Udma Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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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).
| 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 |
| 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
Udma Assembly 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
| 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 | ||
*by-election
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | C. H. Kunhambu | ||||
| INC | K.Neelakandan | ||||
| BJP | Manulal Meloth | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021
There 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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2016
There 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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2011
There 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 | ||||