Today, June 28, V Sabapathy, legislator of All India N R Congress (AINRC) was elected unopposed as the Speaker of the Puducherry Assembly. He has become the 18th Speaker of the Puducherry Assembly.
67 year old Sabapathy got eleted from Ariyankuppam in the April 13 assembly polls held in Puducherry.
Sabapathy had joined AINRC after quitting Congress a few weeks ahead of the polls.
As soon as the House met today, pro-tem Speaker T Thiagarajan announced that Sabapathy alias Kothandaraman was elected unopposed as the Speaker.
The announcement followed a boycott of the session by Opposition Congress, AIADMK and DMK legislators.
In the 30-member Assembly with one vacancy, the AINRC has a strength of 14 while the Congress has seven members, AIADMK five and DMK two. One independent is supporting the ruling party.
67 year old Sabapathy got eleted from Ariyankuppam in the April 13 assembly polls held in Puducherry.
Sabapathy had joined AINRC after quitting Congress a few weeks ahead of the polls.
As soon as the House met today, pro-tem Speaker T Thiagarajan announced that Sabapathy alias Kothandaraman was elected unopposed as the Speaker.
The announcement followed a boycott of the session by Opposition Congress, AIADMK and DMK legislators.
In the 30-member Assembly with one vacancy, the AINRC has a strength of 14 while the Congress has seven members, AIADMK five and DMK two. One independent is supporting the ruling party.
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