2nd Pondicherry Representative Assembly

The Second Representative Assembly of Pondicherry Deuxième Assemblée Représentative de Pondichéry (9 September 1959 - 30 June 1963)^[1] succeeded the First Representative Assembly of Pondicherry and was constituted after the victory of Indian National Congress (INC) and its ally in the 1959 assembly election held between 11 and 14 August 1959.^[2]

2nd Representative Assembly of Pondicherry
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Assembly Building, rue Victor Simonel, Puducherry, India
Overview
Legislative body	Pondicherry Representative Assembly
Term	9 September 1959 (1959-09-09) – 30 June 1963 (1963-06-30)
Election	1959 Pondicherry Representative Assembly election
Government	Indian National Congress
Opposition	People's Front
Members	39

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.^[3]

Important members

• President:^{[note 1]}
  • A.S. Gangeyan from September 1959 to 30 June 1963^[4]: 197
• Leader of the House:
  • V. Venkatasubba Reddiar from 9 September 1959^[1]: 978 to 30 June 1963
• Leader of opposition:
  • V. Subbiah from September 1959 to 30 June 1963

Members of the 2nd 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 2nd Pondicherry Representative Assembly

S. No	Name	Constituency	Region	Party
1	Kamichetty Savithri	Anakalapettai[note 2]	Yanam	Ind.
2	K.S.V. Prasadarao Naidu	Andhrapettai[note 3]	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.

Council of ministers of Reddiar (1959-1963)

Under supervision of then chief commissioner L.R.S Singh a Council of ministers was formed under leadership of V. Venkatasubba Reddiar:^[5] on 9 September 1959.^[1]: 966 President of the assembly that is equivalent to speaker was A. S. Gangeyan.^[6]: 475

As on 20 April 1962 the composition of ministry of Venkatasubba Reddiar was as follows:

Minister	Portfolio
V. Venkatasubba Reddiar Chief counsellor	Public Works, Electrical, Fisheries and Port
Édouard Goubert	Finance, Labour and Industries
C. E. Barathan	Local Administration, Education and Transport
Gouroussamy Pillai Revenue minister	Revenue, Veterinary and Information
P. Shanmugam Agriculture minister	Agriculture, Rural Development and Harijan Welfare
Mohamed Ismail Maricar Health minister	Health, Hygiene and Co-operation

Council of ministers of Goubert (1963-1964)

The French settlements of India were de jure transferred on 16 August 1962. Pondicherry Representative Assembly functioned until June 30, 1963, and succeeded by Puducherry Legislative Assembly. The Indian Parliament enacted the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 that came into force on 1 July 1963, and the pattern of Government prevailing in the rest of the country was introduced in this territory also, but subject to certain limitations.^[7] Edouard Goubert became the chief minister in the subsequent Pondicherry Legislative Assembly.

In the First Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry, under supervision of then chief commissioner S.K. Datta a Council of ministers was formed under leadership of Édouard Goubert:^[8] on 1 July 1963.^[1] Speaker was A. S. Gangeyan.

Minister	Portfolio
Édouard Goubert Chief Minister	Confidential and Cabinet Department, Home Department, Appointments Department, General Administration Department (except Information, Publicity and Government Press,) Education Department, Legislative and Judicial Department, Industries Department, Finance Department and any other business not allocated to any other Minister
V. Venkatasubba Reddiar Development minister	Five Year Plans-Planning, Implementation and Evaluation, Public Works Department, Electricity, Fisheries, Port, Government Press and Statistics
Gouroussamy Pillai Revenue minister	Revenue Department, Animal Husbandry, Information and Publicity Department
Mohamed Ismail Maricar Health minister	Medical and Public Health Department, Co-operation and Town Planning
M.K.Zeevaratnam	Local Administration Department, Labour Department, Social, Child and Women's Welfare
V.M.C. Varada Pillay Agriculture minister	Agriculture, Community Development and Local Development Works

See also

• Government of Puducherry
• List of chief ministers of Puducherry
• List of lieutenant governors of Puducherry
• Puducherry Legislative Assembly
• Pondicherry Representative Assembly
• 1959 Pondicherry Representative Assembly election