Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency

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Kottayam
KL-14
Lok Sabha constituency
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Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Kerala
Assembly constituencies Piravom
Pala
Kaduthuruthy
Vaikom
Ettumanoor
Kottayam
Puthuppally
Established1952
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Francis George.jpg
Incumbent
Party Kerala Congress
Elected year 2024

Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 20 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Kerala state in southern India.

Contents

Assembly segments

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

NoNameDistrictMemberParty2024 Lead
85 Piravom Ernakulam Anoop Jacob KC(J) KEC
93 Pala Kottayam Mani C. Kappan DCK KEC
94 Kaduthuruthy Monce Joseph KEC KEC
95 Vaikom (SC) C. K. Asha CPI KC(M)
96 Ettumanoor V. N. Vasavan CPI(M) KEC
97 Kottayam Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan INC KEC
98 Puthuppally Chandy Oommen INC KEC

Former Constituencies

Members of Parliament

ElectionLok SabhaMemberPartyTenure
Travancore-Cochin
1952 1st C. P. Mathew Indian National Congress 1952 – 1957
After the Formation of Kerala
1957 2nd Mathew Maniyangadan Indian National Congress 1957 – 1962
1962 3rd 1962 – 1967
1967 4th K. M. Abraham Communist Party of India 1967 – 1971
1971 5th Varkey George Kerala Congress 1971 – 1977
1977 6th Skariah Thomas1977 – 1980
1980 7th 1980 – 1984
1984 8th K.Suresh Kurup Communist Party of India (Marxist) 1984 – 1989
1989 9th Ramesh Chennithala Indian National Congress 1989 – 1991
1991 10th 1991 – 1996
1996 11th K.Suresh Kurup Communist Party of India (Marxist) 1996 – 1998
1998 12th 1998 – 1999
1999 13th 1999 – 2004
2004 12th 2004 - 2009
2009 15th Jose K. Mani Kerala Congress (Mani) 2009 – 2014
2014 16th 2014 – 2018
2019 17th Thomas Chazhikadan 2019–2024
2024 18th K. Francis George Kerala Congress 2024-Incumbent

    Election results

    General Election 2024

    2024 Indian general election: Kottayam [2]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    KEC K. Francis George 364,631 43.60 Increase2.svg26.56
    KC(M) Thomas Chazhikadan 2,77,36533.17Decrease2.svg13.08
    BDJS Thushar Vellappally1,65,04619.74New
    NOTA None of the above11,9331.43
    Margin of victory87,26610.43−1.17
    Turnout 835,85567.00−8.47
    KEC gain from KC(M) Swing

    2019

    2019 Indian general election: Kottayam
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    KC(M) Thomas Chazhikadan 421,046 46.25 −4.71
    CPI(M) V. N. Vasavan 3,14,78734.58
    KEC Adv. P. C. Thomas1,54,65817.04
    Margin of victory1,06,25111.66−2.84
    Turnout 9,10,64875.47+3.77
    KC(M) hold Swing -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

    2014 Indian general election: Kottayam
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    KC(M) Jose K. Mani 4,24,19450.96+0.83
    JD(S) Mathew T. Thomas 3,03,59536.47N/A
    KEC(Nat.) Noble Mathew44,3575.33N/A
    AAP Adv. Anil Aickara26,3813.17N/A
    NOTA None of the above14,0241.69−−−
    Margin of victory1,20,59914.50−5.65
    Turnout 8,31,63671.70
    KC(M) hold Swing

    General election 2009

    2009 Indian general election: Kottayam
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    KC(M) Jose K Mani 4,04,96250.13+50.13
    CPI(M) K. Suresh Kurup 3,33,39241.27−7.07
    BJP Narayanan Namboothiri37,4224.63−2.88
    Margin of victory
    Turnout 8,07,82073.75
    KC(M) gain from CPI(M) Swing

    General election 2004

    2004 Indian general election: Kottayam
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    CPI(M) K. Suresh Kurup [3] 3,41,21348.34+1.07
    INC Anto Antony2,98,29942.27−3.55
    BJP B. Radhakrishna Menon53,0347.51+1.81
    Margin of victory42,914
    Turnout 7,05,776
    CPI(M) hold Swing

    General election 1999

    1999 Indian general election: Kottayam
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    CPI(M) K. Suresh Kurup 3,44,29647.27+0.29
    INC P. C. Chacko 3,33,69745.82−0.40
    BJP K. R. Surendran41,5315.70−0.29
    Margin of victory
    Turnout 7,33,72572.05
    CPI(M) hold Swing

    General election 1998

    1998 Indian general election: Kottayam
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    CPI(M) K. Suresh Kurup 3,35,89346.98−−−
    INC Ramesh Chennithala 3,30,44746.22−4.04
    BJP George Kurian42,8305.99−−−
    Margin of victory
    Turnout 7,19,86473.26
    CPI(M) gain from INC Swing

    General election 1996

    1996 Indian general election: Kottayam
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    INC Ramesh Chennithala 3,44,58750.26−1.72
    JD Jayalakshmi2,77,53940.48−2.62
    Independent A. K. Achary29,3194.28−−−
    BSP Paul Chirakarode10,0831.47+0.65
    Margin of victory
    Turnout 7,13,70776.07
    INC hold Swing

    General election 1991

    1991 Indian general election: Kottayam
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    INC Ramesh Chennithala 3,66,75951.98+0.63
    JD Thampan Thomas3,04,13743.10−−−
    BJP George Kurian22,6223.21+0.75
    Margin of victory
    Turnout 7,01,66072.46
    INC hold Swing

    General election 1989

    1989 Indian general election: Kottayam
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    INC Ramesh Chennithala 3,84,80951.35
    CPI(M) K. Suresh Kurup 3,31,27644.21
    BJP Ettumanoor Radhakrishnan18,4492.46
    Margin of victory
    Turnout 7,52,83984.57
    INC gain from CPI(M) Swing

    See also

    References

    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. ↑ Election Commission of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Kottayam". Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
    3. ↑ "IndiaVotes Close Contest: Kerala 2004".

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