2Nd Puducherry Assembly

Venkatasubba Reddiar assumed office as 2nd Pondicherry. These were the first Legislative Assembly elections after the formation of the new Union Territory.

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 (1964-08-29) – 19 September 1968 (1968-09-19)
Election	1964 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election
Government	Indian National Congress
Opposition	People's Front
Members	30

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 and its members were deemed to have been elected to the First Assembly.^: 966 All the 30 members of this assembly were elected through direct suffrage, under the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963. However, its term was fixed to expire on 24 August 1964. This necessitated the 1964 assembly election to constitute the Second Assembly of Pondicherry.

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

• Speaker:
  • M.O.H. Farook from 19 September 1964 to 19 March 1967^: 968
  • P. Shanmugam from 30 March 1967 to 9 March 1968^: 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

Keys:   INC (22)   People's Front (4)   Independent (4)

Pondicherry Region

Karikal Region

Mahe Region

Yanam Region

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