Kottayam is a Lok Sabha / Parliamentary constituency in Travancore of Kerala and is located in South India. Kottayam Lok Sabha is reserved for General.
It is a Rural constituency with an approximate literacy rate of 97.03%. There are 11,61,465 voters of which 5,73,572 are male and 5,87,893 are female and 0 voters of the third gender.
Jose K Mani of KCM (alliance: UPA) won in this seat defeating JDS. KCM polled 4,24,194 of the total of 8,31,636 votes polled. KCM won the seat in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections.
Kottayam goes to the polls in the 3st phase of the 2019 General Elections to choose the 17th Lok Sabha on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. The election results for the seat are scheduled for Thursday, May 23, 2019.
The voter turnout in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections was 71.68%.
| Constituency Data (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. | 14 |
| Total Assembly Segments | 7 |
| Reservation for | General |
| Number of Voters | 11,61,465 |
| Number of Male Voters | 5,73,572 |
| Number of Female Voters | 5,87,893 |
| Results | 2014 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | KCM | KCM |
| Turnout % | 71.68% | 73.78% |
| Margin of Victory | 1,20,599 | 71,570 |
| Margin of Victory % | 14.5% | 8.86% |
| Results | 2014 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | KCM | KCM |
| Turnout % | 71.68% | 73.78% |
| Margin of Victory | 1,20,599 | 71,570 |
| Margin of Victory % | 14.5% | 8.86% |
| Party | Votes Polled | Votes % | CANDIDATE NAME |
|---|---|---|---|
| KC (M) | 421046 | 46.25% | Thomas ChazhikadanWinner |
| CPI(M) | 314787 | 34.58% | V.N. Vasavan |
| KC | 155135 | 17.04% | Adv. P.C Thomas |
| BSP | 7403 | 0.81% | Jijo Joseph |
| NOTA | 7191 | 0.79% | Nota |
| SUCI | 2216 | 0.24% | E.V. Prakash |
| IND | 1496 | 0.16% | Thomas J. Nidhiry |
| IND | 1065 | 0.12% | Ignatious Illimoottil |
