French India Representative Assembly election, 1946
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The first election to the Representative Assembly of French India
was held on December 15, 1946. Pondichéry had 22 seats, Karaikal
12 seats, Chandernagor 5 seats, Mahé 3 seats and Yanaon 2 seats. The election was won by the National Democratic Front
of Deiva Zivarattinam
, that won 30 out of 44 seats.
French India
French India is a general name for the former French possessions in India These included Pondichéry , Karikal and Yanaon on the Coromandel Coast, Mahé on the Malabar Coast, and Chandannagar in Bengal...
was held on December 15, 1946. Pondichéry had 22 seats, Karaikal
Karaikal
Karaikal is a major port city of east coast of India and a municipality in Karaikal district in the Union Territory of Pondicherry, India. Several explanations are offered for the word 'Karaikal'. The imperial Gazetteer gives it the meaning 'fish pass'. According to Julien vinson the town is said...
12 seats, Chandernagor 5 seats, Mahé 3 seats and Yanaon 2 seats. The election was won by the National Democratic Front
National Democratic Front (French India)
The National Democratic Front was a political coalition in French India. The movement dominated the political scene in the colony for a brief period until the emergence of a split between the socialists and communists in the coalition....
of Deiva Zivarattinam
Deiva Zivarattinam
Deiva Zivarattinam was an Indian politician. He represented Pondicherry in the French Constituent Assembly election in 1945.Zivarattinam studied law and became a lawyer...
, that won 30 out of 44 seats.