Suntikoppa Assembly constituency

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Suntikoppa
Former constituency for the State Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
State Mysore State (Coorg State till 31 October 1956)
Established1951
Abolished1957
ReservationNone

Suntikoppa 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 Suntikoppa. 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]

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Members of Legislative Assembly

YearSeat NumberMemberParty
1952 [3] 1 P. Lakha Indian National Congress
2 Gundugutti Manjanathaya
1957 onwards: Seat does not exist. See Periyapatna

Election results

1952

1952 Coorg Legislative Assembly election: Sanivarasanthe [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC P. Lakha 2,834 35.84 New
INC Gundugutti Manjanathaya 2,543 32.16 New
Independent P. A. Chenagappa1,33816.92New
Independent Balagi Basuva1,19315.09New
Turnout 4,94068.10New
Registered electors 7,254
Majority 1,496
INC win (new seat)
Majority 1,205
INC win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ India Votes. 1968. p. 355.
  2. ↑ "SRC submits report". The Hindu . Chennai. 1 October 2005. Archived from the original on 1 March 2006. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  3. 1 2 "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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