In
2009 Election Results the UPA won around 261 out of 543 seats, and in the second position was NDA with 158 seats, while 23 seats were won by Left parties.
In
2014 Election Results the BJP won 282 seats out of 543 seats. This took the NDA tally to 336 seats out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. INC could only manage to win 44 seats and stayed in the second position while AIADMK party from Tamil Nadu came third with 37 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.
In 2019, the BJP is set to return to power at the Centre after a sweeping win in the
2019 Lok Sabha election , armed with a bigger mandate than in the 2014 General Election. The party - led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah duo has secured 303 seats in the 17th Lok Sabha. Meanwhile, the Congress, the main Opposition party, managed to increase its vote share from 2014 only by a handful of votes, with a final tally of 52 seats. There will be no Leader of Opposition in the upcoming Lower House for a second consecutive term.
Kottayam General (Lok Sabha) Election Results 2019
| Candidate | Party | Total Votes | % of Votes | Status |
|---|
| Thomas Chazhikadan | Kerala Congress (M) | 421046 | 46.25 | Winner |
| V.N. Vasavan | Communist Party Of India (Marxist) | 314787 | 34.58 | 1st Runner-up |
| Adv. P.C Thomas | Kerala Congress | 155135 | 17.04 | 2nd Runner-up |
| Jijo Joseph | Bahujan Samaj Party | 7403 | 0.81 | 3rd Runner-up |
Kottayam Parliamentary Constituency (General) Election Results 2014
| Candidate Name | Party | No. of Votes | Result |
|---|
| Jose K. Mani | KC(M) | 424194 | Winner |
| Adv.Mathew T. Thomas | JD(S) | 303595 | 1st Runner Up |
| Adv.Noble Mathew | IND | 44357 | 2nd Runner Up |
| Adv.Anil Aikkara | AAP | 26381 | 3rd Runner Up |
Electoral Data for 2014 General Elections in Kottayam Constituency, Kerala
| Total no. of voters | Voters who polled | Percentage voting |
|---|
| 1161463 | 831636 | 0.716 |
Kottayam Assembly Election Results
| Assembly Constituency | Winner | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Party | Votes | 2nd Runner Up | Party | Votes |
|---|
| Ettumanoor | ADV. K. SURESH KURUP | CPM | 57381 | THOMAS CHAZHIKADAN | KEC(M) | 55580 | V.G. GOPAKUMAR | BJP | 3385 |
| Kaduthuruthy | ADV.MONS JOSEPH | KEC(M) | 68787 | STEPHEN GEORGE | KC(AMG) | 45730 | P.G.BIJUKUMAR | BJP | 5340 |
| Kottayam | THIRUVANCHOOR RADHAKRISHNAN | INC | 53825 | V.N.VASAVAN | CPM | 53114 | ADV.NARAYANAN NAMBOOTHIRI | BJP | 5449 |
| Pala | K.M.MANI | KEC(M) | 61239 | MANI.C.KAPPEN | NCP | 55980 | PROF.B.VIJAYAKUMAR | BJP | 6359 |
| Piravom | T. M. JACOB | KEC(J) | 66503 | M.J.JACOB | CPM | 66346 | M.N. MADHU | BJP | 4234 |
| Puthuppally | OOMMEN CHANDY | INC | 69922 | SUJA SUSAN GEORGE | CPM | 36667 | P.SUNILKUMAR | BJP | 6679 |
| Vaikom (SC) | K. AJITH | CPI | 62603 | A SANEESHKUMAR | INC | 52035 | RAMESH KAVIMATTAM | BJP | 4512 |
Kottayam Parliamentary Constituency (General) Election Results 2009
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
|---|
| Jose K.Mani (Karingozheckal) | KEC(M) | 404962 | Winner |
| Adv. Suresh Kurup | CPM | 333392 | 1st Runner Up |
| Adv. Narayanan Namboothiri | BJP | 37422 | 2nd Runner Up |
Electoral Data for 2009 General Elections in Kottayam Constituency, Kerala
| Total no. of Voters | Voters Polled | Percentage |
|---|
| 1095242 | 807820 | 0.73757215 |
Last Updated on June 11, 2019