Yanam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)

Yanam is a legislative assembly constituency in the Union territory of Puducherry in India, covering the area of Yanam. Yanam assembly constituency was part of Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Yanam
Constituency
for the Vidhan Sabha
Location of Yanam within Puducherry
DistrictYanam
StatePuducherry
Lok Sabha ConstituencyPuducherry
Current constituency
Seats1
PartyIndian National Congress
MLAMalladi Krishna Rao
ReservationNone
Ex MLAP.Shanmugam

Member of the Assembly

Member of Representative Assembly of French India
Further information: French India Representative Assembly

The de-facto transfer of French settlements in India has happened on 1 November 1954. These four french settlements were organized as State of Pondicherry. Later, on 11 June 1955, The Government of India has dissolved the Representative Assembly by State of Pondicherry (Representative Assembly Decree Amendment) Order, 1955.[4]

Member of Pondicherry Representative Assembly
Further information: Pondicherry Representative Assembly

As the people aspired for a popular government, the Indian Parliament enacted The Union Territories Act, 1963[7] 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. 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 and its members were deemed to have been elected to the Assembly.[8]:966 Thus, the MLAs of Yanam to the First Legislvative Assembly (1963–1964) were Smt.Kamichetty Savithri and Shri Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassada Rao Naidu.

Member of Legislative Assembly

The elections for the Puducherry Legislative Assembly are held since 1964. Before the Elections to the Pondicherry Legislative Assembly were held in August 1964, the constituencies were delimited by the Delimitation Commission and the entire territory was divided into 30 single-member constituencies and 1 seat is allocated for Yanam region.[8]:965

Election Results

Assembly Elections 1969
1969 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Yanam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Kamichetty Sri Parasurama Varaprasada Rao Naidu 2287 55.56 0
INC Yarra Zaganadharao 1829 44.44 0
Majority 458 11.12
Turnout 4116
Independent gain from INC Swing

Assembly Elections 1964
1964 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Yanam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kamichetty Sri Parasurama Varaprasada Rao Naidu 0 0 0
INC gain from Independent Swing

Assembly Elections 1955
1955 Pondicherry Representative Assembly election: Yanam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kamichetty Sri Parasurama Varaprasada Rao Naidu 0 0 0
INC Yerra Jagannadha Rao 0 0 0
INC gain from Independent Swing

Assembly Elections 1951
1951 French India Representative Assembly election: Yanaon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Madimchetty Satianarayanamourty 1042 100 0
Canacala Tataya 1042 100 0
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Assembly Elections 1946
1946 French India Representative Assembly election: Yanaon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Madimchetty Satianarayanamourty 1103 100 0
Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassadaraw Naidou 1103 100 0
Mohamed Zicria 0 0 0
Erra Satianarayanamourty 0 0 0
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

See also

References
  1. Yanam (Pondicherry) Election Results 2016
  2. Journal Officiel des établissements français de l'Inde, 1947.
  3. Journal Officiel des établissements français de l'Inde, 1952.
  4. "Extraordinary Gazette of India, 1955, No. 468" (PDF). Government of India. Directorate of Printing. 1955.
  5. "Directory of Indian Women Today, 1976". Ajīta Kaura, Arpana Caur. India International Publications. 1976. p. 251.
  6. https://www.epw.in/system/files/pdf/1959_11/37/pondicherry_assembly_electionsan_analysis.pdf
  7. "The Government of Union Territories Act, 1963" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  8. Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature. G. C. Malhotra. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 2004. ISBN 9788120004009.
  9. "Directory of Indian Women Today, 1976". Ajīta Kaura, Arpana Caur. India International Publications. 1918. p. 251.

Notes
  1. For Kanakalapeta constituency, two independents secured exactly 707 votes each and so to decide the winner, lots were cast. Finally, Kamichetty Savithri was declared winner. In the same constituency, Congress candidate polled only 8 votes.[6]
  2. Smt. Savithri also happens to be the First lady MLA of Yanam.[9]
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