Sayaji Laxman Silam was First Lt. Governor of Pondicherry Union Territory in India. He was Lt.Governor for First and Second assemblies of Pondicherry U.T.
He was member of Legislative Assembly of Bombay State elected during 1951 and 1957 elections. He was also Speaker of Bilingual Bombay State Assembly from 21 Nov 1956 to 16 June 1957. After 1957 elections he continued as Speaker till 30 April 1960. He also become Speaker of First Assembly of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha from 1 May 1960 till 14 March 1962..[1]
He was born on 18th May, 1896 in Mumbai. However his family belonged to Karkheli, Nanded District, Maharashtra (then part of Nizam empire). Education (BA and LLB degrees). He was actively involved in Indian freedom struggle and was jailed for 3 years from 1942-1945 during Non- cooperation movement. He held various posts in Mumbai muncipal cooperation. He got elected as an MLA from Mumbai for the first time in 1942. He was also an editor of Telugu mitra publication.
| Preceded by None |
Lt. Governor of Pondicherry 14 October 1963–13 October 1968 |
Succeeded by B.D. Jatti |