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Kottayam Lok Sabha — MP & election results

Who is the MP of Kottayam? — Adv K Francis George (KEC), who won the Lok Sabha Election 2024 by 87,266 votes. Below: history of 2 elections and every candidate's votes.

MP · 2024

Adv K Francis George

KEC
Margin: 87,266Comfortable win

Election history — every MP of Kottayam

2 elections · newest first

Wins by party

  • KEC 1
  • Kerala Congress (M) 1
  1. 2024Jun 2024Adv K Francis GeorgeKECCurrent MPLok Sabha Election 2024 · defeated Thomas Chazhikadan (Kerala Congress (M))Margin87,266
  2. 2019May 2019Thomas ChazhikadanKerala Congress (M)Lok Sabha Election 2019 · defeated V.N. Vasavan (Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Star)Margin1,06,259

Lok Sabha Election 2024 — results

Winner

Adv K Francis George

KECComfortable win

votes

3,64,631

Margin

87,266(10.4%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Adv K Francis George · KECThomas Chazhikadan · Kerala Congress (M)
3,64,6312,77,365
Candidate (15)votes
  1. 1Adv K Francis George✓ WinnerKEC3,64,63143.6%
  2. 2Thomas ChazhikadanKerala Congress (M)2,77,36533.17%
  3. 3Thushar VellappallyBharath Dharma Jana Sena1,65,04619.74%
  4. 4NOTA11,9331.43%
  5. 5Viju CherianBSPDeposit lost7,2230.86%
  6. 6P O PeterSamajwadi Jan ParishadDeposit lost1,6370.2%
See all candidates (+9)
  1. 7V P KochumonSocialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST)Deposit lost1,5950.19%
  2. 8Jossin K JosephINDDeposit lost1,4890.18%
  3. 9Chandrabose PINDDeposit lost1,0870.13%
  4. 10M M ScariaINDDeposit lost9270.11%
  5. 11Joemon Joseph Srampickal A P J Juman V SINDDeposit lost8930.11%
  6. 12Roby MattappallyINDDeposit lost7390.09%
  7. 13Santhosh PulickalINDDeposit lost7100.08%
  8. 14Sunil AlancherilINDDeposit lost5270.06%
  9. 15Man House ManmadhanINDDeposit lost4210.05%
Total votes8,36,223

Deposit lost: 11 of 14 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Lok Sabha election 2024

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
12,56,138

incl. service voters

Votes cast
8,37,890

incl. 14,605 postal

Turnout
66.7%
Polling stations
1,198

Turnout of men and women

Women62.6%

4,04,970 of 6,47,410 voted on EVMs

Men68.7%

4,18,309 of 6,08,713 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 15; 6 voted.

  • Candidates14
  • Lost deposit11
  • NOTA11,933
  • Valid votes8,24,290

Past elections

Lok Sabha Election 2019Winner: Thomas Chazhikadan (Kerala Congress (M))Full result ▾
Candidate (8)votes
  1. 1Thomas Chazhikadan✓ WinnerKerala Congress (M)4,21,04646.25%
  2. 2V.N. VasavanCommunist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Star3,14,78734.58%
  3. 3Adv. P.C ThomasKEC1,55,13517.04%
See all candidates (+5)
  1. 4Jijo JosephBSPDeposit lost7,4030.81%
  2. 5NOTA7,1910.79%
  3. 6E.V. PrakashSOCIALIST UNITY CENTRE OF INDIA (COMMUNIST)Deposit lost2,2160.24%
  4. 7Thomas J. NidhiryINDDeposit lost1,4960.16%
  5. 8Ignatious IllimoottilINDDeposit lost1,0650.12%
Total votes9,10,339

Lok Sabha Election 2019 — full result page →

Assembly segments

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MP of Kottayam?

Adv K Francis George (KEC) won Kottayam in the Lok Sabha Election 2024 with 3,64,631 votes.

What was the winning margin in Kottayam?

Adv K Francis George defeated Thomas Chazhikadan (Kerala Congress (M)) by 87,266 votes.

Who were the previous MPs of Kottayam?

2019: Thomas Chazhikadan (Kerala Congress (M))

What was the turnout in Kottayam in 2024?

66.7% — 8,37,890 of 12,56,138 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 62.6%, men's 68.7%.

How many voters does Kottayam have?

12,56,138 electors at the 2024 election — 6,08,713 men, 6,47,410 women, 15 third gender (service voters included), and 1,198 polling stations.

Source: eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2024/1 · eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2019/cat/1551 · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer