Coorg Lok Sabha constituency
Former constituency of the Indian parliament in Karnataka
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Coorg Lok Sabha constituency 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 | 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)[8][9][10] | 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 |