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Elections to municipal councils in the 22 municipalities of French India were held by universal direct suffrage on June 23, 1946. The National Democratic Front captured power in all 22 municipalities, winning 101 out of 122 municipal seats up for election.[1][2] Kamal Ghosh, a National Democratic Front leader, became mayor of Chandernagore.[3]

References

  1. ^ Neogy, Ajit K. Decolonization of French India: Liberation Movement and Indo-French Relations, 1947-1954. Pondichéry: Institut français de Pondichéry, 1997. p. 24
  2. ^ Manickam, M. and J. B. Prashant More. Freedom movement in French India: the Mahe revolt of 1948. Tellicherry: Inst. for Research in Social Sciences and Humanities, MESHAR, 2001. p. 93
  3. ^ Antony, Francis Cyril. Union Territory of Pondicherry. [Pondicherry]: Administration of the Union Territory of Pondicherry, 1982. p. 248
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