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, 1998
S. Ajayakumar
CPM
Elections held
9
1977–2004
Most successful party
CPM
won 5 of 9
Margin, 1998
19,800
2.77% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
INCProf: K.K. Vijayalakshmi
- Votes
- 3,15,576
- Vote share
- 44.11%
- Behind by
- 19,800
Electors
10,52,499
Total votes polled
7,15,473
Valid votes
7,15,473
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
68.0%
Full result, 1998
4 candidates · 7,15,473 valid votes
S. AjayakumarCPMwon
3,35,376
46.9%
Prof: K.K. VijayalakshmiINC
3,15,576
44.1%
P.M. VelayudhanBJP
63,185
8.8%
K. Sankaran KavasseryIND
1,336
0.2%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the OTTAPALAM constituency in 2004?
S. AJAYA KUMAR (CPM) won OTTAPALAM in 2004, by a margin of 70,410 votes.
Which party has won OTTAPALAM the most times?
CPM, with 5 of the 9 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has OTTAPALAM gone to the polls?
9 times, from 1977 to 2004.
Who has won OTTAPALAM the most times?
S. Ajayakumar, with 2 wins between 1998 and 1999.
