The French established a trading post at Yanaon in 1723, making it the third French colony established in India but gave up the area in 1727, after commercial operations proved unsuccessful, but was seized again by Governor-General Dupleix in 1731 but got confirmed by Nizam of Hyderabad in 1751.

Until the end of the Napoleonic wars, Yanam went under British control intermittently but was finally restored to France again in 1814.

Rumours were spread to the effect that the French government were despatching a cruiser to Yanam to capture Merger leaders and to re-establish their authority.

After the coup, the last administrator of Yanam, George Sala was recalled by André Ménard, then Governor General of Puducherry in June 1954.

Towards the end of June 1954, Kewal Singh paid a visit to Yanam and requested Dadala's return to Pondicherry to continue his activities there.

On 3 July, on Kewal Singh's request, Dadala left Yanam, after making all arrangements for its proper administration.

Yanam remained under French control till 13 June 1954, when it joined the Republic of India by Indian military action.

On 1 November 1954, after long years of freedom struggle the de facto transfer (Vāstavikāntaraṇa) of the four enclaves of Pondicherry, Yanam, Mahé, and Karikal to India was achieved.

Messrs Edouard Goubert, S. Perumal, Dadala and Sri Pakirisamy Pillai presented addresses to Pandit Nehru in a public meeting in the maidan of Gorimedu.

According to Traité de cession dated 1956, the four former French colonies were assured of maintaining their special administrative status.

That is why Puducherry is the only Union Territory with some special provisions like Legislative Assembly, French as official language, etc.

This is the most important article in the Traité de Cession, which ensures and safeguardes the personal interest of the people regarding their special administrative status.

The Article II of 1956 Traité de Cession which is valid in both English and French versions, states that,[7] Ces établissements conserveront le bénéfice du statut administratif spécial en vigueur avant le 1er novembre 1954.

Toute modification constitutionnelle à ce statut ne pourra intervenir, le cas échéant, qu’après consultation de la population (The Establishments will keep the benefit of the special administrative status in force prior to 1 November 1954.

Every year on 16 August, the De jure Transfer Day (Vidhitāntaraṇa Dinamu in Telugu language) was nominally celebrated throughout Puducherry Union Territory.

[9][10] Pondicherry and the settlements of Karikal, Mahé and Yanaon became a Union Territory with effect from 7 January 1963 by the 14th amendment to the Indian Constitution,[11] which was notified in The Gazette of India on 29 December 1962.

The river sand on the bank of Gauthami, Godavari consist of quartz, felspar and mica, with monazite found in the black streaks.

Yanam receives irrigation water via the Bank Canal, which begins at the Dowleswaram headworks of Sir Arthur Cotton's barrage on the River Godavari, downstream from Rajahmundry.

[21] After its merger with the Republic of India, irrigation was provided to about 5.6 km2 of dry land on the eastern side of the Coringa River by constructing an irrigation canal, the Adivipolam Channel, from the tail end of Tallarevu South Canal and the starting point of the Neelapalli Channel on the right side.

Apart from the town of Yanam itself, Agraharam, Darialatippa, Farampeta, Guerempeta, Savithrinagar, Kanakalapeta, Kurasampeta and Mettakur villages fall under the district's jurisdiction.

It is called the Palais de justice (Court House) and located at Thiagaraja Street, Yanam to the next of Municipality building.

Further, the court is empowered to deal with the motor accident claims, family cases, LAOPs (Land Acquisition of Puducherry), etc.

Thus, the MLAs of Yanam to the First Legislvative Assembly (1963-1964) were Smt.Kamichetty Savithri and Shri Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassada Rao Naidu.

Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok.He contested the 2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election as an independent candidate and won against the then incumbent Shri.

[3] It remained as de jure official language of Puducherry U.T by the Article XXVIII of 1956 Traité de Cession, which states that,[7] Le français restera langue officielle des Établissements aussi longtemps que les représentants élus de la population n’auront pas pris une décision différente (The French language shall remain the official language of the Establishments so long as the elected representatives of the people shall not decide otherwise.