Coorg Lok Sabha constituency


Coorg Lok Sabha constituency was a constituency of the Lok Sabha. 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. As of 1952, the constituency had 94,593 eligible voters.

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. 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.
63,813 voters participated in the election. N. Somana won the seat, obtaining 38,063 votes.

Merger with Mysore State

In 1956 Coorg State merged into Mysore State. The former state was accorded two seats in the Mysore Legislative Assembly: Virajpet and Mercara. Both constituencies were included in the Mangalore Lok Sabha constituency, along with six other Assembly constituencies till delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008. Now Coorg 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.
No.ConstituencyTalukNo of Seats
1SanivarasantheSomwarpet2
2Somwarpet NorthSomwarpet1
3Somwarpet SouthSomwarpet1
4Fraserpet Somwarpet1
5SunticoppaSomwarpet2
6Mercara TownMadikeri1
7MurnadMadikeri1
8Mercara NadMadikeri1
9Srimangala NadVirajpet2
10HudikeriVirajpet1
11Berriath Nad Virajpet1
12Ponnampet NadVirajpet2
13Virajpet TownVirajpet1
14Virajpet NadVirajpet2
15Ammathi NadVirajpet1
16SiddapurVirajpet2
17Napoklu NadMadikeri1
18Bhagamandala NadMadikeri1