Coorg State | |||||||||
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Former State 1950–1956 | |||||||||
.svg) Location of Coorg State in India | |||||||||
| Country | India | ||||||||
| Region | South India | ||||||||
| Formation | 26 January 1950 | ||||||||
| Dissolution | 1 November 1956 | ||||||||
| Government | |||||||||
| • Chief Minister | |||||||||
• 1952-1956 | C. M. Poonacha | ||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) | ||||||||
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Coorg State was a Part-Cstate in India which existed from 1950 to 1956.[1] When theConstitution of India 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 withMercara as its capital. The head of the government was theChief Minister. Coorg State was abolished on 1 November 1956 as per theStates Reorganisation Act, 1956 and its territory was merged withMysore State (later renamed asKarnataka in 1973).[2] Currently, Coorg forms a district of Karnataka state.
(1) Dewan BahadurKetolira Chengappa, became its first Chief Commissioner from 1947–1949
(2) C.T. Mudaliar became Chief Commissioner from 1949–1950[1]
(3) Kanwar BabaDaya Singh Bedi, Chief Commissioner from 1950–1956[1]
Government was formed in Coorg byIndian National Congress, who won 15 of 24 seats. Cabinet was formed with two ministers (includingChief Minister), which lasted tillStates Reorganisation Act on 1 November 1956.
Cheppudira Muthana Poonacha won from Berriathnad constituency became the first and lastChief Minister of Coorg State from 1952 till 1956.[1]
As a result of theStates Reorganisation Act of 1 November 1956, when India's state boundaries were reorganised, Coorg State became a district of the thenMysore State[1][3][4]Mysore State was later renamed asKarnataka and part of the historical region of Coorg now forms theKodagu district of Karnataka.[5]
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