Elections Archive

GEN · Kerala

Kottayam

Mathew Maniyangadan (INC) won by 65,286 votes (22.5%).

Electors
4,09,662
Votes polled
2,94,598
Valid votes
2,90,336
Turnout
71.9%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1962-03-19

Margin vs 1962 national median: 22.5% (median 12.2%). Back to Kerala · 1962 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 1962
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Mathew ManiyangadanWinnerINC1,77,81161.2%
2GeorgeCPI1,12,52538.8%

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