Udma
Constituency for the
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
DistrictKasaragod
Established1977 - present
Total electors2,14,209 (2021)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyCPI(M)
Alliance  LDF
Elected year2021

Udma State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is C. H. Kunhambu of CPI(M).

Local self governed segments

Udma Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]

Sl no. Name Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Bedadka Grama panchayat Kasaragod
2 Chemnad Grama panchayat Kasaragod
3 Delampady Grama panchayat Kasaragod
4 Kuttikole Grama panchayat Kasaragod
5 Muliyar Grama panchayat Kasaragod
6 Pallikkara Grama panchayat Hosdurg
7 Pullur-Periya Grama panchayat Hosdurg
8 Udma Grama panchayat Hosdurg

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:

Key

  CPI(M)   Independent   INC

Election Niyamasabha Member Party Tenure
1977 5th N. K. Balakrishnan Ind. 1977 – 1980
1980 6th K. Purushottaman CPI(M) 1980 – 1982
1982 7th M. Kunhiraman Nambiar Ind. 1982 – 1985
1985* 7th K. Purushottaman CPI(M) 1985-1987
1987 8th K. P. Kunhikannan INC 1987 – 1991
1991 9th P. Raghavan CPI(M) 1991 – 1996
1996 10th 1996 – 2001
2001 11th K. V. Kunhiraman 2001 – 2006
2006 12th 2006 – 2011
2011 13th K. Kunhiraman 2011 – 2016
2016 14th 2016 – 2021
2021 15th C. H. Kunhambu Incumbent

* indicates by-polls

    Election results

    2021 Niyamasabha Election

    There were 2,14,209 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[3]

    2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Udma
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    CPI(M) C. H. Kunhambu 78,664 47.58 Increase3.64
    INC Periya Balakrishnan 65,342 39.52 Decrease 2.03
    BJP A. Velayudhan 20,360 12.31 Decrease0.89
    NOTA None of the above 434 0.26
    Independent Rameshan K. 207 0.13 Increase0.01
    API Govindan B. Alinthazhe 194 0.12 Increase0.02
    Independent Kunhanbu K. 140 0.08
    Margin of victory 13,322 8.06
    Turnout 1,65,341 77.31
    CPI(M) hold Swing Increase3.64

    Niyamasabha Election 2016

    There were 1,99,962 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[4]

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Udma
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    CPI(M) K. Kunhiraman 70,679 43.94 Decrease3.99
    INC K. Sudhakaran 66,487 41.55 Increase2.47
    BJP K. Shreenath 21,231 13.20 Increase3.04
    NOTA None Of the Above 405 0.25 -
    PDP Gopi Kuthirakallu 353 0.22 Decrease 0.29
    Independent Damodaran P. 349 0.22 -
    SDPI Mohammed Pakyara 331 0.21 Decrease0.77
    Independent Sudhakaran Cherukulam 208 0.13 -
    API Govindan B. Alinthakhe 165 0.10 -
    Independent Abbas Mothalappara 157 0.10 -
    Independent K. Kunhiraman Periyanganam 145 0.09 -
    Margin of victory 3,882 2.39 Decrease6.46
    Turnout 1,60,870 80.45 Increase6.30
    CPI(M) hold Swing Decrease3.99

    Niyamasabha Election 2011

    There were 1,73,459 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]

    2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Udma
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    CPI(M) K. Kunhiraman 61,646 47.93
    INC C. K. Sreedharan 50,266 39.08
    BJP Sunita Prasanth 13,073 10.16
    SDPI Faisal Koliyadukkam 1,265 0.98
    BSP P. Damodaran 1,096 0.85
    Independent Krishnankutty 866 0.67 -
    Independent Kunhiraman 414 0.32
    Margin of victory 11,380 8.85
    Turnout 1,28,626 74.15
    CPI(M) hold Swing

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "State Assembly Constituencies in Kasaragod district, Kerala". kasargod.gov.in.
    2. ↑ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kasaragod District".
    3. ↑ "ceo.kerala.gov.in" (PDF).
    4. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
    5. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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