Udma (State Assembly constituency)
Udma State assembly constituency (Malayalam: ഉദുമ നിയമസഭാ നിയോജക മണ്ഡലം) 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 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is K. Kunhiraman of CPI(M).
| 3 Udma ഉദുമ | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha | |
 Nursing College in Udma. | |
| Existence | 1977 - present |
| Reservation | None |
| Electorate | 1,99,962 (2016) |
| Current MLA | K. Kunhiraman |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Political Front | LDF |
| Elected Year | 2016 |
| District | Kasaragod |
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 | Incumbent | |||
* indicates by-polls
Election results
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 1,99,962 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[2]
| 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
There were 1,73,459 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[3]
| 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
- "State Assembly Constituencies in Kasaragod district, Kerala". kasargod.gov.in.
- "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.
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