The Second Assembly of Pondicherry ''Deuxième Assemblée de Pondichéry'' (29 August 1964 – 19 September 1968) succeeded the First Assembly of Pondicherry and was constituted after the victory of

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...

(INC) and allies in the 1964 assembly election held on 23 August 1964.Rahman, S. A.
The Beautiful India. Pondicherry
'. New Delhi: Reference Press, 2006. pp. 138–139 Venkatasubba Reddiar assumed office as 2nd

Pondicherry Pondicherry, officially known as Puducherry, is the Capital city, capital and most populous city of the Puducherry (union territory), Union Territory of Puducherry in India. The city is in the Puducherry district on the southeast coast of Indi ...

. These were the first Legislative Assembly elections after the formation of the new Union Territory.

Background

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 on 1 July 1963 as per Section 54(3) of The Union Territories Act, 1963 and its members were deemed to have been elected to the ''First Assembly''. All the 30 members of this assembly were elected through direct suffrage, under the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963.Election Commission of India.
Statistical Report on General Election, 1964 to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry
'' 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

Under the provisions of The Union Territories Act, 1963, the strength of the Legislative Assembly of

has been reduced to 30. Similarly, Five seats were reserved for Scheduled Castes. Out of them, four were reserved in Pondicherry and the remaining one in

Karikal Karaikal (, , Help:IPA/French, /kaʁikal/) is a port city of the Indian States and territories of India, Union Territory of Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry. It is the administrative headquarters of the Karaikal district, Karaikal Di ...

Important members

Speaker Speaker most commonly refers to: * Speaker, a person who produces speech * Loudspeaker, a device that produces sound ** Computer speakers Speaker, Speakers, or The Speaker may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * "Speaker" (song), by David ...

: ** M.O.H. Farook from 19 September 1964 to 19 March 1967 ** P. Shanmugam from 30 March 1967 to 9 March 1968 *

Chief minister A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state (and sometimes a union ter ...

: ** V. Venkatasubba Reddiar from 29 August 1964 - 19 September 1968 *

Leader of opposition The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the opposition is typically se ...

: **

V. Subbiah Varadarajulu Kailasa Subbiah (7 February 1911 – 12 October 1993) was an Indian communist politician from Puducherry (city), Pondicherry (now Puducherry). Subbiah was the secretary of the Communist Party of French India. He is regarded as the f ...

from 29 August 1964 - 19 September 1968

Members elected

Keys:

Pondicherry Region

Karikal Region

Mahe Region

Yanam Region

References

Notes

{{Legislature of the Puducherry Terms of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly 1964 establishments in Pondicherry