T. J. Vinod is an Indian politician in the Indian National Congress. He is the current member of Kerala Legislative Assembly from Ernakulam.[2][3][4]

T. J. Vinod
ടി. ജെ. വിനോദ്
MLA
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
for Ernakulam
Assumed office
29 October 2019
Preceded byHibi Eden
Personal details
Born (1962-04-06) 6 April 1962 (age 62)[1]
Thammanam, Kerala, India
Political partyIndian National Congress

2019 Kerala legislative assembly by-election

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The United Democratic Front fielded T. J. Vinod in Ernakulam constituency for the 2019 Kerala legislative assembly by-election necessitated after sitting MLA Hibi Eden was elected to the Lok Sabha in the 2019 Indian general election.

2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-elections : Ernakulam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC T. J. Vinod 37,891 42.13%  10.19
LDF Manu Roy 34,141 37.96%  5.50
BJP C. G. Rajagopal 13,351 14.85%  1.39
Independent Manu K. M. 2,572 2.86% N/A
NOTA None of the above 1,309 1.46%  0.61
Independent Vinod A. P. 206 0.23% N/A
SFB Abdul Khader 175 0.19% N/A
Independent Jaisen Thomas 116 0.13% N/A
Independent Bosco Louis 93 0.10% N/A
Independent Ashokan 78 0.09% N/A
Margin of victory 3,750 4.17%  15.69
Turnout 89,932 57.91%  13.81
INC hold Swing  10.19

References

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  1. ^ "TJ Vinod cut his teeth in student politics". Deccan Chronicle. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Kerala: Despite adverse conditions. UDF retains Ernakulam". The Times of India. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Kerala Assembly By-elections 2019: Congress wins three, left wins two, BJP winless". Hindustan Times. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Kerala By-elections: CPI-M Wrests Konni Assembly Seat from Congress after 23 Years; BJP Fails Leave a Mark". News18. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.