Pondicherry Municipal Corporation

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Hey the Pondicherry (or Puducherry), a French colonial settlement in India until 1954, is now a Union Territory town bounded by the southeastern Tamil Nadu state

Area: 19.46 km²

Elevation: 3 m

Population: 241,773 (2011)


Municipal elections were held in Pondicherry, Karikal and Yanam on 24 October 1948.

French India Socialist Party (Socialists), favoured the continuance of French rule,

The Indian National Congress Party, who favoured union with India.

Total seats-102

Socialists-83

Congress-13

Independents-09

Current municipalities

Pondicherry Municipality

Ozhukarai Municipality

Karaikal Municipality

Yanam Municipality

Mahe Municipality

Former mayors

Léon Guerre (1880, First Mayor of Pondicherry)

Jean Henri Frederic Gaebelé (b. 1860-d.1936), Mayor of Pondicherry (1899 and 1908–
1928).

Selvaraj Chettiar.

Joseph Latour (1955–1956)

H.M.Cassime (1956-1961)