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, 2006
V N VASAVAN
CPM
Elections held
15
1965–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 8 of 15
Margin, 2006
482
0.48% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
INCAJAY THARAYIL
- Votes
- 47,249
- Vote share
- 47.07%
- Behind by
- 482
Electors
1,44,841
Total votes polled
1,00,388
Valid votes
1,00,388
NOTA votes
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Turnout
69.3%
Full result, 2006
6 candidates · 1,00,388 valid votes
V N VASAVANCPMwon
47,731
47.5%
AJAY THARAYILINC
47,249
47.1%
T N HARIKUMARBJP
4,351
4.3%
E SREEDHARANIND
405
0.4%
T M KUNJUMOLIND
359
0.4%
T J JOHNYKUTTYIND
293
0.3%
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