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1957 Mysore State Legislative Assembly Election
Elections to the Mysore Legislative Assembly were held on 25 February 1957. 589 candidates contested for the 208 seats of the 179 constituencies in the Assembly. State Reorganization On 1 November 1956, Mysore state was enlarged by the addition of Coorg State, the Kollegal taluk of the Coimbatore district and the South Kanara district (except the Kasaragod taluk) of Madras State, the districts of Raichur and Gulbarga from western Hyderabad State and the Kannada speaking districts of Dharwar, Bijapur, North Kanara, and Belgaum, (except the Chandgad taluk of Belgaum district) from southern Bombay State under States Reorganisation Act, 1956. The Siruguppa taluk, the Bellary taluk, the Hospet taluk, and a small area of the Mallapuram sub-taluk were detached from the Mysore State. This resulted in an increase in assembly constituencies from 80 with 99 seats to 179 with 208 seats in 1957 assembly elections. Constituencies There were 29 two-member constituencies and 179 single-m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karnataka Legislative Assembly
The Karnataka Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Karnataka. Karnataka is one of the six states in India where the state legislature is bicameral, comprising two houses. The two houses are the ''Vidhan Sabha'' (lower house) and the ''Vidhan Parishad'' (upper house). The members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected by people through adult franchise. There are 224 members of the ''Legislative Assembly'' of Karnataka. Karnataka is divided into 224 constituencies used to elect the Legislative assembly members. Each constituency elects one member of the assembly. Members are popularly known as MLAs. The assembly is elected using the simple plurality or "first past the post" electoral system. The elections are conducted by the Election Commission of India. The normal term of the members lasts for five years. In case of death, resignation, or disqualification of a member, a by-election is conducted for constitu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scheduled Castes
The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designated in one or other of the categories. For much of the period of British rule in the Indian subcontinent, they were known as the Depressed Classes. In modern literature, the ''Scheduled Castes'' are sometimes referred to as Dalit, meaning "broken" or "dispersed", having been popularised by B. R. Ambedkar (1891–1956), a Dalit himself, an economist, reformer, chairman of the Constituent Assembly of India, and Dalit leader during the independence struggle. Ambedkar preferred the term Dalit to Gandhi's term, Harijan, meaning "person of Hari/Vishnu" (or Man of God). In September 2018, the government "issued an advisory to all private satellite channels asking them to 'refrain' from using the nomenclature 'Dalit'", though "rights groups and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Assembly Elections In Karnataka
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1952 Mysore Legislative Assembly Election
Elections to the Vidhan Sabha, Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of Mysore State, Mysore were held on 26 March 1952. 394 candidates contested for 99 seats in 80 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 19 two-member constituencies and 61 single-member constituencies, accounting for 99 seats. Results !colspan=8, , - style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;" ! class="unsortable" , ! Political party !! Flag !! Seats Contested !! Won !! % of Seats !! Votes !! Vote % , - style="background: #90EE90;" , , , 99 , , 74 , , 74.75 , , 12,76,318 , , 46.35 , - , , , 59 , , 8 , , 8.08 , , 3,91,653 , , 14.22 , - , , , 47 , , 3 , , 3.03 , , 240390 , , 8.73 , - , , , 7 , , 2 , , 2.02 , , 47,916 , , 1.74 , - , , , 5 , , 1 , , 1.01 , , 25,116 , , 0.91 , - , , , 154 , , 11 , , 11.11 , , 7,10,359 , , 25.79 , - class="unsortable" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! colspan = 3, Total seats ! 99 !! style="text-align:center;" , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 Elections In India
Presidential election The Election Commission of India held the second presidential elections of India on May 6, 1957. Dr. Rajendra Prasad won his re-election with 459,698 votes over his nearest rival Chowdhry Hari Ram. General election General elections to the second Lok Sabha since independence were held in India between 24 February to 14 March 1957. The Indian National Congress (INC) easily won the second term, winning 371 of the 494 seats and their vote share increased from 45.0% to 47.8%. Legislative Assembly elections Legislative Assembly elections in India were conducted for Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Bombay, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Madras, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal legislative assemblies in 1957. Andhra Pradesh* * : On 1 November 1956, Andhra State was merged with Hyderabad State under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, to form a single state, Andhra Pradesh. The districts of Raichur, Gulbarga and the Marathwada distri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagappa Alva
Kodman Nagappa Alva was an Indian politician who served as Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha and as Minister of Health in the State Government of Karnataka, then known as Mysore State. Positions held Early life and education Born in Tulu Speaking Bunt Bunt may refer to: * Bunt (community), an elite social group from Karnataka, India * Bunt (baseball), a batting technique in baseball * Bunt (sail), a part of a ship's sail * Bunt Island, island in Antarctica * The Bunt, nickname of the Bunting ... family of landlords, Alva was a medical practitioner who earned the degree M. B. B. S. prior to entering politics. Political career His political career began when he was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 1957 representing the Suratkal constituency. In 1962 he was reelected to Karnataka Legislative Assembly and, during this tenure, he served as Minister of Health in the State Government of Mysore (now known as Karnataka). In 1970 he was elected to Raj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratnavarma Heggade
Dharmasthala Ratnavarma Heggade was an Indian philanthropist, educationist and legislator who is best known for being the hereditary administrator (Dharmadhikari) of the Dharmasthala Manjunatha Temple from 1955 to 1968. Early life Born in a family called the ‘'Pergade'’. The Pergades were the feudal lords of the temple town of Dharmasthala. Ratnavarma completed his early education in Mangalore. He married Ratnamma Heggade (née Shetty), the daughter of a wealthy landlord Sankappa Shetty of Mudabidri. The couple were parents to five children, four sons (Veerendra, Surendra, Harshendra, Rajendra) and a daughter (Padmalata). Career Ratnavarma Heggade's public life began when he succeeded to the post of Dharma Adhikari after his uncle Manjayya Heggade died in 1955. He transformed the village of Dharmasthala to a modern township, developing the land and buildings. He also established an education trust, to establish educational institutions during this period and served as le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalastavadi Puttaswamy
Kalastavadi Puttaswamy (1917 - 1978) was an Indian lawyer, and a senior Indian National Congress politician, who remained a member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly (1952–1977), three times from Mysore and subsequently twice from Chamundeshwari constituency, who also served as Minister of various ministries of Government of Karnataka, including Labour, Public Administration and Health & Housing. He has also remained member of the Constituent Assembly in 1948. Biography He was born in 1917 to an agriculturist family as the first son of Late Sri. Kalastavadi Srilingegowda and Late Smt. Lingamma. From his childhood he was very studious, always ahead in his studies, quiet and more thoughtful. He secured Hons. Degree in Psychology from the University of Mysore. Later he did his Law Degree in Belgaum Law College. Besides, being a good student, he involved himself in curricular activities. He was a freedom fighter. Later he became the President of Mysore City Corporation, Presid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kengal Hanumanthaiah
Kengal Hanumanthaiah (14 February 1908 – 1 December 1980), also spelt as Kengal Hanumanthaiya, was the second Chief Minister of Karnataka (then, Mysore State) from 30 March 1952 to 19 August 1956. He contributed to the construction of Vidhana Soudha, the seat of the state legislature. Early life Hanumanthaiah was born on 14 February 1908, in a Vokkaliga family in a Lakkappanahalli, a small village near Ramanagara, Ramanagara District. He graduated in Arts from the Maharaja College in Mysore in 1930 and later earned a degree in Law from Poona Law College in 1932. During his college days, he was elected as the Secretary of the Students Union and the Karnataka Sangha. After his graduation, he joined the bar council in the same year. Political career At that time, the independence movement was steadily growing and at the center stage of the movement was the Indian National Congress led by Mahatma Gandhi. Dr. P. Tandon, the then President of Indian National Congress, advised H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mali Mariyappa
Mali Mariyappa (18 February 1912 - 1968) was an Indian politician, elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India as a member of the Indian National Congress. Early life and background Mali Mariyappa was born on 18 February 1912 in Sira town. Mali Dodda Madappa was his father. He completed his B.A. and LLB education from Maharaja's College, Mysore and Ferguson College, Poona. Personal life Mali Mariyappa married Shrimati Lax-mamma on 2 June 1932 and the couple has 2 sons and 3 daughters. Political career Mali Mariyappa was active Member of the Congress since 1936 and served as a President and Secretary of District Congress Committee of Tumkur. He was Chairman of Reception Committee of Mysore Congress Annual Session held at Tumkur. In 1962, He became the member of Pradesh Election Committee. Position held * Member of State Congress Executive Committee. * Member of M.P.C.C. (Since 1936) * Chairman of Reception Committee of Mysore Congress Annual Ses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadidal Manjappa
Kadidal Manjappa (1908–1992) was the third Chief Minister of Karnataka (then, Mysore State) for a short period of time in 1956 (19 August 1956 – 31 October 1956). He hailed from the village of Kadidal in the nature rich Tirthahalli taluk of Shimoga district from a Vokkaliga Community. He did his graduation from the Maharaja's College, Mysore and obtained his law degree from the Poona Law college. Manjappa was a freedom fighter and a true Gandhian who led many struggles in the state for probity in public life. He served as a minister in various central and state governments for 32 years. He played an important role in initiating land reforms in the early 1950s by introducing laws related to the abolition of absentee landlordism and recognition to the right of cultivators. He is remembered for introducing the Tenancy Act. Several other progressive acts like the Inam abolition act came into being because of vision. He joined protests against emergency excesses in 1976 and la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramchandra Veerappa
Ramchandra Veerappa (1908–2004) was an Indian politician who represented Bidar constituency in the Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past ... from 1962 to 1971 and from 1991 to 2004. He was a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council from 1948 to 1952. In 1947, he was elected to the Municipal Council, Bidar. He was elected from Bidar to Lok Sabha in 1962 and 1967 as member of Congress. He joined Congress (O) when the party split in 1969, and lost from Bidar in 1971 and 1977. Later he joined BJP and was elected to Lok Sabha from Bidar five times, the last in 2004 at the age of 95. While campaigning in 2004, he said he hoped to contest five years later at the age of 100. He never went to school but learned to read and write in his native Kannada. He was also fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
