Indiana's 12th congressional district was a

congressional district Congressional districts, also known as electoral districts and legislative districts, electorates, or wards in other nations, are divisions of a larger administrative region that represent the population of a region in the larger congressional bod ...

for the

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Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

. It was eliminated as a result of the 1940 census. It was last represented by

Louis Ludlow Louis Leon Ludlow (June 24, 1873 – November 28, 1950) was a Democratic Indiana congressman; he proposed a constitutional amendment early in 1938 requiring a national referendum on any U.S. declaration of war except in cases of direct atta ...

who was redistricted into the

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List of members representing the district

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
12 Former congressional districts of the United States 1875 establishments in Indiana 1943 disestablishments in Indiana Constituencies established in 1875 Constituencies disestablished in 1943 {{US-Congress-stub