CREATE TABLE table_204_54 (id DECIMAL, "pondicherry assembly" TEXT, "duration" TEXT, "name of m.l.a." TEXT, "party affiliation" TEXT, "election year" DECIMAL)

what was the year of the first election ?
SELECT "election year" FROM table_204_54 WHERE "pondicherry assembly" = 'first'
SELECT "election year" FROM "table_204_54" WHERE "pondicherry assembly" = 'first'