Udma Assembly constituency

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Udma
Constituency No. 3 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Kerala
District Kasaragod
Established1977
Total electors2,14,209 (2021)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party CPI(M)
Alliance   LDF
Elected year 2021

Udma 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 Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency. [1] As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is C. H. Kunhambu of CPI(M).

Contents

Local self-governed segments

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

Sl no.NameStatus (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

ElectionNiyamasabhaMemberPartyTenure
1977 5thN. K. Balakrishnan Ind. 1977 – 1980
1980 6thK. Purushottaman CPI(M) 1980 – 1982
1982 7thM. Kunhiraman Nambiar Ind. 1982 – 1985
1985*7thK. Purushottaman CPI(M) 1985-1987
1987 8thK. P. Kunhikannan INC 1987 – 1991
1991 9th P. Raghavan CPI(M) 1991 – 1996
1996 10th1996 – 2001
2001 11th K. V. Kunhiraman 2001 – 2006
2006 12th2006 – 2011
2011 13th K. Kunhiraman 2011 – 2016
2016 14th2016 – 2021
2021 15th C. H. Kunhambu Incumbent

*by-election

    Election results

    2021

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

    2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Udma
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    CPI(M) C. H. Kunhambu 78,664 47.58 Increase2.svg3.64
    INC Periya Balakrishnan65,34239.52Decrease2.svg 2.03
    BJP A. Velayudhan20,36012.31Decrease2.svg0.89
    NOTA None of the above4340.26
    Independent Rameshan K.2070.13Increase2.svg0.01
    API Govindan B. Alinthazhe1940.12Increase2.svg0.02
    Independent Kunhanbu K.1400.08
    Margin of victory13,3228.06
    Turnout 1,65,34177.31
    CPI(M) hold Swing Increase2.svg3.64

    2016

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

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Udma
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    CPI(M) K. Kunhiraman70,67943.94Decrease2.svg3.99
    INC K. Sudhakaran66,48741.55Increase2.svg2.47
    BJP K. Shreenath21,23113.20Increase2.svg3.04
    NOTA None Of the Above4050.25−
    PDP Gopi Kuthirakallu3530.22Decrease2.svg 0.29
    Independent Damodaran P.3490.22−
    SDPI Mohammed Pakyara3310.21Decrease2.svg0.77
    Independent Sudhakaran Cherukulam2080.13−
    API Govindan B. Alinthakhe1650.10−
    Independent Abbas Mothalappara1570.10−
    Independent K. Kunhiraman Periyanganam1450.09−
    Margin of victory3,8822.39Decrease2.svg6.46
    Turnout 1,60,87080.45Increase2.svg6.30
    CPI(M) hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.99

    2011

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

    2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Udma
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    CPI(M) K. Kunhiraman61,64647.93
    INC C. K. Sreedharan50,26639.08
    BJP Sunita Prasanth13,07310.16
    SDPI Faisal Koliyadukkam1,2650.98
    BSP P. Damodaran1,0960.85
    Independent Krishnankutty8660.67−
    Independent Kunhiraman4140.32
    Margin of victory11,3808.85
    Turnout 1,28,62674.15
    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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