Ottapidaram Vidhan Sabha Constituency
Ottapidaram is a Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituency of the State of Tamil Nadu in India. This seat is reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC).Areas after delimitation order of 2008
Ottapidaram Taluk (Part) Mela Maruthur, Tharuvaikulam, Mela Arasadi, Valasamuthram, Sindalakottai, Ottappidaram, Kulasekaranallur, Muramban, Ottainatham, Kollankinaru, Marudanvalvoonaraikinar, Govindapuram, Kalappaipatti, Keelakottai, Kodiyankulam, Ackanaickenpatti, Maniyachi, Paraikuttam, Melapandiyapuram, Savarimangalam, Jambulingapuram, Pudiyamputhur, Swaminatham, Therkuveerapandiyapuram, Sillanatham, Pudur pandiyapuram, Keela Arasadi, Malaipatti, Ilavelangal, Thennampatti, Kottali, Parivallikkottai, Sangampatti, Onamakulam, Araikkulam and Panchalamkurichi villages.
Thoothukkudi Taluk (Part) Umarikottai, Mela Thattaparai, Vadakkusilukkanpatti, Sankaraperi, Muthuswamipuram, Keelathattapparai, Ramaswamipuram, Dalvaypuram, Timmarajapuram, Perurani, Allikkulam, Terkusilukkanpatti, Maravanmatam, Sendilampannai, Kuttudankadu, Varthakareddipatti, Ramanathapuram, Mudivaithanendal, Kumaragiri, Kattalangulam, Servaikaranmadam, Kuliyankarisal, Ayyanadaippu and Korampallam villages. Mappilaiurani (CT) and Athimarapatti (CT). Srivaikuntam Taluk (Part) Alanda, Poovani, Meenakshipuram Sekkarakkudi, Sekkarakkudi, Vadakkukariseri, Singathakurichi, Ulakkudi, Kaliyavur, Muruppanadukovilpattu, Vadavallanadu, Kilavallanadu, Deivaseyalpuram, Ellainayakkanpatti, Chettimallanpatti, Aniyaparanallur, Tannuthu, Vallanadu (Kasba), Kilputhaneri, Vasavappapuram, Alikkudi, Murappanadu Pudugramam, Nanalkadu, Manakkarai, Vitthalapuram, Muthulangurichi and Vitthalapuram Kovilpattu villages.
General Election 2021
TOTAL ELECTORS: 251597, TURN OUT TOTAL: 177840 (70.68%)| CANDIDATE | SEX | AGE | CATEGORY | PARTY | VALID VOTES POLLED | % VOTES POLLED |
| 1 SHUNMUGAIAH M C | M | 50 | SC | DMK | 73110 | 41.11 |
| 2 MOHAN P | M | 45 | SC | ADMK | 64600 | 36.32 |
| 3 VAIKUNDAMARI M | M | 39 | SC | NTK | 22413 | 12.6 |
| 4 Dr.K. KRISHNASAMY | M | 68 | SC | PT | 6544 | 3.68 |
| 5 ARUMUGANAINAR S | M | 63 | SC | DMDK | 5327 | 3 |
| 6 ARUNADEVI R | F | 35 | SC | IJK | 1913 | 1.08 |
| 7 NOTA | NOTA | NOTA | 1568 | 0.88 | ||
| 8 MURUGAN P | M | 41 | SC | NIDP | 520 | 0.29 |
| 9 SAMUTHIRAM P | M | 37 | SC | IND | 399 | 0.22 |
| 10 M.A. DHARMAR | M | 54 | SC | IND | 320 | 0.18 |
| 11 RAJ V | M | 35 | SC | IND | 316 | 0.18 |
| 12 MAHARAJAN A | M | 31 | SC | BHUDRP | 157 | 0.09 |
| 13 ELAMBIRAI MANIMARAN P | M | 30 | SC | IND | 152 | 0.09 |
| 14 SASI MURUGAN C | M | 27 | SC | IND | 133 | 0.07 |
| 15 GUNASEKARAN | M | 41 | SC | IND | 100 | 0.06 |
| 16 VELMURUGAN | M | 33 | SC | IND | 98 | 0.06 |
| 17 KARUPPARAJA | M | 26 | SC | IND | 86 | 0.05 |
| 18 GANESHKUMAR M | M | 38 | SC | IND | 84 | 0.05 |
General Election 2016
TOTAL ELECTORS : 220737, TURNOUT TOTAL: 160395 (72.66%)| CANDIDATE NAME | SEX | AGE | CATEGORY | PARTY | VALID VOTES POLLED | % VOTES POLLED |
| 1 SUNDARARAJ.R | M | 49 | SC | ADMK | 65071 | 40.57 |
| 2 DR.KRISHNASAMY.K | M | 63 | SC | PT | 64578 | 40.26 |
| 3 ARUMUGANAINAR.S | M | 58 | SC | DMDK | 14127 | 8.81 |
| 4 SANTHANAKUMAR.A | M | 48 | SC | BJP | 5931 | 3.70 |
| 5 MUTHUKRISHNAN.T | M | 46 | SC | NTK | 3792 | 2.36 |
| 6 None of the Above | NOTA | 2612 | 1.63 | |||
| 7 MURUGAPERUMAL.R | M | 42 | SC | PMK | 1066 | 0.66 |
| 8 POOVANI MURUGAN | M | 51 | SC | IND | 971 | 0.61 |
| 9 JEYARAMAN | M | 29 | SC | IND | 622 | 0.39 |
| 10 MURUGAN.G | M | 49 | SC | IND | 496 | 0.31 |
| 11 BALAKRISHNAN.A | M | 35 | SC | IND | 407 | 0.25 |
| 12 PAULRAJ.M | M | 46 | SC | IND | 404 | 0.25 |
| 13 PERUMAL.V | M | 41 | SC | IND | 318 | 0.20 |
2011 general election results
| Candidate | Sex | Age | Category | Party | Votes polled | % Votes polled |
| 1 DR.K.KRISHNASAMY | M | 58 | SC | PT | 71330 | 56.41 |
| 2 S.RAJA | M | 39 | SC | DMK | 46204 | 36.54 |
| 3 A.MUTHUPALAVESAM | M | 38 | SC | BJP | 2614 | 2.07 |
| 4 M.A. DHARMAR | M | 44 | SC | IND | 1659 | 1.31 |
| 5 G.RAJKUMAR | M | 45 | SC | IND | 970 | 0.77 |
| 6 C. SANKAR | M | 33 | SC | IND | 949 | 0.75 |
| 7 C.PARAMASIVAN | M | 39 | SC | IND | 900 | 0.71 |
| 8 D.CHANDRA | F | 53 | SC | BSP | 785 | 0.62 |
| 9 R.S. BALASUBRAMANIAN | M | 35 | SC | IND | 703 | 0.56 |
| 10 G.MADASAMY | M | 32 | SC | IND | 339 | 0.27 |
Election held before the delimitation order of 2008
2006 assembly election results
1 . MOHAN.P was AIADMK candidate. He polled 38715 votes.2 . KRISHNASAMY.K was BSP candidate. He polled 29271 votes.
3 . RAJAMANNAR.S.X was DMK candidate. He polled 23356 votes.
4 . MOHANRAJ.K was DMDK candidate. He polled 2690 votes.
5 . KOTHANDARAMAN.V was AIFB candidate. He polled 1448 votes.
6 . MUTHURAJ was an independent candidate. He polled 978 votes.
7 . SANTHANAKUMAR.A was BJP candidate. He polled 963 votes.
8 . MADASAMY was an independent candidate. He polled 370 votes.
9 . SENDURPANDI.T was an independent candidate. He polled 256 votes.
10 . SURESHKUMAR.R was an independent candidate. He polled 185 votes.
11 . PERUMAL was an independent candidate. He polled 172 votes.
TOTAL VALID VOTES POLLED: 98404