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).
| Udma | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 3 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
  Top to bottom: Bekal Fort, the largest fort in Kerala at Pallikkara, The Central University of Kerala at Periya. | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kasaragod |
| Established | 1977 - present |
| Total electors | 2,14,209 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Local self governed segments
editUdma 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
editThe following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
| 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
edit2021 Niyamasabha Election
editThere were 2,14,209 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | C. H. Kunhambu | 78,664 | 47.58 |  3.64
| |
| INC | Periya Balakrishnan | 65,342 | 39.52 |  2.03
| |
| BJP | A. Velayudhan | 20,360 | 12.31 | 0.89
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 434 | 0.26 | ||
| Independent | Rameshan K. | 207 | 0.13 | 0.01
| |
| API | Govindan B. Alinthazhe | 194 | 0.12 | 0.02
| |
| Independent | Kunhanbu K. | 140 | 0.08 | ||
| Margin of victory | 13,322 | 8.06 | |||
| Turnout | 1,65,341 | 77.31 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 3.64
|
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Niyamasabha Election 2016
editThere were 1,99,962 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | K. Kunhiraman | 70,679 | 43.94 | 3.99
| |
| INC | K. Sudhakaran | 66,487 | 41.55 | 2.47
| |
| BJP | K. Shreenath | 21,231 | 13.20 | 3.04
| |
| NOTA | None Of the Above | 405 | 0.25 | − | |
| PDP | Gopi Kuthirakallu | 353 | 0.22 | 0.29
| |
| Independent | Damodaran P. | 349 | 0.22 | − | |
| SDPI | Mohammed Pakyara | 331 | 0.21 | 0.77
| |
| 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 | 6.46
| ||
| Turnout | 1,60,870 | 80.45 | 6.30
| ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 3.99
|
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Niyamasabha Election 2011
editThere were 1,73,459 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "State Assembly Constituencies in Kasaragod district, Kerala". kasargod.gov.in.
- ^ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kasaragod District".
- ^ "ceo.kerala.gov.in" (PDF).
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.