Udupi Chikmagalur (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Udupi Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 28 Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...

 (parliamentary) constituencies in Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

 state in southern India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. This constituency, spread over Udupi
Udupi district
Udupi district , ಉಡುಪಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ) in the Karnataka state of India was created in August 1997. The three northern taluks, Udupi, Kundapur and Karkal, were separated from Dakshina Kannada District to form Udupi district. Udupi district is surrounded by Uttara Kannada district in north, Dakshina Kannada...

 and Chikmagalur
Chikmagalur District
Chikkamagaluru is a district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Chikkamagaluru is where coffee was first cultivated in India. The mountains here which are a part of the Western Ghats are the source of rivers like Tunga and Bhadra. Chikkamagaluru district also contains Mullayanagiri; which is the...

 districts, came into existence following the implementation of the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008, based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India
Delimitation Commission of India
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constituted in 2002.

Assembly segments

Presently, Udupi Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following eight Legislative Assembly segments:
  1. Kundapura
  2. Udupi
  3. Kapu
  4. Karkal
  5. Sringeri
  6. Mudigere
  7. Chikmagalur
  8. Tarikere


Four Legislative Assembly segments: Kundapur, Udupi, Kaup and Karkala are in Udupi district and four Legislative Assembly segments: Sringeri, Mudigere, Chikmagalur and Tarikere are in Chikmagalur district.
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