List of speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
(Redirected from Deputy Speaker of Puducherry Legislative Assembly)
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.
| Speaker of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| Président de l'Assemblée législative de Pondichéry | |
| 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) |
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
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