Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency

Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency (Malayalam: കോട്ടയം ലോക്സഭാ നിയോജക മണ്ഡലം) is one of the 20 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Kerala state in southern India.

Kottayam
KL-14
Lok Sabha constituency
Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
Assembly constituenciesPiravom
Pala
Kaduthuruthy
Vaikom
Ettumanoor
Kottayam
Puthuppally
Established1952
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyKerala Congress
Elected year2024

Assembly segments

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Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[1]

Constituency numberNameReserved forDistrictAlliance
85PiravomNoneErnakulamUDF
93PalaNoneKottayamUDF
94KaduthuruthyNoneKottayamUDF
95VaikomSCKottayamLDF
96EttumanoorNoneKottayamLDF
97KottayamNoneKottayamUDF
98PuthuppallyNoneKottayamUDF


Former Constituencies

Members of Parliament

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ElectionLok SabhaMemberPartyTenure
Travancore-Cochin
19521stC. P. MathewIndian National Congress1952 – 1957
After the Formation of Kerala
19572ndMathew ManiyangadanIndian National Congress1957 – 1962
19623rd1962 – 1967
19674thK. M. AbrahamCommunist Party of India1967 – 1971
19715thVarkey GeorgeKerala Congress1971 – 1977
19776thSkariah Thomas1977 – 1980
19807th1980 – 1984
19848thK.Suresh KurupCommunist Party of India1984 – 1989
19899thRamesh ChennithalaIndian National Congress1989 – 1991
199110th1991 – 1996
199611thK. Suresh KurupCommunist Party of India1996 – 1998
199812th1998 – 1999
199913th1999 – 2004
200412th2004 - 2009
200915thJose K.ManiKerala Congress as UDF2009 – 2014
201416th2014 – 2018
201917thThomas Chazhikadan2019-2024
202418thK. Francis GeorgeKerala CongressIncumbent

Election results

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General Election 2024

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2024 Indian general election: Kottayam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
KECK. Francis George 364,631 43.60 26.56
KC(M)Thomas Chazhikadan2,77,36533.17 13.08
BDJSThushar Vellappally1,65,04619.74New
NOTANone of the above11,9331.43
Turnout835,85567.00
KEC gain from KC(M)Swing

2019

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2019 Indian general election : Kottayam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
KC(M)Thomas Chazhikadan 421,046 46.25 -4.71
CPI(M)V. N. Vasavan3,14,78734.58
KECAdv. P. C. Thomas1,54,65817.04
Margin of victory1,06,25111.66-2.84
Turnout9,10,64875.47+3.77
KC(M) holdSwing-4.71

Elected MP Thomas Chazhikadan switched to LDF alliance as he sided with Jose K Mani after the Split in Kerala Congress in 2020.

General election 2014

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2014 Indian general election : Kottayam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
KC(M)Jose K.Mani4,24,19450.96+0.83
JD(S)Mathew T. Thomas3,03,59536.47N/A
KEC(Nat.)Noble Mathew44,3575.33N/A
AAPAdv. Anil Aickara26,3813.17N/A
NOTANone of the above14,0241.69---
Margin of victory1,20,59914.50-5.65
Turnout8,31,63671.70
KC(M) holdSwing

General election 2009

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2009 Indian general election : Kottayam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
KC(M)Jose K Mani4,04,96250.13+50.13
CPI(M)K. Suresh Kurup3,33,39241.27-7.07
BJPNarayanan Namboothiri37,4224.63-2.88
Margin of victory
Turnout8,07,82073.75
KC(M) gain from CPI(M)Swing

General election 2004

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2004 Indian general election : Kottayam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M)K. Suresh Kurup[2]3,41,21348.34+1.07
INCAnto Antony2,98,29942.27-3.55
BJPB. Radhakrishna Menon53,0347.51+1.81
Margin of victory42,914
Turnout7,05,776
CPI(M) holdSwing

General election 1999

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1999 Indian general election : Kottayam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M)K. Suresh Kurup3,44,29647.27+0.29
INCP. C. Chacko3,33,69745.82-0.40
BJPK. R. Surendran41,5315.70-0.29
Margin of victory
Turnout7,33,72572.05
CPI(M) holdSwing

General election 1998

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1998 Indian general election : Kottayam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M)K. Suresh Kurup3,35,89346.98---
INCRamesh Chennithala3,30,44746.22-4.04
BJPGeorge Kurian42,8305.99---
Margin of victory
Turnout7,19,86473.26
CPI(M) gain from INCSwing

General election 1996

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1996 Indian general election : Kottayam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCRamesh Chennithala3,44,58750.26-1.72
JDJayalakshmi2,77,53940.48-2.62
IndependentA. K. Achary29,3194.28---
BSPPaul Chirakarode10,0831.47+0.65
Margin of victory
Turnout7,13,70776.07
INC holdSwing

General election 1991

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1991 Indian general election : Kottayam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCRamesh Chennithala3,66,75951.98+0.63
JDThampan Thomas3,04,13743.10---
BJPGeorge Kurian22,6223.21+0.75
Margin of victory
Turnout7,01,66072.46
INC holdSwing

General election 1989

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1989 Indian general election : Kottayam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCRamesh Chennithala3,84,80951.35
CPI(M)K. Suresh Kurup3,31,27644.21
BJPEttumanoor Radhakrishnan18,4492.46
Margin of victory
Turnout7,52,83984.57
INC gain from CPI(M)Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
  2. ^ https://www.indiavotes.com/pc/closecontest/14/28
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