Please read the following table in Markdown format and then answer the question according to the table. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| Pondicherry Assembly | Duration | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation | Election Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First | 1964-69 | V. Venkatasubha Reddiar | Indian National Congress | 1964 |
| Second | 1969-1973 | M. D. R. Ramachandran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1969 |
| Third | 1974-1977 | V. Venkatasubha Reddiar | Indian National Congress | 1974 |
| Fourth | 1977-80 | S. Sivaprakasam | Indian National Congress | 1977 |
| Fifth | 1980-83 | R. Subbaraya Gounder | Janata Party | 1980 |
| Sixth | 1985-90 | V. Vaithilingam | Indian National Congress | 1985 |
| Seventh | 1990-91 | V. Vaithilingam | Indian National Congress | 1990 |
| Eighth | 1991-96 | V. Vaithilingam | Indian National Congress | 1991 |
| Ninth | 1996-01 | V. Vaithilingam | Indian National Congress | 1996 |
| Tenth | 2001-06 | V. Vaithilingam | Indian National Congress | 2001 |
| Elewenth | 2006-11 | V. Vaithilingam | Indian National Congress | 2006 |
| Twelfth | 2011- | L. Periyasamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2011 |
Question:
what was the year of the first election?
Answer:
1964