# 1st Puducherry Assembly

The Pondicherry Representative Assembly was converted into the Legislative Assembly on 1 July 1963 as per Section 54(3) of The Union Territories Act, 1963. All the 39 members who were elected by 1959 were deemed to have been elected to the First Assembly of Pondicherry Première Assemblée de Pondichéry (1 July 1963 – 24 August 1964).$^{:966}$

## Background

The First Representative Assembly of Pondicherry which was constituted in 1955 after 1955 Pondicherry Representative Assembly election. However, that government was not stable as the ruling party was ridden with personal strifes and factions. The Government of India had to intervene finally by dissolving the Assembly following the instability caused by the change of party affiliation of members. Then, the Chief Commissioner took over the administration in October 1958. Later, after nine months, second general elections were held to the Pondicherry Representative Assembly in 1959.

## Important members

* Speaker:
** A.S. Gangeyan from 22 July 1963 to 18 September 1964$^{:968}$
* Deputy Speaker:
** Kamichetty S.V. Rao Naidu from 27 November 1963 to 24 August 1964
* Chief minister:
** Edouard Goubert from 1 July 1963 to 24 August 1964
* Leader of opposition:
** V. Subbiah from 29 August 1964 – 19 September 1968

## Members of the 1st Pondicherry Representative Assembly

| Party Name | Members |
| Congress | 21 |
| People's Front (P.F.) | 13 |
| PSP | 1 |
| Independents | 4 |
Keys:  Congress (21)  People's Front (P.F.) (13)  Praja Socialist Party (P.S.P.) (1)  Independent (4)
Members of the 1st Pondicherry Representative Assembly :
| S. No | Name | Constituency | Region | Party |
| 1 | Kamichetty Savithri | Anakalapettai | Yanam | Ind. |
| 2 | K.S.V. Prasadarao Naidu | Andhrapettai | Yanam | Ind. |
| 3 | P.C. Purushottam Rettiar | Archivak–Tavalacoupom | Pondicherry | Congress |
| 4 | K.Ramanujam | Ariankuppam | Pondicherry | P.F. |
| 5 | K. Subrahmania Padayachi | Bahour | Pondicherry | Congress |
| 6 | M.M.Hussein | Bussy Street | Pondicherry | P.F. |
| 7 | Annamalai Naicker | Embaralam-Kalamandapam | Pondicherry | Congress |
| 8 | S. Somasundara Chettiar | Kalapet | Pondicherry | Congress |
| 9 | Mohamed Ismail Maricar | Karikal North | Karikal | Congress |
| 10 | K.E.M. Mohamed Ibrahim Maricar | Karikal Central | Karikal | Ind. |
| 11 | K.V. Prosper | Karikal South | Karikal | Congress |
| 12 | K.S.Govindaraj | Karaikovil Pathu | Karikal | Congress |
| 13 | Smt. Saraswathi Subbiah | Kasikaddai | Pondicherry | P.F. |
| 14 | P.C. Murugaswamy Clemenceau | Kurichikuppam | Pondicherry | P.F. |
| 15 | R.L. Purushottam Reddiar | Kuruvinattam-Kariambuttur | Pondicherry | Congress |
| 16 | V.Ramaswamy Pillai | Madhakovil | Karikal | Congress |
| 17 | C. E. Barathan | Mahe Town | Mahe | Congress |
| 18 | Édouard Goubert | Mannadipet | Pondicherry | Congress ` |
| 19 | V.Subbaiah | Murungapakkam-Nainar Mandapam | Pondicherry | P.F. |
| 20 | P. Abraham | Muthialpet | Pondicherry | Congress |
| 21 | P. Shanmugam | Nedungadu | Karikal | Congress |
| 22 | N. Govindaraju | Nellitope Town | Pondicherry | P.F. |
| 23 | D. Rathinasabapathy Pillai | Neravy | Karikal | Congress |
| 24 | Venkatasubba Reddiar | Nettapakkam | Pondicherry | Congress |
| 25 | N. Guruswamy | Oulgaret | Pondicherry | P.F. |
| 26 | R. Vaithilingam | Ooppalaom | Pondicherry | P.F. |
| 27 | R. Pakir Mohammed | Oossetteri | Pondicherry | P.F. |
| 28 | C.T.Raman | Palloor | Mahe | P.S.P. |
| 29 | T.N.Purushottama | Panthakkal | Mahe | Congress |
| 30 | A. S. Gangeyan | Rajbhavan | Pondicherry | Congress |
| 31 | V.Narayanaswamy | Reddiarpalayam Town | Pondicherry | P.F. |
| 32 | P.Narayana Swamy | Saram and Lawspet | Pondicherry | P.F. |
| 33 | S. Natarajan | Sellipet-Souttoukeny | Pondicherry | P.F. |
| 34 | K. M. Guruswamy Pillai | Thirumeni Alagar | Karikal | Congress |
| 35 | V. M. C. Varada Pillai | Thirumalayapattinam North | Karikal | Congress |
| 36 | Nagamuthu Pillai | Thirumalarayanpattinam South | Karikal | Congress |
| 37 | Subbarayulu Naicker | Tirunalar-Badrakaliamman Kovil | Karikal | Congress |
| 38 | Soundarassamy | Tirunalar-Darbaranyeswarar Koil | Karikal | Ind. |
| 39 | M. Chidambaram | Villenour | Pondicherry | P.F. |