Ernakulam District

Kerala

Ernakulam district is one of the districts of Kerala. Its administrative headquarters is at Kochi. It covers 3,068 sq km and had a population of 32,82,388 at the 2011 census, a density of 1,070 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 14 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Kochi
Area
3,068 sq km
Population
32.82 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
1,070 /km²
Literacy Rate
95.89%
Sex Ratio
1,027
per 1,000 males
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Ernakulam District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Ernakulam district.

Total Population
32.82 Lakh
Male Population
16.20 Lakh
Female Population
16.63 Lakh
Rural Population
10.21 Lakh
Urban Population
22.61 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
2.68 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
18,200
Literacy Rate
95.89%
Population Density
1,070 /km²
Sex Ratio
1,027
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 97.43%Female literacy 94.4%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Ernakulam district.

7
Tehsils
14
Blocks
90
Nyay Panchayats
82
Gram Panchayats
124
Villages
Headquarters
Kochi
Languages
Malayalam, English, Hindi
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
9.98° N, 76.3° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Ernakulam

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Ernakulam

Constituency No. 12 · General
Primary
Hibi Eden
Hibi Eden
Indian National Congress
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Perumbavoor
  • Angamaly
  • Aluva
  • Kalamassery
  • Paravur
  • Vypin
  • Kochi
  • Thrippunithura
  • Ernakulam
  • Thrikkakara
  • Kunnathunad
  • Piravom
  • Muvattupuzha
  • Kothamangalam
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Ernakulam

(14)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Perumbavoor
No. 74 · Ernakulam
EK
Eldhose Kunnappilly
Indian National Congress
MLA
Angamaly
No. 75 · Ernakulam
RJ
Roji M. John
Indian National Congress
MLA
Aluva
No. 76 · Ernakulam
AS
Anwar Sadath
Indian National Congress
MLA
Kalamassery
No. 84 · Ernakulam
PR
P. Rajeev
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA
Vypin
No. 79 · Ernakulam
KU
K. N. Unnikrishnan
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA
Kochi
No. 80 · Ernakulam
KM
K. J. Maxi
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA
Ernakulam
No. 82 · Ernakulam
TV
T. J. Vinod
Indian National Congress
MLA
Thrikkakara
No. 83 · Ernakulam
UT
Uma Thomas
Indian National Congress
MLA
Kunnathunad
No. 84 · Ernakulam
PS
P. V. Sreenijin
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA
Piravom
No. 85 · Ernakulam
AJ
Anoop Jacob
Kerala Congress (Anoop Jacob)
MLA
Muvattupuzha
No. 86 · Ernakulam
MK
Mathew Kuzhalnadan
Indian National Congress
MLA
Kothamangalam
No. 87 · Ernakulam
AJ
Antony John
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA

Your Representatives from Ernakulam

(15)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Ernakulam district.

  • Hibi Eden
    Hibi Eden
    Indian National Congress
    MP
    Ernakulam · No. 12
  • EK
    Eldhose Kunnappilly
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Perumbavoor · No. 74
  • RJ
    Roji M. John
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Angamaly · No. 75
  • AS
    Anwar Sadath
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Aluva · No. 76
  • PR
    P. Rajeev
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Kalamassery · No. 84
  • VS
    V. D. Satheesan
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Paravur · No. 78
  • KU
    K. N. Unnikrishnan
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Vypin · No. 79
  • KM
    K. J. Maxi
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Kochi · No. 80
  • KB
    K. Babu
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Thrippunithura · No. 81
  • TV
    T. J. Vinod
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Ernakulam · No. 82
  • UT
    Uma Thomas
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Thrikkakara · No. 83
  • PS
    P. V. Sreenijin
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Kunnathunad · No. 84
  • AJ
    Anoop Jacob
    Kerala Congress (Anoop Jacob)
    MLA
    Piravom · No. 85
  • MK
    Mathew Kuzhalnadan
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Muvattupuzha · No. 86
  • AJ
    Antony John
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Kothamangalam · No. 87

Election History

Lok Sabha

Ernakulam · No. 12

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaINCHibi Eden
    Votes 4,82,241Vote share 51.18%Margin 2,50,385
    1. 1. Hibi Eden · INC4,82,241 (51.18%)
    2. 2. K. J. Shine · CPI(M)2,31,856 (24.6%)
    3. 3. K. S. Radhakrishnan · BJP2,18,210 (23.16%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaINCHibi Eden
    Votes 4,91,263Vote share 50.79%Margin 1,69,153
    1. 1. Hibi Eden · INC4,91,263 (50.79%)
    2. 2. P. Rajeev · CPI(M)3,22,110 (33.3%)
    3. 3. Alphons Kannanthanam · BJP1,37,749 (14.24%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaINCK. V. Thomas
    Votes 3,53,841Vote share 41.59%Margin 87,047
    1. 1. K. V. Thomas · INC3,53,841 (41.59%)
    2. 2. Christy Fernandez · Independent (LDF)2,66,794 (31.36%)
    3. 3. A. N. Radhakrishnan · BJP99,003 (11.64%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Kerala
State
Ernakulam
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 12
14 Assembly
No. 74, 75, 76, 84, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87

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Ernakulam District at a Glance

State
Kerala
Headquarters
Kochi
Area
3,068 sq km
Population
32.82 Lakh
Population density
1,070 per km²
Sex ratio
1,027 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
95.89%
Languages
Malayalam, English, Hindi
Tehsils
7
Blocks
14
Gram panchayats
82
Villages
124
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
14
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Kerala
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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