Udagamandalam Assembly constituency


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.

Udhagamandalam
Constituency for the State Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictNilgiris
LS constituencyNilgiris
Total electors2,05,882[1]
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLAR. Ganesh
Party  INC  
Alliance  SPA
Elected year2021

Madras State

Year Winner Party
1957 B. K. Linga Gowder Indian National Congress
1962 T. Karchan Indian National Congress
1967 K. Bojan Swatantra Party

Tamil Nadu

Year Winner Party
1971 M. Devarajan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977 B. Gopalan 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 B. Gopalan Indian National Congress
2011 Budhichandhiran All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 R. Ganesh Indian National Congress
2021 R. Ganesh Indian National Congress

Election Results

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Udhagamandalam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC R. Ganesh 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 R. Ganesh 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

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Udhagamandalam[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC B. K. Linga Gowder 22,595 56.56%
Independent S. M. Sanjeevi Raju 2,556 6.40%
Margin of victory 20,039 50.16%
Turnout 39,947 48.76%
Registered electors 81,929
INC win (new seat)

References

  1. "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
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