Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassada Rao Naidu

Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassada Rao Naidu (2 October 1921 – 19 January 1989) was a member of the legislative assembly (MLA) of Puducherry, India from 1964 until his death in 1989.

Kamichetty Parasuram
Member of French India Representative Assembly
In office
1946–1951
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byCanacala Tataya
ConstituencyYanam
Member of Pondicherry Representative Assembly
In office
1955 – 30 June 1963
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byPosition abolished
ConstituencyYanam
Deputy Speaker of Pondicherry Legislative Assembly
In office
27 November 1963 – 24 August 1964
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byVanmeri Nadeyi Purushothaman
In office
5 April 1972 – 2 January 1974
Preceded byM.L.Selvaradjou
Succeeded byNone[note 1]
Speaker of Puducherry Legislative Assembly
In office
27 March 1985 – 19 January 1989
Preceded byM.O.H. Farook
Succeeded byM. Chandirakasu
Member of Pondicherry Legislative Assembly
In office
1 July 1963 – 19 January 1989
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byRaksha Harikrishna
ConstituencyYanam
Personal details
Born
Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprasada Rao Naidu

(1921-10-02)2 October 1921
Yanaon, French India
Died19 January 1989(1989-01-19) (aged 67)
Political partyCongress
Spouse(s)Kamichetty Savithri
Children1 son
ResidenceYanam

Birth and family

He was born in Yanam, the son of Former Maire de Yanaon, Kamichetty Venugopala Rao Naidou. He married Kamichetty Savithri. He was an undisputed leader until his death in Yanam after his father.

Member of representative assembly

He was member of representative assembly between 1946 and 1964 by winning elections in 1946,[1] 1955 and 1959.[2] However, in 1951 elections he lost to Canacala Tataya.[3]

Member of legislative assembly

He was never defeated throughout his political career. He held the constituency as his pocket borough without facing any challenge in winning the seat consecutively in 1964 (INC), 1969 (IND), 1974 (IND), 1977 (JP), 1980 (IND) and in 1985 (INC). As long as he was alive he contested without break from the first elections held in 1964 as per Representation of People Act for the territorial Assembly after de jure merger of Puducherry with India.

He contested most of the time as an Independent and was deputy speaker twice.[4][5] Kamichetty became 10th Speaker of Puducherry Legislative Assembly after his elections in 1985.[6] He died in office on 19 January 1989. He was the longest-serving Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the history of Puducherry Legislative Assembly until 1989.

Titles held
Preceded by
N.A.		 Membre de l'assemblée réprésentative de Yanaon
1946 – 1951		 Succeeded by
Canacala Tataya
Preceded by
Canacala Tataya		 Membre de l'assemblée réprésentative de Yanaon
1955 – 1964		 Succeeded by
defunct
Preceded by
Kamichetty Savithri		 MLA of Yanam
1964–19 January 1989		 Succeeded by
Raksha Harikrishna
Preceded by
Post created		 Deputy Speaker of Puducherry
27 November 1963[7]–24 August 1964[8]		 Succeeded by
V. N. Purushothaman
Preceded by
M.L.Selvaradjou		 Deputy Speaker of Puducherry
5 April 1972 –2 January 1974		 Succeeded by
President's rule
Preceded by
M.O.H. Farook		 Speaker of Puducherry
27 March 1985 –19 January 1989		 Succeeded by
M. Chandirakasu

See also

References
  1. Journal Officiel des établissements français dans l'Inde, 1946.
  2. "India, A Reference Annual 1956" (PDF). Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. Publications Division. 1956. p. 494.
  3. Journal Officiel des établissements français dans l'Inde, 1952.
  4. "India, A Reference Annual 1964". Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. Publications Division. 1964. p. 398.
  5. "India, a Reference Annual, 1974". Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. Publications Division. 1974. p. 371.
  6. https://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/STATISTICAL/pondicherry.HTML
  7. "Administration Report". Dept. of Fisheries, Government of Pondicherry. 1963. p. 3.
  8. "La gazette de l'Etat". Government of Pondicherry. 1964. p. 569.

Notes
  1. Fourth Assembly of Pondicherry didn't have any deputy speaker
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