2nd Puducherry Assembly

2nd Assembly of Pondicherry
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Legislative Assembly Building, rue Victor Simonel, Puducherry, India
Overview
Legislative bodyPondicherry Legislative Assembly
Term29 August 1964 (1964-08-29) – 19 September 1968 (1968-09-19)
Election1964 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election
GovernmentIndian National Congress
OppositionPeople's Front
Members30

The Second Assembly of Pondicherry Deuxième Assemblée de Pondichéry (29 August 1964 – 19 September 1968)[1]: 967  succeeded the First Assembly of Pondicherry and was constituted after the victory of Indian National Congress (INC) and allies in the 1964 assembly election held on 23 August 1964.[2] Venkatasubba Reddiar assumed office as 2nd Pondicherry. These were the first Legislative Assembly elections after the formation of the new Union Territory.[3]

Background

The Pondicherry Representative Assembly was converted into the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry on 1 July 1963 as per Section 54(3) of The Union Territories Act, 1963[4] and its members were deemed to have been elected to the First Assembly.[1]: 966  All the 30 members of this assembly were elected through direct suffrage, under the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963.[5][6] However, its term was fixed to expire on 24 August 1964. This necessitated the 1964 assembly election to constitute the Second Assembly of Pondicherry.

Reduction in size of assembly

Under the provisions of The Union Territories Act, 1963, the strength of the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry has been reduced to 30.[7] Similarly, Five seats were reserved for Scheduled Castes.[6] Out of them, four were reserved in Pondicherry and the remaining one in Karikal.

Important members

Members elected

Keys:   INC (22)   People's Front (4)   Independent (4)

Pondicherry Region

No. Constituency Name of elected M.L.A. Party affiliation
1 Muthialpet P. Shanmugham Indian National Congress
2 Couroussoucoupom Padmini Chandrasekar Indian National Congress
3 Cassicade A.S. Kankeyan Indian National Congress
4 Raj Nivas Édouard Goubert Indian National Congress
5 Bussy Street C.M. Achraff Independent
6 Oupalom G. Perumal Raja Independent
7 Nellithope N. Ranganathan People's Front
8 Mudaliarpeth V. Kailasa Subbiah People's Front
9 Ariancoupom P. Rathinavelu Indian National Congress
10 Courouvinattam Subramanya Padayachi Independent
11 Bahour C. Thangavelu People's Front
12 Netapacom Venkatasubba Reddy Indian National Congress
13 Tiroubouvane R. Kulandai Indian National Congress
14 Mannadipet Manickavasaga Reddiar Indian National Congress
15 Oussoudou N. Harikrishnan Indian National Congress
16 Villenour Thillai Kanakarasu Indian National Congress
17 Embalam P. Angammal Indian National Congress
18 Oulgaret S. Govindasamy Indian National Congress
19 Calapeth Jeevarathina Udayar Indian National Congress
20 Poudoussaram N. Gurusamy People's Front

Karikal Region

No. Constituency Name of elected M.L.A. Party affiliation
21 Cotchery G. Nagarajan Indian National Congress
22 Karaikal North Farook Maricar Indian National Congress
23 Karaikal South Mohamed Ibrahim Maricar Independent
24 Neravy Nagamuttou Pillai Indian National Congress
25 Grand Aldee Subarayalu Indian National Congress
26 Tirounallar V.M.C. Varadha Pillai Indian National Congress
27 Nedoungadu P. Shanmugham Indian National Congress

Mahe Region

No. Constituency Name of elected M.L.A. Party affiliation
28 Mahe Valavil Keshavan Indian National Congress
29 Palloor Vanmeri Nadeyi Purushothaman Indian National Congress

Yanam Region

No. Constituency Name of elected M.L.A. Party affiliation
30 Yanam Kamichetty Sri Parasurama Varaprasada Rao Naidu Indian National Congress

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d G. C. Malhotra (2004). Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature. Lok Sabha Secretariat. ISBN 9788120004009.
  2. ^ Rahman, S. A. The Beautiful India. Pondicherry. New Delhi: Reference Press, 2006. pp. 138–139
  3. ^ Das, Manoj. Pondicherry. New Delhi: Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India, 1976. p. 20
  4. ^ "The Government of Union Territories Act, 1963" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  5. ^ Grover, Verinder, and Ranjana Arora. Encyclopaedia of India and Her States. Vol. 10. New Delhi [India]: Deep & Deep, 1996. p. 11
  6. ^ a b Election Commission of India. Statistical Report on General Election, 1964 to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry Archived 27 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ A.M.Zaidi (1990). The Story of Congress Pilgrimage: 1964-1970. Vol. 6. Indian Institute of Applied Political Research, New Delhi. p. 38. ISBN 9788185355528.

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