Bhagamandala Nad (Vidhana Sabha constituency)

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] The constituency was abolished in 1956.

## 1952 election[edit]

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]

1. ^ a b Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1951 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF COORG
2. ^ India Votes. 1968. p. 355.
3. ^ India. Office of the Registrar General (1965). Census of India, 1961. Manager of Publications. p. 30.
4. ^ The March of India. 1957. p. 10.