OTTAPALAM
Constituency no. 8 in Kerala · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Lok Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1977.
Kerala also has an assembly constituency called OTTAPALAM. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 13 results.
Winner, 1991
K.R. NARAYANAN
INC
Elections held
9
1977–2004
Most successful party
CPM
won 5 of 9
Margin, 1991
15,088
2.23% of valid votes
Result, 1991
Runner-up
CPMLENIN RAJENDRAN
- Votes
- 3,11,955
- Vote share
- 46.06%
- Behind by
- 15,088
Electors
9,81,499
Total votes polled
6,77,347
Valid votes
6,77,347
NOTA votes
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Turnout
69.0%
Full result, 1991
4 candidates · 6,77,347 valid votes
K.R. NARAYANANINCwon
3,27,043
48.3%
LENIN RAJENDRANCPM
3,11,955
46.1%
M.A. PUSHPAKRANBJP
33,542
5.0%
ASOKAN A. CHUGATHIND
4,807
0.7%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | S. AJAYA KUMAR | CPM | 3,95,928 | 49.07% | K A THULASI | 70,410 |
| 1999 | S. Ajayakumar | CPM | 3,59,758 | 46.32% | Pandalam Sudhakaran | 13,715 |
| 1998 | S. Ajayakumar | CPM | 3,35,376 | 46.87% | Prof: K.K. Vijayalakshmi | 19,800 |
| 1996 | S. AJAYAKUMAR | CPM | 3,24,022 | 47.45% | VIJAYALAKSHMI K K | 23,064 |
| 1991 | K.R. NARAYANAN | INC | 3,27,043 | 48.28% | LENIN RAJENDRAN | 15,088 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
