Ottappalam
Assembly constituency 52 (GEN) · Kerala
[01]Result · 2026
#52 · GENAll candidates 6
Turnout 80.6%
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAcounted within the total1,135
- State median turnoutmedian of 140 seats, 202679.4%
- ReconciliationΣ 6 candidates = 1,68,969Verified
Seat history 2026–1965
- 2026
15.7 ppAdv. K. PremkumarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 2021
9.5 ppAdv. K. PremkumarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 2016
10.8 ppP UnniCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 2011
10.0 ppM. HamzaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 2006
12.2 ppA.K. BalanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 2001
3.7 ppA.K.BalanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1996
10.8 ppM.NarayananCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1991
7.9 ppM. NaryannanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1987
6.4 ppT. K. ArumughanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1982
18.7 ppT. K. ArumughanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1980
9.8 ppT. K. ArumughanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1977
7.8 ppM. K. KrishnanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1970
18.1 ppN. I. DevassykuttyIndian National Congress
- 1967
0.3 ppN.I.DevassykuttyIndian National Congress
- 1965
14.3 pp
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 18.7 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
Third-placed BJP polled 42,476 votes, 1.6× the 26,777-vote margin.
42,476 ÷ 26,777 = 1.6 -
The top two polled 72.9% of votes; the other 4 candidates 26.5% between them.
(75,362 + 48,585) ÷ 1,70,104 = 72.9% · 45,022 ÷ 1,70,104 = 26.5% -
Turnout of 80.6% was 1.2 pp above the state's median seat (79.4%).
80.6 − 79.4 = +1.2 -
The margin widened from 9.5 pp in 2021 to 15.7 pp.
15.7 − 9.5 = +6.2 pp -
Adv. K. Premkumar also won in 2021.
2021 winner name = 2026 winner name
Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.
[03]Reconciliation
Verified- Candidate votesΣ 6 candidate lines1,68,969
- NOTAcounted within the total1,135
- Published totalVotes polled1,70,104
- Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds
Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.
Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · Kerala · retrieval date not recorded in the results database
Candidates6 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified
State median turnoutComputed from 140 seats on the Kerala Vidhan Sabha 2026 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database