Udhagamandalam is assembly constituency number 108 in Tamil Nadu, in The Nilgiris district, and one of the segments of the Nilgiris Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Bhojarajan.m of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 32.6% of the vote, 976 votes ahead of Ibrahim.r (TVK).
- 01Bhojarajan.mBJP48,48832.61%
- 02Ibrahim.rTVK47,51231.95%
- 03Ramachandran.bINC45,65830.70%
- 04Ragupathy.bNTK4,6413.12%
- 05Manian.rIndependent4620.31%
- 1 other candidate · 418 votesNOTA · 1,525 (1.03%)
Margin 976 votes · 0.66% of valid votes
All 6 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,48,704 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhojarajan.mMale · 79 yrs | BJP | 48,488 | 32.61% |
| 2 | Ibrahim.rMale · 40 yrs | TVK | 47,512 | 31.95% |
| 3 | Ramachandran.bMale · 59 yrs | INC | 45,658 | 30.70% |
| 4 | Ragupathy.bMale · 48 yrs | NTK | 4,641 | 3.12% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,525 | 1.03% |
| 5 | Manian.rMale · 48 yrs | Independent | 462 | 0.31% |
| 6 | Saveetha.rFemale · 43 yrs | tavk | 418 | 0.28% |
The seat changed hands: INC won in 2021, BJP in 2026.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Udhagamandalam result 2021
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ganesh, R. | INC | 65,530 | 46.44% |
| 2 | Bhojarajan, M. | BJP | 60,182 | 42.65% |
| 3 | Jayakumar, A. | NTK | 6,381 | 4.52% |
| 4 | Dr.suresh Babu, S. | MNM | 4,935 | 3.50% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,376 | 0.98% |
| 5 | Lakshmanan, T. | AMMK | 1,273 | 0.90% |
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| 6 | Arokiyanathan, B. | Independent | 514 | 0.36% |
| 7 | Vinothkumar, M.A. | Independent | 431 | 0.31% |
| 8 | Krishnamurthi, B. | Independent | 255 | 0.18% |
| 9 | A. Sardar Babu, B.com. | Independent | 225 | 0.16% |
Udhagamandalam result 2016
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ganesh, R. | INC | 67,747 | 48.34% |
| 2 | Vinoth | AIADMK | 57,329 | 40.90% |
| 3 | Raman | BJP | 5,818 | 4.15% |
| 4 | King Narcissus, K. | DMDK | 3,111 | 2.22% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,912 | 2.08% |
| 5 | Balraj, M. | PMK | 781 | 0.56% |
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| 6 | Jagan, R. | NTK | 748 | 0.53% |
| 7 | Subramani, N. | GMI | 554 | 0.40% |
| 8 | Jalal Ali, S. | IDMMK | 427 | 0.30% |
| 9 | Manogaran, B. | Independent | 388 | 0.28% |
| 10 | Venugopal, D. | Independent | 340 | 0.24% |
Udhagamandalam result 2011
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Budhichandhiran | AIADMK | 61,605 | 50.22% |
| 2 | Ganesh.r | INC | 54,060 | 44.07% |
| 3 | Kumaran.b | BJP | 2,716 | 2.21% |
| 4 | Selvaraj.d | Independent | 1,743 | 1.42% |
| 5 | Inthira Raj.j | Independent | 590 | 0.48% |
| 6 | Kutty Krishnan | Independent | 508 | 0.41% |
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| 7 | Sethumadhavan.m.c | BSP | 485 | 0.40% |
| 8 | Ganeshan.r | Independent | 282 | 0.23% |
| 9 | Suresh Kumar.b | Independent | 280 | 0.23% |
| 10 | Ganesh.r | Independent | 226 | 0.18% |
| 11 | Chandran.m | Independent | 180 | 0.15% |
Udhagamandalam outlined in orange among the other Tamil Nadu seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in The Nilgiris district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Udhagamandalam is one of the assembly segments of Nilgiris. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Nilgiris candidates.
- Raja ADMK63,741 49.1%
- Dr Murugan LBJP36,631 28.2%
- Logesh Tamilselvan DAIADMK20,269 15.6%
- Jayakumar ANTK6,895 5.3%
- Vijayakumar DIndependent632 0.5%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, DMK led here by 27,110 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Udhagamandalam.
Who won the Udhagamandalam assembly seat in 2026?
Bhojarajan.m of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Udhagamandalam in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 48,488 votes, which was 32.61% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Udhagamandalam?
The margin was 976 votes (0.66% of valid votes). The runner-up was Ibrahim.r of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam with 47,512 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Udhagamandalam in 2026?
Turnout was 78.87%: 1,49,032 of 1,88,968 registered electors voted, across 254 polling stations. That is 9.9 points higher than in 2021.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Udhagamandalam part of?
Udhagamandalam is an assembly segment of the Nilgiris Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Raja A got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Udhagamandalam a reserved constituency?
No. Udhagamandalam is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Udhagamandalam?
The Tamil Nadu assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
Each page below is built from an official source and credited on the page.
- The Nilgiris population and religionCensus 2011 district profile
- Gram panchayat list, The NilgirisEvery block, panchayat and village (LGD)
- Tamil Nadu state profileSeats, parties and turnout at a glance
- Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha resultsEvery parliamentary seat, 2024 and earlier
- Tamil Nadu districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, Tamil NaduBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
- CSR spend in Tamil NaduCompany CSR spending by year and sector (MCA)
- Urban local bodies in Tamil NaduMunicipal corporations, councils, wards