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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 on 1 July 1963 as per Section 54(3) of The Union Territories Act, 1963[1] and its members (who got elected in 1959) were deemed to have been elected to the Legislative Assembly.[2]Template:Rp The elections for the Puducherry Vidhan Sabha held since 1964.
List of the Speakers and Deputy Speakers
The tenure of different speakers of Pondicherry Legislative Assembly is given below[3][2]Template:Rp
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| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Political party | Deputy Speaker | No. of Assembly | Election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. S. Gangeyan | 22 July 1963 | 18 September 1964 | Indian National Congress | style="background-color: Template:Party color" rowspan=4| | Kamichetty S.V. Rao Naidu (27 Nov. 1963 – 24 Aug. 1964) |
1st | 1959 |
| 2 | M. O. H. Farook | 19 September 1964 | 19 March 1967 | V. N. Purushothaman (25 Sep. 1964 – 17 Sep. 1968) |
2nd | 1964 | ||
| 3 | P. Shanmugam | 30 March 1967 | 9 March 1968 | |||||
| 4 | S. Manicka Vasagam | 25 March 1968 | 17 September 1968 | |||||
| - | VacantTemplate:Refn Template:SmallTemplate:Efn |
18 September 1968 | 17 March 1969 | N/A | Vacant | |||
| 5 | S. Perumal | 22 March 1969 | 2 December 1971 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | style="background-color: Template:Party color" rowspan=1| | M.L. Selvaradjou (26 Mar. 1969 – 28 Mar. 1972) |
3rd | 1969 |
| 6 | M.L. Selvaradjou | 29 March 1972 | 3 January 1974 | Indian National Congress | style="background-color: Template:Party color" rowspan=1| | Kamichetty S.V. Rao Naidu (5 Apr. 1972 – 2 Jan. 1974) | ||
| - | VacantTemplate:Refn Template:Small |
3 January 1974 | 6 March 1974 | N/A | Vacant | |||
| 7 | S. Pakkiam | 26 March 1974 | 28 March 1974 | Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | style="background-color: Template:Party color" rowspan=1| | - | 4th | 1974 |
| - | VacantTemplate:Refn Template:Small |
28 March 1974 | 2 July 1977 | N/A | Vacant | |||
| 8 | K. Kanthi | 2 July 1977 | 12 November 1978 | Indian National Congress | style="background-color: Template:Party color" rowspan=1| | S. Pazhaninathan (11 Aug. 1977 – 11 Nov. 1978) |
5th | 1977 |
| - | VacantTemplate:Refn Template:Small |
12 November 1978 | 16 January 1980 | N/A | Vacant | |||
| 9 | M. O. H. FarookTemplate:Refn | 16 January 1980 | 24 June 1983 | Indian National Congress | style="background-color: Template:Party color" rowspan=1| | L.Joseph Mariadoss (29 Jan. 1980 – 23 Jun. 1983) |
6th | 1980 |
| - | VacantTemplate:Refn Template:Small |
24 June 1983 | 16 March 1985 | N/A | Vacant | |||
| 10 | Kamichetty S.V. Rao Naidu | 16 March 1985 | 19 January 1989 | Indian National Congress | style="background-color: Template:Party color" rowspan=2| | M. Chandirakasu (29 Mar. 1985 – 28 Mar. 1989) |
7th | 1985 |
| 11 | M. Chandirakasu | 29 March 1989 | 5 March 1990 | P.K. Sathianandan (5 Apr. 1989 – 4 Mar. 1990) | ||||
| 12 | G. Palaniraja | 22 Mar. 1990 | 3 Mar. 1991 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | style="background-color: Template:Party color" rowspan=1| | A. Bakthavatchalam (29 Mar. 1990 – 3 Mar. 1991) |
8th | 1990 |
| - | VacantTemplate:Refn Template:Small |
22 Mar. 1991 | 4 Jul. 1991 | N/A | Vacant | |||
| 13 | P. KannanTemplate:Refn | 26 Jul. 1991 | 13 May 1996 | Indian National Congress | style="background-color: Template:Party color" rowspan=1| | A.V. Subramanian (31 Jul. 1991 – 13 May 1996) |
9th | 1991 |
| 14 | V.M.C. Sivakumar | 10 Jul. 1996 | 18 Mar. 2000 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | style="background-color: Template:Party color" rowspan=1| | V. Nagarathinam (13 Jun. 1996 – 23 May 1997) M. Kandasamy (23 Aug. 1997 – 30 May 2000) K. Rajasekaran (30 May 2000 – 15 May 2001) |
10th | 1996 |
| - | M. KandasamyTemplate:Refn | 27 Mar. 2000 | 27 Mar. 2000 | Tamil Maanila Congress | ||||
| 15 | A.V. Subramanian | 24 May 2000 | 31 May 2001 | Indian National Congress | style="background-color: Template:Party color" rowspan=3| | |||
| 16 | M.D.R. Ramachandran | 11 Jun. 2001 | 26 May 2006 | M. Chandirakasu (5 Jul. 2001 – 10 Nov. 2001) A.V. Subramanian (12 Dec. 2001 – 11 May 2006) |
11th | 2001 | ||
| 17 | R. Radhakrishnan | 1 Jun. 2006[4] | May 2011 | A.V. Sreedharan (1 Jun. 2006[4] - 3 Sep. 2008) V. Vaithilingam (4 Sep. 2008 - N.A.) |
12th | 2006 | ||
| 18 | V. Sabapathy | 29 Jun 2011[5] | May 2016 | All India N.R. Congress | T.P.R. Selvame (2 Nov. 2011[6] - May 2016) |
13th | 2011 | |
| 19 | V. Vaithilingam | 10 Jun 2016[7] | 21 Mar. 2019[8] | Indian National Congress | style="background-color: Template:Party color" rowspan=2| | V.P. Sivakolundhu (10 Jun 2016 - 2. Jun. 2019) |
14th | 2016 |
| 20 | V.P. Sivakolundhu | 3 Jun. 2019[9] | 3 May 2021 | M.N.R. Balan (4 September 2019[10]- 3 May 2021) | ||||
| 21 | Embalam R. Selvam | 16 June 2021[11] | Incumbent | Bharatiya Janata Party | style="background-color: Template:Party color" rowspan=1| | TBD | 15th | 2021 |
See also
- Government of Puducherry
- List of Chief Ministers of Puducherry
- List of lieutenant governors of Puducherry
- Puducherry Legislative Assembly
- Pondicherry Representative Assembly
References
- ↑ The Government of Union Territories Act, 1963. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Lok Sabha Secretariat(2004). ISBN 9788120004009
- ↑ Union Territory of Pondicherry.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Radhakrishnan elected Speaker of Pondy Assembly. The Hindu(2006-06-02). Retrieved 2020-06-17.
- ↑ Sabapathy set to become Puducherry Speaker. Zee news(28 June 2011). Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ↑ Sabapathy set to become Puducherry Speaker. New Indian Express(3 November 2011). Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ↑ Former CM V Vaithilingam unanimously elected as Speaker. Business Standard India(11 June 2016). Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ↑ V Vaithilingam resigns as Puducherry Assembly Speaker. Business Standard India(22 March 2019). Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ↑ Sivakolundhu set to be elected Pondy Assembly Speaker. Business Standard India(2 June 2019). Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ↑ M.N.R. Balan assumes charge as Puducherry Deputy Speaker. The Hindu(5 September 2019). Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ↑ BJP's 'Embalam' Selvam set to be elected Speaker of Puducherry Assembly(15 June 2021).
Notes
- Footnotes