Udhagamandalam
All 6 candidates
| # | Candidate | Votes · share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. BhojarajanWonBJP Bharatiya Janata Party | 48,48832.61% |
| 2 | R. IbrahimTVK Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 47,51231.95% |
| 3 | B. RamachandranINC Indian National Congress | 45,65830.70% |
| Below this line, candidates lost their deposit: 24,529 votes or fewer, one-sixth of the 1,47,179 votes for all candidates | ||
| 4 | B. Ragupathy (lost deposit)NTK Naam Tamilar Katchi | 4,6413.12% |
| NOTANone of the above: not a candidate | 1,5251.03% | |
| 5 | R. Manian (lost deposit)IND Independent | 4620.31% |
| 6 | R. Saveetha (lost deposit)TVAK Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 4180.28% |
Udhagamandalam (Ooty) — BJP's only Tamil Nadu seat in 2026, Bhojarajan wins
Bhojarajan had lost Udhagamandalam to Congress's R. Ganesh by 5,348 votes in 2021; in 2026 he turns the hill town into the BJP's solitary Tamil Nadu win, edging TVK's R. Ibrahim. Ganesh had also won 2016 by 10,418, after AIADMK's Budhichandhiran took it 2011 and Congress's B. Gopalan in pre-delimitation 2006.
Where Udhagamandalam was won
| Led by | Booths of 254 | Villages of 19 |
|---|---|---|
| M. Bhojarajan BJP | 108 | 14 |
| R. Ibrahim TVK | 81 | 2 |
| Others | 65 | 3 |
| Closest village | Mulligoor: BJP ahead by 11 | |
M. Bhojarajan’s biggest leads
- Ithalar+1,75113 booths
- Thummanatty+1,2879 booths
- Nanjanad+1,22016 booths
R. Ibrahim’s best villages
- Udhagamandalam+2,17191 booths
- Udhagamandalam Rural+504 booths
Counted from Form 20, booth by booth (vote leads are in votes cast at the booth; postal ballots are counted for the whole seat only).
Every village and booth
The constituency
- Reservation
- General seat (not reserved)
- Lok Sabha seat
- Nilgiris (SC)
- Electors, 2026
- 1,88,826women 99,082 (52.5%) · men 89,733 (47.5%) · third gender 11
Sources · electoral roll, reservation: ECI · Lok Sabha seat: 2008 delimitation order
Postal ballot breakdown
Postal-ballot leader differs from overall winner. INC RAMACHANDRAN.B led postal ballots (779), but BJP BHOJARAJAN.M won the seat overall (48,488).
2,175 postal ballots · from polling staff, election-duty officers, absentee voters · counted before EVM rounds
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. Ramachandran | INC | 779 | 44,879 | 45,658 |
| 2 | M. Bhojarajan | BJP | 754 | 47,734 | 48,488 |
| 3 | R. Ibrahim | TVK | 510 | 47,002 | 47,512 |
| 4 | B. Ragupathy | NTK | 90 | 4,551 | 4,641 |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 23 | 1,502 | 1,525 |
Source: Election Commission of India · Form 20 data via results.eci.gov.in
How this seat compares
| Measure | This seat | Rank | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winning margin, votes | 976 | 220th | 11,416 |
| Winner’s share | 32.6% | 215th | 37.4% |
| Turnout | 78.8% | 211th | 86.9% |
| Votes cast | 1,48,704 | 223rd | 2,08,471 |
| Candidates | 6 | =228th | 15 |
| NOTA votes | 1,525 | 12th | 784 |
| Since 2021 | BJP took the seat from INC. In 2021 R. Ganesh won it by 5,348 votes. | ||
Winners and runners-up, 2006–2026
2011, 2016 and 2021 rows: checked against the ECI detailed results. Earlier rows: secondary sources. Two-part pill: alliance leader first, then the candidate's party.
INC contested 2016 outside the DMK alliance.
About Udhagamandalam
Udhagamandalam (AC 108) is the Nilgiris-district seat covering Ooty itself, the 2,240-m hill station the British rebuilt as their summer capital from the 1820s.
The constituency takes in Doddabetta (2,637 m, the highest peak in Tamil Nadu), the Botanical Gardens laid out in 1848, Ooty Lake, the Toda mund hamlets above the town, and the upper section of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway — a UNESCO World Heritage extension since 2005, with Asia's steepest rack track at 8.33% gradient.
Tea, eucalyptus and a tourist economy define everything; the Coonoor estates lie 20 km south.
Ooty & the Nilgiri queen
Take the UNESCO Nilgiri Mountain Railway up from Mettupalayam for the slowest, steepest climb in Asia, then walk Ooty's 1848 Botanical Gardens and the lake. Drive 10 km up Doddabetta for the Tamil Nadu rooftop view, then push out to Pykara Falls and Avalanche Lake through Toda mund country. Coonoor's tea estates close the loop 20 km south.
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Who won Udhagamandalam in the 2026 Tamil Nadu election?
M. Bhojarajan of BJP won Udhagamandalam (AC 108) in the April 2026 Assembly election with 48,488 votes, 32.61% of the votes polled, ahead of R. Ibrahim of TVK by 976 votes.
Who is the MLA of Udhagamandalam?
M. Bhojarajan of BJP was elected MLA for Udhagamandalam in April 2026 and sits in the 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly.
What was the turnout in Udhagamandalam in 2026?
Turnout was 78.8%: 1,48,704 of 1,88,826 electors voted.
Which district is Udhagamandalam in?
Udhagamandalam (constituency number 108) is in The Nilgiris district, part of the Nilgiris (SC) Lok Sabha seat.
Who won Udhagamandalam before 2026?
In 2021 R. Ganesh of INC won by 5,348 votes over M. Bhojarajan. In 2016 R. Ganesh of INC won by 10,418 votes over Vinoth.
Sources: Form 20, booth-wise result (PDF)ECI result, AC 108
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