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, 2019
Thomas Chazhikadan
KECM
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
CPM
won 5 of 16
Margin, 2019
1,06,259
11.67% of valid votes
Result, 2019
Runner-up
CPMV.N. Vasavan
- Votes
- 3,14,787
- Vote share
- 34.58%
- Behind by
- 1,06,259
Electors
12,06,698
Total votes polled
9,10,339
Valid votes
9,10,339
NOTA votes
7,191
0.79% of votes polled
Turnout
75.4%
Full result, 2019
7 candidates · 9,10,339 valid votes
Thomas ChazhikadanKECMwon
4,21,046
46.3%
V.N. VasavanCPM
3,14,787
34.6%
Adv. P.C ThomasKEC
1,55,135
17.0%
Jijo JosephBSP
7,403
0.8%
E.V. PrakashSUCIC
2,216
0.2%
Thomas J. NidhiryIND
1,496
0.2%
Ignatious IllimoottilIND
1,065
0.1%
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.
