Udumbanchola Assembly constituency

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Udumbanchola
Constituency No. 89 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Ramakkalmedu viewpoint near Karunapuram
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
DistrictIdukki
Established1965
Total electors1,66,760 (2016)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyCPI(M)
Alliance  LDF
Elected year2021

Udumbanchola State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Idukki Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is M. M. Mani of CPI(M).

Local self-governed segments

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Udumbanchola Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[1]

Sl no. Name Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Erattayar Grama panchayat Udumbanchola
2 Karunapuram Grama panchayat Udumbanchola
3 Nedumkandam Grama panchayat Udumbanchola
4 Pampadumpara Grama panchayat Udumbanchola
5 Rajakkad Grama panchayat Udumbanchola
6 Rajakumari Grama panchayat Udumbanchola
7 Santhanpara Grama panchayat Udumbanchola
8 Senapathy Grama panchayat Udumbanchola
9 Udumbanchola Grama panchayat Udumbanchola
10 Vandanmedu Grama panchayat Udumbanchola

Members of Legislative Assembly

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The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:

Election Niyama
Sabha 		Name Party Tenure
1965 K. T. Jacob Communist Party of India
1967 3rd K. T. Jacob 1967 – 1970
1970 4th Sebastian Thomas Kerala Congress 1970 – 1977
1977 5th Thomas Joseph 1977 – 1980
1980 6th 1980 – 1982
1982 7th M. Jinadevan Communist Party of India 1982 – 1987
1987 8th Mathew Stephen Independent 1987 – 1991
1991 9th E. M. Augusty Indian National Congress 1991 – 1996
1996 10th 1996 – 2001
2001 11th K. K. Jayachandran Communist Party of India 2001 – 2006
2006 12th 2006 – 2011
2011 13th 2011 – 2016
2016 14th M. M. Mani 2016 - 2021
2021 15th Incumbent

Election results

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Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

2021

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There were 1,67,459 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[2]

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Udumbanchola
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) M. M. Mani 77,381 61.80 Increase21.48
INC E. M. Augusthy 39,076 31.21 Decrease8.23
BDJS Santhosh Madhavan 7,208 5.76 Decrease11.54
BSP A. C. Biju 867 0.69 −
NOTA None of the above 687 0.55 −
Margin of victory 38,305 0.88 Decrease8.01
Turnout 1,26,018 75.56 Increase3.56
CPI(M) hold Swing Increase21.48

2016

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There were 1,66,770 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[3]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Udumbanchola
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) M. M. Mani 50,813 40.32 Decrease11.16
INC Senapathy Venu 49,704 39.44 Decrease3.15
BDJS Saji Parambath 21,799 17.30 −
AIADMK B. Soman 1,651 1.31 −
SDPI Shanavas Baker 831 0.66 Decrease0.54
NOTA None of the above 602 0.48 −
BSP Raju Manjakkunel 486 0.39 Decrease0.26
Independent M. J. Fransis 132 0.10 −
Margin of victory 1,109 0.88 Decrease8.01
Turnout 1,26,018 75.56 Increase3.56
CPI(M) hold Swing Decrease11.16

2011

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There were 1,53,563 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Udumbanchola
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) K. K. Jayachandran 56,923 51.48
INC Jossy Sebastian 47,090 42.59
BJP Narayana Raju 3,836 3.47
SDPI Muhammed Sharafudeen 1,331 1.20
BSP Benny Thomas 714 0.65 −
Independent K. C. Mammachan 669 0.61 −
Margin of victory 9,833 8.89
Turnout 1,10,563 72.00
CPI(M) hold Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "State Assembly constituencies in Idukki district". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  3. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  4. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.