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The '''Second Assembly of Pondicherry''' succeeded the [[First Assembly of Pondicherry]] and was constituted after the victory of [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) and allies in the [[1964 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1964 assembly election]] held on 23 August 1964.<ref name="r1">Rahman, S. A. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=mV0wAQAAIAAJ The Beautiful India. Pondicherry]''. New Delhi: Reference Press, 2006. pp. 138–139</ref> [[V. Venkatasubba Reddiar|Venkatasubba Reddiar]] assumed office as 2nd [[List of chief ministers of Puducherry|Pondicherry]]. These were the first Legislative Assembly elections after the formation of the new Union Territory.<ref>Das, Manoj. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=acUtAAAAMAAJ Pondicherry]''. New Delhi: Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India, 1976. p. 20</ref>.
The '''Second Assembly of Pondicherry''' succeeded the [[First Assembly of Pondicherry]] and was constituted after the victory of [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) and allies in the [[1964 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1964 assembly election]] held on 23 August 1964.<ref name="r1">Rahman, S. A. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=mV0wAQAAIAAJ The Beautiful India. Pondicherry]''. New Delhi: Reference Press, 2006. pp. 138–139</ref> [[V. Venkatasubba Reddiar|Venkatasubba Reddiar]] assumed office as 2nd [[List of chief ministers of Puducherry|Pondicherry]]. These were the first Legislative Assembly elections after the formation of the new Union Territory.<ref>Das, Manoj. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=acUtAAAAMAAJ Pondicherry]''. New Delhi: Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India, 1976. p. 20</ref>. Five seats were reserved for [[Scheduled Caste]]s.<ref name="eci"/>. Out of them, four were reserved in Pondicherry and the remaining one in Karikal.
==Background=
==Background==
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'''<ref name="1963Act">{{cite web|url=https://rajnivas.py.gov.in/rti/governmentunionterritoriesact1963.pdf|title=The Government of Union Territories Act, 1963|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|accessdate=8 June 2020}}</ref> and its members were deemed to have been elected to the ''First Assembly''.<ref name="ref2004">{{cite web|url=https://books.google.fr/books?id=DFqbAAAAMAAJ|title=Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature|work= G. C. Malhotra|publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat|year=2004}}</ref>{{rp|966}} All the 30 members of this assembly were be elected through direct suffrage, under the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963.<ref>Grover, Verinder, and Ranjana Arora. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=NzxuAAAAMAAJ Encyclopaedia of India and Her States]''. Vol. 10. New Delhi [India]: Deep & Deep, 1996. p. 11</ref><ref name="eci">Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1964/StatReport_PY_64.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1964 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PONDICHERRY] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127205343/http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1964/StatReport_PY_64.pdf |date=27 January 2013 }}''</ref> Five seats were reserved for [[Scheduled Caste]]s.<ref name="eci"/>. Out of them, four were reserved in Pondicherry and the remaining one in Karikal.
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'''<ref name="1963Act">{{cite web|url=https://rajnivas.py.gov.in/rti/governmentunionterritoriesact1963.pdf|title=The Government of Union Territories Act, 1963|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|accessdate=8 June 2020}}</ref> and its members were deemed to have been elected to the ''First Assembly''.<ref name="ref2004">{{cite web|url=https://books.google.fr/books?id=DFqbAAAAMAAJ|title=Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature|work= G. C. Malhotra|publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat|year=2004}}</ref>{{rp|966}} All the 30 members of this assembly were be elected through direct suffrage, under the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963.<ref>Grover, Verinder, and Ranjana Arora. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=NzxuAAAAMAAJ Encyclopaedia of India and Her States]''. Vol. 10. New Delhi [India]: Deep & Deep, 1996. p. 11</ref><ref name="eci">Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1964/StatReport_PY_64.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1964 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PONDICHERRY] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127205343/http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1964/StatReport_PY_64.pdf |date=27 January 2013 }}''</ref> However, its term was fixed to expire on 24 August 1964. This necessitated the [[1964 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1964 assembly election]] to constitute the Second Assembly of Pondicherry.
== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Government of Puducherry]]
*[[Government of Puducherry]]

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2nd Assembly of Pondicherry
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Legislative Assembly Building, rue Victor Simonel, Puducherry, India
Overview
Legislative bodyPondicherry Legislative Assembly
Election1964 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election

The Second Assembly of Pondicherry 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.[1] Venkatasubba Reddiar assumed office as 2nd Pondicherry. These were the first Legislative Assembly elections after the formation of the new Union Territory.[2]. Five seats were reserved for Scheduled Castes.[3]. Out of them, four were reserved in Pondicherry and the remaining one in Karikal.

Background

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.[5]: 966  All the 30 members of this assembly were be elected through direct suffrage, under the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963.[6][3] However, its term was fixed to expire on 24 August 1964. This necessitated the 1964 assembly election to constitute the Second Assembly of Pondicherry.

See also

References

  1. ^ Rahman, S. A. The Beautiful India. Pondicherry. New Delhi: Reference Press, 2006. pp. 138–139
  2. ^ Das, Manoj. Pondicherry. New Delhi: Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India, 1976. p. 20
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ "The Government of Union Territories Act, 1963" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature". G. C. Malhotra. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 2004.
  6. ^ Grover, Verinder, and Ranjana Arora. Encyclopaedia of India and Her States. Vol. 10. New Delhi [India]: Deep & Deep, 1996. p. 11

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