Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Kottayam (Kerala) was won by Thomas Chazhikadan (KC(M)) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 106,259 votes over V.N. Vasavan. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Kottayam, Kerala, from 1957 to 2019.
Full Election History, 1957–2019
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1957
Mathew Maniyangadan
Indian National Congress
148,235
51.6%
Thomas (Communist Party of India)
23,436 (8.2 pts)
1962
Mathew Maniyangadan
Indian National Congress
177,811
61.2%
George (Communist Party of India)
65,286 (22.5 pts)
1967
K. M. Abraham
CPI (Marxist)
145,571
43.4%
M. Maniyangadan (Indian National Congress)
48,581 (14.5 pts)
1971
Varkey George
Kerala Congress
167,793
51.1%
R. Ramachandran Nair (Independent)
26,015 (7.9 pts)
1977
Skariah Thomas
Kerala Congress
242,387
53.1%
Varkey George (KCP)
68,695 (15.1 pts)
1980
Skaria Thomas
Kerala Congress
188,676
49.5%
K.M. Chandy (Congress (I))
5,375 (1.4 pts)
1984
Suresh Kurup
CPI (Marxist)
264,444
47.5%
Skaria Thomas (Kerala Congress)
5,853 (1.1 pts)
1989
Ramesh Chennithala
Indian National Congress
384,809
51.3%
Suresh Kurup (CPI (Marxist))
53,533 (7.1 pts)
1991
Ramesh Chennithala
Indian National Congress
366,759
52.0%
Thampan Thomas (Janata Dal)
62,622 (8.9 pts)
1996
Remesh Chennithala
Indian National Congress
344,587
50.3%
Jayalakshmi (Janata Dal)
67,048 (9.8 pts)
1998
Suresh Kurup
CPI (Marxist)
335,893
47.0%
Ramesh Chennithala (Indian National Congress)
5,446 (0.8 pts)
1999
Suresh Kurup
CPI (Marxist)
344,296
47.3%
P.C. Chacko (Indian National Congress)
10,599 (1.5 pts)
2004
K. Suresh Kurup
CPI (Marxist)
341,213
48.3%
Anto Antony (Indian National Congress)
42,914 (6.1 pts)
2009
Jose K.Mani (Karingozheckal)
KEC(M)
404,962
50.1%
Adv. Suresh Kurup (CPI (Marxist))
71,570 (8.9 pts)
2014
Jose K. Mani
KC(M)
424,194
51.0%
Adv.Mathew T. Thomas (Janata Dal (Secular))
120,599 (14.5 pts)
2019
Thomas Chazhikadan
KC(M)
421,046
46.6%
V.N. Vasavan (CPI (Marxist))
106,259 (11.8 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1957
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mathew Maniyangadan
Indian National Congress
148,235
51.6%
Thomas
Communist Party of India
124,799
43.5%
Velayudhan R.
Praja Socialist Party
14,040
4.9%
1962
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mathew Maniyangadan
Indian National Congress
177,811
61.2%
George
Communist Party of India
112,525
38.8%
1967
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
K. M. Abraham
CPI (Marxist)
145,571
43.4%
M. Maniyangadan
Indian National Congress
96,990
28.9%
K. P. Mathew
Kerala Congress
88,678
26.4%
P. S. Rajan
Independent
4,058
1.2%
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Varkey George
Kerala Congress
167,793
51.1%
R. Ramachandran Nair
Independent
141,778
43.2%
Mathew Maniyangadan
Congress (O)
18,599
5.7%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Skariah Thomas
Kerala Congress
242,387
53.1%
Varkey George
KCP
173,692
38.1%
C. N. Balan
Independent
34,360
7.5%
Alexander Skariah
Independent
5,657
1.2%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Skaria Thomas
Kerala Congress
188,676
49.5%
K.M. Chandy
Congress (I)
183,301
48.1%
Thomas Kuriakose
Independent
5,823
1.5%
Chellappan Appukuttan
Independent
2,295
0.6%
Alexander Lukose
Independent
1,086
0.3%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Suresh Kurup
CPI (Marxist)
264,444
47.5%
Skaria Thomas
Kerala Congress
258,591
46.4%
O. M. Mathew
Independent
26,040
4.7%
Alexander Skaria
Independent
3,530
0.6%
C. K. Mani
Independent
2,420
0.4%
A. Narayana Menon
Independent
887
0.2%
Achankunju Cherian
Independent
872
0.2%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ramesh Chennithala
Indian National Congress
384,809
51.3%
Suresh Kurup
CPI (Marxist)
331,276
44.2%
Ettumanoor Radhakrishnan
Bharatiya Janata Party
18,449
2.5%
Paul Chirakkarodu
Bahujan Samaj Party
8,089
1.1%
K. C. Abraham
JNP (JP)
2,866
0.4%
Joseph Cherian
DKP
1,329
0.2%
Vaikom Karthikeyan Nair
Independent
743
0.1%
Alexander Scaria
Independent
679
0.1%
P. O. Peter
Independent
632
0.1%
Rahim
Independent
514
0.1%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ramesh Chennithala
Indian National Congress
366,759
52.0%
Thampan Thomas
Janata Dal
304,137
43.1%
George Kurian
Bharatiya Janata Party
22,622
3.2%
P.R. Rajumon
Bahujan Samaj Party
5,766
0.8%
U.N. Thampi
Independent
2,264
0.3%
Prem Kumar
DDP
1,817
0.3%
Vanchoor P.N. Neelakanta Pillai
Independent
1,272
0.2%
Kuthiravattam Sasi
Independent
423
0.1%
Kongandoor Raman Nair
Independent
305
0.0%
Mathew Mathew
Independent
268
0.0%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Remesh Chennithala
Indian National Congress
344,587
50.3%
Jayalakshmi
Janata Dal
277,539
40.5%
A K Achary
Independent
29,319
4.3%
Paul Chirakarode
Bahujan Samaj Party
10,083
1.5%
K.N.Sreedharan
Independent
5,652
0.8%
Muhammed Sherif
Independent
3,300
0.5%
K Ramachandran
Janata Party
2,738
0.4%
M A Abdul Rahim
Independent
2,117
0.3%
Rev. M J Pandit
Independent
2,104
0.3%
Gopalakrishnan Nair Anthanattu
Independent
1,485
0.2%
James Joseph Kannambadam
Independent
1,098
0.2%
Sasi Kuzhikkadan
Shiv Sena
1,042
0.2%
Babu Augustine
Independent
1,022
0.1%
Christopher George
Independent
792
0.1%
Abraham Chacko
Independent
642
0.1%
E T Kurien
Independent
559
0.1%
Sahadevan Pillai V.
Independent
453
0.1%
Mons Kallara
Independent
385
0.1%
Shaji Surya
Independent
359
0.1%
Chacko George
Independent
309
0.0%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Suresh Kurup
CPI (Marxist)
335,893
47.0%
Ramesh Chennithala
Indian National Congress
330,447
46.2%
Adv. George Kurian
Bharatiya Janata Party
42,830
6.0%
P.K. Rajan
Bahujan Samaj Party
3,756
0.5%
Saseendranath Thankappan
NPP
1,066
0.1%
Jaison Joseph
Independent
1,000
0.1%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Suresh Kurup
CPI (Marxist)
344,296
47.3%
P.C. Chacko
Indian National Congress
333,697
45.8%
Adv. K. R. Surendran
Bharatiya Janata Party
41,531
5.7%
K.K.Krishnankutty
Bahujan Samaj Party
4,411
0.6%
Baby Sasidharan
Independent
2,006
0.3%
Prof. P.J. James
Independent
1,677
0.2%
Mannar Radhakrishnan
Independent
530
0.1%
Shaji
Independent
177
0.0%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
K. Suresh Kurup
CPI (Marxist)
341,213
48.3%
Anto Antony
Indian National Congress
298,299
42.3%
B Radhakrishna Menon
Bharatiya Janata Party
53,034
7.5%
Advocate Jacob John
Bahujan Samaj Party
5,233
0.7%
Mini K Philip
Independent
2,897
0.4%
Jose Ambattu
Janata Dal (United)
2,484
0.4%
M K Dasan
Independent
1,352
0.2%
Kunju Pazhanthattil
Independent
1,264
0.2%
2009
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Jose K.Mani (Karingozheckal)
KEC(M)
404,962
50.1%
Adv. Suresh Kurup
CPI (Marxist)
333,392
41.3%
Adv. Narayanan Namboothiri
Bharatiya Janata Party
37,422
4.6%
Spencer Marks
Bahujan Samaj Party
11,432
1.4%
Suresh N.B Kurup
Independent
6,026
0.7%
Sureshkumar T.R
Independent
3,189
0.4%
Jose K. Mani (Kunnathettu)
Independent
2,028
0.3%
Sasikuttan Vakathanam
Independent
1,818
0.2%
Sureshkumar K
Independent
1,319
0.2%
Mini K Philip
Independent
1,186
0.1%
Suresh Kurumban
Independent
998
0.1%
M.S Raveendran
Independent
852
0.1%
Juno John Baby
Independent
681
0.1%
Adv. Jaimon Thankachan
SWJP
585
0.1%
Jose
Independent
394
0.0%
Jose Mathew
Independent
376
0.0%
K. Rajappan
Independent
361
0.0%
Anto P John
Independent
294
0.0%
K.T Mathew
Independent
288
0.0%
Babu
Independent
217
0.0%
2014
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Jose K. Mani
KC(M)
424,194
51.0%
Adv.Mathew T. Thomas
Janata Dal (Secular)
303,595
36.5%
Adv.Noble Mathew
Independent
44,357
5.3%
Adv.Anil Aikkara
Aam Aadmi Party
26,381
3.2%
None Of The Above
Independent
14,024
1.7%
Sreeni K. Jacob
Bahujan Samaj Party
6,732
0.8%
Roy Arackal
SOCIALDEMOCRATICPARTYOFINDIA
3,513
0.4%
N.K.Biju
SUCI(C)
2,879
0.3%
Ratheesh Perumal
Independent
2,157
0.3%
James Joseph
Independent
1,831
0.2%
Sasikkuttan Vakathanam
CPI(ML)RS
1,048
0.1%
Praveen K. Mohan
Independent
925
0.1%
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Thomas Chazhikadan
KC(M)
421,046
46.6%
V.N. Vasavan
CPI (Marxist)
314,787
34.9%
Adv. P.C Thomas
KC
155,135
17.2%
Jijo Joseph
Bahujan Samaj Party
7,403
0.8%
E.V. Prakash
SUCI(C)
2,216
0.2%
Thomas J. Nidhiry
Independent
1,496
0.2%
Ignatious Illimoottil
Independent
1,065
0.1%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Kottayam has been contested at 16 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1957. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, CPI (Marxist), Kerala Congress, KEC(M), KC(M).
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Kottayam in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?
Thomas Chazhikadan (KC(M)) won Kottayam, Kerala, in 2019 with 421,046 votes (46.6%), a margin of 106,259 votes over V.N. Vasavan.
Which parties have won Kottayam since 1957?
Since 1957, Kottayam has been won by: CPI (Marxist), Indian National Congress, KC(M), KEC(M), Kerala Congress.
What was the closest result in Kottayam?
The closest result on record for Kottayam was 1998, when CPI (Marxist) beat Indian National Congress by just 5,446 votes (0.8 percentage points).