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, 2001
MERCY RAVI
INC
Elections held
15
1965–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 8 of 15
Margin, 2001
11,841
10.86% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
CPMVAIKOM VISWAN
- Votes
- 45,954
- Vote share
- 42.13%
- Behind by
- 11,841
Electors
1,45,154
Total votes polled
1,09,083
Valid votes
1,09,083
NOTA votes
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Turnout
75.2%
Full result, 2001
8 candidates · 1,09,083 valid votes
MERCY RAVIINCwon
57,795
53.0%
VAIKOM VISWANCPM
45,954
42.1%
INDIRA TEACHERBJP
4,075
3.7%
KUMARANIND
378
0.3%
GEORGE THATHAMANAGALAMIND
301
0.3%
GEORGEKUTTY VEMBENYIND
214
0.2%
R SEKHARANIND
183
0.2%
VIJAYANIND
183
0.2%
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
