KOTTAYAM
Assembly seat no. 97 in Kerala · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1965.
Kerala also has a Lok Sabha constituency called KOTTAYAM. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 2026
Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan
INC
Elections held
15
1965–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 8 of 15
Margin, 2026
35,986
31.64% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
CPMAdv.k. Anilkumar
- Votes
- 32,907
- Vote share
- 28.93%
- Behind by
- 35,986
Electors
1,49,696
Total votes polled
1,13,747
Valid votes
1,13,747
NOTA votes
711
0.63% of votes polled
Turnout
76.0%
Full result, 2026
6 candidates · 1,13,747 valid votes
Thiruvanchoor RadhakrishnanINCwon
68,893
60.6%
Adv.k. AnilkumarCPM
32,907
28.9%
P AnilkumarBDJS
9,726
8.6%
Dr .celine PhilipAAAP
1,202
1.1%
Ralesh ChandranSUCI
171
0.1%
Shaiju KurianIND
137
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan | INC | 68,893 | 60.57% | Adv.k. Anilkumar | 35,986 |
| 2021 | THIRUVANCHOOR RADHAKRISHNAN | INC | 65,401 | 53.72% | Adv.K.ANILKUMAR | 18,743 |
| 2016 | THIRUVANCHOOR RADHAKRISHNAN | INC | 73,894 | 57.46% | ADV. REJI SAKHARIYA | 33,632 |
| 2011 | THIRUVANCHOOR RADHAKRISHNAN | INC | 53,825 | 46.84% | V.N.VASAVAN | 711 |
| 2006 | V N VASAVAN | CPM | 47,731 | 47.55% | AJAY THARAYIL | 482 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above