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Who was the first elected member for Lok Sabha from Puducherry

A. P. Shanmugam

B. Aravinda Bala Pajanor

C. Mohan Kumaramangalam

D. Thirumudi N. Sethuraman

Answer: Option D

Solution (By Examveda Team)

Thirumudi N. Sethuraman was the first elected Member of Parliament (MP) to the Lok Sabha from the Union Territory of Puducherry. He was elected in the first general election held after the de facto merger of Puducherry with India, which took place in 1954, and officially recognized after the de jure transfer in 1962.

His election marked the beginning of democratic representation for the people of Puducherry at the national level. He played an important role in voicing the concerns and interests of the Union Territory in the Indian Parliament.

The other options are not correct in this context:
P. Shanmugam and Aravinda Bala Pajanor were later elected representatives from Puducherry but not the first.
Mohan Kumaramangalam was a prominent politician but he represented other constituencies, not Puducherry.

Therefore, Thirumudi N. Sethuraman was the first elected Lok Sabha MP from Puducherry.

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