Bhagamandala Nad Assembly constituency explained

Bhagamandala Nad
Type:SLA
State:Mysore State (Coorg State till 31 October 1956)
Established:1951
Abolished:1957
Reservation:None

Bhagamandala Nad was a constituency of the Mysore Legislative Assembly (part of Coorg Legislative Assembly till 31 October 1956). Lone election to this Constituency was conducted in 1952 to the legislature of the Coorg State (Kodagu) in India.[1] The constituency included Bhagamandala. This seat was included to Mysore Legislative Assembly in 1956 during the reorganisation of the Indian States based along linguistic lines, the state of Coorg (Kodagu) was merged with Mysore State.[2] The economy of the area was dominated by export of honey and cardamom.[3] The constituency was abolished in 1956 (on paper) and remained operation till 1957.

Members of Legislative Assembly

YearMemberParty
1952Konana Deviah
1957 onwards: Seat does not exist. See Madikeri

Election results

1952

With an electoral participation of 80.5% Bhagamandala Nad had one of the highest voter turnouts in the 1952 assembly elections in India.[4]

References

12.387°N 75.529°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: India Votes. 1968. 355.
  2. News: 1 October 2005 . SRC submits report . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060301045415/http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/01/stories/2005100100040900.htm . 1 March 2006 . 9 October 2011 . . Chennai.
  3. Book: India. Office of the Registrar General. Census of India, 1961. 1965. Manager of Publications. 30.
  4. Book: The March of India. 1957. 10.