The Ottapalam Assembly constituency is one of the 140 constituencies in the Kerala Legislative Assembly. It is constituency number 52 of the Kerala Legislative Assembly. The constituency is a general seat not reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). The Communist Party of India Marxist (CPIM), Left Democratic Front (LDF), Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), United Democratic Front (UDF), the Janata Dal Secular (JDS), the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), and the Congress are the main parties in the state.
The Ottapalam Assembly constituency comes under the Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency. In 2021, K Premkumar the Communist Party of India Marxist (CPIM) won the seat by defeating Congress candidate P Sarin with a margin of 15,152 votes.
Ottapalam Assembly Constituency Demographic Profile
The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Kerala is being implemented in accordance with the Election Commission of India's order before the Kerala Assembly Elections 2026. The objective of an intensified revision is to ensure that the names of all eligible citizens are included in the Electoral Roll (ER) so as to enable them to exercise their franchise. The last intensive revision in Kerala was conducted by the Commission in the year 2002. The Ottapalam Assembly constituency is a part of the Palakkad district.
As per data from the Election Commission, there were 2,07,422 voters in the Ottapalam constituency during the 2021 Assembly Elections. Out of this, 99,615 were male, and 1,07,803 were female voters. Four voters belonged to the third gender. 4,111 postal votes were cast in the constituency. The number of service voters in Ottapalam in 2021 was 581 (546 men and 35 women).
In 2016, the total number of voters in the Ottapalam constituency was 1,96,655. Out of this, 93,836 voters were male, 1,02,819 were female. No voters belonged to a third gender. There were 659 postal votes in the constituency. The number of service voters in Ottapalam in 2016 was 946 (637 men and 309 women).
Ottapalam Assembly Election 2026: Poll Date
The voting in Kerala (Keralam) will take place in a single phase for all 140 Assembly seats. The voting in Kerala's (Keralam) Ottapalam will take place on April 9, 2026.
Ottapalam Assembly Election 2026: Result Date
The result for Kerala (Keralam) will be declared on May 4 (Monday), along with the other 139 constituencies in Kerala (Keralam).
Ottapalam Assembly Election 2026 Candidates
Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Major Ravi, and Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPIM) leader K Premkumar are the main candidates in the Ottapalam constituency of Kerala.
The BJP is in alliance with the Bharath Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS) and Twenty20 Party in Kerala, United Democratic Front-led by Congress has a pact with the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), Kerala Congress (Jacob), Kerala Congress (Joseph), Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) and Left Democratic Front (LDF) is in alliance with the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPIM), Communist Party of India (CPI), Kerala Congress M, Congress (Secular), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP SP) and the Indian National League (INL).
Ottapalam Constituency 2021 and 2016 Winners (Candidates and Parties)
In the 2021 Kerala Assembly Elections, Communist Party of India Marxist (CPIM) candidate K Premkumar won the Ottapalam seat with a margin of 15,152 votes (9.43%). He polled 74,859 votes with a vote share of 46.45%. He defeated Congress candidate P Sarin, who got 59,707 votes (37.05%). BJP candidate P Venugopalan stood third with 25,056 votes (15.55%).
In the 2016 Kerala Assembly Elections, CPM candidateP Unn won the Ottapalam seat with a margin of 16,088 votes (10.71%). He polled 67,161 votes with a vote share of 44.71%. Congress candidate Shanimol Osman got 51,073 votes (34.00%) and was the runner-up. BJP candidate P Venugopalan stood third with 27,605 votes (18.38%).
Ottapalam Assembly Constituency Past Winners
- 2021: K Premkumar (CPI)
- 2016: P Unni (CPI)
- 2011: M Hamsa (CPI)
- 2006: M Hamsa (CPI)
- 2001: VC Kabeer (Indian Congress)
- 1996: VC Kabeer (Indian Congress)
- 1991: VC Kabeer (Nationalist Congress Party)
- 1987: K Sankaranarayanan (Congress)
- 1982: VC Kabeer (Independent)
- 1980: VC Kabeer (Congress)
- 1977: P Balan (Congress)
- 1970: PP Krishnan (CPI)
- 1967: PP Krishnan (CPI)
- 1960: PV Kunhunni Nair (CPI)
- 1957: PV Kunhunni Nair (CPI)
Ottapalam Constituency Voter Turnout in 2021 and 2016
In 2021, the total number of valid votes polled in the Ottapalam Assembly constituency was 1,61,161 or 77.37 per cent. In 2016, the total number of valid votes polled in the Assembly elections was 1,50,212 or 76.00 per cent.
