Udumbanchola Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
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Udumbanchola 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 Idukki Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2026 Assembly elections, the current MLA is Senapathy Venu of INC.
| 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 | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | INC |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Local self-governed segments
Udumbanchola Assembly 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 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | K. T. Jacob | Communist Party of India | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | K. T. Jacob | 1967 – 1970 | ||
| 1970 | 4th | Sebastian Thomas | Kerala Congress | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | Thomas Joseph | 1977 – 1980 | ||
| 1980 | 6th | 1980 – 1982 | |||
| 1982 | 7th | M. Jinadevan | Communist Party of India | 1982 – 1987 | |
| 1987 | 8th | Mathew Stephen | Independent | 1987 – 1991 | |
| 1991 | 9th | E. M. Augusty | Indian National Congress | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | K. K. Jayachandran | Communist Party of India | 2001 – 2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | M. M. Mani | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| 2021 | 15th | 2021-2026 | |||
| 2026 | 16th | Senapathy Venu | Indian National Congress | Incumbent | |
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Senapathy Venu | 64,916 | 53.49 | ||
| CPI(M) | K. K. Jayachandran | 44,895 | 36.99 | ||
| BDJS | Adv. Sangeetha Vishwanathan | 10,157 | 8.37 | ||
| BSP | P K Sajeevan | 702 | 0.58 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 686 | 0.57 | ||
| Margin of victory | 20,021 | ||||
| Turnout | 121356 | ||||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
2021
There were 1,67,459 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly 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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2016
There were 1,66,770 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly 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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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 | ||||