Coorg Lok Sabha Constituency
1952 election
In the first elections after the independence of India, two candidates were in the fray in Coorg: N. Somana of the Indian National Congress and independent candidate K.T. Uthappa. K.T. Uthappa was a rich planter, former Assistant Commissioner of Coorg and candidate for the group that opposed the merger of Coorg into Mysore State.
63,813 voters participated in the election (67.46% of the eligible voters). N. Somana won the seat, obtaining 38,063 votes (59.65%).
Merger with Mysore State
In 1956 Coorg State merged into Mysore State. The former state was accorded two seats in the Mysore Legislative Assembly: Virajpet and Mercara. Both constituencies were included in the Mangalore Lok Sabha constituency, along with six other Assembly constituencies till delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008. Now Coorg (Kodagu) area is a part of Mysore Lok Sabha constituency from 2009 Election, covering Virajpet and Madikeri Vidhan Sabha segments.
Assembly Constituencies
The following were the constituencies under Coorg Lok Sabha.
| No. | Constituency | Taluk | No of Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanivarasanthe | Somwarpet | 2 |
| 2 | Somwarpet North | Somwarpet | 1 |
| 3 | Somwarpet South | Somwarpet | 1 |
| 4 | Fraserpet (Kushalnagar) | Somwarpet | 1 |
| 5 | Sunticoppa | Somwarpet | 2 |
| 6 | Mercara Town | Madikeri | 1 |
| 7 | Murnad | Madikeri | 1 |
| 8 | Mercara Nad | Madikeri | 1 |
| 9 | Srimangala Nad | Virajpet | 2 |
| 10 | Hudikeri | Virajpet | 1 |
| 11 | Berriath Nad (Kuntagrama) | Virajpet | 1 |
| 12 | Ponnampet Nad | Virajpet | 2 |
| 13 | Virajpet Town | Virajpet | 1 |
| 14 | Virajpet Nad | Virajpet | 2 |
| 15 | Ammathi Nad | Virajpet | 1 |
| 16 | Siddapur | Virajpet | 2 |
| 17 | Napoklu Nad | Madikeri | 1 |
| 18 | Bhagamandala Nad | Madikeri | 1 |
References
- ^ Election Commission of India. Constituency Data – Summary
- ^ Election Commission of India. Statistical Report on General Elections, 1951 to the First Lok Sabha Archived 2014-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Richard Leonard Park (1956). Reports on the Indian general elections, 1951-52. Popular Book Depot. pp. 271–272.
- ^ The Hindu. From a princely State to two Assembly segments
- ^ Election Commission of India. Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore
- ^ "Statistical Report on General elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha, Volume III" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. p. 401. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ^ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1951 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF COORG" (PDF). Election Commission of India (pdf). eci.nic.in. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ "GENERAL ADMINISTRATION AND REVENUE" (PDF). Kodagu District Gazetter (pdf). www.karnataka.gov.in. p. 506. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
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