2024
Rank 1 (archive winner): ADV K FRANCIS GEORGE — 364,631 votes
Rank 2: THOMAS CHAZHIKADAN — 277,365 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 87,266
ELECTION HISTORY COMPARISON
Compare constituency results over time
Year-wise recorded votes of first- and second-ranked candidates. Vote levels across different years can be affected by turnout and boundary changes.
KOTTAYAM — year-by-year comparison
KERALA · Lok Sabha · 9 archived elections. View complete seat history.
2019
Rank 1 (archive winner): Thomas Chazhikadan — 421,046 votes
Rank 2: V.N. Vasavan — 314,787 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 106,259
2014
Rank 1 (archive winner): JOSE K. MANI — 424,194 votes
Rank 2: ADV.MATHEW T. THOMAS — 303,595 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 120,599
2009
Rank 1 (archive winner): JOSE K.MANI (KARINGOZHECKAL) — 404,962 votes
Rank 2: ADV. SURESH KURUP — 333,392 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 71,570
2004
Rank 1 (archive winner): K. SURESH KURUP — 341,213 votes
Rank 2: ANTO ANTONY — 298,299 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 42,914
1999
Rank 1 (archive winner): SURESH KURUP — 344,296 votes
Rank 2: P.C. CHACKO — 333,697 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 10,599
1998
Rank 1 (archive winner): SURESH KURUP — 335,893 votes
Rank 2: RAMESH CHENNITHALA — 330,447 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 5,446
1996
Rank 1 (archive winner): REMESH CHENNITHALA — 344,587 votes
Rank 2: JAYALAKSHMI — 277,539 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 67,048
1991
Rank 1 (archive winner): RAMESH CHENNITHALA — 366,759 votes
Rank 2: THAMPAN THOMAS — 304,137 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 62,622
Bars compare the second candidate’s votes relative to the first candidate within the same election year; they are not percentage vote share. Seat boundaries and voter turnout can change over time. Sources and limitations.