The 1955 Pondicherry Representative Assembly election was held from July 18th to 23rd for 39 constituencies and were held on the basis of adult franchise under the State of Pondicherry Order.
the first general elections to the Pondicherry Representative Assembly were held in 1955 from July 18th to 23rd for 39 constituencies to constitute First Pondicherry Representative Assembly. The election were held on the basis of adult franchise under the State of Pondicherry (Representation of the People) Order, 1955 which prescribed the rules and regulations for the conduct of elections, more or less on the pattern adopted in the Indian Union. 
