](/source/Kochi)
|-
|2
|[Chellanam](/source/Chellanam)
|[Grama panchayat](/source/Gram_panchayat)
|[Kochi](/source/Kochi)
|}
==Members of Legislative Assembly==
The following list contains all members of [Kerala Legislative Assembly](/source/Kerala_Legislative_Assembly) who have represented Kochi Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:[{{cite web
|url = https://www.mapsofindia.com/assemblypolls/kerala/kochi-assembly-constituency-map.html
|title = Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Kochi
}}]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Election
!Niyama
Sabha
!Name
! colspan=2|Party
!Tenure
|-
| [2011](/source/2011_Kerala_Legislative_Assembly_election)
| 13th
| [Dominic Presentation](/source/Dominic_Presentation)
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 2011 – 2016
|-
| [2016](/source/2016_Kerala_Legislative_Assembly_election)
| 14th
| rowspan="2" | [K. J. Maxi](/source/K._J._Maxi)
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
| 2016 - 2021
|-
|[2021](/source/2021_Kerala_Legislative_Assembly_election)
|15th
| 2021 - 2026
|-
|[2026](/source/2026_Kerala_Legislative_Assembly_election)
|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](/source/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](/source/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.[{{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}}]
{{Election box begin|title=[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election](/source/2021_Kerala_Legislative_Assembly_election): Kochi}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=[K. J. Maxi](/source/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.[{{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}}]
{{Election box begin|title=[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election](/source/2016_Kerala_Legislative_Assembly_election): Kochi}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=[K. J. Maxi](/source/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](/source/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.[{{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}}]
{{Election box begin | title=[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election](/source/2011_Kerala_Legislative_Assembly_election): [Kochi](/source/Kochi)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[Dominic Presentation](/source/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=}}
{{Election box new seat win|winner=Indian National Congress}}{{Election box end}}
==See also==
* [Kochi](/source/Kochi)
* [Ernakulam district](/source/Ernakulam_district)
* [List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly](/source/List_of_constituencies_of_the_Kerala_Legislative_Assembly)
* [2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election](/source/2016_Kerala_Legislative_Assembly_election)
* [2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-elections](/source/2019_Kerala_Legislative_Assembly_by-elections)
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Kerala Assembly Constituencies}}
{{Kerala Niyamasabha elections}}
Category:Assembly constituencies of Kerala
Category:State assembly constituencies in Ernakulam district
Category:2008 establishments in Kerala
Category:Kochi, Kerala
Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 2008
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