List of former constituencies of the Lok Sabha

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This is a '''list of former constituencies of the Lok Sabha''' of [[India]], organised by date of abolition. It does not include constituencies which were merely renamed.

==Constituencies abolished in 1956==

===Bombay (2)===
The constituencies came into existence in 1951. With the implementation of [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]], it ceased to exist when these places of erstwhile [[Bombay State]] got merged with [[Mysore State]] in 1956.<ref name="First">{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1951/VOL_1_51_LS.PDF|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1951 TO THE FIRST LOK SABHA|publisher=The Election Commission of India|page=92}}</ref>
# [[Belgaum North (Lok Sabha constituency)|Belgaum North constituency]] replaced by [[Chikkodi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chikkodi constituency]] of [[Karnataka]]
# [[Belgaum South (Lok Sabha constituency)|Belgaum South constituency]] replaced by [[Belgaum (Lok Sabha constituency)|Belgaum constituency]] of [[Karnataka]].

===Hyderabad (2)===
The constituencies came into existence in 1951. With the implementation of [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]], it ceased to exist when these places of erstwhile [[Hyderabad State]] got merged with [[Mysore State]] in 1956.<ref name="First">{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1951/VOL_1_51_LS.PDF|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1951 TO THE FIRST LOK SABHA|publisher=The Election Commission of India|page=92}}</ref>
# [[Kushtagi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kushtagi constituency]] replaced by [[Koppal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Koppal constituency]] of [[Karnataka]]
# [[Yadgir (Lok Sabha constituency)|Yadgir constituency]] replaced by [[Raichur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Raichur constituency]] of [[Karnataka]]

===Madras (2)===
The constituencies came into existence in 1951. With the implementation of [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]], it ceased to exist when these places of erstwhile [[Madras State]] got merged with [[Mysore State]] in 1956.<ref name="First">{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1951/VOL_1_51_LS.PDF|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1951 TO THE FIRST LOK SABHA|publisher=The Election Commission of India|page=92}}</ref>
# [[South Kanara (North) (Lok Sabha constituency)|South Kanara (North) constituency]] replaced by [[Udupi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Udupi constituency]] of [[Karnataka]]
# [[South Kanara (South) (Lok Sabha constituency)|South Kanara (South) constituency]] replaced by [[Mangalore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mangalore constituency]] of [[Karnataka]].

===Mysore (1)===
# [[Hassan Chickmagalur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hassan Chickmagalur constituency]]

==Constituencies abolished in 1966==
Some of the Constituencies were abolished before [[1967 Indian general election|1967 Lok Sabha Elections]]. The Lok Sabha constituencies, abolished as a result were as follows:

===Maharashtra (1)===
# [[Gondia (Lok Sabha constituency)|Gondia constituency]]

===Mysore (3)===
# [[Bijapur North (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bijapur North constituency]] replaced by [[Bijapur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bijapur constituency]] of [[Karnataka]]
# [[Bijapur South (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bijapur South constituency]] replaced by [[Bagalkot (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bagalkot constituency]] of [[Karnataka]]
# [[Tiptur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tiptur constituency]]

==Constituencies abolished in 1976==
The recommendations of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]] constituted in 1973 to redraw the boundaries of the [[Lok Sabha]] constituencies and their reservation status were approved in 1976. The Lok Sabha constituencies, abolished as a result were as follows:

===Andhra Pradesh (2)===
# [[Gudivada (Lok Sabha constituency)|Gudivada constituency]]
# [[Kavali (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kavali constituency]]

===Assam (1)===
# [[Cachar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Cachar constituency]]

===Karnataka (2)===
# [[Madhugiri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Madhugiri constituency]]
# [[Hoskote (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hoskote constituency]]

===Kerala (4)===
# [[Thiruvalla (Lok Sabha constituency)|Thiruvalla constituency]]
# [[Ambalapuzha (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ambalapuzha constituency]]
# [[Peermade (Lok Sabha constituency)|Peermade constituency]]
# [[Thalassery (Lok Sabha constituency)|Thalassery constituency]]
#[[Muvattupuzha constituency]]

===Maharashtra (1)===
# [[Khamgaon (Lok Sabha constituency)|Khamgaon constituency]]

===Uttar Pradesh (1)===
# [[Dehradun (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dehradun constituency]] replaced by [[Haridwar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Haridwar constituency]]

==Constituencies abolished in 2008==
The most recent Delimitation Commission was constituted on July 12, 2002. The recommendations of the commission were approved by the [[President of India|Presidential]] notification on February 19, 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/20/stories/2008022058631200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228022947/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/20/stories/2008022058631200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 28, 2008|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Delimitation notification comes into effect|date=February 20, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |title=DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008 |publisher=Election Commission of India, NIRVACHAN SADAN, ASHOKA ROAD, NEW DELHI-110001 }}</ref> The Lok Sabha constituencies, abolished as a result were as follows:

===Andhra Pradesh (7)===
# [[Bhadrachalam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bhadrachalam constituency]]
# [[Bobbili (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bobbili constituency]]
# [[Hanamkonda (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hanamkonda constituency]]
# [[Miryalguda (Lok Sabha constituency)|Miryalguda constituency]]
# [[Parvathipuram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Parvathipuram constituency]]
# [[Siddipet (Lok Sabha constituency)|Siddipet constituency]]
# [[Tenali (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tenali constituency]]

===Bihar (10)===
# [[Bagaha (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bagaha constituency]]
# [[Balia (Lok Sabha constituency)|Balia constituency]]
# [[Barh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Barh constituency]]
# [[Bettiah (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bettiah constituency]]
# [[Bikramganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bikramganj constituency]]
# [[Chapra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chapra constituency]]
# [[Motihari (Lok Sabha constituency)|Motihari constituency]]
# [[Patna (Lok Sabha constituency)|Patna constituency]]
# [[Rosera (Lok Sabha constituency)|Rosera constituency]]
# [[Saharsa (Lok Sabha constituency)|Saharsa constituency]]

===Chhattisgarh (1)===
# [[Sarangarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sarangarh constituency]]

===Delhi (3)===
# [[Delhi Sadar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Delhi Sadar constituency]]
# [[Karol Bagh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karol Bagh constituency]]
# [[Outer Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Outer Delhi constituency]]

===Gujarat (4)===
# [[Ahmedabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ahmedabad constituency]]
# [[Kapadvanj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kapadvanj constituency]]
# [[Mandvi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mandvi constituency]]
# [[Dhandhuka (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dhandhuka constituency]]

===Haryana (2)===
# [[Bhiwani (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bhiwani constituency]]
# [[Mahendragarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mahendragarh constituency]]

===Karnataka (6)===
# [[Chikmagalur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chikmagalur constituency]]
# [[Dharwad North (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dharwad North constituency]] replaced by [[Dharwad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dharwad constituency]]
# [[Dharwad South (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dharwad South constituency]] replaced by [[Haveri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Haveri constituency]]
# [[Kanakapura (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kanakapura constituency]] replaced by [[Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha constituency|Bangalore Rural constituency]]
# [[Mangalore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mangalore constituency]] replaced by [[Dakshina Kannada (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dakshina Kannada constituency]]
# [[Udupi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Udupi constituency]]

===Kerala (6)===
# [[Adoor (Lok Sabha constituency)|Adoor constituency]]
# [[Chirayinkil (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chirayinkil constituency]]
# [[Manjeri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Manjeri constituency]]
# [[Muvattupuzha (Lok Sabha constituency)|Muvattupuzha constituency]]
# [[Mukundapuram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mukundapuram constituency]]
# [[Ottapalam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ottapalam constituency]]

===Madhya Pradesh (2)===
# [[Seoni (Lok Sabha constituency)|Seoni constituency]]
# [[Shajapur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Shajapur constituency]]

===Maharashtra (15)===
# [[Bhandara (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bhandara constituency]]
# [[Chimur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chimur constituency]]
# [[Dahanu (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dahanu constituency]]
# [[Erandol (Lok Sabha constituency)|Erandol constituency]]
# [[Ichalkaranji (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ichalkaranji constituency]]
# [[Karad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karad constituency]]
# [[Khed (Lok Sabha constituency)|Khed constituency]]
# [[Kolaba (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kolaba constituency]]
# [[Kopargaon (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kopargaon constituency]]
# [[Malegaon (Lok Sabha constituency)|Malegaon constituency]]
# [[Pandharpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pandharpur constituency]]
# [[Rajapur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Rajapur constituency]]
# [[Ratnagiri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ratnagiri constituency]]
# [[Washim (Lok Sabha constituency)|Washim constituency]]
# [[Yavatmal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Yavatmal constituency]]

===Odisha (2)===
# [[Deogarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Deogarh constituency]]
# [[Phulbani (Lok Sabha constituency)|Phulbani constituency]]

===Punjab (3)===
# [[Phillaur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Phillaur constituency]]
# [[Ropar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ropar constituency]]
# [[Tarn Taran (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tarn Taran constituency]]

===Rajasthan (5)===
# [[Bayana (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bayana constituency]] replaced by [[Karauli–Dholpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karauli–Dholpur constituency]]
# [[Jhalawar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jhalawar constituency]] replaced by [[Jhalawar–Baran (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jhalawar–Baran constituency]]
# [[Salumber (Lok Sabha constituency)|Salumber constituency]] replaced by [[Rajsamand (Lok Sabha constituency)|Rajsamand constituency]]
# [[Sawai Madhopur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sawai Madhopur constituency]] replaced by [[Tonk–Sawai Madhopur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tonk–Sawai Madhopur constituency]]
# [[Tonk (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tonk constituency]] replaced by [[Jaipur Rural (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jaipur Rural constituency]]

===Tamil Nadu (12)===
# [[Chengalpattu (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chengalpattu constituency]] replaced by [[Kancheepuram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kancheepuram constituency]]
# [[Gobichettipalayam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Gobichettipalayam constituency]] replaced by [[Tiruppur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tiruppur constituency]]
# [[Nagercoil (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nagercoil constituency]] replaced by [[Kanyakumari (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kanyakumari constituency]]
# [[Palani (Lok Sabha constituency)|Palani constituency]] split between [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindigul constituency]] and [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur constituency]]
# [[Periyakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Periyakulam constituency]] replaced by [[Theni (Lok Sabha constituency)|Theni constituency]]
# [[Pudukkottai (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pudukkottai constituency]] split between [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur constituency]], [[Ramanathapuram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ramanathapuram constituency]], [[Sivaganga (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sivaganga constituency]], [[Thanjavur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Thanjavur constituency]] and [[Tiruchirapalli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tiruchirapalli constituency]]
# [[Rasipuram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Rasipuram constituency]] replaced by [[Kallakurichi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kallakurichi constituency]] and [[Namakkal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Namakkal constituency]]
# [[Sivakasi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sivakasi constituency]] split between [[Tenkasi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tenkasi constituency]], [[Thoothukudi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Thoothukudi constituency]] and [[Virudhunagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Virudhunagar constituency]]
# [[Tindivanam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tindivanam constituency]] replaced by [[Viluppuram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Viluppuram constituency]]
# [[Tiruchendur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tiruchendur constituency]] split between [[Kanyakumari (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kanyakumari constituency]], [[Tirunelveli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tirunelveli constituency]] and [[Thoothukudi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Thoothukudi constituency]]
# [[Tiruchengode (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tiruchengode constituency]] split between [[Erode (Lok Sabha constituency)|Erode constituency]], [[Namakkal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Namakkal constituency]] and [[Salem (Lok Sabha constituency)|Salem constituency]]
# [[Vandavasi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vandavasi constituency]] replaced by [[Arani (Lok Sabha constituency)|Arani constituency]] and [[Tiruvannamalai (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tiruvannamalai constituency]]

===Uttar Pradesh (11)===
# [[Balrampur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Balrampur constituency]]
# [[Bilhaur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bilhaur constituency]]
# [[Chail (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chail constituency]]
# [[Ghatampur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ghatampur constituency]]
# [[Hapur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hapur constituency]]
# [[Jalesar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jalesar constituency]]
# [[Khalilabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Khalilabad constituency]]
# [[Khurja (Lok Sabha constituency)|Khurja constituency]]
# [[Padrauna (Lok Sabha constituency)|Padrauna constituency]]
# [[Saidpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Saidpur constituency]]
# [[Shahabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Shahabad constituency]]

===Uttarakhand (1)===
# [[Nainital (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nainital constituency]] replaced by [[Nainital–Udhamsingh Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nainital–Udhamsingh Nagar constituency]]

===West Bengal (8)===
# [[Burdwan (Lok Sabha constituency)|Burdwan constituency]]
# [[Calcutta North West (Lok Sabha constituency)|Calcutta North West constituency]]
# [[Calcutta North East (Lok Sabha constituency)|Calcutta North East constituency]]
# [[Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Durgapur constituency]]
# [[Katwa (Lok Sabha constituency)|Katwa constituency]]
# [[Malda (Lok Sabha constituency)|Malda constituency]]
# [[Nabadwip (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nabadwip constituency]]
# [[Panskura (Lok Sabha constituency)|Panskura constituency]]

==Anglo-Indian reserved seats in the Lok Sabha==
Between 1952 and 2020, [[Anglo-Indian reserved seats in the Lok Sabha|two seats were reserved]] in the [[Lok Sabha]], the lower house of the [[Parliament of India]], for members of the [[Anglo-Indian]] community. These two members were nominated by the [[President of India]] on the advice of the [[Government of India]]. In January 2020, the Anglo-Indian reserved seats in the Parliament and [[State Legislative Assembly (India)|State Legislatures]] of India were abolished.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/constitution-104th-amendment-act-to-come-into-force-151919|title=Anglo Indian Representation To Lok Sabha, State Assemblies Done Away; SC-ST Reservation Extended For 10 Years: Constitution (104th Amendment) Act To Come Into Force On 25th Jan|website=www.livelaw.in|access-date=25 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/government/anglo-indian-mps.html|title=Anglo Indian Members of Parliament (MPs) of India - Powers, Salary, Eligibility, Term|website=www.elections.in}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]

==References==
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