Coorg Legislative Assembly
The Coorg Legislative Assembly was a legislative body which introduced laws for Coorg State from 1950 to 1956. It had its origins in the Coorg Legislative Council established on 26 January 1924 as a representative body of the Chief Commissioner's province of Coorg. When the Constitution of India came into force on 26 January 1950, the name of the body was officially changed to Coorg Legislative Assembly. The first and only general election to the assembly took place in 1952. It was eventually dissolved in 1956 when Coorg State was merged with the neighbouring Mysore State.
The Coorg Legislative Assembly was a legislative body which introduced laws for Coorg State from 1950 to 1956. It had its origins in the Coorg Legislative Council established on 26 January 1924 as a representative body of the Chief Commissioner's province of Coorg. When the Constitution of India came into force on 26 January 1950, the name of the body was officially changed to Coorg Legislative Assembly. The first and only general election to the assembly took place in 1952. It was eventually dissolved in 1956 when Coorg State was merged with the neighbouring Mysore State.
History
[edit]The Coorg Legislative Council was formed on 28 January 1924 as a representative body for the inhabitants of Coorg Province. It initially consisted of twenty members, fifteen of whom were elected and five nominated. The franchise was enlarged by the Government of India Act 1935 and the Indian Independence Act, 1947. In 1947, the number of members was reduced by two when the European constituency was abolished.
The Constitution of India replaced the legislative council with a legislative assembly consisting of 24 members from 18 constituencies, of which six were two-member constituencies and twelve were single-member constituencies.[1] Coming into force on 26 January 1950, one election was held to the assembly, in 1952.
Members of the Coorg Legislative Assembly, 1952
[edit]Candidates of only two political parties Indian National Congress (INC) and Communist Party of India (CPI) contested the elections. Thakkadi Party candidates contested as Independents such as the independence activist Pandyanda Belliappa (elected from Ammathi Nad Constituency).[1][2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Ponnathpur, Rakshith S. (12 August 2020). "When Kodagu merged with Mysore: A short political history of the region". The News Minute. Archived from the original on 6 November 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
- ^ Ponnathpur, Rakshith. "When Kodagu merged with Mysore: A short political history of the region" (PDF). codavanationalcouncil.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ^ Ganapathy, Shanthi (21 May 2019). "First General Elections in Coorg-1951 …remembering the first Parliament Elections". Star of Mysore. Archived from the original on 14 November 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
Further reading
[edit]- Bopanna, P. T. The Rise and Fall of the Coorg State, 2009
- Muthanna, I. M. Coorg Memoirs, 1971