OTTAPALAM
Assembly seat no. 52 in Kerala · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1967.
Kerala also has a Lok Sabha constituency called OTTAPALAM. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 9 results.
Winner, 2016
P UNNI
CPM
Elections held
13
1967–2021
Most successful party
CPM
won 6 of 13
Margin, 2016
16,088
10.71% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
INCADV.SHANIMOL OSMAN
- Votes
- 51,073
- Vote share
- 34.00%
- Behind by
- 16,088
Electors
1,97,646
Total votes polled
1,50,212
Valid votes
1,50,212
NOTA votes
1,012
0.67% of votes polled
Turnout
76.0%
Full result, 2016
8 candidates · 1,50,212 valid votes
P UNNICPMwon
67,161
44.7%
ADV.SHANIMOL OSMANINC
51,073
34.0%
P VENUGOPALANBJP
27,605
18.4%
A A SULFIKARSDPI
1,166
0.8%
K T PADMINIBSP
811
0.5%
S R PRAKASHIND
805
0.5%
M S SUNEESHSHS
399
0.3%
SURESH VELAYUDHANIND
180
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Adv. K. PREMKUMAR | CPM | 74,859 | 46.45% | DOCTOR P. SARIN | 15,152 |
| 2016 | P UNNI | CPM | 67,161 | 44.71% | ADV.SHANIMOL OSMAN | 16,088 |
| 2011 | M. HAMZA | CPM | 65,023 | 49.47% | V.K. SREEKANDAN | 13,203 |
| 2006 | M. HAMSA | CPM | 63,447 | 55.71% | V.C. KABEER MASTER | 24,343 |
| 2001 | V.C.KABEER MASTER | NCP | 57,895 | 52.96% | C.V.BALACHANDRAN MASTER | 17,850 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the OTTAPALAM assembly constituency in 2021?
Adv. K. PREMKUMAR (CPM) won OTTAPALAM in 2021, by a margin of 15,152 votes.
Which party has won OTTAPALAM the most times?
CPM, with 6 of the 13 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has OTTAPALAM gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1967 to 2021.
Who has won OTTAPALAM the most times?
V. C. KABEER, with 2 wins between 1980 and 1982.
