Hibi Eden


Hibi Eden is an Indian politician from Ernakulam, Kerala and member of the Indian National Congress. Hibi is the son of the late George Eden, a long time member of Parliament from the Ernakulam constituency.

Biography

Hibi Eden was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Kerala from Ernakulam District in 2011. Hibi is also the president of the NSUI, the National students wing of The Indian National Congress.

Early life

Hibi Eden was born in Ernakulam, Kerala to the former Ernakulam MP, the late George Eden on 19 April 1982. He has a younger sister. He lost his mother at an early age and he and his younger sister were raised by their aunt.

Personal life

Hibi Eden is married to Anna Linda, a Malayalam channel anchor on January 30, 2012 at Kaloor St Francis Xavier church after 4 years of love. The couple has a daughter Clara Eden born on 27 November 2012. Hibi is a devout member of the Catholic Latin Rite Archdiocese of Verapoly, Ernakulam.

Political career

Hibi Eden was the general secretary of the KSU led Union at Sacred Heart College, Thevara. He then became the State Committee President of the Kerala Students Union which he held until 2009. He was an ex President of the nsu National Students Union of India. He was highly favored to stand as the Indian National Congress candidate in the Ernakulam for the 2009 Indian general election.
He was the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Kerala from Ernakulam constituency winning the 2011 Kerala Assembly elections by a 32,437 vote majority making him the youngest member in the Assembly.. In 2016 assembly elections, He got elected for the second time as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Kerala from Ernakulam constituency winning by 21949 votes. In 2019 Loksabha election he contested from Ernakulam and Eden won by a margin of over 1.6 lakh votes against his nearest rival P Rajeev of CPI.