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Fourteenth Assembly Of Puducherry
The Fourteenth Assembly of Pondicherry succeeded the 13th Assembly of Pondicherry and was constituted after the victory of Indian National Congress (INC) and allies in the 2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election, 2016 assembly election held on 16 May 2016. Important members * List of speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly, Speaker: **V. Vaithilingam from 10 June 2016 to 21 March 2019 **V.P. Sivakolundhu from 3 June 2019 to 22 February 2021 * Deputy Speaker: ** V.P. Sivakolundhu from 10 Jun 2016 to 2. Jun. 2019 ** M.N.R. Balan from 4 September 2019 to 22 February 2021 * List of chief ministers of Puducherry, Chief minister: ** V. Narayanasamy from 6 June 2016 to 22 February 2021 * Leader of opposition: ** N. Rangaswamy from June 2016 to 22 February 2021 Keys: See also *Government of Puducherry *List of Chief Ministers of Puducherry * List of speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly *List of lieutenant governors of Puducherry *Puducherry Legislative Ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pondicherry
Pondicherry (), now known as Puducherry ( French: Pondichéry ʊdʊˈtʃɛɹi(listen), on-dicherry, is the capital and the most populous city of the Union Territory of Puducherry in India. The city is in the Puducherry district on the southeast coast of India and is surrounded by Bay of Bengal to the east and the state of Tamil Nadu, with which it shares most of its culture, heritage, and language. History Puducherry, formerly known as Pondicherry, gained its significance as “The French Riviera of the East” after the advent of the French colonialization in India. Puducherry is the Tamil interpretation of “new town” and mainly derived from “Poduke”, the name of the marketplace as the “Port town” for Roman trading in 1st century as mentioned in ‘The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea’. The settlement was once an abode of many learned scholars as evidently versed in the Vedas, hence also known as Vedapuri. The history of Puducherry can broadly be classified ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
