Somwarpet North Assembly constituency
| Somwarpet North | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Somwarpet North 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.[1] The constituency included Somwarpet. 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]
Members of Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952[3] | C. K. Kalappa | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1957 onwards: Seat does not exist. See Madikeri | ||||
Election results
[edit]1952
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | C. K. Kalappa | 2,106 | 61.95 | New | |
| Independent | H. Chengappa | 719 | 22.99 | New | |
| Independent | D. H. Dasappa | 302 | 9.66 | New | |
| Turnout | 3127 | 75.04 | New | ||
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.
- ^ 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.
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