Constituency
211. Kottayam
Community mirrorKerala · India Lok Sabha Election, 1977
IN-KOTTAYAM
KEC 53.1%won by 15.1%KCP 38.1%
What changed here
DerivedKerala Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 7.9% to 15.1%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- New challengerKCP (KCP) finished second with 38.1% — it did not contest here in 1971.
- TurnoutTurnout rose 12.4% to 79.2%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
5,75,946
Turnout
79.2%
Valid votes
4,56,096
Margin
68,695
15.06%
Candidates
4 contested · winner KEC- 1SKARIAH THOMASKerala Congress · KEC2,42,38753.1%
- 2VARKEY GEORGEKCP · KCP1,73,69238.1%
- 3C. N. BALANIndependent · IND34,3607.5%
- 4ALEXANDER SKARIAHIndependent · IND5,6571.2%
Since 1971
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- KEC
- Winner now
- KEC
- KEC–KCP swing
- −36.1%
- KEC share
- 51.1% → 53.1%
- KCP share
- 0.0% → 38.1%
- Turnout
- 66.8% → 79.2%