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48-527: Changes from Port Coquitlam to Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain included: The riding's most prominent MLA was Mike Farnworth , who was also MLA for the area from 1991 to 2001. He represents the New Democratic Party of British Columbia . He served almost the entirety of the riding's existence, except from 2001 to 2005 when Karn Manhas of the Liberals defeated him in what was a landslide victory for

96-472: A special constitutional amendment to an elected legislative assembly and cabinet of ministers, thereby conveying partial statehood. There has been some interest by the territory's government in receiving full statehood, but budgetary issues remain a consideration. Also, Mahe and Yanam may oppose such a change of status. The central government is represented by the Lieutenant Governor , who resides at

144-452: 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 (now Puducherry), Karikal (Karaikal), Mahé and Yanaon (now Yanam ), excluding Chandannagar (Chandernagore), and it is named after the largest district, Puducherry, which was also the capital of French India. Historically known as Pondicherry ( Pāṇṭiccēri ),

192-569: Is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located in a village, Thirunallar of karaikal district of Union territory of Puducherry. Tranquebar Danish Fort officially called as Fort Dansborg is a major tourist attraction which is located at Tranquebar near Karaikal. The Tranquebar has a Danish and Dutch Style Architecture Buildings which can only be seen here in the entire world. Due to some rare historical events happened at Tranquebar, such kind of rare architecture marvels still remains here. Nagore Dargah The dargah built over

240-675: Is a legacy of the colonial period with Puducherry retaining the borders of former French India . All four regions of Puducherry are located in the coastal region. Five rivers in Puducherry district , seven in Karaikal district , two in Mahé district and one in Yanam district drain into the sea, but none originates within the territory. Religion in Puducherry According to the 2011 census , Hinduism

288-554: Is also used for several national legislatures. Members of the Legislative Assemblies of New South Wales , Queensland and Victoria , and the Houses of Assembly of South Australia and Tasmania use the suffix MP . Previously, these states used the suffixes MLA and MHA respectively. Members of the Legislative Assemblies of Western Australia , Northern Territory , Australian Capital Territory are known as MLAs. However,

336-599: Is called the Legislative Chamber ( Portuguese : Câmara Legislativa ) and is composed of deputados distritais (English: district deputies ). Members of the Lower House are also called deputies, but they are deputados federais (English: federal deputies ). In Canada , members of the federal House of Commons of Canada are described as members of Parliament (MPs) and members of the Senate as senators, although both

384-618: Is connected by a railway branch line from the five-way junction at Viluppuram and Chennai . The railway line is a broad gauge line with 16 originating trains and 17 terminating trains. Meanwhile Karaikal and Mahe also well connected by railway lines. Several railway lines are also under construction in Karaikal district . The nearest major railway station to Yanam is Kakinada (CCT) in Andhra Pradesh (33 KM). Puducherry has an airport called Puducherry Airport . It has flight operations between Puducherry and Hyderabad. A new airport

432-646: Is one of the most popular tourist spots in India for national and international tourists. Puducherry was the residence of Sri Aurobindo (1872–1950) and the Sri Aurobindo Ashram still operates from Puducherry. A unique experimental city Auroville , the brainchild of the Mother , whose inhabitants are drawn from all parts of the world is situated on the outskirts of the city. There are several temples, churches, monuments, parks, and mosques which attract tourists. Puducherry

480-504: Is proposed in Karaikal which is called as Karaikal Airport . The nearest airport to Yanam is Rajahmundry Airport ( IATA : RJA, ICAO : VORY), 90 KM away. Puducherry U.T. has several ports namely Karaikal port, Puducherry port, Mahe port. Among them, the largest port is Karaikal Port . Puducherry has a network all-weather metalled roads connecting the territory. Puducherry has a road length of 2,552 km (road length per 4.87 km ),

528-518: Is the capital city of The Union Territory of Puducherry and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in South India. A French colony until 1954, this coastal town retains a number of colonial buildings, churches, statues, and systematic town planning, as well as urban architecture of the local Tamil style. For these reasons, the town has been dubbed "The Europe of India". Thirunallar Temple Tirunallar Saniswaran Temple or Dharbaranyeswarar Temple

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576-499: Is the major religion, adhered to by 87.3% of the population. Other religions practiced in the territory include Christianity (6.3%) and Islam (6.1%). Puducherry is a union territory of India rather than a state, which implies that governance and administration fall directly under federal authority. It is one of three union territories (with the National Capital Territory of Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir ) entitled by

624-403: Is the smallest union territory in terms of sea coastline with 30.6 km length. Some of Puducherry's regions are themselves amalgamations of non-contiguous enclaves, often called "pockets" in India. The Puducherry region is made of 11 such pockets, some of which are very small and entirely surrounded by the territory of Tamil Nadu. Mahé region is made up of three pockets. This unusual geography

672-507: The Bay of Bengal and Mahé district (9 km or 3.5 sq mi) on the Laccadive Sea , covering a total area of 483 km (186 sq mi). Puducherry and Karaikal have the largest areas and population, and are both enclaves of Tamil Nadu . Yanam and Mahé are enclaves of Andhra Pradesh and Kerala , respectively. Its population, as per the 2011 Census , is 1,394,467. Puducherry

720-823: The Legislative Council of the Falkland Islands (which had existed since the 1840s) was replaced with the new Legislative Assembly. As a result, Members of the Legislative Assembly are often still referred to as Councillors . Members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong are referred to as Legco Councillors. Of the 28 states and eight Union Territories of India , all 28 states and three Union Territories ( Delhi , Puducherry , and Jammu and Kashmir ) have legislative assemblies . A person, if qualified , may be elected as an MLA based on universal adult suffrage by an electorate consisting of all citizens above

768-598: The Raj Nivas (Le Palais du Gouverneur) at the Park, the former palace of the French governor. The central government is more directly involved in the territory's financial well-being unlike states, which have a central grant that they administer. Consequently, Puducherry has at various times, enjoyed lower taxes, especially in the indirect category. According to the Treaty of Cession of 1956,

816-627: The United States of America , state legislator is a generic term referring to a member of the legislative body of any of the country's 50 states . The formal name of the legislature varies from state to state. In 24 states, it is simply called the Legislature or the State Legislature , while in 19 states, the legislature is called the General Assembly . In Massachusetts and New Hampshire,

864-552: The de facto transfer, the area was renamed the 'State of Pondicherry' by the "French Establishments (Change of Name) Order, 1954" issued by the Ministry of External Affairs of India . The State of Pondicherry continued to be under the direct control of the Government of India under the aegis of the Ministry of External affairs until 31 August 1964. Meanwhile, with effect from 1 July 1963,

912-628: The four territories of former French India territorial administration are permitted to make laws with respect to specific matters. In many cases, such legislation may require ratification from the federal government or the assent of the President of India . Article II of the Treaty states: Ces établissements conserveront le bénéfice du statut administratif spécial en vigueur avant le 1er novembre 1954. Toute modification constitutionnelle à ce statut ne pourra intervenir, le cas échéant, qu’après consultation de la population. (The Establishments will keep

960-431: The 1963 Union Territories Act reconfirmed the 1963 resolution that French shall continue to be used as an official language unless the legislative assembly decides otherwise. The 1963 act allowed provision for inclusion of more official languages. Two years later, new official languages were recognised by The Pondicherry Official Language Act, 1965 which makes no mention of French (but also not officially denying it) implying

1008-589: The 36 states and union territories of India, and the third most densely populated union territory. It has a gross domestic product (GDP) of ₹ 210 billion (US$ 2.5 billion) and ranks 25th in India . The name Puducherry is a compound of the Tamil words putu ( புது ) and cēri ( சேரி ) meaning 'new slum'; its old name Pondicherry is a gallicised version of Pāṇḍi-cēri ( பாண்டிச்சேரி ) meaning 'slum of Pandis'. Puducherry has five official names, owing to its linguistic diversity, past-French heritage and

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1056-562: The House and Senate are part of the Parliament of Canada . Both senators and MPs are in the supercategory of parliamentarians. Members of subnational legislative assemblies, who are members of the elected provincial and territorial legislatures, are called MLAs in all provinces and territories except : Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands use the suffix MLA. In 2009

1104-411: The Liberals in that election. 49°16′26″N 122°44′46″W  /  49.274°N 122.746°W  / 49.274; -122.746 Member of the Legislative Assembly A member of the Legislative Assembly ( MLA ) is a representative elected to sit in a legislative assembly . The term most commonly refers to members of the legislature of a federated state or an autonomous region , but

1152-465: The Madras High Court is the head of the judiciary of Puducherry. The present chief justice is S. V. Gangapurwala . The gross domestic product of Puducherry, at market prices estimated by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation with figures in millions of Indian rupees grew from 1,840 to 258,190 million rupees from 1980 to 2014. The potential for fisheries is substantial in

1200-724: The Northern Ireland Act 2006 for the purpose of electing a First Minister and deputy First Minister and choosing the members of an Executive (before 25 November 2006) as a preliminary to the restoration of devolved government in Northern Ireland. Another election was held on 7 March 2007 and powers were restored to the Assembly in May 2007. A member of any of the provincial legislative assemblies may be referred to as an MLA in English. In

1248-634: The State of Pondicherry officially became the Union Territory of Pondicherry and after 31 August 1964 it came under the control of the Ministry of Home Affairs. Until 2016, the de jure transfer day (i.e. 16 August) was a public holiday with no official celebrations taking place. In 2016, Lt. Governor of Puducherry , Kiran Bedi , made it a holiday as "De Jure Transfer Day." Since 2010, de facto transfer day (i.e. 1 November) has been celebrated as Liberation day throughout Puducherry. In 2014, Liberation day

1296-552: The State or UT is represented by only one MLA. As outlined in the Censtitution of India, the number of legislative seats in a legislature cannot be more than 500 members and fewer than 60 members. However, with an Act of Parliament, the seats can be fewer than 60, as such is the case in the states of Goa , Sikkim , Mizoram and the UT of Puducherry . Depending on the population and other factors, each State or UT has varying numbers of MLAs,

1344-424: The Union Territory. The four regions of the Union Territory have a coastline of 45 km with 675 of inshore waters, 1.347 hectares (3.33 acres) of inland water and 800 ha of brackish water . 27 marine fishing villages and 23 inland fishing villages host a fishermen population of about 65,000 of which 13,000 are actively engaged in fishing. Tanks and ponds are also tapped for commercial fish rearing. Puducherry

1392-513: The age of 18 of that state or UT. In some states, the Governor may appoint one member to represent minorities, e.g. the Anglo-Indian community, if the Governor finds that minority is inadequately represented in the Legislative Assembly. Those elected or appointed to a Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) are referred to as Members of the Legislative Assembly or MLAs. Each legislative constituency of

1440-860: The benefit of the special administrative status which was in force prior to 1 November 1954. Any constitutional changes in this status which may be made subsequently shall be made after ascertaining the wishes of the people). The most widely spoken first language is Tamil , which is native to 88.2% of the population. There are also speakers of Telugu (6.0%), Malayalam (3.8%) and Urdu (0.7%). The official languages of Puducherry are French , Tamil , Telugu (in Yanam ), Malayalam (in Mahe ) and English . An official mention in Rajya Sabha Parliamentary debates during 2006 confirms that Puducherry has all these five languages as official. Distribution of languages in Union Territory of Puducherry (2011) Even after

1488-610: The de facto transfer of the French Indian settlements in November 1954, French continued to remain as the official language according to Article XXVIII of the Traité de Cession (Treaty of Cession) of 1956. Article XXVIII of the Treaty states: Le français restera langue officielle des Établissements aussi longtemps que les répresentants élus de la population n'auront pas pris une décision différente. (The French language shall remain

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1536-529: The federal parliamentary elections, with the exception of Sarawak, and before 2004, Sabah. Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly , the devolved legislature of Northern Ireland are known as MLAs (Members of the Legislative Assembly). The Assembly was suspended on October 14, 2002 but the persons elected to it at the 2003 Assembly Election were called together on 15 May 2006 under

1584-561: The first-past-the-post system. The majority party in each assembly forms the state government, and the leader of the majority party becomes chief minister of the state. The state legislative assemblies are unicameral, unlike the bicameral Parliament of Malaysia. The hereditary rulers or governors are vested with powers to dissolve their respective state legislative assemblies on the advice of the chief minister. Once dissolved, elections must be carried out within an interim period of sixty (60) days. Usually, state elections are held simultaneously with

1632-467: The highest being in the state of Uttar Pradesh (403) and the least in the UT of Puducherry (30). Owing to parliamentary democracy, wherein some members of the legislature also act as the executive. Some MLAs may have triple responsibilities: as an MLA, as a cabinet minister of a department and/or as a chief minister of that state. A state legislative assembly comprises elected representatives from single-member constituencies during state elections through

1680-1420: The highest in the country. PRTC buses play a vital role in Puducherry U.T. According to the 2011 census, Puducherry had a literacy rate of 86.55. Pondicherry University is a university centrally located in Puducherry. Other educational institutions include Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute (Govt. of Puducherry), Mahathma Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental Science (Govt. of Puducherry), Tagore Arts and Science College, Indira Gandhi College of Arts and Science (Govt. of Puducherry), Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, National Institute of Technology, Puducherry , Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Pondicherry Engineering College , Mother Theresa Post Graduate and Research Institute of Health Sciences, Achariya College of Engineering Technology (ACET), Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering and Technology, Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences , Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Engineering College, RAAK college of Engineering and Technology, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College Hospital, Sri Lakshmi Narayana College of Engineering , and Sri Venkateshwaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Centre . Pondicherry

1728-500: The implicit continuation of its official language status. The same act stated that the Tamil language shall be the language to be used for all or any of the official purposes of the Union territory and the same official recognition is given for English. The same act also recognized officially Malayalam and Telugu in the Mahé and Yanam districts respectively. The widespread anti-Hindi agitations in

1776-501: The legacy of British India. The earliest recorded history of the municipality of Puducherry can be traced to the second century CE. The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea mentions a marketplace named Poduke or Poduka (ch 60). G. W. B. Huntingford suggested this might be a site about 2 miles from the modern Puducherry, which was possibly the location of Arikamedu (now part of Ariyankuppam ). Huntingford noted that Roman pottery

1824-802: The legislature is called the General Court , while North Dakota and Oregon designate the legislature as the Legislative Assembly . The Associated Press guidelines for journalists recommend referring to state legislators as state representatives or state senators to avoid confusion with their federal counterparts. Members of the Senedd , the devolved Parliament for Wales , are usually known as MSs or Aelodau o'r Senedd (ASau). Puducherry (union territory) Puducherry ( / ˌ p ʊ d ʊ ˈ tʃ ɛr i / ; Tamil: [puðut͡ːʃeːɾi] ), also known as Pondicherry ( / ˌ p ɒ n d ɪ ˈ tʃ ɛr i / ; Tamil: [paːɳɖit͡ːʃeːɾi] ),

1872-531: The mid-1960s in South India would have prompted for inclusion of all the languages suggested in the 1963 assembly resolution except Hindi in the list of official languages of Puducherry. While the Union Territory official gazette's name is in French ( La Gazette de L'État de Poudouchéry ), it is published exclusively in English. The jurisdiction of the Madras High Court has been extended to Pondicherry with effect from 6 November 1962. The Chief Justice of

1920-586: The mid-sixteenth century, and is attributed to three separate miracles believed by devotees to have been worked at the site: the apparition of the Madonna and Child to a slumbering shepherd boy, the healing of a handicapped buttermilk vendor and the rescue of Portuguese sailors from a deadly sea storm. Initially, a modest chapel was built by the Portuguese in Goa and Bombay , soon after they washed ashore safely in spite of

1968-510: The municipality of Pondicherry (Pondichéry) became a colony in the French colonial empire . Together with Chandernagor (already French since 1673), Mahé (since 1721), Yanam ( Yanaon ) (since 1723), Karaikal (Karikal) (since 1739) and Masulipatam (1760), it formed the colony of French India , under a single French governor in Pondicherry, although French rule over one or more of these enclaves

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2016-491: The official language of the Establishments so long as the elected representatives of the people shall not decide otherwise). The 1963 Pondicherry representative assembly resolution also voted for continuance of French as official language and addition of other languages spoken in Puducherry such as Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam along with English and Hindi. Considering the 1956 Treaty of cession and 1963 Assembly resolution,

2064-499: The suffix MP is also commonly used. In the federal parliament, members of the House of Representatives are designated MP and not MHR. In Brazil, members of all 26 legislative assemblies ( Portuguese : assembléias legislativas ) are called deputados estaduais (English: state deputies ). Unlike the federal legislative body which is bicameral , Brazilian state legislatures are unicameral . The Federal District legislative assembly

2112-481: The territory changed its official name to Puducherry on 1 October 2006. The Union Territory of Puducherry lies in the southern part of the Indian Peninsula. The areas of Puducherry district and Karaikal district are bound by the state of Tamil Nadu , while Yanam district and Mahé district are enclosed by the states of Andhra Pradesh and Kerala , respectively. Puducherry is the 29th most populous of

2160-687: The tomb of the Sufi saint Nagore Syed Abdul Qadir Shahul Hamid (1490–1579 CE). It is located in Nagore , a coastal town in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu . It is located near to Karaikal. Velankanni Church Called as Sanctuary of Our Lady of Velankanni is a famous christian shrine of India located in Velankanni . The shrine is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary . The devotion has existed since

2208-545: Was declared as a public Holiday. This initiative was taken shortly after the NDA government came to power in 2014 and newly appointed Lt. Governor A. K. Singh issued a notification regarding that decision of the central government. The Union Territory of Puducherry consists of four small unconnected districts : Puducherry district (293 km or 113 sq mi), Karaikal district (161 km or 62 sq mi) and Yanam district (20 km or 7.7 sq mi) on

2256-426: Was found at Arikamedu in 1937. In addition, archaeological excavations between 1944 and 1949 showed that it was "a trading station to which goods of Roman manufacture were imported during the first half of the 1st century" Subsequent investigation by Vimala Begley from 1989 to 1992 modified this assessment, and now place the period of occupation from the third or second century BCE to the eighth century CE. In 1674,

2304-477: Was repeatedly interrupted by British occupations. The territories of French India were completely transferred to the Republic of India de facto on 1 November 1954, and de jure on 16 August 1962, when French India ceased to exist, becoming the present Indian union territory of Pondicherry, combining four coastal enclaves. The fifth, Chandannagar , merged with the state of West Bengal in 1954. Immediately after

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