Coorg State was a Part-C state in India which existed from 1950 to 1956. When the

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came into force on 26 January 1950, most of the existing provinces were reconstituted into states. Thus, Coorg Province became Coorg State. Coorg State was ruled by a Chief Commissioner with Mercara as its capital. The head of the government was the

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. Coorg State was abolished on 1 November 1956 as per the

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 ...

and its territory was merged with Mysore State (later renamed as

Karnataka Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...

in 1973). Currently, Coorg forms a district of Karnataka state.

History

The Coorg State came into being on 26 January 1950 as per the

. Prior to the enactment of the Constitution, Coorg had been a province of the Dominion of India. The first legislative elections in Coorg were held in 1952. The main contenders were the

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led in the state by C. M. Poonacha and the Takkadi party led by the Gandhian Pandyanda Belliappa. While the Congress supported merger with the neighbouring Mysore State, the Takkadi party fought the election on an anti-merger plank. The Indian National Congress won a majority of 15 seats while the Takkadi party bagged the remaining nine seats.

Commissioners of Coorg State

(1) Dewan Bahadur Ketolira Chengappa, became its first Chief Commissioner from 1947–1949 (2) C.T. Mudaliar became Chief Commissioner from 1949–1950 (3) Kanwar Baba Daya Singh Bedi, Chief Commissioner from 1950–1956

Government of Coorg

Government was formed in Coorg by

, who won 15 of 24 seats. Cabinet was formed with two ministers (including

), which lasted till

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on 1 November 1956.

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Cheppudira Muthana Poonacha won from Berriathnad constituency became the first and last

of Coorg State from 1952 till 1956.

Cabinet

* Cheppudira Muthana Poonacha, who was the

took the charge of

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for Coorg State. * Kuttur Mallappa (elected to the assembly from the Sanivarsanthe constituency became the

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of Coorg State

Dissolution

As a result of the

of 1 November 1956, when India's state boundaries were reorganised, Coorg State became a district of the then Mysore State Mysore State was later renamed as

and part of the historical region of Coorg now forms the

Kodagu Kodagu district () (also known by its former name Coorg) is an administrative List of districts of Karnataka, district in the Karnataka state of India. Before 1956, it was an administratively separate Coorg State at which point it was merged ...

district of Karnataka.

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Coorg State Legal Status 1956
{{States of India on 26 January 1950 Historical Indian regions Political integration of India States and territories disestablished in 1956 1950 establishments in India History of Karnataka (1947–present) Coorg Mysore State Gubernatorial titles Former states and territories of India

History

Commissioners of Coorg State

Government of Coorg

Chief Minister A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state (and sometimes a union ter ...

Cabinet

Dissolution

See also

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