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Assembly constituency 97 · Kerala

Kottayam is assembly constituency number 97 in Kerala, in Kottayam district, and one of the segments of the Kottayam Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan of the Indian National Congress won with 60.6% of the vote, 35,986 votes ahead of Adv.k. Anilkumar (CPI(M)).

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Kottayam · 2026AC 97
  1. 01
    Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan
    INC
    68,893
    60.57%
  2. 02
    Adv.k. Anilkumar
    CPI(M)
    32,907
    28.93%
  3. 03
    P Anilkumar
    BDJS
    9,726
    8.55%
  4. 04
    Dr .celine Philip
    AAP
    1,202
    1.06%
  5. 05
    Ralesh Chandran
    SUCI
    171
    0.15%
  6. 1 other candidate · 137 votesNOTA · 711 (0.63%)

Margin 35,986 votes · 31.64% of valid votes

1,49,696
Registered electors
2026 election
76.1%
Turnout
+1.6 pts vs 2021
35,986
Victory margin
31.6% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 6 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,13,747 valid votes, NOTA included.

Kottayam 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Thiruvanchoor RadhakrishnanMale · 78 yrsINC68,893
60.57%
2Adv.k. AnilkumarMale · 62 yrsCPI(M)32,907
28.93%
3P AnilkumarMale · 56 yrsBDJS9,726
8.55%
4Dr .celine PhilipFemale · 64 yrsAAP1,202
1.06%
—NOTANOTA711
0.63%
5Ralesh ChandranMale · 30 yrsSUCI171
0.15%
6Shaiju KurianMale · 49 yrsIndependent137
0.12%
Past results

INC held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026INC 60.6%CPI(M) 28.9%BDJS 8.6%BJP 7.1%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Thiruvanchoor RadhakrishnanINC · 60.6% · margin 35,986Turnout76.1%
2021Thiruvanchoor RadhakrishnanINC · 53.7% · margin 18,743Turnout74.5%
2016Thiruvanchoor RadhakrishnanINC · 57.5% · margin 33,632Turnout78.4%
2011Thiruvanchoor RadhakrishnanINC · 46.8% · margin 711Turnout77.5%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Kottayam result 2021

Kottayam 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Thiruvanchoor RadhakrishnanINC65,401
53.72%
2Adv.k.anilkumarCPI(M)46,658
38.33%
3Minerva MohanBJP8,611
7.07%
—NOTANOTA473
0.39%
4Sreekumar ChakkalaBSP374
0.31%
5M.k.shahazadSUCI144
0.12%
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6Arun MangattuABHM77
0.06%

Kottayam result 2016

Kottayam 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Thiruvanchoor RadhakrishnanINC73,894
57.46%
2Adv. Reji SakhariyaCPI(M)40,262
31.31%
3Adv. M S KarunakaranBJP12,582
9.78%
4Adv. P K Geetha KrishnanBSP651
0.51%
—NOTANOTA483
0.38%
5Roy ChemmanamSP403
0.31%
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6Rejitha JayaramSUCI182
0.14%
7John JoyIndependent88
0.07%
8Payas C PIndependent58
0.05%

Kottayam result 2011

Kottayam 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Thiruvanchoor RadhakrishnanINC53,825
46.84%
2V.n.vasavanCPI(M)53,114
46.23%
3Adv.narayanan NamboothiriBJP5,449
4.74%
4V.S. ShajanBSP1,737
1.51%
5Rajeev AbrahamIndependent387
0.34%
6N.K. BijuSUCI276
0.24%
Show 1 more candidate
7George.p.eliasIndependent113
0.10%
Map

Kottayam outlined in orange among the other Kerala seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Kottayam district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

INCCPI(M)IUMLCPIKECBJPOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Kottayam is one of the assembly segments of Kottayam. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Kottayam candidates.

  • Adv K Francis GeorgeKEC46,644 44.5%
  • Thomas ChazhikadanKEC(M)31,804 30.3%
  • Thushar VellappallyBDJS24,214 23.1%
  • Viju CherianBSP1,059 1.0%
  • P O PeterSWJP185 0.2%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, KEC led here by 14,840 EVM votes.

Open Kottayam Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Kottayam.

Who won the Kottayam assembly seat in 2026?

Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Kottayam in the 2026 Kerala assembly election with 68,893 votes, which was 60.57% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Kottayam?

The margin was 35,986 votes (31.64% of valid votes). The runner-up was Adv.k. Anilkumar of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) with 32,907 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Kottayam in 2026?

Turnout was 76.09%: 1,13,905 of 1,49,696 registered electors voted, across 188 polling stations. That is 1.6 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kottayam part of?

Kottayam is an assembly segment of the Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Adv K Francis George got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Kottayam a reserved constituency?

No. Kottayam is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Kottayam?

The Kerala assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Kerala assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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