Pondicherry Representative Assembly
Pondicherry Representative Assembly Assemblée représentative de Pondichéry | |
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First-past-the-post | |
First election | 1955 |
Last election | 1959 |
Meeting place | |
Assembly Building, rue Victor Simonel, Pondicherry |
After the merger of French settlements into an Indian union, a new assembly, named the Pondicherry Representative Assembly, was created by the government of India. After the "de facto transfer day" of 1 October 1954, before 16 August 1962 also referred to as "de-jure transfer day". During this transition period, general elections to the representative assembly were held in 1955 and 1959. After the de-jure transfer day, legal integration of French settlements into the Indian Union was complete. However, this assembly, like its predecessor, was advisory (to the chief commissioner) in its role, which led to frequent contention between the popular government and the chief commissioner.
Background
In 1946, French India (Inde française) became an overseas territory (Territoire d'outre-mer) of France. In the same year, on 25 October, the Representative Assembly of French India (Assemblée représentative de l'Inde française) was created and replaced the general council (conseil général).[1]
During the start of the
The de facto transfer of French settlements in India took place on 1 November 1954. In January 1955, the Indian union government renamed these four French settlements to the Union Territory of Pondicherry.[2]: 20 On 11 June 1955, the government of India dissolved the Representative Assembly of French India.[3] After extending the 1951 People's Representative Act of the Indian Union to the state of Pondicherry, fresh elections were held to the Pondicherry Representative Assembly in July 1955, based on universal adult franchise.
Tenures of different Representative Assemblies of the State of Pondicherry
Election year | Assembly | Period | Ruling party | President[note 1] | Vice president[note 2] |
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1955 | 1st Assembly | 17 August 1955 – 28 October 1958 | Indian National Congress | R.L. Purushothama Reddiar Kamisetty Parasuram |
Kamisetty Parasuram N.A. |
1959 | 2nd Assembly | Aug 1959 – 30 June 1962 | Indian National Congress | A. S. Gangeyan | N.A. |
Commune-wise allocation of seats
After 1951, French India consisted of four "settlements" (French: établissements), namely,
As per Article 2 of the decree, the composition of the assembly is determined as follows:[4]: 1028
- Établissement de Pondichéry (22 seats)
- Pondichéry: 6
- Ariancoupom: 2
- Bahour: 2
- Modéliarpeth: 2
- Oulgaret: 4
- Nettapacom: 2
- Tiroubouvané: 2
- Villenour: 2
- Établissement de Karaikal (12 seats)
- Karaikal Ville: 4
- Cotchéry: 2
- Grand'Aldée: 2
- Neravy: 1
- Nédouncadou: 1
- Tirnoular: 2
- Établissement de Mahé (3 seats)
- Mahé: 3
- Établissement de Yanaon (2 seats)
- Yanaon: 2
List of seats
Settlements (Établissements) | Seats (sièges) | Constituencies (circonscriptions) |
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Pondicherry | 22 |
Pondicherry:Mouttalpeth, Couroussoucoupom, Cassicade, Pondicherry, Bussy Street, Ouppalam
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Karaikal | 12 |
Cotchéry: Cotchéry-Mada Kovil, Thirumeniyazhagar
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Mahé | 3 | Mahé: Mahé (Ville), Pallor, Pandakkal |
Yanaon | 2 | Yanaon: Cancalapeth, Adi Andhrapeth |
1955 Pondicherry Representative Assembly election
The
1959 Pondicherry Representative Assembly election
The 1959 Pondicherry Representative Assembly election was held from 11 to 14 August. Among the winners, a six-member council of ministers was formed under the leadership of V. Venkatasubba Reddiar and included Eduard Goubert, C. E. Barathan, Gouroussamy Pillai, P. Shanmugam, and Mohamed Ismail Maricar.[9]
Assembly building inauguration
The representative assembly building was inaugurated during the
Dissolution
The French settlements in India were de jure transferred on 16 August 1962. The Pondicherry Representative Assembly functioned until 30 June 1963 and was succeeded by the
See also
- Representative Assembly of French India
- Municipal Administration in French India
- French colonial empire
References
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- ^ "Indian Affairs Record (Vol. I and II)". Diwan Chand Indian Information Center. 1955.
- ^ "Extraordinary Gazette of India, 1955, No. 468". Government of India. Directorate of Printing. 1955.
- ^ a b Journal Officiel des établissements français dans l'Inde, 1946.
- ^ "The Encyclopaedia of Indian National Congress". A. Moin Zaidi. S. Chand Publications. 1976. p. 229.
- ISBN 9788120004009.
- ^ "Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru" (PDF). Jawaharlal Nehru. Oxford University Press. 1961. p. 156.
- ^ "India, A Reference Annual 1956". Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. Publications Division. 1956. p. 494.
- ^ "India, A Reference Annual 1962". Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. Publications Division. 1962. p. 499.
- ^ Civic Affairs, Volume 9, Issues 1-6. Citizen Press at Kanpur. 1961.
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