Coorg Lok Sabha constituency explained

Type:LS
Coorg
Established:1951
Abolished:1957
Reservation:None
Assembly Cons:18 (all of Coorg State)
Electors:94,593

Coorg was a constituency of the Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Parliament of India). It was used in the parliamentary election of 1951–1952. The constituency elected a single member of the Lok Sabha and was the sole Lok Sabha seat for the Coorg State.[1] As of 1952, the constituency had 94,593 eligible voters.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3]

63,813 voters participated in the election (67.46% of the eligible voters).[1] N. Somana won the seat, obtaining 38,063 votes (59.65%).[2]

Merger with Mysore State

In 1956 Coorg State merged into Mysore State.[4] The former state was accorded two seats in the Mysore Legislative Assembly: Virajpet and Mercara.[4] [5] Both constituencies were included in the Mangalore Lok Sabha constituency, along with six other Assembly constituencies till delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008.[6] 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.[7]

No. Constituency Taluk No of Seats
1 Sanivarasanthe 2
2 Somwarpet North 1
3 Somwarpet South 1
4 Fraserpet (Kushalnagar)1
5 Sunticoppa 2
6 Mercara Town 1
7 Murnad 1
8 Mercara Nad 1
9 Srimangala Nad 2
10 Hudikeri 1
11 Berriath Nad (Kuntagrama)[8] [9] [10] 1
12 Ponnampet Nad 2
13 Virajpet Town 1
14 Virajpet Nad 2
15 Ammathi Nad 1
16 Siddapur 2
17 Napoklu Nad 1
18 1

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Election Commission of India. Constituency Data – Summary
  2. Election Commission of India. Statistical Report on General Elections, 1951 to the First Lok Sabha
  3. Book: Richard Leonard Park. Reports on the Indian general elections, 1951-52. 1956. Popular Book Depot. 271–272.
  4. The Hindu. From a princely State to two Assembly segments
  5. Election Commission of India. Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore
  6. Web site: Statistical Report on General elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha, Volume III . Election Commission of India website. 401. 31 March 2010.
  7. Web site: STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1951 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF COORG. Election Commission of India. eci.nic.in. pdf. 3–4. 24 February 2017.
  8. Web site: GENERAL ADMINISTRATION AND REVENUE. Kodagu District Gazetter. www.karnataka.gov.in. pdf. 506. 24 February 2017.
  9. Web site: GENERAL ADMINISTRATION AND REVENUE. Kodagu District Gazetter. www.karnataka.gov.in. pdf. 6. 24 February 2017.
  10. Book: GENERAL ADMINISTRATION AND REVENUE. Kodagu District Gazetter. 2007. www.karnataka.gov.in. pdf. 381. 9788180693977. 24 February 2017.