# Udumbanchola Assembly constituency

Udumbanchola State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies at the state Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Idukki Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is M. M. Mani of CPI(M).

## Local self governed segments

Udumbanchola Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:
| 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 | Communist Party of India | 1967 – 1970 |
| 1970 | 4th | Sebastian Thomas | Kerala Congress | 1970 – 1977 |
| 1977 | 5th | Thomas Joseph | Kerala Congress | 1977 – 1980 |
| 1980 | 6th | Thomas Joseph | Kerala Congress | 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 | E. M. Augusty | Indian National Congress | 1996 – 2001 |
| 2001 | 11th | K. K. Jayachandran | Communist Party of India | 2001 – 2006 |
| 2006 | 12th | K. K. Jayachandran | Communist Party of India | 2006 – 2011 |
| 2011 | 13th | K. K. Jayachandran | Communist Party of India | 2011 – 2016 |
| 2016 | 14th | M. M. Mani | Communist Party of India | 2016 - 2021 |
| 2021 | 15th | M. M. Mani | Communist Party of India | Incumbent |

## Election results

Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

### Niyamasabha Election 2021

There were 1,67,459 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.
2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Udumbanchola :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 38,305 | 0.88 | 8.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,26,018 | 75.56 | 3.56 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 21.48 | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,66,770 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Udumbanchola :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,109 | 0.88 | 8.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,26,018 | 75.56 | 3.56 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 11.16 | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,53,563 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Udumbanchola :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,833 | 8.89 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,10,563 | 72.00 | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |