The Second Representative Assembly of Pondicherry ''Deuxième Assemblée Représentative de Pondichéry'' (9 September 1959 - 30 June 1963) succeeded the First Representative Assembly of Pondicherry and was constituted after the victory of

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(INC) and its ally in the 1959 assembly election held between 11 and 14 August 1959.

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

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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

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took over the administration in October 1958. Later, after nine months, second general elections were held to the Pondicherry Representative Assembly in

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Important members

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: **A.S. Gangeyan from September 1959 to 30 June 1963 * Leader of the House: ** V. Venkatasubba Reddiar from 9 September 1959 to 30 June 1963 *

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: ** V. Subbiah from September 1959 to 30 June 1963

Members of the 2nd Pondicherry Representative Assembly

Keys:

Council of ministers of Reddiar (1959-1963)

Under supervision of then chief commissioner L.R.S Singh a ''Council of ministers'' was formed under leadership of V. Venkatasubba Reddiar: on 9 September 1959. President of the assembly that is equivalent to speaker was A. S. Gangeyan. As on 20 April 1962 the composition of ministry of Venkatasubba Reddiar was as follows:

Council of ministers of Goubert (1963-1964)

The French settlements of India were de jure transferred on 16 August 1962. Pondicherry Representative Assembly functioned until June 30, 1963, and succeeded by Puducherry Legislative Assembly. The Indian Parliament enacted the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 that came into force on 1 July 1963, and the pattern of Government prevailing in the rest of the country was introduced in this territory also, but subject to certain limitations. Edouard Goubert became the chief minister in the subsequent

Pondicherry 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 hav ...

. In the

First Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry The Pondicherry Representative Assembly 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 were deemed to have been elected to the First A ...

, under supervision of then chief commissioner S.K. Datta a ''Council of ministers'' was formed under leadership of

Édouard Goubert Édouard Goubert (29 July 1894 – 14 August 1979) was mayor and first chief minister of Pondicherry between 1 July 1963 and 11 September 1964. Initially a strongly pro-French leader, he later shifted towards the pro-merger Indian National Co ...

: on 1 July 1963. Speaker was A. S. Gangeyan.

References

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{{Legislature of the Puducherry Puducherry Legislative Assembly Puducherry 1959 establishments in Pondicherry 1963 disestablishments in India