Speaker of the
Puducherry Legislative Assembly 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 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
1959
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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 is given below
Keys:
See also
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Government of Puducherry
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List of Chief Ministers of Puducherry
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List of leaders of the opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
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List of lieutenant governors of Puducherry
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Puducherry Legislative Assembly
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Pondicherry Representative Assembly
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Elections in Puducherry
References
Notes
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Lists of legislative speakers in India
Speakers of the Legislative Assembly