| Ottapalam | |
| Type: | SLA |
| State: | Kerala |
| Constituency No: | 52 |
| Established: | 1957 |
| Reservation: | None |
| Electors: | 2,07,723 (2021) |
| Mla: | K. Premkumar |
| Party: | CPI(M) |
| Latest Election Year: | 2021 |
| District: | Palakkad |
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.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is K. Premkumar of CPI(M).
Ottapalam Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
| 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 |
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
| Election | NiyamaSabha | Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | P. V. Kunhunni Nair | 1957 – 1960 | ||
| 1960 | 2nd | 1960 – 1965 | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | P. P. Krishnan | 1967 – 1970 | ||
| 1970 | 4th | 1970 – 1977 | |||
| 1977 | 5th | P. Balan | 1977 – 1980 | ||
| 1980 | 6th | V. C. Kabeer | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | K. Sankaranarayanan | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 9th | V. C. Kabeer | 1991 – 1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | M. Hamsa | 2006 – 2011 | ||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | P. Unni | 2016 – 2021 | ||
| 2021 | 15th | K. Premkumar | Incumbent | ||
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
There were 2,07,723 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[3]
There were 1,97,646 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[4]
There were 1,75,066 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]