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Udumbanchola Assembly Election Results 2026
Udumbanchola Assembly constituency, numbered 89, is located in Idukki district of Kerala and forms part of the Idukki parliamentary constituency. Established in 1965 and redefined during the 2008 delimitation, it covers Udumbanchola taluk including Nedumkandam town, panchayats like Pampadumpara, Rajakkad, Santhanpara, Vandanmedu, and high-range areas with around 167,000 electors. This general seat thrives on cardamom-rubber plantations, small-scale farming, eco-tourism amid misty hills, and diverse communities including settlers and tribals in the Western Ghats' rugged terrain near Mathikettan Shola National Park. CPI(M) of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) has a firm grip since 2011, with M.M. Mani as the current MLA and a long-time incumbent. In 2021, he secured a massive 69,756 votes (55.66per cent) against UDF's Saji Varghese (31,451 votes), winning by 38,305 votes (30.58per cent) at 75.56per cent turnout—his biggest margin yet, up from a slim 1,109-vote edge in 2016 over Dean Kuriakose. LDF's dominance draws from labor unions, farmer support, and Christian voters, fending off UDF and BJP's 5-6per cent shares. Key issues include crop failures from erratic weather, landslides blocking ghat roads, youth outmigration despite remittances, water shortages in summer, quarrying impacts on ecology, poor healthcare access in remote hamlets, and demands for irrigation upgrades, schools, and sustainable tourism jobs amid climate vulnerabilities. These challenges reinforce LDF's organizational strength in this highland stronghold.
2026 Udumbanchola Assembly Election Results
Adv. Senapathy Venu
CONG - WonVotes64,916
Vote %53.49
K.K. Jayachandran
CPI(M) - 1st Runner Up Votes44,895
Vote %36.99
Adv. Sangeetha Viswanadhan
BDJSVotes10,157
Vote %8.37
P.K. Sajeevan
BSPVotes702
Vote %0.58
Nota
NOTAVotes686
Vote %0.57
Source: PValue
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2021 Udumbanchola Assembly Election Results
M. M. Mani
CPI(M) - WonVotes77,381
Vote %61.80
Adv. E.m. Augusthy
INC - 1st Runner Up Votes39,076
Vote %31.21
Santhosh Madhavan
BDJSVotes7,208
Vote %5.76
A C Biju
BSPVotes867
Vote %0.69
Nota
NOTAVotes687
Vote %0.55
2016 Udumbanchola Assembly Election Results
M.M. Mani
CPM - WonVotes50,813
Vote %40.32
Adv.Senapathy Venu
INC - 1st Runner Up Votes49,704
Vote %39.44
Saji Parambath
BDJSVotes21,799
Vote %17.30
B.Soman
ADMKVotes1,651
Vote %1.31
Shanavas Baker
SDPIVotes831
Vote %0.66
None Of The Above
NOTAVotes602
Vote %0.48
Raju Manjakkunnel
BSPVotes486
Vote %0.39
M J Fransis
INDVotes132
Vote %0.10
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