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, 2011
THIRUVANCHOOR RADHAKRISHNAN
INC
Elections held
15
1965–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 8 of 15
Margin, 2011
711
0.62% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
CPMV.N.VASAVAN
- Votes
- 53,114
- Vote share
- 46.23%
- Behind by
- 711
Electors
1,48,225
Total votes polled
1,14,901
Valid votes
1,14,901
NOTA votes
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Turnout
77.5%
Full result, 2011
7 candidates · 1,14,901 valid votes
THIRUVANCHOOR RADHAKRISHNANINCwon
53,825
46.8%
V.N.VASAVANCPM
53,114
46.2%
ADV.NARAYANAN NAMBOOTHIRIBJP
5,449
4.7%
V.S. SHAJANBSP
1,737
1.5%
RAJEEV ABRAHAMIND
387
0.3%
N.K. BIJUSUCI
276
0.2%
GEORGE.P.ELIASIND
113
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