Well... The polling is over, and the fate of all candidates in the Udma constituency is sealed in the EVM.So far, 78.06% voting has been recorded in the Udma constituency. The Udma constituency which is a key constituency , is known for its diverse electorate and crucial role in Kerala ’s governance. The Udma election result holds significant importance as it often witnesses intense battles between major political parties, shaping the city`s political landscape.In the race for the new assembly from this constituency, CH Kunhambu of the CPM, Manulal Meloth of the BJP, and K. Neelakandan of Congress are in the fray.
In the last assembly election held in 2021 in Kerala, C. H. Kunhambu of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) won the seat by defeating Periya Balakrishnan of the Indian National Congress with a margin of 13322 votes. The Udma Assembly constituency falls under the Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Indian National Congress candidate Rajmohan Unnithan won the Kasaragod Lok Sabha (MP) seat with a margin of 100649 votes, defeating Mv Balakrishnan of the Communist Party Of India (marxist).Stay updated with the latest news, candidate profiles, and insights from this influential seat.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
C. H. Kunhambu
Winner
|
Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
78,664
Lead:
13,322
|
47.58% |
| Periya Balakrishnan | Indian National Congress | 65,342 | 39.52% |
| A. Velayudhan | Bharatiya Janata Party | 20,360 | 12.31% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 434 | 0.26% |
| Rameshan K | Independent | 207 | 0.13% |
| Govindan B Alinthaze | Ambedkarite Party of India | 194 | 0.12% |
| Kunhambu K S/o Kuttappan K C | Independent | 140 | 0.08% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
K Kunhiraman
Winner
|
Communist Party Of India (Marxist) |
70,679
Lead:
70,522
|
43.94% |
| Abbas Mothalappara | Independent | 157 | 0.10% |
| K Kunhiraman Periyanganam | Independent | 145 | 0.09% |
| K Sudhakaran | Indian National Congress | 66,847 | 41.55% |
| Adv. K Shreekanth | Bharatiya Janta Party | 21,231 | 13.20% |
| Gopi Kuthirakallu | Peoples Democratic Party | 353 | 0.22% |
| Damodaran P | Independent | 349 | 0.22% |
| Mohammed Pakyara | Social Democratic Party Of India | 331 | 0.21% |
| Sudhakaran Cherukanam | Independent | 208 | 0.13% |
| Govindan B Alinthazhe | Ambedkarite Party of India | 165 | 0.10% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
K.kunhiraman
Winner
|
Communist Party Of India (Marxist) |
61,646
Lead:
11,380
|
48% |
| Adv. C K Sreedharan | Indian National Congress | 50,266 | 39% |
| Sunitha Prasanth | Bharatiya Janta Party | 13,073 | 10% |
| Faisal Koliyadukkam | Social Democratic Party Of India | 1,265 | 1% |
| P Damodaran | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,096 | 1% |
| Krishnankutty | Independent | 866 | 1% |
| Kunhiraman | Independent | 414 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
K V Kunhiraman
Winner
|
Communist Party Of India (Marxist) |
69,221
Lead:
27,294
|
56% |
| P Gangadharan Nair | Indian National Congress | 41,927 | 34% |
| Adv. B Raveendran Nair | Bharatiya Janta Party | 11,117 | 9% |
| Abdulla | Independent | 1,212 | 1% |
| N. Mani | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,005 | 1% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
K.v.kunhiraman
Winner
|
Communist Party Of India (Marxist) |
62,817
Lead:
9,664
|
49% |
| Adv.c.k.sreedharan | Indian National Congress | 53,153 | 41% |
| R.ganesan | Bharatiya Janta Party | 11,106 | 9% |
| Krishnan | Independent | 1,741 | 1% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
P. Raghavan
Winner
|
Communist Party Of India (Marxist) |
50,854
Lead:
50,620
|
46% |
| K. Vijayan | Independent | 234 | 0% |
| Puthiyapila Muhammed Kunhi Kizhoor | Independent | 231 | 0% |
| R.k.muhammad | Independent | 173 | 0% |
| Ahamed Oravangara | Independent | 137 | 0% |
| P.muhammed Kunhi Hasanabad | Independent | 109 | 0% |
| Shafi Abdul Khader | Independent | 73 | 0% |
| K.m. Shafi | Independent | 42 | 0% |
| K.p.kunhikannan | Indian National Congress | 40,459 | 37% |
| Madikai Kammaran | Bharatiya Janta Party | 14,370 | 13% |
| Valliyadi Kunhiraman | Independent | 650 | 1% |
| Abdulla Mammu Haji | Independent | 399 | 0% |
| Muhammed Ali Kalanad | Independent | 314 | 0% |
| Thomas Joseph | Independent | 278 | 0% |
| Krishnan Kunnara | Independent | 264 | 0% |
| Saifudeen Makkot | Independent | 244 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
P. Raghavan
Winner
|
Communist Party Of India (Marxist) |
47,169
Lead:
957
|
44% |
| K.po. Kunhikannan | Indian National Congress | 46,212 | 43% |
| M. Umanath Rao | Bharatiya Janta Party | 10,932 | 10% |
| P.v. Kunhiraman | Independent | 334 | 0% |
| A.k. Mohammed Asalam | Independent | 255 | 0% |
| Mohammed Ali Kalannad | Independent | 226 | 0% |
| K.k. Vijayan | Independent | 133 | 0% |
| A.p. Hameed | Independent | 69 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
K. P. Kunhikannan
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
43,775
Lead:
43,661
|
46% |
| Vijayan | Independent | 114 | 0% |
| K. Surendran | Independent | 102 | 0% |
| R. Ramakrishana Pillai | Independent | 95 | 0% |
| Muhammed Kunhi P. | Independent | 90 | 0% |
| Abdul Kadar | Independent | 52 | 0% |
| Purushothaman K. | Communist Party Of India (Marxist) | 35,930 | 37% |
| M. Umanath Rao | Bharatiya Janta Party | 12,820 | 13% |
| P. Kunhikannan | Independent | 943 | 1% |
| Abdullah | Independent | 505 | 1% |
| M. Ashraf | Independent | 279 | 0% |
| C. H. Mohammad Fazal | Independent | 162 | 0% |
| Basheer Ahammad Mahin | Independent | 134 | 0% |
| P. K. Mohammad | Independent | 132 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
M. Kunhiraman Nambiar
Winner
|
Independent |
32,946
Lead:
6,619
|
47% |
| P. Muhammed Kunhi Master | Muslim Leage | 26,327 | 38% |
| A .c. Gopinath | Bharatiya Janta Party | 9,008 | 13% |
| K. V . Balakrishnan | Independent | 397 | 1% |
| P. Appannaya | Independent | 193 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
K. Purushothaman
Winner
|
Communist Party Of India (Marxist) |
31,948
Lead:
5,020
|
46% |
| N. K. Balakrishnan | Independent | 26,928 | 39% |
| M. Kumhiraman Nambiar | Independent | 9,127 | 13% |
| T. Bharathan | Independent | 731 | 1% |
| K. Damodaran Nair | Independent | 336 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
N. K. Balakrishnan
Winner
|
Independent |
31,690
Lead:
3,545
|
50% |
| K. G. Marar | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 28,145 | 44% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | C. H. Kunhambu | CPM | 78,664 | 13,322 | 47.58% |
| 2016 | K Kunhiraman | CPM | 70,679 | 70,522 | 43.94% |
| 2011 | K.kunhiraman | CPM | 61,646 | 11,380 | 48% |
| 2006 | K V Kunhiraman | CPM | 69,221 | 27,294 | 56% |
| 2001 | K.v.kunhiraman | CPM | 62,817 | 9,664 | 49% |
| 1996 | P. Raghavan | CPM | 50,854 | 50,620 | 46% |
| 1991 | P. Raghavan | CPM | 47,169 | 957 | 44% |
| 1987 | K. P. Kunhikannan | INC | 43,775 | 43,661 | 46% |
| 1982 | M. Kunhiraman Nambiar | IND | 32,946 | 6,619 | 47% |
| 1980 | K. Purushothaman | CPM | 31,948 | 5,020 | 46% |
| 1977 | N. K. Balakrishnan | IND | 31,690 | 3,545 | 50% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | C. H. Kunhambu | CPM |
78,664
(Lead:
13,322)
|
47.58% |
| Periya Balakrishnan | INC | 65,342 | 39.52% | |
| 2016 | K Kunhiraman | CPM |
70,679
(Lead:
70,522)
|
43.94% |
| K Sudhakaran | INC | 66,847 | 41.55% | |
| 2011 | K.kunhiraman | CPM |
61,646
(Lead:
11,380)
|
48% |
| Adv. C K Sreedharan | INC | 50,266 | 39% | |
| 2006 | K V Kunhiraman | CPM |
69,221
(Lead:
27,294)
|
56% |
| P Gangadharan Nair | INC | 41,927 | 34% | |
| 2001 | K.v.kunhiraman | CPM |
62,817
(Lead:
9,664)
|
49% |
| Adv.c.k.sreedharan | INC | 53,153 | 41% | |
| 1996 | P. Raghavan | CPM |
50,854
(Lead:
50,620)
|
46% |
| K.p.kunhikannan | INC | 40,459 | 37% | |
| 1991 | P. Raghavan | CPM |
47,169
(Lead:
957)
|
44% |
| K.po. Kunhikannan | INC | 46,212 | 43% | |
| 1987 | K. P. Kunhikannan | INC |
43,775
(Lead:
43,661)
|
46% |
| Purushothaman K. | CPM | 35,930 | 37% | |
| 1982 | M. Kunhiraman Nambiar | IND |
32,946
(Lead:
6,619)
|
47% |
| P. Muhammed Kunhi Master | MUL | 26,327 | 38% | |
| 1980 | K. Purushothaman | CPM |
31,948
(Lead:
5,020)
|
46% |
| N. K. Balakrishnan | IND | 26,928 | 39% | |
| 1977 | N. K. Balakrishnan | IND |
31,690
(Lead:
3,545)
|
50% |
| K. G. Marar | BLD | 28,145 | 44% |
All 140 Assembly Constituencies in Kerala
C. H. Kunhambu of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) won the Udma Assembly seat in the 2021 elections, defeating Periya Balakrishnan of the Indian National Congress (INC) by a margin of 13322 votes.
The strike rate in the Udma constituency is 75% CPM and 25% IND, with CPM won 8 times and IND won 2 times since the 1977 elections.
C. H. Kunhambu (CPM) received 47.58% vote share.
Periya Balakrishnan (INC) received 39.52% vote share.
C. H. Kunhambu (CPM) won the 2021 election with 78664 votes, leading by 13322 votes and securing a 47.58% vote share.
The Udma Assembly constituency falls under the Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency of Kasaragod district.
C. H. Kunhambu (CPM) won the Udma Assembly seat in 2021 with a margin of 13322 votes over Periya Balakrishnan (INC).
The Udma Assembly constituency is part of the Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Manjeshwar, Kasaragod, Kanhangad, Trikaripur, Payyannur, Kalliasseri.
The top candidates in the Udma Assembly Election 2021 were:
C. H. Kunhambu (CPM)
Periya Balakrishnan (INC)
A. Velayudhan (BJP)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with C. H. Kunhambu (CPM) emerging as the winner.
This page contains historical election results sourced from the Election Commission of India (ECI). It is for archival and informational purposes only and does not represent current or ongoing election updates. The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.