Representative Assembly of French India

Representative Assembly of French India

Assemblée représentative de l'Inde française
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
History
Founded1946
Disbanded1955
Preceded byFrench India General Council (Conseil général de l'Inde française)
Succeeded byPondicherry Representative Assembly
Seats44 (25 December 1946 – 1 May 1951)
39 (1 May 1951 – 11 Jun 1955)
Elections
First-past-the-post
First election
1946
Last election
1951
Meeting place
Pondichéry

In 1946, French India (Inde française) became Overseas territory (Territoire d'outre-mer) of France. Then, in the same year on 25 October, the Representative Assembly of French India (Assemblée représentative de l'Inde française) of 44 members has been created that replaced the general council (conseil général) of 30 members.[1][2]: 99 

  1. ^ Les établissements français en Inde au XIXe siècle, 1816–1914 (4). FeniXX. 1988. ISBN 9782402119122. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ S., Geetha (2008). Society and politics in French India: merger and anti-merger alignments in the Mid-Twentieth century (PhD). Pondicherry University. hdl:10603/5417.