List Of Speakers Of The Puducherry Legislative Assembly
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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 ...
is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of Puducherry, the main law-making body for the Indian UT of Puducherry. The speaker is always a member of the Legislative Assembly.


History

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 of Pondicherry The Puducherry Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian States and union territories of India, union territory (UT) of Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry, which comprises four districts: Puducherry district, Puduch ...
on 1 July 1963 as per Section 54(3) of The Union Territories Act, 1963 and its members (who got elected in
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) were deemed to have been elected to the Legislative Assembly. The elections for the Puducherry Vidhan Sabha held since 1964.


List of the Speakers and Deputy Speakers

The tenure of different speakers of
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 ...
is given below
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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 The chief minister of Puducherry is the chief executive of the Indian union territory of Puducherry. In accordance with the Constitution of India, the lieutenant governor is a union territory's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive autho ...
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List of leaders of the opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly The Leader of the Opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly is the politician who leads the Official Opposition (India), official opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly. The current Leader of the Opposition is R. Siva. List of ...
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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 ...
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Elections in Puducherry Puducherry has a parliamentary system as defined by its constitution, with power distributed between the union territory government and the districts. The Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry is the ceremonial head of the union territory. However ...


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