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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2020}}<br />
{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| name = Kottayam<br />
| type = SLA<br />
| state = Kerala<br />
| constituency_no = 97<br />
| map_image = CMS college physics block.jpg<br />
| map_caption = [[CMS College Kottayam]], the oldest existing college in India, established in 1815.<br />
| established = 1957<br />
| reservation = None<br />
| electors = {{formatnum:128625}} (2016)<br />
| mla = [[Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan]]<br />
| party = [[File:Indian National Congress hand logo.svg|20px]] [[Indian National Congress|INC]]<br />
| alliance = {{legend2|{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|'''[[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]]'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| latest_election_year = [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br />
| district = [[Kottayam district|Kottayam]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Kottayam State assembly constituency''' is one of the 140 [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies in [[Kerala]] in southern India. It is also one of the seven [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies included in [[Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web<br />
| url = https://kottayam.nic.in/constituencies<br />
| website = kottayam.nic.in<br />
| title = State Assembly Constituencies in Kottayam district<br />
|access-date =16 March 2020<br />
}}</ref> As of the [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016 Assembly elections]], the current MLA is [[Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan]] of [[Indian National Congress|INC]].<br />
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==Local self-governed segments==<br />
Kottayam Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/kottayam.html<br />
|website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in<br />
|title = Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kottayam District<br />
|access-date = 13 March 2021<br />
|archive-date = 13 March 2011<br />
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110313031449/http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/kottayam.html<br />
|url-status = dead<br />
}}</ref><br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"<br />
!width="30px" |Sl no.<br />
!width="100px" |Name<br />
!width="130px" |Status ([[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]/Municipality)<br />
!width="100px" |[[Tehsil|Taluk]]<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|[[Kottayam]]<br />
|Municipality<br />
|[[Kottayam]]<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|[[Panachikkad]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Kottayam]]<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|Vijayapuram<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Kottayam]]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
!Election<br />
!Niyama<br/>Sabha<br />
!Member<br />
! colspan="2"|Party<br />
!Tenure<br />
|-<br />
|[[1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1957]]<br />
|1st<br />
|P. Bhaskaran Nair<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}<br />
|1957–1960<br />
|-<br />
|[[1960 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1960]]<br />
|2nd<br />
|M. P. Govindan Nair<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|1960–1965<br />
|-<br />
|[[1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br />
|3rd<br />
|M. K. George<br />
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}<br />
|1967–1970<br />
|-<br />
|[[1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1970]]<br />
|4th<br />
|M. Thomas<br />
|1970–1977<br />
|-<br />
|[[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br />
|5th<br />
|[[P. P. George (CPI politician)|P. P. George]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}<br />
|1977–1980<br />
|-<br />
|[[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br />
|6th<br />
|[[K. M. Abraham (politician)|K. M. Abraham]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}<br />
|1980–1982<br />
|-<br />
|[[1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1982]]<br />
|7th<br />
|N. Srinivasan<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Socialist Republican Party (Kerala)}}<br />
|1982–1987<br />
|-<br />
|[[1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1987]]<br />
|8th<br />
| rowspan="3" |[[T. K. Ramakrishnan]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=3|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}<br />
|1987–1991<br />
|-<br />
|[[1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1991]]<br />
|9th<br />
|1991–1996<br />
|-<br />
|[[1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<br />
|10th<br />
|1996–2001<br />
|-<br />
|[[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2001]]<br />
|11th<br />
|[[Mercy Ravi]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|2001–2006<br />
|-<br />
|[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]<br />
|12th<br />
|[[V. N. Vasavan]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}<br />
|2006–2011<br />
|-<br />
|[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<br />
|13th<br />
| rowspan="3" |[[Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=3|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|2011–2016<br />
|-<br />
|[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<br />
|14th<br />
| 2016–2021<br />
|-<br />
| [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br />
| 15th<br />
| Incumbent<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Election results ==<br />
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.<br />
<br />
===2026===<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Kottayam}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = [[Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan]]<br />
|votes = <br />
|percentage = <br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = CPI(M) <br />
|candidate = Adv K. Anilkumar<br />
|votes = <br />
|percentage = <br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bharath Dharma Jana Sena <br />
|candidate = P. Anilkumar<br />
|votes = <br />
|percentage = <br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Aam Aadmi Party <br />
|candidate = Dr. Celine Philip<br />
|votes = <br />
|percentage = <br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = None of the above<br />
|votes = <br />
|percentage = <br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory|<br />
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|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
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{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
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{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== 2021 ===<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin|title=[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Kottayam}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan|votes=65,401|percentage=53.72|change={{decrease}}|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Adv K. Anilkumar|votes=46658|percentage=38.33|change={{increase}}|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Minerva Mohan|votes=8611|percentage=7.07|change={{decrease}}|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=473|percentage=0.39|change=|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Sreekumar Chakkala|votes=374|percentage=0.31|change={{decrease}}|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|candidate=M. K Shahazad|votes=144|percentage=0.12|change={{decrease}}|}}{{Election box candidate|party=ABHM|candidate=Arun Mangattu|votes=77|percentage=0.06|change=-}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=18743|percentage=15.27|change={{decrease}}}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=|change=}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Indian National Congress|swing=}}<br />
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{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== 2016 ===<br />
There were {{formatnum:164097}} registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2016|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref><br />
{{Election box begin|title=[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Kottayam}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan|votes=73,894|percentage=57.46|change={{increase}}10.62|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Reji Sakaria|votes=40,262|percentage=31.31|change={{decrease}}14.92|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=M. S. Karunakaran|votes=12,582|percentage=9.78|change={{increase}}5.04|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=P. K. Geetha Krishnan|votes=651|percentage=0.51|change={{decrease}}1.00|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=483|percentage=0.38|change=-|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Samajwadi Party|candidate=Roy Chemmanam|votes=403|percentage=0.31|change=-|}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|candidate=Rejitha Jayaram|votes=182|percentage=0.14|change={{decrease}}0.10|}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=John Joy|votes=88|percentage=0.07|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Payas C. P.|votes=58|percentage=0.05|change=-}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=33,632|percentage=26.15|change={{increase}}25.54}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,28,603|percentage=78.37|change={{increase}}0.85}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Indian National Congress|swing={{increase}}10.62}}{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== 2011 ===<br />
There were {{formatnum:148225}} registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3763-kerala-2011|access-date=11 March 2020|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref><br />
<br />
{{Election box begin|title=[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Kottayam}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan|votes=53,825|percentage=46.84|change=|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=V. N. Vasavan|votes=53,114|percentage=46.23|change=-|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Narayanan Namboothiri|votes=5,449|percentage=4.74|change=-|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=V. S. Shajan|votes=1,737|percentage=1.51|change=-|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Rajeev Abraham|votes=387|percentage=0.34|change=-|}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|candidate=N. K. Biju|votes=276|percentage=0.24|change=-|}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=George P. Elias|votes=113|percentage=0.10|change=}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=711|percentage=0.61|change=}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,14,901|percentage=77.52|change=}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|winner=Indian National Congress|loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|swing=}}{{Election box end}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Kottayam]]<br />
* [[Kottayam district]]<br />
* [[List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly]]<br />
* [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]<br />
* [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{Kerala Assembly Constituencies}}<br />
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{{Kerala Niyamasabha elections}}<br />
[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:State assembly constituencies in Kottayam district]]<br />
[[Category:Kottayam]]<br />
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1957]]<br />
[[Category:1957 establishments in Kerala]]</div>ClaytonFogg