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 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha Constituency | |
 Map of Kottayam Parliament Constituency | |
| Incumbent | Thomas Chazhikadan |
| Parliamentary Party | KC(M) |
| Elected Year | 2019 Election |
| Constituency Details | |
| Established | 1952–present |
| State | Kerala |
| Assembly Constituencies | 7 |
Assembly segments
Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[1]
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | Piravom | None | Ernakulam |
| 93 | Pala | None | Kottayam |
| 94 | Kaduthuruthy | None | Kottayam |
| 95 | Vaikom | SC | Kottayam |
| 96 | Ettumanoor | None | Kottayam |
| 97 | Kottayam | None | Kottayam |
| 98 | Puthuppally | None | Kottayam |
Members of Parliament
Key
| Election | Lok Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 1st | C. P. Matthew | INC | 1952 – 1957 | |
| 1957 | 2nd | Mathew Maniyangadan | 1957 – 1962 | ||
| 1962 | 3rd | 1962 – 1967 | |||
| 1967 | 4th | K. M. Abraham | CPI(M) | 1967 – 1971 | |
| 1971 | 5th | Varkey George | KC | 1971 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 6th | Skariah Thomas | 1977 – 1980 | ||
| 1980 | 7th | 1980 – 1984 | |||
| 1984 | 8th | K. Suresh Kurup | CPI(M) | 1984 – 1989 | |
| 1989 | 9th | Ramesh Chennithala | INC | 1989 – 1991 | |
| 1991 | 10th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
| 1996 | 11th | 1996 – 1998 | |||
| 1998 | 12th | K. Suresh Kurup | CPI(M) | 1998 – 1999 | |
| 1999 | 13th | 1999 – 2004 | |||
| 2004 | 14th | 2004 – 2009 | |||
| 2009 | 15th | Jose K. Mani | KC(M) | 2009 – 2014 | |
| 2014 | 16th | 2014 – 2018 | |||
| 2019 | 17th | Thomas Chazhikadan | Incumbent | ||
Election results
General election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(M) | Thomas Chazhikadan | 4,21,046 | 46.25 | -4.71 | |
| CPI (M) | V.N. Vasavan | 3,14,787 | 34.58 | +34.58 | |
| KEC | Adv. P.C Thomas | 1,54,658 | 17.04 | +17.04 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,06,251 | 11.66 | -2.84 | ||
| Turnout | 9,10,648 | 75.47 | +3.77 | ||
| KC(M) hold | Swing | -4.71 | |||
General election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(M) | Jose K. Mani | 424,194 | 50.96 | +0.83 | |
| JD(S) | Mathew T. Thomas | 303,595 | 36.47 | N/A | |
| KEC(Nat.) | Noble Mathew | 44,357 | 5.33 | N/A | |
| AAP | AniAikkara | 26,381 | 3.17 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 14,024 | 1.69 | --- | |
| Margin of victory | 120,599 | 14.50 | -5.65 | ||
| Turnout | 831,636 | 71.70 | |||
| KC(M) hold | Swing | ||||
General election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(M) | Jose K Mani | 404,962 | 50.13 | +50.13 | |
| CPI (M) | K. Suresh Kurup | 333,392 | 41.27 | -7.07 | |
| BJP | Narayanan Namboothiri | 37,422 | 4.63 | -2.88 | |
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | 807,820 | 73.75 | |||
| KC(M) gain from CPI (M) | Swing | ||||
General election 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI (M) | K. Suresh Kurup | 341,213 | 48.34 | +1.07 | |
| INC | Anto Antony | 298,299 | 42.27 | -3.55 | |
| BJP | B. Radhakrishna Menon | 53,034 | 7.51 | +1.81 | |
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | 705,776 | ||||
| CPI (M) hold | Swing | ||||
General election 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI (M) | K. Suresh Kurup | 344,296 | 47.27 | +0.29 | |
| INC | P. C. Chacko | 333,697 | 45.82 | -0.40 | |
| BJP | K. R. Surendran | 41,531 | 5.70 | -0.29 | |
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | 733,725 | 72.05 | |||
| CPI (M) hold | Swing | ||||
General election 1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI (M) | K. Suresh Kurup | 335,893 | 46.98 | --- | |
| INC | Ramesh Chennithala | 330,447 | 46.22 | -4.04 | |
| BJP | George Kurian | 42,830 | 5.99 | --- | |
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | 719,864 | 73.26 | |||
| CPI (M) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
General election 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ramesh Chennithala | 344,587 | 50.26 | -1.72 | |
| JD | Jayalakshmi | 277,539 | 40.48 | -2.62 | |
| Independent | A. K. Achary | 29,319 | 4.28 | --- | |
| BSP | Paul Chirakarode | 10,083 | 1.47 | +0.65 | |
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | 713,707 | 76.07 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
General election 1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ramesh Chennithala | 366,759 | 51.98 | +0.63 | |
| JD | Thampan Thomas | 304,137 | 43.10 | --- | |
| BJP | George Kurian | 22,622 | 3.21 | +0.75 | |
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | 701,660 | 72.46 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
General election 1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ramesh Chennithala | 384,809 | 51.35 | ||
| CPI (M) | K. Suresh Kurup | 331,276 | 44.21 | ||
| BJP | Ettumanoor Radhakrishnan | 18,449 | 2.46 | ||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | 752,839 | 84.57 | |||
| INC gain from CPI (M) | Swing | ||||
See also
- Kottayam district
- 2019 Indian general election
- Indian general election, 2019 (Kerala)
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
References
- "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.
External links
- Election Commission of India: https://web.archive.org/web/20081218010942/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp
- Kottayam Lok Sabha Elections Asianet News survey results 2019
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