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This is a list of former constituencies of the Lok Sabha of
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, organised by date of abolition. It does not include constituencies which were merely renamed.


Constituencies abolished in 1956


Bombay (2)

The constituencies came into existence in 1951. With the implementation of
States Reorganisation Act, 1956 The States Reorganisation act, 1956 was a major reform of the boundaries of India's states and territories, organising them along linguistic lines. Although additional changes to India's state boundaries have been made since 1956, the States ...
, it ceased to exist when these places of erstwhile
Bombay State Bombay State was a large Indian state created at the time of India's Independence, with other regions being added to it in the succeeding years. Bombay Presidency (roughly equating to the present-day Indian state of Maharashtra, excluding Sou ...
got merged with
Mysore State Mysore State, colloquially Old Mysore, was a state within the Dominion of India and the later Republic of India from 1947 until 1956. The state was formed by renaming the Kingdom of Mysore, and Bangalore replaced Mysore as the state's capital. ...
in 1956. # Belgaum North constituency replaced by Chikkodi constituency of
Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...
# Belgaum South constituency replaced by Belgaum constituency of
Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...
.


Hyderabad (2)

The constituencies came into existence in 1951. With the implementation of
States Reorganisation Act, 1956 The States Reorganisation act, 1956 was a major reform of the boundaries of India's states and territories, organising them along linguistic lines. Although additional changes to India's state boundaries have been made since 1956, the States ...
, it ceased to exist when these places of erstwhile
Hyderabad State Hyderabad State () was a princely state located in the south-central Deccan region of India with its capital at the city of Hyderabad. It is now divided into the present-day state of Telangana, the Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka, and t ...
got merged with
Mysore State Mysore State, colloquially Old Mysore, was a state within the Dominion of India and the later Republic of India from 1947 until 1956. The state was formed by renaming the Kingdom of Mysore, and Bangalore replaced Mysore as the state's capital. ...
in 1956. # Kushtagi constituency replaced by Koppal constituency of
Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...
# Yadgir constituency replaced by Raichur constituency of
Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...


Madras (2)

The constituencies came into existence in 1951. With the implementation of
States Reorganisation Act, 1956 The States Reorganisation act, 1956 was a major reform of the boundaries of India's states and territories, organising them along linguistic lines. Although additional changes to India's state boundaries have been made since 1956, the States ...
, it ceased to exist when these places of erstwhile
Madras State Madras State was a state of India during the mid-20th century. At the time of its formation in 1950, it included the whole of present-day Tamil Nadu (except Kanyakumari district), Coastal Andhra, Rayalaseema, the Malabar region of North and c ...
got merged with
Mysore State Mysore State, colloquially Old Mysore, was a state within the Dominion of India and the later Republic of India from 1947 until 1956. The state was formed by renaming the Kingdom of Mysore, and Bangalore replaced Mysore as the state's capital. ...
in 1956. # South Kanara (North) constituency replaced by Udupi constituency of
Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...
# South Kanara (South) constituency replaced by Mangalore constituency of
Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...
.


Mysore (1)

# Hassan Chickmagalur constituency


Constituencies abolished in 1966

Some of the Constituencies were abolished before 1967 Lok Sabha Elections. The Lok Sabha constituencies, abolished as a result were as follows:


Maharashtra (1)

# Gondia constituency


Mysore (3)

# Bijapur North constituency replaced by Bijapur constituency of
Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...
# Bijapur South constituency replaced by Bagalkot constituency of
Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...
# Tiptur constituency


Constituencies abolished in 1976

The recommendations of the
Delimitation Commission The Delimitation commission or Boundary commission of India is a commission established by the Government of India under the provisions of the Delimitation Commission Act. The main task of the commission is redrawing the boundaries of the vari ...
constituted in 1973 to redraw the boundaries of 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 ...
constituencies and their reservation status were approved in 1976. The Lok Sabha constituencies, abolished as a result were as follows:


Andhra Pradesh (2)

# Gudivada constituency # Kavali constituency


Assam (1)

# Cachar constituency


Karnataka (2)

# Madhugiri constituency # Hoskote constituency


Kerala (4)

# Thiruvalla constituency # Ambalapuzha constituency # Peermade constituency # Thalassery constituency #
Muvattupuzha constituency Muvattupuzha () is a town in the midlands directly to the east of Kochi in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. It is located about from downtown Kochi, and is a growing urban centre in central Kerala. The town is also the starting poin ...


Maharashtra (1)

# Khamgaon constituency


Uttar Pradesh (1)

# Dehradun constituency replaced by Haridwar constituency


Constituencies abolished in 2008

The most recent Delimitation Commission was constituted on July 12, 2002. The recommendations of the commission were approved by the Presidential notification on February 19, 2008. The Lok Sabha constituencies, abolished as a result were as follows:


Andhra Pradesh (7)

# Bhadrachalam constituency # Bobbili constituency # Hanamkonda constituency # Miryalguda constituency # Parvathipuram constituency # Siddipet constituency # Tenali constituency


Bihar (10)

# Bagaha constituency # Balia constituency # Barh constituency # Bettiah constituency # Bikramganj constituency # Chapra constituency # Motihari constituency # Patna constituency # Rosera constituency # Saharsa constituency


Chhattisgarh (1)

# Sarangarh constituency


Delhi (3)

# Delhi Sadar constituency # Karol Bagh constituency # Outer Delhi constituency


Gujarat (4)

# Ahmedabad constituency # Kapadvanj constituency # Mandvi constituency # Dhandhuka constituency


Haryana (2)

# Bhiwani constituency # Mahendragarh constituency


Karnataka (6)

# Chikmagalur constituency # Dharwad North constituency replaced by Dharwad constituency # Dharwad South constituency replaced by Haveri constituency # Kanakapura constituency replaced by Bangalore Rural constituency # Mangalore constituency replaced by Dakshina Kannada constituency # Udupi constituency


Kerala (6)

# Adoor constituency # Chirayinkil constituency # Manjeri constituency #
Muvattupuzha constituency Muvattupuzha () is a town in the midlands directly to the east of Kochi in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. It is located about from downtown Kochi, and is a growing urban centre in central Kerala. The town is also the starting poin ...
# Mukundapuram constituency # Ottapalam constituency


Madhya Pradesh (2)

# Seoni constituency # Shajapur constituency


Maharashtra (15)

# Bhandara constituency # Chimur constituency # Dahanu constituency # Erandol constituency # Ichalkaranji constituency # Karad constituency # Khed constituency # Kolaba constituency # Kopargaon constituency # Malegaon constituency # Pandharpur constituency # Rajapur constituency # Ratnagiri constituency # Washim constituency # Yavatmal constituency


Odisha (2)

# Deogarh constituency # Phulbani constituency


Punjab (3)

# Phillaur constituency # Ropar constituency # Tarn Taran constituency


Rajasthan (5)

# Bayana constituency replaced by Karauli–Dholpur constituency # Jhalawar constituency replaced by Jhalawar–Baran constituency # Salumber constituency replaced by Rajsamand constituency # Sawai Madhopur constituency replaced by Tonk–Sawai Madhopur constituency # Tonk constituency replaced by Jaipur Rural constituency


Tamil Nadu (12)

# Chengalpattu constituency replaced by Kancheepuram constituency # Gobichettipalayam constituency replaced by Tiruppur constituency # Nagercoil constituency replaced by Kanyakumari constituency # Palani constituency split between Dindigul constituency and Karur constituency # Periyakulam constituency replaced by Theni constituency # Pudukkottai constituency split between Karur constituency, Ramanathapuram constituency, Sivaganga constituency, Thanjavur constituency and Tiruchirapalli constituency # Rasipuram constituency replaced by Kallakurichi constituency and Namakkal constituency # Sivakasi constituency split between Tenkasi constituency, Thoothukudi constituency and Virudhunagar constituency # Tindivanam constituency replaced by Viluppuram constituency # Tiruchendur constituency split between Kanyakumari constituency, Tirunelveli constituency and Thoothukudi constituency # Tiruchengode constituency split between Erode constituency, Namakkal constituency and Salem constituency # Vandavasi constituency replaced by Arani constituency and Tiruvannamalai constituency


Uttar Pradesh (11)

# Balrampur constituency # Bilhaur constituency # Chail constituency # Ghatampur constituency # Hapur constituency # Jalesar constituency # Khalilabad constituency # Khurja constituency # Padrauna constituency # Saidpur constituency # Shahabad constituency


Uttarakhand (1)

# Nainital constituency replaced by Nainital–Udhamsingh Nagar constituency


West Bengal (8)

# Burdwan constituency # Calcutta North West constituency # Calcutta North East constituency # Durgapur constituency # Katwa constituency # Malda constituency # Nabadwip constituency # Panskura constituency


Anglo-Indian reserved seats in the Lok Sabha

Between 1952 and 2020, two seats were reserved 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 ...
, the lower house of the
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, for members of the
Anglo-Indian Anglo-Indian people fall into two different groups: those with mixed Indian and British ancestry, and people of British descent born or residing in India. The latter sense is now mainly historical, but confusions can arise. The ''Oxford English ...
community. These two members were nominated by the
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on the advice of the
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. In January 2020, the Anglo-Indian reserved seats in the Parliament and State Legislatures of India were abolished.


See also

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List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, is made up of Members of Parliament ( MPs). Each MP, represents a single geographic constituency. There are currently 543 constituencies while maximum seats will fill up to 550 (after ar ...


References

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