Udumbanchola_(State_Assembly_constituency)
Udumbanchola Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Udumbanchola State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies at the state Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Idukki Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is M. M. Mani of CPI(M).
| Udumbanchola | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 89 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Ramakkalmedu viewpoint near Karunapuram | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Idukki |
| Established | 1965 |
| Total electors | 1,66,760 (2016) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Udumbanchola Niyamasabha 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 |
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | K. T. Jacob | CPI | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | K. T. Jacob | CPI | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | Sebastian Thomas | KEC | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | Thomas Joseph | 1977 – 1980 | ||
| 1980 | 6th | 1980 – 1982 | |||
| 1982 | 7th | M. Jinadevan | CPI(M) | 1982 – 1987 | |
| 1987 | 8th | Mathew Stephen | Ind. | 1987 – 1991 | |
| 1991 | 9th | E. M. Augusty | INC | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | K. K. Jayachandran | CPI(M) | 2001 – 2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | M. M. Mani | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| 2021 | 15th | Incumbent | |||
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyamasabha Election 2021
There were 1,67,459 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | M. M. Mani | 77,381 | 61.80 |  21.48 | |
| INC | E. M. Augusthy | 39,076 | 31.21 |  8.23 | |
| BDJS | Santhosh Madhavan | 7,208 | 5.76 | 11.54 | |
| BSP | A. C. Biju | 867 | 0.69 | - | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 687 | 0.55 | - | |
| Margin of victory | 38,305 | 0.88 | 8.01 | ||
| Turnout | 1,26,018 | 75.56 | 3.56 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 21.48 |
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Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 1,66,770 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | M. M. Mani | 50,813 | 40.32 | 11.16 | |
| INC | Senapathy Venu | 49,704 | 39.44 | 3.15 | |
| BDJS | Saji Parambath | 21,799 | 17.30 | - | |
| AIADMK | B. Soman | 1,651 | 1.31 | - | |
| SDPI | Shanavas Baker | 831 | 0.66 | 0.54 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 602 | 0.48 | - | |
| BSP | Raju Manjakkunel | 486 | 0.39 | 0.26 | |
| Independent | M. J. Fransis | 132 | 0.10 | - | |
| Margin of victory | 1,109 | 0.88 | 8.01 | ||
| Turnout | 1,26,018 | 75.56 | 3.56 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 11.16 |
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Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,53,563 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]
| 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 | ||||
- "State Assembly constituencies in Idukki district". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.