2nd Puducherry Assembly

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2nd Assembly of Pondicherry
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Pondicherry 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)

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

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

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. ^
    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. ISBN 9788185355528
    .

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