Madikeri Town Assembly constituency explained

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

Madikeri Town (also known as Mercara Town[1] [2] [3]) was a constituency of the Mysore Legislative Assembly (part of Coorg Legislative Assembly till 31 October 1956). The lone election to this constituency was conducted in 1952 to the legislature of the Coorg State (Kodagu) in India.[4] The constituency included Madikeri. 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.[5]

Members of Legislative Assembly

YearMemberParty
1952B. S. Kushalappa
1957 onwards: Seat does not exist. See Madikeri

Election results

1952

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019-06-18 . CHASING A DREAM: A JOURNALIST REVISITS MUMBAI AFTER 40 YEARS . 2024-08-23 . Coorg News . en-US.
  2. Web site: Kodagu Ecotourism . 2024-08-23 . www.kodaguecotourism.com.
  3. Web site: Chander . N. J. Ravi . Delights of the past and present . 2024-08-23 . Deccan Herald . en.
  4. Book: India Votes . 1968 . 355.
  5. 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.