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, 2016
THIRUVANCHOOR RADHAKRISHNAN
INC
Elections held
15
1965–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 8 of 15
Margin, 2016
33,632
26.15% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
CPMADV. REJI SAKHARIYA
- Votes
- 40,262
- Vote share
- 31.31%
- Behind by
- 33,632
Electors
1,64,097
Total votes polled
1,28,603
Valid votes
1,28,603
NOTA votes
483
0.38% of votes polled
Turnout
78.4%
Full result, 2016
8 candidates · 1,28,603 valid votes
THIRUVANCHOOR RADHAKRISHNANINCwon
73,894
57.5%
ADV. REJI SAKHARIYACPM
40,262
31.3%
ADV. M S KARUNAKARANBJP
12,582
9.8%
ADV. P K GEETHA KRISHNANBSP
651
0.5%
ROY CHEMMANAMSP
403
0.3%
REJITHA JAYARAMSUCI
182
0.1%
JOHN JOYIND
88
0.1%
PAYAS C PIND
58
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