KOTTAYAM
Constituency no. 14 in Kerala · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Kerala also has an assembly constituency called KOTTAYAM. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 15 results.
Winner, 1999
Suresh Kurup
CPM
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
CPM
won 5 of 16
Margin, 1999
10,599
1.46% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
INCP.C. Chacko
- Votes
- 3,33,697
- Vote share
- 45.82%
- Behind by
- 10,599
Electors
10,18,385
Total votes polled
7,28,325
Valid votes
7,28,325
NOTA votes
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Turnout
71.5%
Full result, 1999
8 candidates · 7,28,325 valid votes
Suresh KurupCPMwon
3,44,296
47.3%
P.C. ChackoINC
3,33,697
45.8%
Adv. K. R. SurendranBJP
41,531
5.7%
K.K.KrishnankuttyBSP
4,411
0.6%
Baby SasidharanIND
2,006
0.3%
Prof. P.J. JamesIND
1,677
0.2%
Mannar RadhakrishnanIND
530
0.1%
ShajiIND
177
0.0%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ADV K FRANCIS GEORGE | KEC | 3,64,631 | 43.60% | THOMAS CHAZHIKADAN | 87,266 |
| 2019 | Thomas Chazhikadan | KECM | 4,21,046 | 46.25% | V.N. Vasavan | 1,06,259 |
| 2014 | JOSE K. MANI | KECM | 4,24,194 | 51.01% | ADV.MATHEW T. THOMAS | 1,20,599 |
| 2009 | JOSE K.MANI (KARINGOZHECKAL) | KECM | 4,04,962 | 50.13% | ADV. SURESH KURUP | 71,570 |
| 2004 | K. SURESH KURUP | CPM | 3,41,213 | 48.35% | ANTO ANTONY | 42,914 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the KOTTAYAM constituency in 2024?
ADV K FRANCIS GEORGE (KEC) won KOTTAYAM in 2024, by a margin of 87,266 votes.
Which party has won KOTTAYAM the most times?
CPM, with 5 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has KOTTAYAM gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won KOTTAYAM the most times?
Suresh Kurup, with 2 wins between 1998 and 1999.
