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'''Hibi Eden''' (born 19 April 1982) is an [[India]]n 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<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/archive/|title=Archive News|website=The Hindu}}</ref> in 2011. Hibi is also the president of the [[NSUI]], the National students wing of The Indian National Congress.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/|title=Share/Stock Market News - Latest NSE, BSE, Business News, Stock/Share Tips, Sensex Nifty, Commodity, Global Market News & Analysis|website=Moneycontrol}}</ref><ref name="Archbishop’s letter"/>

Hibi Eden was born in [[Ernakulam]], [[Kerala]] to the former [[Ernakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ernakulam MP]], the late George Eden<ref name="Archbishop’s letter">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/16/stories/2009031654280400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107093259/http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/16/stories/2009031654280400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 7, 2012|title=Archbishop's letter draws criticism. Rooting for Hibi termed interference in the political affairs of a party|last=Basheer|first=K.P.M.|date=March 16, 2009|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=17 March 2014}}</ref> (who died in office, 2003)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/article578696.ece#.Uyc4OoWDmMU|title=George Eden an outstanding politician|date=29 July 2012|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|accessdate=17 March 2014|location=Kochi}}</ref><ref name="MMP">{{cite web|url=http://www.ernakulammp.com/page/dr-sebastian-paul-mp|title=Dr Sebastian Paul _ Ernakulam MP/More a journalist than a politician|date=1 November 2009|accessdate=17 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090313045438/http://www.ernakulammp.com/page/dr-sebastian-paul-mp|archive-date=2009-03-13}}</ref> 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.

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]].

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.{{Citation needed|date=February 2012}}. In 2016 assembly elections, He got elected<ref>{{cite web |title=Eranakulam Candidates Kerala Assembly Election 2016 & Results |url=http://zeenews.india.com/assembly-elections/kerala/constituency/eranakulam |website=Zee News |accessdate=16 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524115829/http://zeenews.india.com/assembly-elections/kerala/constituency/eranakulam |archive-date=24 May 2016}}</ref> for the second time as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Kerala from Ernakulam constituency winning<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/kerala/assembly-constituencies/ernakulam.html|title=Ernakulam Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs|website=www.elections.in}}</ref> by 21949 votes. In 2019 Loksabha election he contested from [[Ernakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)]] and Eden won by a margin of over 1.6 lakh votes against his nearest rival P Rajeev of CPI(M).

* [http://hibieden.in/ Hibi Eden fan site]

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