Bhagamandala Nad Assembly constituency
| Bhagamandala Nad | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the State Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| 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
[edit]| Year | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952[4] | Konana Deviah | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1957 onwards: Seat does not exist. See Madikeri | ||||
Election results
[edit]1952
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Konana Deviah | 2,347 | 58.62 | New | |
| Independent | Pattamada Ponnappa | 4,202 | 34.57 | New | |
| Independent | Jayaram Singh | 1,384 | 6.82 | New | |
| Turnout | 4004 | 80.50 | New | ||
With an electoral participation of 80.5% Bhagamandala Nad had one of the highest voter turnouts in the 1952 assembly elections in India.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ India Votes. 1968. p. 355.
- ^ "SRC submits report". The Hindu. Chennai. 1 October 2005. Archived from the original on 1 March 2006. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ India. Office of the Registrar General (1965). Census of India, 1961. Manager of Publications. p. 30.
- ^ a b "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Coorg (Kodagu)" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ The March of India. 1957. p. 10.
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