GEN · Kerala
Ottapalam
S. Ajayakumar (CPM) won by 19,800 votes (2.8%).
- Electors
- 10,52,499
- Votes polled
- 7,21,960
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 68.6%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1998 national median: 2.8% (median 7.6%). Back to Kerala · 1998 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 | S. AjayakumarWinner | CPM | 3,35,376 | 46.9% |
| 2 | Prof: K.K. Vijayalakshmi | INC | 3,15,576 | 44.1% |
| 3 | P.M. Velayudhan | BJP | 63,185 | 8.8% |
| 4 | K. Sankaran Kavassery | IND | 1,336 | 0.2% |
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