| Bhagamandala Nad | |
|---|---|
| Former Constituency for the Coorg Legislative Assembly | |
| Population | 4,974[1] |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1951 |
| Abolished | 1956 |
| Number of members | 1 |
Bhagamandala Nad was a constituency of the Coorg Legislative Assembly, the legislature of the Coorg State in India elected in 1952.[2] The constituency included Bhagamandala. The economy of the area was dominated by export of honey and cardamom.[3]
1952 election[edit | edit source]
Three 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%)[1]
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 | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1951 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF COORG
- ↑ India Votes. 1968. p. 355.
- ↑ India. Office of the Registrar General (1965). Census of India, 1961. Manager of Publications. p. 30.
- ↑ The March of India. 1957. p. 10.