Ottappalam is assembly constituency number 52 in Kerala, in Palakkad district, and one of the segments of the Palakkad Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Adv. K. Premkumar of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) won with 44.3% of the vote, 26,777 votes ahead of P.k Sasi P.k.s S/o Padmini Amma (IND).
- 01Adv. K. PremkumarCPI(M)75,36244.30%
- 02P.k Sasi P.k.s S/o Padmini AmmaIndependent48,58528.56%
- 03Major RaviBJP42,47624.97%
- 04Sasi P.k S/o KrishnankuttyIndependent1,0620.62%
- 05K.p RajeeshBSP1,0250.60%
- 1 other candidate · 459 votesNOTA · 1,135 (0.67%)
Margin 26,777 votes · 15.74% of valid votes
All 6 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,70,104 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adv. K. PremkumarMale · 46 yrs | CPI(M) | 75,362 | 44.30% |
| 2 | P.k Sasi P.k.s S/o Padmini AmmaMale · 69 yrs | Independent | 48,585 | 28.56% |
| 3 | Major RaviMale · 68 yrs | BJP | 42,476 | 24.97% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,135 | 0.67% |
| 4 | Sasi P.k S/o KrishnankuttyMale · 49 yrs | Independent | 1,062 | 0.62% |
| 5 | K.p RajeeshMale · 42 yrs · SC | BSP | 1,025 | 0.60% |
| 6 | Muhammed Asharaf V.hMale · 54 yrs | Independent | 459 | 0.27% |
CPI(M) held the seat: it also won in 2021.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Ottappalam result 2021
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adv. K. Premkumar | CPI(M) | 74,859 | 46.45% |
| 2 | Doctor P. Sarin | INC | 59,707 | 37.05% |
| 3 | P. Venugopalan | BJP | 25,056 | 15.55% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 867 | 0.54% |
| 4 | P.P. Sivan | BSP | 672 | 0.42% |
Ottappalam result 2016
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P Unni | CPI(M) | 67,161 | 44.71% |
| 2 | Adv.shanimol Osman | INC | 51,073 | 34.00% |
| 3 | P Venugopalan | BJP | 27,605 | 18.38% |
| 4 | A A Sulfikar | SDPI | 1,166 | 0.78% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,012 | 0.67% |
| 5 | K T Padmini | BSP | 811 | 0.54% |
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| 6 | S R Prakash | Independent | 805 | 0.54% |
| 7 | M S Suneesh | Shiv Sena | 399 | 0.27% |
| 8 | Suresh Velayudhan | Independent | 180 | 0.12% |
Ottappalam result 2011
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. Hamza | CPI(M) | 65,023 | 49.47% |
| 2 | V.K. Sreekandan | INC | 51,820 | 39.43% |
| 3 | P. Venugopalan | BJP | 9,631 | 7.33% |
| 4 | E.S. Kajahussain | SDPI | 1,933 | 1.47% |
| 5 | M. Hamza | Independent | 1,097 | 0.83% |
| 6 | K.t.padmini | BSP | 947 | 0.72% |
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| 7 | N. Hamza | Independent | 604 | 0.46% |
| 8 | Aravindan Karimpuzha | Independent | 379 | 0.29% |
Ottappalam outlined in orange among the other Kerala seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Palakkad district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Ottappalam is one of the assembly segments of Palakkad. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Palakkad candidates.
- V K SreekandanINC57,063 36.8%
- A VijayaraghavanCPI(M)54,855 35.4%
- C KrishnakumarBJP42,091 27.1%
- K T PadminiBSP354 0.2%
- Anna KuriakoseIndependent167 0.1%
In the assembly election CPI(M) won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 2,208 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Ottappalam.
Who won the Ottappalam assembly seat in 2026?
Adv. K. Premkumar of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) won Ottappalam in the 2026 Kerala assembly election with 75,362 votes, which was 44.30% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Ottappalam?
The margin was 26,777 votes (15.74% of valid votes). The runner-up was P.k Sasi P.k.s S/o Padmini Amma of the Independent with 48,585 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Ottappalam in 2026?
Turnout was 81.14%: 1,70,580 of 2,10,225 registered electors voted, across 238 polling stations. That is 3.6 points higher than in 2021.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Ottappalam part of?
Ottappalam is an assembly segment of the Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, V K Sreekandan got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Ottappalam a reserved constituency?
No. Ottappalam is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Ottappalam?
The Kerala assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Kerala assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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