South Kanara (North) Lok Sabha constituency was a former

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 ...

constituency in

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 ...

. This seat 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.

Assembly segments

South Kanara (North) Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following five Legislative Assembly segments: # Udipi (Udupi) # Brahmavar # Coondapur (Kundapur) # Karkal # Mulky (Mulki) After

South Canara South Canara was a district of the Madras Presidency of British India, located at . It comprised the towns of Kassergode and Udipi and adjacent villages, with the capital in Mangalore city. South Canara was one of the most heterogeneous areas o ...

District of erstwhile

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, this seat ceased to exist and was replaced by Udipi Lok Sabha constituency. Later in 1978, the Legislative Assembly segments of Baindur, Kundapur, Brahmavar, Udupi, and Kaup were in

Udupi district Udupi district (also Udipi or Odipu in Tulu language) is an administrative subdivision in the Karnataka state of India, with the district headquarters in the city of Udupi. It is situated in the Canara coastal region, there are seven taluks, ...

, and the Legislative Assembly constituencies of Moodabidri, Surathkal and Bantwal were in

Dakshina Kannada district Dakshina Kannada district is a Districts of Karnataka, district of Karnataka states and territories of India, state in India, with its headquarters in the coastal city of Mangalore. It is part of the larger Tulu Nadu region. The district covers a ...

. After delimitation in 2008, Baindur became part of Shimoga constituency and Brahmavar ceased to exist.

Members of Parliament

*Madras State: (as South Kanara (North)) **1952:

Ullal Srinivas Mallya Ullal Srinivasa Mallya (11 November 1902 – 19 December 1965) was an Indian politician. He served an 18-year tenure as a member of Parliament, from 1946–1965. He played a key role in development of undivided Dakshina Kannada. Early years M ...

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** With the implementation of States Reorganisation Act, 1956, it ceased to exist. ** For information after 1956, see : Udupi Lok Sabha

Assembly segments

Members of Parliament

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