GEN · Kerala
Ottapalam
A.K. Balan (CPM) won by 23,408 votes (6.1%).
- Electors
- 6,66,300
- Votes polled
- 3,91,617
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 58.8%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1980 national median: 6.1% (median 16.7%). Back to Kerala · 1980 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Competitive (5–10%)Party held vs 1999
- Margin · 2004
- 8.7%(+7.0%)
- Turnout
- 73.8%(+2.6%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 89.4%
Winning margin over time · Ottapalam
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.K. BalanWinner | CPM | 2,03,256 | 52.6% |
| 2 | V. Eacharan | INC(I) | 1,79,848 | 46.5% |
| 3 | K. Sankaran | IND | 3,464 | 0.9% |
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