| Yanam | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Puducherry Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| District | Yanam |
| LS constituency | Puducherry |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Current MLA | Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok |
| Party | Independent |
| Elected year | 2021 |
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]
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]
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 .
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
| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok | 17131 | 49.04 | 0 | |
| AINRC | N. Rangasamy | 16475 | 47.17 | 0 | |
| Majority | 656 | 1.87 | |||
| Turnout | 34390 [9] | 91.27 [10] | |||
| Independent gain from AINRC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kamichetty Sri Parasurama Varaprasada Rao Naidu | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madimchetty Satianarayanamourty | 1042 | 100 | 0 | ||
| Canacala Tataya | 1042 | 100 | 0 | ||
| Swing | |||||
| 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 | ||
| Swing | |||||
Puducherry, also known as Pondicherry, is a union territory of India, consisting of four small geographically unconnected districts. It was formed out of four territories of former French India, namely Pondichéry, Karikal (Karaikal), Mahé and Yanaon (Yanam), excluding Chandannagar. It is named after the largest district, Puducherry. Historically known as Pondicherry, the territory changed its official name to Puducherry on 20 September 2006.
Yanam is a town located in the district of East Godavari in Andhra Pradesh and is part of the Union Territory of Pondicherry. It has a population of 35,000, most of whom speak Telugu. It was formerly a French colony for nearly 200 years, and, though united with India in 1954, is still sometimes known as "French Yanam". It possesses a blend of French culture and the Telugu culture prevailing in Andhra Pradesh, nicknamed Frelugu. During French rule, the Tuesday market at Yanam was popular among the Telugu people in the Madras Presidency, who visited Yanam to buy foreign and smuggled goods during Yanam People's Festival held in January. After implementation of the Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 in British India, Telugu people often traveled to Yanam to conduct child marriages, which remained legal under the French administration.
Dadala Raphael Ramanayya was an Indian nationalist leader who was instrumental in the merger of the French territory of Yanam into the Republic of India.
Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassada Rao Naidu was a member of the legislative assembly (MLA) of Puducherry, India from 1964 until his death in 1989.
The Puducherry Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian union territory (UT) of Puducherry, which comprises four districts: Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahé and Yanam. The legislative assembly has 33 seats, of which 5 are reserved for candidates from scheduled castes and 3 members are nominated by the Government of India. 30 out of 33 Members are elected directly by the people on the basis of universal adult franchise.
Yanam Municipality was created by a French Metropolitan Decree dated 12 March 1880. Yanaon municipality had 12 seats (Sièges). Citizens from each ward elect one representative for Yanam Municipal Council. The term of office is six years.
The Coup d'état of Yanaon (Yanam) was a tense but ultimately non-lethal political coup at Yanam, India, in 1954. It occurred as India and France held ongoing negotiations regarding the future of French settlements in India. Yanam, along with Pondicherry, Karikal, and Mahé, was one of four small French colonial enclaves remaining in India after its 1947 independence from Britain. Though widely separated along both of India's coasts, the towns were collectively known as Pondicherry [Fr: Pondichéry; mod. India: Puducherry], after the largest of the settlements.
The City of Puducherry on the southeast coast of India does not have a recorded history from antiquity. Puducherry has history recorded only after the advent of the colonial powers such as the Dutch, Portuguese, English and the French. Nearby places such as Arikanmedu, Kakayanthoppe, Villianur, and Bahur, which were annexed by the French East India Company over a period of time and became the Union Territory of Puducherry after Independence, have written histories that predate the colonial era.
Kamichetty Venougopala Rao Naidu better known as The Grand Old Man of Yanaon was Mayor and MLA of Yanaon during French rule in first half of 20th century. He was one of the two powerful political leaders in Yanam during French rule. His opponent was Bezawada Bapa Naidou, the first mayor of Yanam. After death of Bapa Naidou, he became Mayor of Yanam and even his family became very dominant in Yanam politics for at least 50 years thence.
Yanaon or Yanam was one of the five settlements of French India between 1731 and 1954.
The municipalities of Puducherry include five administrative municipalities in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. The territory had French system of municipal administration from 1880 through 1968, when it was reformed.
Elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Indian Union Territory of Pondicherry took place on 23 August 1964 to constitute the Second Assembly of Pondicherry. These were the first Legislative Assembly elections after the formation of the new Union Territory. The elections marked the end of the rule of Edouard Goubert in Pondicherry.
Elections in Puducherry are conducted to elect the members of Puducherry Vidhan Sabha and the members of the Lok Sabha. There are 30 Vidhan Sabha constituencies and 1 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state.
Kamichetty Savithri was a female politician from Yanam and was first MLA after de facto transfer from that constituency, between 1959 and 1964. She was also former Mayor of Yanam and wife of Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassada Rao Naidu, who was an undisputed leader until his death in Yanam. Savithri Nagar in Yanam is named after her.
After the de facto merger on 1 November 1954 and before the legal integration with the Indian Union on 16 August 1962, second general elections were held in August 1959 to constitute Second Pondicherry Representative Assembly.
In 1946, French India became Overseas territory of France. Then, in the same year on 25 October, the Representative Assembly of French India of 44 members has been created that replaced the general council of 30 members.
After merger of French settlements into Indian Union, a new assembly, named as Pondicherry Representative Assembly has been created by Government of India. After the de facto merger and before the legal integration with the Indian Union on August 16, 1962, general elections to the assembly were held in 1955 and 1959.
The second election to the Representative Assembly was held on 16 December 1951 to constitute the Second Representative Assembly of French India.
The Pondicherry Representative Assembly was converted into the Legislative Assembly on 1 July 1963 as per Section 54(3) of The Union Territories Act, 1963. All the 39 members who were elected by 1959 were deemed to have been elected to the First Assembly of Pondicherry.