# Ottapalam Assembly constituency

Ottapalam State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is K. Premkumar of CPI(M).

## Local self governed segments

Ottapalam Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
| 1 | Ottapalam | Municipality | Ottapalam |
| 2 | Ambalappara | Grama panchayat | Ottapalam |
| 3 | Kadampazhipuram | Grama panchayat | Ottapalam |
| 4 | Karimpuzha | Grama panchayat | Ottapalam |
| 5 | Lakkidi-Perur | Grama panchayat | Ottapalam |
| 6 | Pookkottukavu | Grama panchayat | Ottapalam |
| 7 | Sreekrishnapuram | Grama panchayat | Ottapalam |
| 8 | Thachanattukara | Grama panchayat | Mannarkkad |

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Name | Party | Tenure |
| 1957 | 1st | P. V. Kunhunni Nair | Communist Party of India | 1957 – 1960 |
| 1960 | 2nd | P. V. Kunhunni Nair | Communist Party of India | 1960 – 1965 |
| 1967 | 3rd | P. P. Krishnan | Communist Party of India | 1967 – 1970 |
| 1970 | 4th | P. P. Krishnan | Communist Party of India | 1970 – 1977 |
| 1977 | 5th | P. Balan | Indian National Congress | 1977 – 1980 |
| 1980 | 6th | V. C. Kabeer | Indian National Congress | 1980 – 1982 |
| 1982 | 7th | V. C. Kabeer | Independent | 1982 – 1987 |
| 1987 | 8th | K. Sankaranarayanan | Indian National Congress | 1987 – 1991 |
| 1991 | 9th | V. C. Kabeer | Indian Congress | 1991 – 1996 |
| 1996 | 10th | V. C. Kabeer | Indian Congress | 1996 – 2001 |
| 2001 | 11th | V. C. Kabeer | Nationalist Congress Party | 2001 – 2006 |
| 2006 | 12th | M. Hamsa | Communist Party of India | 2006 – 2011 |
| 2011 | 13th | M. Hamsa | Communist Party of India | 2011 – 2016 |
| 2016 | 14th | P. Unni | Communist Party of India | 2016 – 2021 |
| 2021 | 15th | K. Premkumar | Communist Party of India | Incumbent |

## Election results

Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

### Niyamasabha Election 2021

There were 2,07,723 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.
2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Ottapalam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | K. Premkumar | 74,859 | 46.45 | 1.74 |
| | INC | P. Sarin | 59,707 | 37.05 | 3.05 |
| | BJP | P. Venugopalan | 25,056 | 15.55 | 2.83 |
| | BSP | P. P. Sivan | 672 | 0.42 | 0.12 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 867 | 0.64 | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 15,152 | 9.96 | 0.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,61,509 | 77.75 | 1.75 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 1.65 | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,97,646 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Ottapalam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | P. Unni | 67,161 | 44.71 | 4.76 |
| | INC | Shanimol Usman | 51,073 | 34.00 | 5.43 |
| | BJP | P. Venugopalan | 27,605 | 18.38 | 11.05 |
| | SDPI | A. A. Sulfikar | 1,166 | 0.78 | 0.69 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,012 | 0.67 | − |
| | BSP | K. T. Padmini | 811 | 0.54 | 0.18 |
| | Independent | S. R. Prakash | 805 | 0.54 | − |
| | SS | M. S. Suneesh | 399 | 0.27 | − |
| | Independent | Suresh Velayudhan | 180 | 0.12 | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 16,088 | 10.71 | 0.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,50,212 | 76.00 | 0.92 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 4.76 | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,75,066 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Ottapalam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | M. Hamza | 65,023 | 49.47 | − |
| | INC | V. K. Sreekandan | 51,820 | 39.43 | |
| | BJP | P. Venugopalan | 9,631 | 7.33 | |
| | SDPI | E. S. Kajahussain | 1,933 | 1.47 | |
| | Independent | M. Hamza | 1,097 | 0.83 | − |
| | BSP | K. T. Padmini | 947 | 0.72 | − |
| | Independent | N. Hamza | 604 | 0.46 | 0.31 |
| | Independent | Aravindan Karimpuzha | 379 | 0.29 | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,203 | 10.04 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,31,434 | 75.08 | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Ottappalam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | KMPP | M. Narayana Kurup | 12,277 | 33.74% | |
| | INC | C. P. Madhavan Nair | 9,518 | 26.16% | 26.16% |
| | Socialist | T. Madhavan Nair | 8,185 | 22.50% | |
| | Independent | C. Krishnan Nair | 5,571 | 15.31% | |
| | Independent | C. P. Narayaana Menon | 832 | 2.29% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,759 | 7.58% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,383 | 56.69% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 64,179 | | |
| | KMPP win (new seat) | KMPP win (new seat) | KMPP win (new seat) | KMPP win (new seat) | KMPP win (new seat) |