Pondicherry Representative Assembly Assemblée représentative de Pondichéry | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
| History | |
| Founded | June 1955 |
| Disbanded | 30 June 1963 |
| Preceded by | Representative Assembly of French India |
| Succeeded by | Pondicherry Legislative Assembly |
| Seats | 39 |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
First election | 1955 |
Last election | 1959 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Assembly Building, rue Victor Simonel, Pondicherry | |
After the merger of French settlements into an Indian union, a new assembly, named the Pondicherry Representative Assembly, was created by the government of India. After the "de facto transfer day" of 1 October 1954, before 16 August 1962 also referred to as "de-jure transfer day". During this transition period, general elections to the representative assembly were held in 1955 and 1959. After the de-jure transfer day, legal integration of French settlements into the Indian Union was complete. However, this assembly, like its predecessor, was advisory (to the chief commissioner) in its role, which led to frequent contention between the popular government and the chief commissioner.