The Puducherry Legislative Assembly (French: Assemblée législative de Pondichéry) is the unicameral legislature of the Indian union territory (UT) of Puducherry, which comprises four districts: Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahé and Yanam. Out of eight union territories of India, only three have legislatures and they are Delhi[note 1], Puducherry[note 2] and Jammu and Kashmir[note 3]. After delimitation shortly after its formation, the Puducherry legislative assembly has 33 seats, of which 5 are reserved for candidates from scheduled castes and 3 members are nominated by the Government of India. 30 out of 33 Members are elected directly by the people on the basis of universal adult franchise and the remaining three are nominated by the central government. These nominated members enjoy same powers as elected members of the assembly.
Geographically, the area under the Puducherry UT consists of three disjointed regions, with Puducherry and Karaikal districts surrounded by districts of Tamil Nadu, Yanam district an enclave of East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, and Mahé district bordered by districts of Kerala. The four districts were ruled by French before they were integrated into India in 1962. For ease of administration, during French rule, the area under these four districts was divided into 39 assembly constituencies. After becoming a UT of India, Puducherry was divided into 30 assembly constituencies, which were restructured in 2005 by the Delimitation Commission of India.
In 1946, French India (Inde française) became Overseas territory (Territoire d'outre-mer) of France. Then a Representative Assembly (Assemblée représentative) was created. Thus, in 1946, on 25 October, the representative assembly of 44 members has replaced the general council (conseil général).[4] The Representative Assembly had 44 seats until merger of Chandernagore in 1951. Later, it reduced to 39 seats.
Merger and formation of Union TerritoryEdit
The French government transferred the four enclaves to the Indian Union under a de facto treaty on 1 November 1954.[5] Later the territory was merged with India on 16 August 1962.
On 10 May 1963, the Indian Parliament enacted the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 that came into force on 1 July 1963. This introduced the same pattern of government that prevailed in the rest of the country, but subject to certain limitations.[6] Under Article 239 of the Indian Constitution, the President of India appoints an Administrator LG with such designation as he may specify to head the administration of the territory. The President also appoints the Chief Minister. The President, on the advice of the Chief Minister, appoints the other Ministers. The Union Territories Act, 1963 limits the number of elected members of the assembly to 30 and allows the central government to appoint not more than 3 nominated MLAs. The same act ensures that seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes in the legislative assembly.
The 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[6] and its members were deemed to have been elected to the Assembly.[7]: 966 Thus, the First Legislative Assembly was formed without an election. Elections for the assembly have been held since 1964.
Very few state/U.T. legislative assemblies have nominated MLAs and their voting powers are limited with Puducherry being the only exception. In 2021, the Supreme Court of India has clarified two important aspects related to the nominated MLAs.[note 4]. The first one is about their nomination. The court held that as per the 1963 act the central government is empowered to nominate the MLAs even without consulting the Government of Puducherry. The second one is about the power of vote of the nominated MLAs.[9] The court also held that the nominated MLAs enjoys voting powers at par with elected MLAs as the 1963 law per se did not differentiate between the nominated MLAs from the elected ones.[10]
LocationEdit
The current Legislative Assembly is located in the rue Victor Simonel in a colonial-era building that was originally a medical college. The college was relocated to another location and since 1969 the building has been used for the assembly.
Tenures of different legislative assemblies of PuducherryEdit
^This judgement sealed the fate of sealed the fate of Narayasamy's government during the 14th Puducherry Assembly and he lost the trust vote as the nominated MLAs voted against him. With resignations of 6 MLAs (five from Congress and one from DMK), from 33 the house strength dwindled to 26. The Narayansamy-led UPA government consisting of Congress (9 with speaker), DMK (2) and an independent (1), had strength 12. The opposition strength 14 MLAs which consisted of AINRC (7), AIADMK (4) and the three nominated members affiliated to BJP. As per the judgement, counting the strength of nominated MLAs, the opposition outnumbered the government in strength and the government fell out subsequently and the president rule was imposed.[8]
ReferencesEdit
^"Is the BJP trying to capture power from its ally AINRC in Puducherry?". Scroll.in. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
^Nair, Rajesh B (22 February 2021). "Puducherry CM resigns; Speaker rules trust vote defeated". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^Datta, Prabhash K (22 February 2021). "How BJP's nominated MLAs sealed Congress's fate in Puducherry". India Today. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^Roy, Chakshu (24 February 2021). "Explained: The trust vote in Puducherry". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^Bosco Dominique, ed. (22 February 2021). "Congress govt in Puducherry fails to prove majority in assembly; CM Narayanasamy and colleagues resign". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^"Puducherry Assembly to convene on June 16 for Speaker election". The New Indian Express. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
^"Rangasamy elected AINRC Legislature Party Leader in Puducherry". NetIndian. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^"A Namassivayam elected floor leader of BJP in Puducherry Assembly". Asian News International. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^ ab"BJP grows stronger in Puducherry as 3 party men nominated as MLAs". The Deccan Herald. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^"Four-time MLA R Siva appointed leader of DMK legislature party in Puducherry". The New Indian Express. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
External linksEdit
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The Puducherry Legislative Assembly French Assemblee legislative de Pondichery is the unicameral legislature of the Indian union territory UT of Puducherry which comprises four districts Puducherry Karaikal Mahe and Yanam Out of eight union territories of India only three have legislatures and they are Delhi note 1 Puducherry note 2 and Jammu and Kashmir note 3 After delimitation shortly after its formation the Puducherry legislative assembly has 33 seats of which 5 are reserved for candidates from scheduled castes and 3 members are nominated by the Government of India 30 out of 33 Members are elected directly by the people on the basis of universal adult franchise and the remaining three are nominated by the central government These nominated members enjoy same powers as elected members of the assembly Puducherry Legislative Assembly Assemblee legislative de Pondichery15th Puducherry AssemblyTypeTypeUnicameralTerm limits5 yearsHistoryFounded1 July 1963 60 years ago 1963 07 01 Preceded byPuducherry Representative AssemblyLeadershipSpeakerEmbalam R Selvam BJP since 16 June 2021Deputy SpeakerP Rajavelu AINRC since 25 August 2021Leader of the House Chief Minister N Rangaswamy AINRC since 7 May 2021Leader of the OppositionR Siva DMK since 8 May 2021StructureSeats30 elected 3 nominated Political groupsGovernment 25 NDA 25 AINRC 10 BJP 6 IND 6 1 NOM 3 Opposition 8 I N D I A 8 DMK 6 INC 2 ElectionsVoting systemFirst past the postLast election6 April 2021Next election2026Meeting placePuducherry Legislative AssemblyWebsitehttps puddu neva gov in Pondicherry Assembly seatsGeographically the area under the Puducherry UT consists of three disjointed regions with Puducherry and Karaikal districts surrounded by districts of Tamil Nadu Yanam district an enclave of East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh and Mahe district bordered by districts of Kerala The four districts were ruled by French before they were integrated into India in 1962 For ease of administration during French rule the area under these four districts was divided into 39 assembly constituencies After becoming a UT of India Puducherry was divided into 30 assembly constituencies which were restructured in 2005 by the Delimitation Commission of India Contents 1 History 1 1 Assembly during French rule 1 2 Merger and formation of Union Territory 2 Nominated MLAs 3 Location 4 Tenures of different legislative assemblies of Puducherry 5 Membership by party 6 Members of Legislative Assembly 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References 10 External linksHistory EditAssembly during French rule Edit Further information Representative Assembly of French India Further information Pondicherry Representative Assembly In 1946 French India Inde francaise became Overseas territory Territoire d outre mer of France Then a Representative Assembly Assemblee representative was created Thus in 1946 on 25 October the representative assembly of 44 members has replaced the general council conseil general 4 The Representative Assembly had 44 seats until merger of Chandernagore in 1951 Later it reduced to 39 seats Merger and formation of Union Territory Edit The French government transferred the four enclaves to the Indian Union under a de facto treaty on 1 November 1954 5 Later the territory was merged with India on 16 August 1962 On 10 May 1963 the Indian Parliament enacted the Government of Union Territories Act 1963 that came into force on 1 July 1963 This introduced the same pattern of government that prevailed in the rest of the country but subject to certain limitations 6 Under Article 239 of the Indian Constitution the President of India appoints an Administrator LG with such designation as he may specify to head the administration of the territory The President also appoints the Chief Minister The President on the advice of the Chief Minister appoints the other Ministers The Union Territories Act 1963 limits the number of elected members of the assembly to 30 and allows the central government to appoint not more than 3 nominated MLAs The same act ensures that seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes in the legislative assembly The 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 6 and its members were deemed to have been elected to the Assembly 7 966 Thus the First Legislative Assembly was formed without an election Elections for the assembly have been held since 1964 Nominated MLAs EditFurther information Member of the Legislative Assembly India Nominated MLAs in states and UTs Very few state U T legislative assemblies have nominated MLAs and their voting powers are limited with Puducherry being the only exception In 2021 the Supreme Court of India has clarified two important aspects related to the nominated MLAs note 4 The first one is about their nomination The court held that as per the 1963 act the central government is empowered to nominate the MLAs even without consulting the Government of Puducherry The second one is about the power of vote of the nominated MLAs 9 The court also held that the nominated MLAs enjoys voting powers at par with elected MLAs as the 1963 law per se did not differentiate between the nominated MLAs from the elected ones 10 Location EditThe current Legislative Assembly is located in the rue Victor Simonel in a colonial era building that was originally a medical college The college was relocated to another location and since 1969 the building has been used for the assembly Tenures of different legislative assemblies of Puducherry EditSource 7 967 Election Year Assembly Period Ruling Party1963 1st Assembly 1 July 1963 24 August 1964 Indian National Congress1964 2nd Assembly 29 August 1964 18 September 1968 Indian National Congress1969 3rd Assembly 17 March 1969 3 January 1974 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam1974 4th Assembly 6 March 1974 28 March 1974 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam1977 5th Assembly 2 July 1977 12 November 1978 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam1980 6th Assembly 16 January 1980 24 June 1983 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam1985 7th Assembly 16 March 1985 5 March 1990 Indian National Congress1990 8th Assembly 5 March 1990 4 March 1991 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam1991 9th Assembly 4 July 1991 14 May 1996 Indian National Congress1996 10th Assembly 10 July 1996 21 March 2000 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam22 March 2000 16 May 2001 Indian National Congress2001 11th Assembly 16 May 2001 2006 Indian National Congress2006 12th Assembly 2006 2011 Indian National Congress2011 13th Assembly 2011 2016 All India N R Congress2016 14th Assembly 2016 22 February 2021 11 Indian National Congress2021 15th Assembly 16 June 2021 12 Till date All India N R CongressMembership by party EditMembers of Puducherry assembly by their political party As on 24 06 2022 Alliance Party MLAs Leader of the legislature partyNDA 25 AINRC 10 N Rangasamy 13 BJP 6 Namassivayam 14 IND 6NOM 3 15 UPA 8 DMK 6 R Siva 16 INC 2Members of Legislative Assembly EditDistrict No Constituency Name Party Alliance RemarksPuducherry 1 Mannadipet A Namassivayam Bharatiya Janata Party NDA2 Thirubuvanai P Angalane Independent NDA3 Ossudu A K Sai J Saravanan Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party NDA4 Mangalam C Djeacoumar All India N R Congress NDA5 Villianur R Siva Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam UPA6 Ozhukarai M Sivasankar Independent NDA7 Kadirkamam S Ramesh All India N R Congress NDA8 Indira Nagar V Aroumougam A K D All India N R Congress NDA9 Thattanchavady N Rangaswamy All India N R Congress NDA10 Kamaraj Nagar A Johnkumar Bharatiya Janata Party NDA11 Lawspet M Vaithianathan Indian National Congress UPA12 Kalapet P M L Kalyanasundaram Bharatiya Janata Party NDA13 Muthialpet J Prakash Kumar Independent NDA14 Raj Bhavan K Lakshminarayanan All India N R Congress NDA15 Oupalam Anibal Kennedy Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam UPA16 Orleampeth G Nehru Independent NDA17 Nellithope Richards Johnkumar Bharatiya Janata Party NDA18 Mudaliarpet L Sambath Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam UPA19 Ariankuppam R Baskar All India N R Congress NDA20 Manavely Embalam R Selvam Bharatiya Janata Party NDA21 Embalam U Lakshmikandhan All India N R Congress NDA22 Nettapakkam P Rajavelu All India N R Congress NDA23 Bahour R Senthilkumar Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam UPAKaraikal 24 Nedungadu Chandira Priyanga All India N R Congress NDA25 Thirunallar P R Siva Independent NDA26 Karaikal North P R N Thirumurugan All India N R Congress NDA27 Karaikal South A M H Nazeem Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam UPA28 Neravy T R Pattinam M Nagathiyagarajan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam UPAMahe 29 Mahe Ramesh Parambath Indian National Congress UPAYanam 30 Yanam Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok Independent NDANominated 31 Nominated 15 R B Ashok Babu Bharatiya Janata Party NDA32 K Venkatesan Bharatiya Janata Party NDA33 V P Ramalingam Bharatiya Janata Party NDASee also EditList of constituencies of Puducherry Legislative Assembly List of chief ministers of Puducherry List of leaders of the opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly List of lieutenant governors of Puducherry List of speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency List of Rajya Sabha members from Puducherry Puducherry Municipal Council Yanam Municipal CouncilNotes Edit Assembly existed between 1952 and 1956 and exist ever since 1993 2 Assembly exist since 1962 Assembly created in 2019 3 This judgement sealed the fate of sealed the fate of Narayasamy s government during the 14th Puducherry Assembly and he lost the trust vote as the nominated MLAs voted against him With resignations of 6 MLAs five from Congress and one from DMK from 33 the house strength dwindled to 26 The Narayansamy led UPA government consisting of Congress 9 with speaker DMK 2 and an independent 1 had strength 12 The opposition strength 14 MLAs which consisted of AINRC 7 AIADMK 4 and the three nominated members affiliated to BJP As per the judgement counting the strength of nominated MLAs the opposition outnumbered the government in strength and the government fell out subsequently and the president rule was imposed 8 References Edit Is the BJP trying to capture power from its ally AINRC in Puducherry Scroll in 14 May 2021 Retrieved 8 June 2022 The Constitution Sixty ninth Amendment Act 1991 Jammu and Kashmir assembly election in 2021 after delimitation EC sources Zee News 29 August 2019 Retrieved 30 June 2022 Les etablissements francais en Inde au XIXe siecle 1816 1914 4 1988 ISBN 9782402119122 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a work ignored help Treaty establishing De Jure Cession of French Establishments in India Ministry of External Affairs Media Center Government of India 1956 a b The Government of Union Territories Act 1963 PDF Ministry of Home Affairs Government of India Retrieved 8 June 2020 a b Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature 1964 p 464 ISBN 9788120004009 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a work ignored help Nair Rajesh B 22 February 2021 Puducherry CM resigns Speaker rules trust vote defeated The Hindu Retrieved 26 June 2022 Datta Prabhash K 22 February 2021 How BJP s nominated MLAs sealed Congress s fate in Puducherry India Today Retrieved 26 June 2022 Roy Chakshu 24 February 2021 Explained The trust vote in Puducherry The Indian Express Retrieved 26 June 2022 Bosco Dominique ed 22 February 2021 Congress govt in Puducherry fails to prove majority in assembly CM Narayanasamy and colleagues resign The Times of India Retrieved 28 June 2022 Puducherry Assembly to convene on June 16 for Speaker election The New Indian Express 12 June 2021 Retrieved 2 July 2022 Rangasamy elected AINRC Legislature Party Leader in Puducherry NetIndian 15 May 2021 Retrieved 26 June 2022 A Namassivayam elected floor leader of BJP in Puducherry Assembly Asian News International 7 May 2021 Retrieved 26 June 2022 a b BJP grows stronger in Puducherry as 3 party men nominated as MLAs The Deccan Herald 11 May 2021 Retrieved 28 June 2022 Four time MLA R Siva appointed leader of DMK legislature party in Puducherry The New Indian Express 8 May 2021 Retrieved 26 June 2022 External links EditPouducherry Legislative Assembly Member of Legislative Assembly of Puducherry 2006 11 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Puducherry Legislative Assembly amp oldid 1180075211, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
