Sayaji Laxman Silam (born 18 May 1896) was the first

Lieutenant Governor 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 ...

Union Territory in India. He was Lt. Governor for First and Second assemblies of Puducherry Union Territory (U.T.). He was member of Legislative Assembly of

Bombay State Bombay State was a large Indian state created at the time of India's Independence, with other regions being added to it in the succeeding years. Bombay Presidency (roughly equating to the present-day Indian state of Maharashtra, excluding Sou ...

elected during 1951 and 1957 elections. He was also Speaker of Bilingual Bombay State Assembly from 21 November 1956 to 16 June 1957. After the 1957 elections he continued as Speaker until 30 April 1960. He also became Speaker of First Assembly of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha from 1 May 1960 until 14 March 1962.http://www.legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/STATISTICAL/Maharashtra.pdf He was born on 18 May 1896 in Mumbai, although his family lived in Karkheli, Nanded District, Maharashtra (then part of Nizam empire). Education (BA and LLB degrees). He was actively involved in the Indian freedom struggle and was jailed for 3 years from 1942 to 1945 during the non-cooperation movement. He held various posts in Mumbai municipal cooperation. He was elected as an MLA from Mumbai for the first time in 1942. He was also an editor of the Telugu mitra publication.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Silam, S. L. Lieutenant Governors of Puducherry Maharashtra MLAs 1960–1962 Speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly 1896 births Politicians from Mumbai Year of death missing Bombay State politicians Marathi politicians