Udagamandalam (state assembly constituency)

Udhagamandalam
Udhagamandalam
Constituency for the State Assembly
Constituency details
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Nilgiris
LS constituency	Nilgiris
Total electors	2,05,882
Most successful party	INC (10 times)
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLA	Ganesh. R
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected year	2021

11°25′N 76°42′E / 11.41°N 76.70°E

Udagamandalam is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. The constituency is in existence since 1957 election. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.

Madras State[]

Year	Winner	Party
1957			Indian National Congress
1962			Indian National Congress
1967			Swatantra Party

Tamil Nadu[]

Year	Winner
1971	M. Devarajan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980	K. Kallan	Indian National Congress (I)
1984	K. Kallan	Indian National Congress
1989	H. M. Raju	Indian National Congress
1991	H. M. Raju	Indian National Congress
1996	T. Gundan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001	H. M. Raju	Indian National Congress
2006		Indian National Congress
2011	Budhichandhiran	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016		Indian National Congress

Election Results[]

2016[]

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Udhagamandalam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC		67,747	48.34
	AIADMK	Vinoth	57,329	40.90
	BJP	Raman	5,818	4.15
	DMDK	King Narcissus, K	3,111	2.22	+2.22
	NOTA	None of the above	2,912	2.08	+2.08
Margin of victory			10,418	7.44
Turnout			1,40,275	69.14
	INC gain from AIADMK		Swing

2011[]

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Udhagamandalam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Budhi Chandiran	61,605	50.22
	INC		54,060	44.07
	BJP	B. Kumaran	2,716	2.21
	IND	D. Selvaraj	1,743	1.42	+1.42
	IND	Inthira Raj J	590	0.48	+0.48
Margin of victory			7,545	6.15
Turnout			1,22,685	71.29
	AIADMK gain from INC		Swing

References[]

^ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

"Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.

[1] "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

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