NE NEWS SERVICE
PUDUCHERRY, JUNE 14
”Embalam” Selvam, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator representing Manavely constituency, filed his nominations on Monday for the election of Speaker of the territorial Assembly. Election will be held on Wednesday (June 16, 2021).
MLA of @BJP4Puducherry Sri @embalamrselvam filed the nomination for Speaker Election.
CM Sri #NRangswamy, Bjp State President Sri @ShriSamiNathan, Legislative Party leader Sri @ANamassivayam Independent MLA Sri Shiva Shankar and all MLA's of Bjp & NR congress were present. pic.twitter.com/g3q0cJva77
— Nirmal Kumar Surana (@BlrNirmal) June 14, 2021
Selvam filed his nomination papers to the Secretary to the Assembly R Mounisamy. Selvam’s name was proposed by Chief Minister N Rangasamy (AINRC) and seconded by A Namassivayam (BJP), official sources said.
The first session of the Assembly has been convened by the Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on June 16 for election of the Speaker. AINRC and BJP are the constituents of the NDA here. Secretary to the Assembly had said the deadline to file papers for the election of Speaker is noon of Tuesday (June 15).