Elections Archive

GEN · Kerala

Kottayam

Mathew Maniyangadan (INC) won by 23,436 votes (8.2%).

Electors
3,79,331
Votes polled
2,87,074
Valid votes
2,87,074
Turnout
75.7%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1957-02-25

Margin vs 1957 national median: 8.2% (median 11.1%). Back to Kerala · 1957 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Comfortable (10–20%)Flipped vs 2019
Margin · 2024
10.6%(-1.2%)
Turnout
66.6%(-11.3%)
NOTA
1.4%
Top-2 squeeze
77.9%

Winning margin over time · Kottayam

1957196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202422%

Candidates

Candidates · Kottayam 1957
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Mathew ManiyangadanWinnerINC1,48,23551.6%
2ThomasCPI1,24,79943.5%
3Velayudhan R.PSP14,0404.9%

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