The
Pondicherry Representative Assembly
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 ...
was converted into the
Legislative Assembly on 1 July 1963 as per Section 54(3) of The Union Territories Act, 1963.
All the 39 members who were elected by
1959
Events January
* January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance.
* January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of E ...
were deemed to have been elected to the First Assembly of Pondicherry ''Première Assemblée de Pondichéry'' (1 July 1963 – 24 August 1964).
[. Its term was fixed to expire on 24 August 1964.]
Background
The ''First Representative Assembly of Pondicherry'' which was constituted in 1955 after
1955 Pondicherry Representative Assembly election
After the de facto merger on 1 November 1954 and before the legal integration with the Indian Union on 16 August 1962, general elections were held in 1955 and 1959. So. the first general elections to the Pondicherry Representative Assembly (French ...
. However, that government was not stable as the ruling party was ridden with personal strifes and factions. The
Government of India
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had to intervene finally by dissolving the Assembly following the instability caused by the change of party affiliation of members. Then, the
Chief Commissioner
A chief commissioner is a commissioner of a high rank, usually in chief of several commissioners or similarly styled officers.
Colonial
In British India the gubernatorial style was chief commissioner in various (not all) provinces (often after be ...
took over the administration in October 1958. Later, after nine months, second general elections were held to the Pondicherry Representative Assembly in
1959
Events January
* January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance.
* January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of E ...
.
Important members
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Speaker
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* Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly
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:
**A.S. Gangeyan from 22 July 1963 to 18 September 1964
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Deputy Speaker
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Usage
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:
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Kamichetty S.V. Rao Naidu from 27 November 1963 to 24 August 1964
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Chief minister
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:
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Edouard Goubert from 1 July 1963 to 24 August 1964
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Leader of opposition
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:
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V. Subbiah
Varadarajulu Kailasa Subbiah (7 February 1911 – 12 October 1993) was an Indian communist politician from Pondicherry (now Puducherry). Subbiah was the secretary of the Communist Party of French India. He is regarded as the founder of the trade ...
from 29 August 1964 – 19 September 1968
Members of the 1st Pondicherry Representative Assembly
Keys:
See also
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Government of Puducherry
Government of Puducherry is the union territorial government for the union territory of Puducherry, India. It is headed by the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry. Its capital is located at Pondicherry.
Government and administration
Lieute ...
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List of Chief Ministers of Puducherry
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*
List of lieutenant governors of Puducherry
Puducherry (formerly known as "Pondicherry") is a Union Territory of India. Governance and administration of the territory fall directly under federal authority.
Chief Commissioner (1954 1963)
After the ''de facto'' transfer of French settl ...
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Puducherry Legislative Assembly
The Puducherry Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian union territory (UT) of Puducherry, which comprises four districts: Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahé and Yanam. Out of eight union territories of India, only three h ...
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Pondicherry Representative Assembly
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 ...
*
1959 Pondicherry Representative Assembly election
After the de facto merger on 1 November 1954 and before the legal integration with the Indian Union on 16 August 1962, second general elections were held in August 1959 to constitute Second Pondicherry Representative Assembly.
Background
the Con ...
References
Notes
{{Legislature of the Puducherry
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1963 establishments in Pondicherry
1964 disestablishments in India