List of speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
| Speaker of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| Président de l'Assemblée législative de Pondichéry | |
Incumbent Embalam R. Selvam since 16 June 2021 | |
| Appointer | Members of Puducherry Legislative Assembly |
| Term length | 5 years no renewable limit |
| Inaugural holder | A. S. Gangeyan |
| Formation | 22 July 1963; 60 years ago |
| Deputy | P. Rajavelu (since 25 August 2021) |
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]: 966 The elections for the Puducherry Vidhan Sabha held since 1964.
List of the speakers and deputy speakers
The tenure of different speakers of Puducherry Legislative Assembly is given below[3][2]: 968
Keys: All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) All India N.R. Congress (AINRC) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Indian National Congress (INC)
| # | 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 | Kamisetty Parasuram 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 | |||||
| - | Vacant[note 1] (President's rule)[a] | 18 September 1968 | 17 March 1969 | N/A | Vacant | |||
| 5 | S. Perumal | 22 March 1969 | 2 December 1971 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | M.L. Selvaradjou (26 Mar. 1969 – 28 Mar. 1972) | 3rd | 1969 | |
| 6 | M.L. Selvaradjou | 29 March 1972 | 3 January 1974 | Indian National Congress | Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu (5 Apr. 1972 – 2 Jan. 1974) | |||
| - | Vacant[note 2] (President's rule) | 3 January 1974 | 6 March 1974 | N/A | Vacant | |||
| 7 | S. Pakkiam | 26 March 1974 | 28 March 1974 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | - | 4th | 1974 | |
| - | Vacant[note 3] (President's rule) | 28 March 1974 | 2 July 1977 | N/A | Vacant | |||
| 8 | K. Kanthi | 2 July 1977 | 12 November 1978 | Indian National Congress | S. Pazhaninathan (11 Aug. 1977 – 11 Nov. 1978) | 5th | 1977 | |
| - | Vacant[note 4] (President's rule) | 12 November 1978 | 16 January 1980 | N/A | Vacant | |||
| 9 | M. O. H. Farook[note 5] | 16 January 1980 | 24 June 1983 | Indian National Congress | L.Joseph Mariadoss (29 Jan. 1980 – 23 Jun. 1983) | 6th | 1980 | |
| - | Vacant[note 6] (President's rule) | 24 June 1983 | 16 March 1985 | N/A | Vacant | |||
| 10 | Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu | 16 March 1985 | 19 January 1989 | Indian National Congress | 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 | A. Bakthavatchalam (29 Mar. 1990 – 3 Mar. 1991) | 8th | 1990 | |
| - | Vacant[note 7] (President's rule) | 22 Mar. 1991 | 4 Jul. 1991 | N/A | Vacant | |||
| 13 | P. Kannan[note 8] | 26 Jul. 1991 | 13 May 1996 | Indian National Congress | 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 | 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. Kandasamy[note 9] | 27 Mar. 2000 | 27 Mar. 2000 | Tamil Maanila Congress | ||||
| 15 | A.V. Subramanian | 24 May 2000 | 31 May 2001 | Indian National Congress | ||||
| 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[5] | May 2011 | A.V. Sreedharan (1 Jun. 2006[5] - 3 Sep. 2008) V. Vaithilingam (4 Sep. 2008 - N.A.) | 12th | 2006 | ||
| 18 | V. Sabapathy | 29 Jun 2011[6] | May 2016 | All India N.R. Congress | T. P. R. Selvame (2 Nov 2011[7] - May 2016) | 13th | 2011 | |
| 19 | V. Vaithilingam | 10 Jun 2016[8] | 21 Mar. 2019[9] | Indian National Congress | V.P. Sivakolundhu (10 Jun 2016 - 2. Jun. 2019) | 14th | 2016 | |
| 20 | V.P. Sivakolundhu | 3 Jun. 2019[10] | 3 May 2021 | M. N. R. Balan (4 Sep. 2019[11]- 3 May 2021) | ||||
| 21 | Embalam R. Selvam | 16 June 2021[12] | Incumbent | Bharatiya Janata Party | P. Rajavelu (25 Aug. 2021[13]-Till date) | 15th | 2021 | |
See also
- Government of Puducherry
- List of chief ministers of Puducherry
- List of leaders of the opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
- List of lieutenant governors of Puducherry
- Puducherry Legislative Assembly
- Pondicherry Representative Assembly
- Elections in Puducherry
References
- ^ "The Government of Union Territories Act, 1963" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 2004. ISBN 9788120004009.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "Union Territory of Pondicherry".
- ^ Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005.
- ^ a b "Radhakrishnan elected Speaker of Pondy Assembly". The Hindu. 2 June 2006. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "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. Press Trust of India. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ ANI (22 March 2019). "V Vaithilingam resigns as Puducherry Assembly Speaker". Business Standard India. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "Sivakolundhu set to be elected Pondy Assembly Speaker". Business Standard India. Press Trust of 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.
- ^ "Rajavelou elected Puducherry Deputy Speaker". The Hindu. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
Notes
- ^ Assembly dissolved after fall of DMK government following decision of two ministers to join newly formed ADMK.
- ^ Assembly was dissolved and president's rule imposed as opposition parties had a chance to form a government after the fall of the Congress government.
- ^ Fall of coalition government of ADMK, Congress(O) following division of votes by Congress(R) and DMK. The Assembly was dissolved.
- ^ Fall of government due to political instability.
- ^ Second term.
- ^ Government dismissed following withdrawal of Congress(I) from coalition government. In spite of incumbent chief minister asking for an opportunity to prove his majority on the floor of the house, the assembly was dissolved.
- ^ DMK Government dismissed in spite of having a majority in the Assembly.
- ^ Deputy Speaker Shri A.V. Subramanian chaired the debate on the Motion of Confidence of 10 October 1994 and the Motion of No-confidence of 28 September 1995.[2]: 968
- ^ Deputy Speaker M. Kandasamy chaired the debate on the Motion of Confidence on that day.[2]: 968
- Footnotes
- ^ When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved.[4]
