Pondicherry Municipal Council
Puducherry, India, had had French system of municipal administration since 1880 and till the last poll held in 1968. Recently, in 2006 again municipal elections were held.
Area of Pondicherry Municipality is 19.46 km2 and its population is 2,20,750.
The French Metropolitan Decree dated 12 March 1880 adopted a six-year term of office for mayors, municipal councillors and commune panchayats. From then all the civil record were maintained perfectly in Puducherry Union Territory.
In the past, municipal administration was virtually the pivot of the whole administrative machinery in Puducherry. It had several features that could serve as a role model for hassle-free administration. Puducherry had four municipalities in the past namely, Pondicherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam.
Actually, it was the municipal elections that decided cession of the old colonies of French to India.
French Metropolitan Decree (12 March 1880) divided the entire region into 8 communes. Each commune was provided with a conseil municipal (municipal council) consisting of mayors and deputy mayors and councillors for the administration of its affairs. Pondichéry had 18 sièges while other 7 communes had 12 sièges each, thus making Pondichéry settlement a total of 102 sièges.
There was a magnificent and elegant 19th century municipality building situated close to the sea on the beach road in Pondicherry. The beautiful building was destroyed due to neglect. Now the Mairie functions from a makeshift building in Subbiah Salai in Pondicherry
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