Bhagamandala Nad was a constituency of the Mysore Legislative Assembly (part of Coorg Legislative Assembly till 31 October 1956), lone election in 1952 to the legislature of the Coorg State in India elected in 1952..[1] The constituency included Bhagamandala. The economy of the area was dominated by export of honey and cardamom.[2] The constituency was abolished in 1956 and remained till 1957.
Bhagamandala Nad | |
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Former constituency for the State Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
State | Mysore State |
Established | 1951 |
Abolished | 1957 |
Reservation | SC |
1952 election
editThree candidates contested the 1952 legislative election for the Bhagamandala Nad seat:
- Konana Deviah, Indian National Congress, won the seat with 2,347 votes (58.62%)
- Pattamada Ponnappa, independent, 1,384 votes (34.57%)
- Jayaram Singh, independent, 273 votes (6.82%)[3]
With an electoral participation of 80.3% Bhagamandala Nad had one of the highest voter turn-outs in the 1952 assembly elections in India.[4]
References
edit- ^ India Votes. 1968. p. 355.
- ^ India. Office of the Registrar General (1965). Census of India, 1961. Manager of Publications. p. 30.
- ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1951 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF COORG
- ^ The March of India. 1957. p. 10.