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	== Membership by party ==		== Membership by party ==
	Members of Puducherry assembly by their political party (As on 04.08.2021) :		Members of Puducherry assembly by their political party (As on 31.12.2021) :

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	\| [[Bharatiya Janata Party\|BJP]]		\| [[Bharatiya Janata Party\|BJP]]
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	\| leader2_type = [[List of speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly\|Deputy Speaker]]		\| leader2_type = [[List of speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly\|Deputy Speaker]]
	\| leader2 = [[P.Rajavelu]]		\| leader2 = [[P. Rajavelu]]
	\| party2 = [[All India N.R. Congress\|AINRC]]		\| party2 = [[All India N.R. Congress\|AINRC]]
	\| election2 =		\| election2 =
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	\| leader5_type = Leader of the Opposition		\| leader5_type = Leader of the Opposition
	\| leader5 = [[R. Siva]]		\| leader5 = [[R. Siva]]
	\| party5 = [[ Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam\|DMK]]		\| party5 = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam\|DMK]]
	\| election5 = 08 May 2021		\| election5 = 08 May 2021
	\| members = '''33''' (30 Elected + 3 Nominated)		\| members = '''33''' (30 Elected + 3 Nominated)
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	*{{Color box\|#FFD311}} [[All India N.R. Congress\|AINRC]] (10)		*{{Color box\|#FFD311}} [[All India N.R. Congress\|AINRC]] (10)
	*{{Color box\|#FF9933}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party\|BJP]] (9)		*{{Color box\|#FF9933}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party\|BJP]] (9)
	*{{Color box\|#~~808080~~}} [[Independent politician\|IND]] (6)		*{{Color box\|#CDCDCD}} [[Independent politician\|IND]] (6)
	'''Opposition (8)'''		'''Opposition (8)'''
	*{{Color box\|#DD1100}} [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam\|DMK]] (6)		*{{Color box\|#DD1100}} [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam\|DMK]] (6)
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	In terms of the provisions of the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 the normal tenure of the Assembly is five years, unless sooner dissolved. There are 16 Committees in the Assembly.		In terms of the provisions of the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 the normal tenure of the Assembly is five years, unless sooner dissolved. There are 16 Committees in the Assembly.

	Parliamentary and assembly constituencies of Puducherry were redesigned by [[Delimitation Commission of India]] based on data obtained in [[2001 census of India]].<ref name = delimit>{{cite web \| title = Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies in the UT of Pondicherry on the basis of 2001 Census \| publisher = [[Election Commission of India]] \| url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Pondicherry/Final_Order_Pondicherry.pdf \| date = 30 March 2005 \| access-date = 25 January 2013 }}</ref> On '''4 January 2008''', the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) decided to implement the order from the Delimitation Commission.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/Delimitation_process_now_gets_CCPA_nod/articleshow/2673204.cms\|title=Delimitation process now gets CCPA nod\|year=2008\|author=Sunil Gatade}}</ref> In addition, three members can be nominated to the assembly by the central government.<ref>https://www.deccanherald.com/national/centre-empowered-nominate-3-706779.html</ref>		Parliamentary and assembly constituencies of Puducherry were redesigned by [[Delimitation Commission of India]] based on data obtained in [[2001 census of India]].<ref name = delimit>{{cite web \| title = Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies in the UT of Pondicherry on the basis of 2001 Census \| publisher = [[Election Commission of India]] \| url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Pondicherry/Final_Order_Pondicherry.pdf \| date = 30 March 2005 \| access-date = 25 January 2013 }}</ref> On '''4 January 2008''', the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) decided to implement the order from the Delimitation Commission.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/Delimitation_process_now_gets_CCPA_nod/articleshow/2673204.cms\|title=Delimitation process now gets CCPA nod\|year=2008\|author=Sunil Gatade}}</ref> In addition, three members can be nominated to the assembly by the central government.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2018-12-06\|title=Centre can nominate 3 MLAs to Puducherry Assembly: SC\|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/centre-empowered-nominate-3-706779.html\|access-date=2021-11-29\|website=Deccan Herald\|language=en}}</ref>

	===After 1963 Delimitation===		===After 1963 Delimitation===
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	== Current MLAs ==		== Current MLAs ==
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	\| [[Villianur (Union Territory Assembly constituency)\|Villianur]]		\| [[Villianur (Union Territory Assembly constituency)\|Villianur]]
	\|[[R. Siva]]		\|[[R. Siva]]
	\| bgcolor="{{Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam~~/meta/color~~}}" \|		\| bgcolor="{{party color\|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" \|
	\|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]		\|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
	\|style="background-color:{{United Progressive Alliance~~/meta/color~~}}; " \| [[United Progressive Alliance\|UPA]]		\|style="background-color:{{party color\|United Progressive Alliance}}; " \| [[United Progressive Alliance\|UPA]]
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
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	\| bgcolor="#00BFFF" \|		\| bgcolor="#00BFFF" \|
	\|[[Indian National Congress]]		\|[[Indian National Congress]]
	\| style="background-color:{{United Progressive Alliance~~/meta/color~~}}; " \| [[United Progressive Alliance\|UPA]]		\| style="background-color:{{party color\|United Progressive Alliance}}; " \| [[United Progressive Alliance\|UPA]]
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
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	\| [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)\|Oupalam]]		\| [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)\|Oupalam]]
	\|Anibal Kennedy		\|Anibal Kennedy
	\| bgcolor="{{Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam~~/meta/color~~}}" \|		\| bgcolor="{{party color\|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" \|
	\|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]		\|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
	\| style="background-color:{{United Progressive Alliance~~/meta/color~~}}; " \| [[United Progressive Alliance\|UPA]]		\| style="background-color:{{party color\|United Progressive Alliance}}; " \| [[United Progressive Alliance\|UPA]]
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
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	\| [[Mudaliarpet (Union Territory Assembly constituency)\|Mudaliarpet]]		\| [[Mudaliarpet (Union Territory Assembly constituency)\|Mudaliarpet]]
	\|[[L. Sambath]]		\|[[L. Sambath]]
	\| bgcolor="{{Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam~~/meta/color~~}}" \|		\| bgcolor="{{party color\|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" \|
	\| [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]		\| [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
	\| style="background-color:{{United Progressive Alliance~~/meta/color~~}}; " \| [[United Progressive Alliance\|UPA]]		\| style="background-color:{{party color\|United Progressive Alliance}}; " \| [[United Progressive Alliance\|UPA]]
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
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	\| [[Bahour (Union Territory Assembly constituency)\|Bahour]]		\| [[Bahour (Union Territory Assembly constituency)\|Bahour]]
	\|R Senthilkumar		\|R Senthilkumar
	\| bgcolor="{{Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam~~/meta/color~~}}" \|		\| bgcolor="{{party color\|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" \|
	\| [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]		\| [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
	\| style="background-color:{{United Progressive Alliance~~/meta/color~~}}; " \| [[United Progressive Alliance\|UPA]]		\| style="background-color:{{party color\|United Progressive Alliance}}; " \| [[United Progressive Alliance\|UPA]]
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
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	\| [[Karaikal South (Union Territory Assembly constituency)\|Karaikal South]]		\| [[Karaikal South (Union Territory Assembly constituency)\|Karaikal South]]
	\|[[A.M.H. Nazeem]]		\|[[A.M.H. Nazeem]]
	\| bgcolor="{{Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam~~/meta/color~~}}" \|		\| bgcolor="{{party color\|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" \|
	\|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]		\|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
	\| style="background-color:{{United Progressive Alliance~~/meta/color~~}}; " \| [[United Progressive Alliance\|UPA]]		\| style="background-color:{{party color\|United Progressive Alliance}}; " \| [[United Progressive Alliance\|UPA]]
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
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	\| [[Neravy T R Pattinam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)\|Neravy T R Pattinam]]		\| [[Neravy T R Pattinam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)\|Neravy T R Pattinam]]
	\|M Nagathiyagarajan		\|M Nagathiyagarajan
	\| bgcolor="{{Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam~~/meta/color~~}}" \|		\| bgcolor="{{party color\|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" \|
	\|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]		\|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
	\| style="background-color:{{United Progressive Alliance~~/meta/color~~}}; " \| [[United Progressive Alliance\|UPA]]		\| style="background-color:{{party color\|United Progressive Alliance}}; " \| [[United Progressive Alliance\|UPA]]
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
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	\|[[Indian National Congress]]		\|[[Indian National Congress]]
	\| style="background-color:{{United Progressive Alliance~~/meta/color~~}}; " \| [[United Progressive Alliance\|UPA]]		\| style="background-color:{{party color\|United Progressive Alliance}}; " \| [[United Progressive Alliance\|UPA]]
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
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	\|Rowspan=3\|'''Nominated'''		\|Rowspan=3\|'''Nominated'''
	\|R.B. Ashok Babu		\|[[R. B. Ashok Babu]]
	\| bgcolor="#FF9933" \|		\| bgcolor="#FF9933" \|
	\|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]		\|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
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	\| 33		\| 33
	\|V.P. Ramalingam		\|[[V. P. Ramalingam]]
	\| bgcolor="#FF9933" \|		\| bgcolor="#FF9933" \|
	\|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]		\|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]

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{{short description|Unicameral legislature of the Indian union territory of Puducherry}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox legislature
| name = Puducherry Legislative Assembly
| native_name =புதுச்சேரி சட்டப் பேரவை
| transcription_name =
| legislature = [[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|15th Puducherry Assembly]]
| coa_pic = Seal of Puducherry.svg
| coa_res =
| coa_alt =
| house_type = Unicameral
| body =
| houses =
| term_limits = 5 years
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1963|07|01|df=yes}}
| preceded_by = [[Puducherry Representative Assembly]]
| leader1_type = [[List of speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Speaker]]
| leader1 = [[Embalam R. Selvam]]
| party1 = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| election1 =
| leader2_type = [[List of speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Deputy Speaker]]
| leader2 = [[P.Rajavelu]]
| party2 = [[All India N.R. Congress|AINRC]]
| election2 =
| leader3_type = [[Chief Minister of Puducherry|Chief Minister]]
(Leader of House)
| leader3 = [[N. Rangaswamy]]
| party3 = [[All India N. R. Congress|AINRC]]
| election3 = 07 May 2021
| leader5_type = Leader of the Opposition
| leader5 = [[R. Siva]]
| party5 = [[ Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
| election5 = 08 May 2021
| members = '''33''' (30 Elected + 3 Nominated)
| structure1 = File:Puducherry Legislative Assembly 2021.svg
| structure1_res = 300
| political_groups1 =
'''[[Government of Puducherry|Government]] (25)'''
*{{Color box|#FFD311}} [[All India N.R. Congress|AINRC]] (10)
*{{Color box|#FF9933}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (9)
*{{Color box|#808080}} [[Independent politician|IND]] (6)
'''Opposition (8)'''
*{{Color box|#DD1100}} [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] (6)
*{{Color box|#00BFFF}} [[Indian National Congress|INC]] (2)
| voting_system1 = [[First-past-the-post]]
| last_election1 = [[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|6 April 2021]]
| session_room = Pondicherry Legislative Assembly.jpg
| session_res = 200px
| next_election1 = [[2026 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
| session_alt =
| meeting_place = Puducherry Legislative Assembly
| website =
| footnotes =
|native_name_lang=Tamil}}

The '''Puducherry Legislative Assembly''' is the [[unicameral]] legislature of the Indian [[States and union territories of India|union territory]] (UT) of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], which comprises four districts: [[Puducherry district|Puducherry]], [[Karikal district|Karaikal]], [[Mahe district|Mahé]] and [[Yanam district|Yanam]]. The legislative assembly has 33 seats, of which 5 are reserved for candidates from [[scheduled castes]] and 3 members are nominated by the [[Government of India]]. 30 out of 33 Members are elected directly by the people on the basis of universal adult franchise.

[[File:Puducherry Electoral Constituencies Map.svg|thumb|Pondicherry Assembly seats]]

Geographically, the area under the Puducherry UT consists of three disjointed regions, with Puducherry and Karaikal districts surrounded by districts of [[Tamil Nadu]], Yanam district an enclave of [[East Godavari district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]], and Mahé district bordered by districts of [[Kerala]]. The four districts were ruled by French before they were integrated into India in 1962. For ease of administration, during French rule, the area under these four districts was divided into 39 assembly constituencies. After becoming a UT of India, Puducherry was divided into 30 assembly constituencies, which were restructured in 2005 by the [[Delimitation Commission of India]].

== Assembly during French rule ==
{{see|Representative Assembly of French India}}
{{see|Pondicherry Representative Assembly}}
In 1946, [[French India]] (''Inde française'') became [[Overseas territory (France)|Overseas territory]] (''[[Territoire d'outre-mer]]'') of France.
Then a [[Representative Assembly of French India|Representative Assembly]] (''Assemblée représentative'') was created. Thus, in 1946, on 25 October, the representative assembly of 44 members has replaced the general council (''conseil général'').<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ZZYDwAAQBAJ|title=Les établissements français en Inde au XIXe siècle, 1816–1914 (4)|work= Jacques Weber|publisher=FeniXX|year=1988|isbn=9782402119122}}</ref> The Representative Assembly had 44 seats until merger of Chandernagore in 1951. Later, it reduced to 39 seats.

== Merger and formation of Union Territory ==
The French government transferred the four enclaves to the Indian Union under a de facto treaty on 1 November 1954.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mea.gov.in/bilateral-documents.htm?dtl/7706/Agreement+on+De+Facto+Transfer+of+French+Establishments|title=Treaty establishing De Jure Cession of French Establishments in India|work= Ministry of External Affairs |publisher=Media Center (Government of India)|year=1956}}</ref> Later the territory was merged with India on 16 August 1962.

On 10 May 1963, the [[Indian Parliament]] enacted the '''Government of Union Territories Act, 1963''' that came into force on 1 July 1963. This introduced the same pattern of government that prevailed in the rest of the country, but subject to certain limitations.<ref name="1963Act">{{cite web |url=https://rajnivas.py.gov.in/rti/governmentunionterritoriesact1963.pdf |title=The Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |access-date=8 June 2020}}</ref> Under Article 239 of the [[Indian Constitution]], the [[President of India]] appoints an Administrator LG with such designation as he may specify to head the administration of the territory. The [[President (government title)#Sub-national|President]] also appoints the [[Chief Minister]]. The President, on the advice of the [[Chief Minister]], appoints the other Ministers. The Union Territories Act, 1963 limits the number of elected members of the assembly to 30 and allows the central government to appoint not more than 3 nominated MLAs. The same act ensures that seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes in the legislative assembly.

The [[Pondicherry Representative Assembly|Representative Assembly]] was converted into the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry on 1 July 1963 as per Section 54(3) of The Union Territories Act, 1963<ref name="1963Act"/> and its members were deemed to have been elected to the Assembly.<ref name="ref2004">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DFqbAAAAMAAJ|title=Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature|page=464|work= G.C.Malhotra|publisher=Metropolitan Book Co. Pvt. Ltd.|year=1964|isbn=9788120004009}}</ref>{{rp|966}} Thus, the ''First Legislative Assembly'' was formed without an election. Elections for the assembly have been held since 1964.

==Name==
Puducherry has 5 official languages, namely, French,{{refn|group=note|Article XXVIII of Treaty de Cession (1956)}} Tamil; Telugu (in [[Yanam]]), Malayalam (in [[Mahé, India|Mahe]]) and English.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ecourts.gov.in/pondicherry/history |title=Archived copy of The Official Languages Act 1965|access-date=12 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402195506/http://ecourts.gov.in/pondicherry/history |archive-date=2 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In each of these languages, the Legislative Assembly is referred as below
#French: Assemblée législative de Pondichéry
#[[Tamil language|Tamil]]: புதுச்சேரி சட்டப்பேரவை ([[IAST]]:''putucceri cattapperavai'')
#[[Telugu language|Telugu]]: పుదుచ్చేరి శాసనసభ ([[IAST]]:''puducceri śāsanasabha'')
#[[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]: പുതുച്ചേരി നിയമസഭ ([[IAST]]:''puducceri niyamasabha'')
#English: Puducherry Legislative Assembly

== Governance ==
The Centre is represented by the Lt Governor, who resides at the Raj Niwas, Rangapillai Street, the former palace of the French Governor General of Puducherry. The Central government is more directly involved in the financial well-being of the territory, as against the states where financial administration, given a budgeted central grant is the responsibility to the state governments. Consequently, Puducherry has at various times, enjoyed lower taxes, especially in the indirect category.

== Constituencies ==
[[File:Puducherry Electoral Constituencies Map.svg|thumb|Constituency map]]
The structure of the Puducherry Legislature is [[unicameral]]. The Legislative Assembly consists of 33 members. People directly elect 30 Members of the Legislative Assembly on the basis of adult franchise.

In terms of the provisions of the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 the normal tenure of the Assembly is five years, unless sooner dissolved. There are 16 Committees in the Assembly.

Parliamentary and assembly constituencies of Puducherry were redesigned by [[Delimitation Commission of India]] based on data obtained in [[2001 census of India]].<ref name = delimit>{{cite web | title = Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies in the UT of Pondicherry on the basis of 2001 Census | publisher = [[Election Commission of India]] | url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Pondicherry/Final_Order_Pondicherry.pdf | date = 30 March 2005 | access-date = 25 January 2013 }}</ref> On '''4 January 2008''', the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) decided to implement the order from the Delimitation Commission.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/Delimitation_process_now_gets_CCPA_nod/articleshow/2673204.cms|title=Delimitation process now gets CCPA nod|year=2008|author=Sunil Gatade}}</ref> In addition, three members can be nominated to the assembly by the central government.<ref>https://www.deccanherald.com/national/centre-empowered-nominate-3-706779.html</ref>

===After 1963 Delimitation===
As per The Union Territories Act, 1963, thirty members would be elected through direct suffrage.<ref>Grover, Verinder, and Ranjana Arora. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=NzxuAAAAMAAJ Encyclopaedia of India and Her States]''. Vol. 10. New Delhi [India]: Deep & Deep, 1996. p. 11</ref><ref name="eci">Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1964/StatReport_PY_64.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1964 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PONDICHERRY] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127205343/http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1964/StatReport_PY_64.pdf |date=27 January 2013 }}''</ref>
Before the Elections to constitute the '''[[First Pondicherry Legislative Assembly]]''' were held in August 1964, the constituencies were delimited by the Delimitation Commission (as per Delimitation Commission Act, 1962) and the entire territory was divided into 30 single-member constituencies-21 for Pondicherry region, 6 for Karaikal region, 2 for Mahe region and 1 for Yanam region. Out of these 5 seats were reserved for [[Scheduled Castes]],<ref name="eci"/> four in Pondicherry region and one in Karaikal region.<ref name="ref2004"/>{{rp|965}}

=== Before delimitation of 2008===
The Puducherry Legislative Assembly has 30 constituencies. Out of them 21 constituencies belong to [[Puducherry district|Puducherry]], [[Karaikal]] has 6 in number, [[Mahé, India|Mahé]] has 2 in number and [[Yanam]] has a single constituency.

[[Puducherry district|Puducherry]] was divided among these 21 assembly constituencies: Muthialpet, Cassicade, Raj Bhavan, Bussy, Oupalam, Orleampeth, Nellithope, Modeliarpeth, Ariankuppam, Embalom ([[Scheduled castes|SC]]), Nettapakkam, Kuruvinatham, Bahour ([[Scheduled castes|SC]]), Thirubuvanai ([[Scheduled castes|SC]]), Mannadipeth, Ossudu ([[Scheduled castes|SC]]), Villenour, Ozhukarai, Thattanchavady, Reddiarpalayam and Lawspet.

Area under [[Karaikal district]] was divided among the following 6 assembly constituencies: Cotchery, Karaikal, Karaikal South, Neravy-Grand Alde, Tirunallar and Neduncadu ([[Scheduled castes|SC]]).

Assembly constituencies of Mahé and Palloor were from [[Mahé district]]. The [[Yanam district]] formed a single assembly constituency, i.e. Yanam.

=== After delimitation of 2008===
Post delimitation, the Puducherry parliamentary constituencies is divided among 30 assembly constituencies, as before. Now, Yanam and Mahé districts form a single constituency each, viz [[Yanam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Yanam]] and [[Mahe (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Mahé]], respectively.<ref name=delimit/> The area under Karaikal district forms 5 assembly constituencies, viz [[Nedungadu (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Nedungadu]], [[Thirunallar (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Thirunallar]], [[Karaikal North (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Karaikal North]], [[Karaikal South (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Karaikal South]] and [[Neravy T R Pattinam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Neravy T R Pattinam]].<ref name=delimit/> The area under the Puducherry district forms 23 assembly constituencies, viz [[Mannadipet (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Mannadipet]], [[Thirubuvanai (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Thirubuvanai]], [[Ossudu (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Ossudu]], [[Mangalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Mangalam]], [[Villianur (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Villianur]], [[Ozhukarai (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Ozhukarai]], [[Kadirkamam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Kadirkamam]], [[Indira Nagar (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Indira Nagar]], [[Thattanchavady (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Thattanchavady]], [[Kamaraj Nagar (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Kamaraj Nagar]], [[Lawspet (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Lawspet]], [[Kalapet (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Kalapet]], [[Muthialpet (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Muthialpet]], [[Raj Bhavan (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Raj Bhavan]], [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]], [[Orleampeth (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Orleampeth]], [[Nellithope (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Nellithope]], [[Mudaliarpet (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Mudaliarpet]], [[Ariankuppam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Ariankuppam]], [[Manavely (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Manavely]], [[Embalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Embalam]], [[Nettapakkam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Nettapakkam]] and [[Bahour (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Bahour]].<ref name=delimit/>

The constituencies of Thirubuvanai, Ossudu, Embalam, Nettapakkam and Nedungadu are reserved for candidates from [[Scheduled castes|SC]].<ref name=delimit/>

== Membership by party ==
Members of Puducherry assembly by their political party (As on 04.08.2021) :

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan=2|Alliance
! colspan=2| Party
! MLAs
|-
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="FF99933" |
| rowspan="3" |'''[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]''' '''(25)'''
| bgcolor=#FFC311|
| [[All India N.R Congress|AINRC]]
| 10
|-
| bgcolor=#FF99933|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| 6+3
|-
| bgcolor=#9F9F9F|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
| 6
|-
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="00BFFF"|
| rowspan="2" |'''[[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]] (8)'''
| bgcolor="#DD1100" |
| [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
| 6
|-
| bgcolor=#00BFFF|
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| 2
|-
|}

== Current MLAs ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Sl.
!Constituency
!Elected MLA
! colspan="2" |Party
!Alliance
|Remarks
|-
| colspan="7" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Puducherry district|'''Puducherry District''']]
|-
| 1
| [[Mannadipet (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Mannadipet]]
|[[A. Namassivayam]]
| bgcolor="#FF9933" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|
|-
| 2
| [[Thirubuvanai (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Thirubuvanai]]
|P Angalane
| bgcolor="#CDCDCD" |
|[[Independent politician]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|
|-
| 3
| [[Ossudu (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Ossudu]]
|[[A.K. Sai J Saravanan Kumar]]
| bgcolor="#FF9933" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|
|-
|4
| [[Mangalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Mangalam]]
|C. Djeacoumar
| bgcolor="#FFD311" |
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|
|-
| 5
| [[Villianur (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Villianur]]
|[[R. Siva]]
| bgcolor="{{Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/color}}" |
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|style="background-color:{{United Progressive Alliance/meta/color}}; " | [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]
|
|-
| 6
| [[Ozhukarai (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Ozhukarai]]
|M.Sivasankar
| bgcolor="#CDCDCD" |
|[[Independent politician]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|
|-
| 7
| [[Kadirkamam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Kadirkamam]]
|S. Ramesh
|bgcolor="#FFD311" |
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|
|-
| 8
| [[Indira Nagar (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Indira Nagar]]
|V. Aroumougam A. K. D.
|bgcolor="#FFD311" |
| [[All India N.R. Congress]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|
|-
|9
| [[Thattanchavady (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Thattanchavady]]
|[[N. Rangaswamy]]
|bgcolor="#FFD311" |
| [[All India N.R. Congress]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|
|-
|10
| [[Kamaraj Nagar (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Kamaraj Nagar]]
|[[A. Johnkumar]]
| bgcolor="#FF9933" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|
|-
| 11
| [[Lawspet (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Lawspet]]
|[[M. Vaithianathan]]
| bgcolor="#00BFFF" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| style="background-color:{{United Progressive Alliance/meta/color}}; " | [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]
|
|-
|12
| [[Kalapet (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Kalapet]]
|[[P.M.L. Kalyanasundaram]]
| bgcolor="#FF9933" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|
|-
| 13
| [[Muthialpet (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Muthialpet]]
|J. Prakash Kumar
| bgcolor="#CDCDCD" |
|[[Independent politician]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|
|-
| 14
| [[Raj Bhavan (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Raj Bhavan]]
|[[K. Lakshminarayanan]]
|bgcolor="#FFD311" |
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|
|-
| 15
| [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|Anibal Kennedy
| bgcolor="{{Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/color}}" |
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| style="background-color:{{United Progressive Alliance/meta/color}}; " | [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]
|
|-
| 16
| [[Orleampeth (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Orleampeth]]
|G. Nehru
| bgcolor="#CDCDCD" |
|Independent politician
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|
|-
| 17
| [[Nellithope (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Nellithope]]
|[[Richards Johnkumar]]
| bgcolor="#FF9933" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|
|-
| 18
| [[Mudaliarpet (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Mudaliarpet]]
|[[L. Sambath]]
| bgcolor="{{Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/color}}" |
| [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| style="background-color:{{United Progressive Alliance/meta/color}}; " | [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]
|
|-
| 19
| [[Ariankuppam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Ariankuppam]]
|R. Baskar
|bgcolor="#FFD311" |
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|
|-
| 20
| [[Manavely (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Manavely]]
|[[Embalam R. Selvam]]
| bgcolor="#FF9933" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|
|-
| 21
| [[Embalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Embalam]]
|U Lakshmikandhan
|bgcolor="#FFD311" |
| [[All India N.R. Congress]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|
|-
| 22
| [[Nettapakkam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Nettapakkam]]
|P. Rajavelu
|bgcolor="#FFD311" |
| [[All India N.R. Congress]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|-
| 23
| [[Bahour (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Bahour]]
|R Senthilkumar
| bgcolor="{{Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/color}}" |
| [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| style="background-color:{{United Progressive Alliance/meta/color}}; " | [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]
|
|-
| colspan="7" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Karaikal district|'''Karaikal District''']]
|-
| 24
| [[Nedungadu (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Nedungadu]]
|Chandira Priyanga
|bgcolor="#FFD311" |
| [[All India N.R. Congress]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|
|-
| 25
| [[Thirunallar (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Thirunallar]]
|P.R Siva
| bgcolor="#CDCDCD" |
|[[Independent politician]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|
|-
| 26
| [[Karaikal North (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Karaikal North]]
|P. R. N. Thirumurugan
|bgcolor="#FFD311" |
| [[All India N.R. Congress]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|
|-
| 27
| [[Karaikal South (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Karaikal South]]
|[[A.M.H. Nazeem]]
| bgcolor="{{Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/color}}" |
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| style="background-color:{{United Progressive Alliance/meta/color}}; " | [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]
|
|-
| 28
| [[Neravy T R Pattinam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Neravy T R Pattinam]]
|M Nagathiyagarajan
| bgcolor="{{Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/color}}" |
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| style="background-color:{{United Progressive Alliance/meta/color}}; " | [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]
|
|-
| colspan="7" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Mahé district|'''Mahe District''']]
|-
| 29
| [[Mahe (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Mahe]]
|[[Ramesh Parambath]]
| bgcolor="#00BFFF" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| style="background-color:{{United Progressive Alliance/meta/color}}; " | [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]
|
|-
| colspan="7" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Yanam district|'''Yanam District''']]
|-
| 30
| [[Yanam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Yanam]]
|[[Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok]]
| bgcolor="#CDCDCD" |
|[[Independent politician]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|
|-
| colspan="7" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | '''Nominated'''
|-
| 31
|Rowspan=3|'''Nominated'''
|R.B. Ashok Babu
| bgcolor="#FF9933" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|
|-
| 32
|[[K. Venkatesan]]
| bgcolor="#FF9933" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|
|-
| 33
|V.P. Ramalingam
| bgcolor="#FF9933" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|
|}

== See also ==
* [[List of constituencies of Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]
* [[List of Chief Ministers of Puducherry]]
* [[List of lieutenant governors of Puducherry]]
* [[List of speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
* [[Puducherry Municipal Council]]
* [[Yanam Municipal Council]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://legislativebodiesinindia.gov.in/States/pondichery/pondicherry-w.htm Pouducherry Legislative Assembly]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041010065512/http://www.pondicherry.nic.in/open/govern/mla.htm Member of Legislative Assembly of Puducherry 2006-11]

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