2nd Puducherry Assembly
| 2nd Assembly of Pondicherry | |||||
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 Legislative Assembly Building, rue Victor Simonel, Puducherry, India | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Pondicherry Legislative Assembly | ||||
| Term | 29 August 1964 – 19 September 1968 | ||||
| Election | 1964 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election | ||||
| Government | Indian National Congress | ||||
| Opposition | People's Front | ||||
| Members | 30 | ||||
The Second Assembly of Pondicherry Deuxième Assemblée de Pondichéry (29 August 1964 – 19 September 1968)[1]: 967 succeeded the First Assembly of Pondicherry and was constituted after the victory of Indian National Congress (INC) and allies in the 1964 assembly election held on 23 August 1964.[2] Venkatasubba Reddiar assumed office as 2nd Pondicherry. These were the first Legislative Assembly elections after the formation of the new Union Territory.[3]
Background
[edit]The Pondicherry Representative Assembly was converted into the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry on 1 July 1963 as per Section 54(3) of The Union Territories Act, 1963[4] and its members were deemed to have been elected to the First Assembly.[1]: 966 All the 30 members of this assembly were elected through direct suffrage, under the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963.[5][6] However, its term was fixed to expire on 24 August 1964. This necessitated the 1964 assembly election to constitute the Second Assembly of Pondicherry.
Reduction in size of assembly
[edit]Under the provisions of The Union Territories Act, 1963, the strength of the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry has been reduced to 30.[7] Similarly, Five seats were reserved for Scheduled Castes.[6] Out of them, four were reserved in Pondicherry and the remaining one in Karikal.
Important members
[edit]- Speaker:
- M.O.H. Farook from 19 September 1964 to 19 March 1967[1]: 968
- P. Shanmugam from 30 March 1967 to 9 March 1968[1]: 968
- Chief minister:
- V. Venkatasubba Reddiar from 29 August 1964 - 19 September 1968
- Leader of opposition:
- V. Subbiah from 29 August 1964 - 19 September 1968
Members elected
[edit]Keys: INC (22) People's Front (4) Independent (4)
Pondicherry Region
[edit]| No. | Constituency | Name of elected M.L.A. | Party affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muthialpet | P. Shanmugham | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Couroussoucoupom | Padmini Chandrasekar | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Cassicade | A.S. Kankeyan | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Raj Nivas | Édouard Goubert | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Bussy Street | C.M. Achraff | Independent |
| 6 | Oupalom | G. Perumal Raja | Independent |
| 7 | Nellithope | N. Ranganathan | People's Front |
| 8 | Mudaliarpeth | V. Kailasa Subbiah | People's Front |
| 9 | Ariancoupom | P. Rathinavelu | Indian National Congress |
| 10 | Courouvinattam | Subramanya Padayachi | Independent |
| 11 | Bahour | C. Thangavelu | People's Front |
| 12 | Netapacom | Venkatasubba Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 13 | Tiroubouvane | R. Kulandai | Indian National Congress |
| 14 | Mannadipet | Manickavasaga Reddiar | Indian National Congress |
| 15 | Oussoudou | N. Harikrishnan | Indian National Congress |
| 16 | Villenour | Thillai Kanakarasu | Indian National Congress |
| 17 | Embalam | P. Angammal | Indian National Congress |
| 18 | Oulgaret | S. Govindasamy | Indian National Congress |
| 19 | Calapeth | Jeevarathina Udayar | Indian National Congress |
| 20 | Poudoussaram | N. Gurusamy | People's Front |
Karikal Region
[edit]| No. | Constituency | Name of elected M.L.A. | Party affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Cotchery | G. Nagarajan | Indian National Congress |
| 22 | Karaikal North | Farook Maricar | Indian National Congress |
| 23 | Karaikal South | Mohamed Ibrahim Maricar | Independent |
| 24 | Neravy | Nagamuttou Pillai | Indian National Congress |
| 25 | Grand Aldee | Subarayalu | Indian National Congress |
| 26 | Tirounallar | V.M.C. Varadha Pillai | Indian National Congress |
| 27 | Nedoungadu | P. Shanmugham | Indian National Congress |
Mahe Region
[edit]| No. | Constituency | Name of elected M.L.A. | Party affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Mahe | Valavil Keshavan | Indian National Congress |
| 29 | Palloor | Vanmeri Nadeyi Purushothaman | Indian National Congress |
Yanam Region
[edit]| No. | Constituency | Name of elected M.L.A. | Party affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Yanam | Kamichetty Sri Parasurama Varaprasada Rao Naidu | Indian National Congress |
See also
[edit]- Government of Puducherry
- List of chief ministers of Puducherry
- Puducherry Legislative Assembly
- Pondicherry Representative Assembly
- 1964 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d G. C. Malhotra (2004). Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature. Lok Sabha Secretariat. ISBN 9788120004009.
- ^ Rahman, S. A. The Beautiful India. Pondicherry. New Delhi: Reference Press, 2006. pp. 138–139
- ^ Das, Manoj. Pondicherry. New Delhi: Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India, 1976. p. 20
- ^ "The Government of Union Territories Act, 1963" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ Grover, Verinder, and Ranjana Arora. Encyclopaedia of India and Her States. Vol. 10. New Delhi [India]: Deep & Deep, 1996. p. 11
- ^ a b Election Commission of India. Statistical Report on General Election, 1964 to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry Archived 27 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ A.M.Zaidi (1990). The Story of Congress Pilgrimage: 1964-1970. Vol. 6. Indian Institute of Applied Political Research, New Delhi. p. 38. ISBN 9788185355528.