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{{short description|Unicameral legislature of the Indian union territory of Puducherry}}
{{short description|Unicameral legislature of the Indian union territory of Puducherry}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox legislature
{{Infobox legislature
| name               = Puducherry Legislative Assembly
| background_color = #009933
| native_name        =புதுச்சேரி சட்டப் பேரவை
| name = Puducherry Legislative Assembly
| transcription_name =
| legislature = [[15th Puducherry Assembly]]
| legislature       = [[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|15th Puducherry Assembly]]
| coa_pic = Emblem of the Government of Puducherry.png
| coa_pic           = Seal of Puducherry.svg
| house_type = [[Unicameral]]
| coa_res            =
| term_limits = 5 years
| coa_alt            =
| leader1_type = [[List of lieutenant governors of Puducherry|Lieutenant Governor]]
| house_type         = Unicameral
| leader1 = '''[[Kuniyil Kailashnathan|K. Kailashnathan]]'''
| body              =
| election1 = 7 August 2024
| houses            =
| leader2_type = [[List of speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Speaker]]
| term_limits       = 5 years
| leader2 = '''[[Embalam R. Selvam]]'''
| foundation        = {{Start date and age|1963|07|01|df=yes}}
| party2 = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| preceded_by        = [[Puducherry Representative Assembly]]
| election2 = 16 June 2021
| leader1_type      = [[List of speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Speaker]]
| leader3_type = Deputy Speaker<ref>{{cite web | title=Rajavelu assumes charge as Deputy Speaker of Puducherry Legislative Assembly | date=26 August 2021 | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/Aug/26/rajavelu-assumescharge-as-deputyspeaker-of-puducherry-legislative-assembly-2350312.html }}</ref>
| leader1            = [[Embalam R. Selvam]]
| leader3 = '''[[P. Rajavelu]]'''
| party1            = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| party3 = [[All India N.R. Congress|AINRC]]
| election1          =  
| election3 = 26 Aug 2021
| leader2_type      = [[List of speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Deputy Speaker]]
| leader4_type = [[List of chief ministers of Puducherry|Chief Minister]]
| leader2            = [[P. Rajavelu]]
| leader4 = '''[[N. Rangasamy]]'''
| party2            = [[All India N.R. Congress|AINRC]]
| party4 = [[All India N.R. Congress|AINRC]]
| election2        =  
| election4 = 7 May 2021
| leader3_type      = [[Chief Minister of Puducherry|Chief Minister]]  
| leader5_type = Leader of the House
(Leader of House)
| leader5 = '''[[N. Rangasamy]]'''
| leader3            = [[N. Rangaswamy]]
| party5 = [[All India N.R. Congress|AINRC]]
| party3            = [[All India N. R. Congress|AINRC]]
| election5 = 8 May 2021
| election3          = 07 May 2021
| leader6_type = [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition]]
| leader5_type      = Leader of the Opposition  
| leader6 = '''[[R. Siva]]'''
| leader5            = [[R. Siva]]
| party6 = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
| party5            = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
| election6 = 8 May 2021
| election5          = 08 May 2021
| leader7_type = Government Whip
| members           = '''33''' (30 Elected + 3 Nominated)
| leader7 = '''[[A. K. D. Arumugam]]'''<ref>{{Cite web| title=The Gazette of Puducherry | url=https://styandptg.py.gov.in/2021/AUGUST/EXTRAORDINARYPART-I/162-PART-I%20dated%2025-8-2021.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811054825/https://styandptg.py.gov.in/2021/AUGUST/EXTRAORDINARYPART-I/162-PART-I%20dated%2025-8-2021.pdf | archive-date=2022-08-11}}</ref>
| structure1         = File:Puducherry Legislative Assembly 2021.svg
| party7 = [[All India N.R. Congress|AINRC]]
| structure1_res     = 300
| election7 = 26 Aug 2021
| political_groups1 =
| members = '''33'''{{efn|30 directly elected members and 3 appointed members by the [[Government of India]].}}
'''[[Government of Puducherry|Government]] (25)'''
| structure1 = {{Switcher|[[ File:Puducherry Party Wise as of February 2026.svg||300px]]|By party|[[File:Puducherry Alliance Wise as of February 2026.svg|300px]]|By alliance}}
*{{Color box|#FFD311}} [[All India N.R. Congress|AINRC]] (10)
| structure1_res = 300px
*{{Color box|#FF9933}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (9)  
| political_groups1 = <!-- Do not make changes to Party totals without making corresponding changes under section 'Members of Legislative Assembly' -->
*{{Color box|#CDCDCD}} [[Independent politician|IND]] (6)
'''[[Government of Puducherry|Government]] (23)'''<br />
'''Opposition (8)'''
:{{Color box|{{Party color|National Democratic Alliance}}}} [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]] (23)
*{{Color box|#DD1100}} [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] (6)
:*{{Color box|{{Party color|All India N.R. Congress}}}} [[All India N.R. Congress|AINRC]] (10)
*{{Color box|#00BFFF}} [[Indian National Congress|INC]] (2)
:*{{Color box|{{Party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (6)
| voting_system1     = [[First-past-the-post]]
:*{{Color box|{{Party color|Independent politician}}}} [[Independent politician|IND]] (4)
| last_election1     = [[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|6 April 2021]]
:*{{Color box|{{Party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}  Nominated (3)<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/puducherry/puducherry-rivals-differ-on-role-of-nominated-mlas-in-floor-test/articleshow/81123456.cms</ref>
| session_room      = Pondicherry Legislative Assembly.jpg
'''Opposition (10)'''<br />
| session_res        = 200px
:{{Color box|{{Party color|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance}}}} [[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|INDIA]] (8)
| next_election1     = [[2026 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
:*{{Color box|{{Party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}} [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] (6)
| session_alt        =
:*{{Color box|{{Party color|Indian National Congress}}}} [[Indian National Congress|INC]] (2)
| meeting_place     = Puducherry Legislative Assembly
:{{Color box|{{Party color|Independent politician}}}} [[Independent politician|IND]] (2)
| website           =  
<!-- Do not make changes to Party totals without making corresponding changes under section 'Members of Legislative Assembly' -->| voting_system1 = [[First-past-the-post voting|First past the post]]
| footnotes          =
| first_election1 = [[1959 Pondicherry Representative Assembly election|11 August 1959]]
|native_name_lang=Tamil}}
| last_election1 = [[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|6 April 2021]]
| next_election1 = [[2026 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|9 April 2026]]
| session_room =
| session_res = 200px
| meeting_place = Chief Secretariat of Puducherry, [[Puducherry (city)|Puducherry]], [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]
| website = {{url|https://www.py.gov.in/}}
}}


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.
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]]. Out of eight union territories of India, only three have legislatures and they are [[Delhi]]{{refn|group=note|Delhi Assembly existed between 1952 and 1956 as a part C state and re-established in 1993.<ref>[http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/amend/amend69.htm The Constitution (Sixty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1991]</ref>}}, [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]{{refn|group=note|Puducherry Assembly exist since 1962.}} and [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]{{refn|group=note|was a state until 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/jammu-and-kashmir-assembly-election-in-2021-after-delimitation-ec-sources-2230726.html|title=Jammu and Kashmir assembly election in 2021 after delimitation: EC sources|date=29 August 2019|website=Zee News|access-date=30 June 2022}}</ref>}}. After delimitation shortly after its formation, the Puducherry legislative assembly has 30 seats, of which 5 are reserved for candidates from [[scheduled castes]] and 3 members are nominated by the [[Government of India]]. 30 members are elected directly by the people based on universal adult franchise . These nominated members enjoy the same powers as elected members of the assembly.


[[File:Puducherry Electoral Constituencies Map.svg|thumb|Pondicherry Assembly seats]]
[[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]].
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 the 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 ==
== History ==
=== Assembly during French rule ===
{{see|Representative Assembly of French India}}
{{see|Representative Assembly of French India}}
{{see|Pondicherry Representative Assembly}}
{{see|Pondicherry Representative Assembly}}
In 1946, [[French India]] (''Inde française'') became [[Overseas territory (France)|Overseas territory]] (''[[Territoire d'outre-mer]]'') of France.
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.
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 |last=Weber |first=Jacques |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ZZYDwAAQBAJ |title=Les établissements français en Inde au XIXe siècle, 1816–1914 (4) |publisher=FeniXX |year=1988 |isbn=978-2-402-11912-2}}</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 ==
=== 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.
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.
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.
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 |last=Malhotra |first=G. C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DFqbAAAAMAAJ |title=Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature |publisher=Metropolitan Book Co. Pvt. Ltd. |year=1964 |isbn=978-81-200-0400-9 |page=464}}</ref>{{rp|966}} Thus, the ''[[1st Puducherry Assembly|First Legislative Assembly]]'' was formed without an election. Elections for the assembly have been held since 1964.


==Name==
==Languages==
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
Puducherry has five official names, owing to its linguistic diversity, past French heritage, and the legacy of British India.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GwsNAQAAMAAJ |title=Parliamentary Debates: Official Report, Volume 208, Issues 18–19 |date=2006 |page=263 |publisher=Council of States Secretariat |access-date=19 October 2024}}</ref> The legislative assembly is referred to as follows:
#French: Assemblée législative de Pondichéry
* {{langx|en|Puducherry Legislative Assembly }}
#[[Tamil language|Tamil]]: புதுச்சேரி சட்டப்பேரவை ([[IAST]]:''putucceri cattapperavai'')
* {{langx|fr|Assemblée législative de Poudouchéry}}
#[[Telugu language|Telugu]]: పుదుచ్చేరి శాసనసభ ([[IAST]]:''puducceri śāsanasabha'')
* {{langx|ta|புதுச்சேரி சட்டப் பேரவை|translit-std=ISO|translit=Puduccēri Caṭṭap Pēravai}}
#[[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]: പുതുച്ചേരി നിയമസഭ ([[IAST]]:''puducceri niyamasabha'')
* {{langx|te|పుదుచ్చేరి శాసనసభ|translit-std=ISO|translit=Puduccēri Śāsanasabha}}
#English: Puducherry Legislative Assembly
* {{langx|ml|പുതുച്ചേരി നിയമസഭ|translit-std=ISO|translit=Puduccēri Niyamasabha}}


== Governance ==
==List of the assemblies==
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.
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
!Assembly<br />{{small|([[Elections in Puducherry|Election]])}}
== Constituencies ==
!colspan=2|Ruling Party
[[File:Puducherry Electoral Constituencies Map.svg|thumb|Constituency map]]
![[Chief Minister of Puducherry|Chief Minister]]
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.
![[List of speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Speaker]]
 
!Deputy Speaker
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.
!Leader of the House
 
!colspan=2|[[List of leaders of the opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition]]
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>
|-
 
|[[1st Pondicherry Assembly|1st]]<br />{{small|([[1959 Pondicherry Representative Assembly election|1959]])}}
===After 1963 Delimitation===
|[[Indian National Congress]]
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>
|rowspan=2 {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
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}}
|[[Edouard Goubert]]
 
|A. S. Gangeyan
=== Before delimitation of 2008===
|[[Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu]]
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.
|[[Edouard Goubert]]
 
|[[V. Subbiah]]
[[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.
|rowspan=2 style="background:#FF948E;"|
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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]]).
|[[2nd Pondicherry Assembly|2nd]]<br />{{small|([[1964 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1964]])}}
 
|[[Indian National Congress]]
Assembly constituencies of Mahé and Palloor were from [[Mahé district]]. The [[Yanam district]] formed a single assembly constituency, i.e. Yanam.
|[[V. Venkatasubba Reddiar]]
 
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=== After delimitation of 2008===
[[M. O. H. Farook]]
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/>
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[[V. Venkatasubba Reddiar]]
The constituencies of Thirubuvanai, Ossudu, Embalam, Nettapakkam and Nedungadu are reserved for candidates from [[Scheduled castes|SC]].<ref name=delimit/>
|[[M. O. H. Farook]]
 
----
== Membership by party ==
[[P. Shanmugam]]
Members of Puducherry assembly by their political party (As on 31.12.2021) :
----
 
S. Manicka Vasagam
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|[[V. N. Purushothaman]]
! colspan=2|Alliance
|[[V. Venkatasubba Reddiar]]
! colspan=2| Party
----
! MLAs
[[M. O. H. Farook]]
----
[[V. Venkatasubba Reddiar]]
|[[V. Subbiah]]
|-
|[[3rd Pondicherry Assembly|3rd]]<br />{{small|([[1969 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1969]])}}
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|{{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[M. O. H. Farook]]
|S. Perumal
----
M. L. Selvaradjou
|M. L. Selvaradjou
----
[[Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu]]
|[[M. O. H. Farook]]
|[[P. Shanmugam]]
|rowspan=2 {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|4th<br />{{small|([[1974 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1974]])}}
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|rowspan=2 {{party color cell|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[S. Ramassamy]]
|S. Pakkiam
|''Vacant''
|[[S. Ramassamy]]
|Dana Kantharaj
|-
|5th<br />{{small|([[1977 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1977]])}}
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|[[S. Ramassamy]]
|K. Kanthi
|S. Pazhaninathan
|[[S. Ramassamy]]
|P. Ansari Doraisamy
|{{party color cell|Janata Party}}
|-
|6th<br />{{small|([[1980 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1980]])}}
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|{{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[M. D. R. Ramachandran]]
|[[M. O. H. Farook]]
|L. Joseph Mariadoss
|[[M. D. R. Ramachandran]]
|P. Uthiravelu
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}
|-
|7th<br />{{small|([[1985 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1985]])}}
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[M. O. H. Farook]]
|[[Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu]]
----
M. Chandirakasu
|M. Chandirakasu
----
P. K. Sathianandan
|[[M. O. H. Farook]]
|P. K. Loganathan
|{{party color cell|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
|8th<br />{{small|([[1990 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1990]])}}
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|{{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[M. D. R. Ramachandran]]
|G. Palaniraja
|A. Bhakthavatsalam
|[[M. D. R. Ramachandran]]
|[[M. O. H. Farook]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|9th<br />{{small|([[1991 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1991]])}}
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[V. Vaithilingam]]
|P. Kannan
|[[A. V. Subramanian]]
|[[V. Vaithilingam]]
|V. M. C. V. Ganapathy
|{{party color cell|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
|rowspan=2|10th<br />{{small|([[1996 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1996]])}}
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|{{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[R. V. Janakiraman]]
|V. M. C. Sivakumar
----
M. Kandasamy
|V. Nagarathinam
----
M. Kandasamy
|[[R. V. Janakiraman]]
|[[V. Vaithilingam]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="FF99933" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="3" |'''[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]''' '''(25)'''
|rowspan=3 {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
| bgcolor=#FFC311|
|[[P. Shanmugam]]
| [[All India N.R Congress|AINRC]]
|[[A. V. Subramanian]]
| 10
|K. Rajasekaran
|[[P. Shanmugam]]
|[[R. V. Janakiraman]]
|rowspan=3 {{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
|-
| bgcolor=#FF99933|
|11th<br />{{small|([[2001 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|2001]])}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| 9
|[[P. Shanmugam]]
----
[[N. Rangasamy]]
|[[M. D. R. Ramachandran]]
|M. Chandirakasu
----
[[A. V. Subramanian]]
|[[P. Shanmugam]]
----
[[N. Rangasamy]]
|[[R. V. Janakiraman]]
|-
|-
| bgcolor=#9F9F9F|
|12th<br />{{small|([[2006 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|2006]])}}
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| 6
|[[N. Rangasamy]]
----
[[V. Vaithilingam]]
|[[R. Radhakrishnan (politician, born 1971)|R. Radhakrishnan]]
|A. V. Sreedharan
|[[N. Rangasamy]]
----
[[V. Vaithilingam]]
|[[A. M. H. Nazeem]]
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="00BFFF"|
|13th<br />{{small|([[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011]])}}
| rowspan="2" |'''[[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]] (8)'''
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
| bgcolor="#DD1100" |
|{{party color cell|All India N.R. Congress}}
| [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|[[N. Rangasamy]]
| 6
|V. Sabapathy
|[[T. P. R. Selvame]]
|[[N. Rangasamy]]
|[[V. Vaithilingam]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|-
| bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|[[14th Puducherry Assembly|14th]]<br />{{small|([[2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2016]])}}
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| 2
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[V. Narayanasamy]]
|[[V. Vaithilingam]]
----
V. P. Sivakolundhu
|V. P. Sivakolundhu
----
[[M. N. R. Balan]]
|[[V. Narayanasamy]]
|[[N. Rangasamy]]
|{{party color cell|All India N.R. Congress}}
|-
|-
|[[15th Puducherry Assembly|15th]]<br />{{small|([[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2021]])}}
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|{{party color cell|All India N.R. Congress}}
|[[N. Rangasamy]]
|[[Embalam R. Selvam]]
|[[P. Rajavelu]]
|[[N. Rangasamy]]
|[[R. Siva]]
|{{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|}
|}


== Current MLAs ==
==Members of the Legislative Assembly==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!Sl.
!colspan=9|{{Party index link|All India N.R. Congress|AINRC}} (10){{pad}}{{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP}} (6){{pad}}{{Party index link|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK}} (6){{pad}}{{Party index link|Independent politician|IND}} (5){{pad}}{{Party index link|Indian National Congress|INC}} (2){{pad}}{{Party index link|Namadhu Makkal Kazhagam|NMK}} (1)
!Constituency
!Elected MLA
! colspan="2" |Party
!Alliance
|Remarks
|-
|-
| colspan="7" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Puducherry district|<span style="color:white;">'''Puducherry District'''</span>]]
!colspan=3|Constituency
!rowspan=2|Elected member
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Political party
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Alliance
!rowspan=2|Remarks
|-
|-
| 1
!No.
| [[Mannadipet (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Mannadipet]]
!Name
!Reservation
|-
!1
|'''[[Mannadipet Assembly constituency|Mannadipet]]'''
|General
|[[A. Namassivayam]]
|[[A. Namassivayam]]
| bgcolor="#FF9933" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|National Democratic Alliance}}
|Minister for Home
|-
!2
|'''[[Thirubuvanai Assembly constituency|Thirubhuvanai]]'''
|SC
|[[P. Angalane]]
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|{{party color cell|Independent politician}}
|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|National Democratic Alliance}}
|
|
|-
|-
| 2
!3
| [[Thirubuvanai (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Thirubuvanai]]
|'''[[Ossudu Assembly constituency|Oussudu]]'''
|P Angalane
|SC
| bgcolor="#CDCDCD" |
|[[A. K. Sai J. Saravanan Kumar]]
|[[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]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|National Democratic Alliance}}
|
|
|-
|-
|4
!4
| [[Mangalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Mangalam]]
|'''[[Mangalam Assembly constituency|Mangalam]]'''
|C. Djeacoumar
|General
| bgcolor="#FFD311" |
|[[C. Djeacoumar]]
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|All India N.R. Congress}}
|
|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|National Democratic Alliance}}
|Minister for Agriculture
|-
|-
| 5
!5
| [[Villianur (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Villianur]]
|'''[[Villianur Assembly constituency|Villianur]]'''
|General
|[[R. Siva]]
|[[R. Siva]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" |
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|style="background-color:{{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}; " | [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]
|{{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|
|[[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|INDIA]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance}}
|[[List of leaders of the opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition]]
|-
|-
| 6
!6
| [[Ozhukarai (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Ozhukarai]]
|'''[[Ozhukarai Assembly constituency|Ozhukarai]]'''
|M.Sivasankar
|General
| bgcolor="#CDCDCD" |
|[[M. Sivasankar]]
|[[Independent politician]]
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|Independent politician}}
|
|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|National Democratic Alliance}}
|-
|-
| 7
!7
| [[Kadirkamam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Kadirkamam]]
|'''[[Kadirkamam Assembly constituency|Kadirgamam]]'''
|S. Ramesh
|General
|bgcolor="#FFD311" |
|K. S. P. S. Ramesh
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|All India N.R. Congress}}
|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|National Democratic Alliance}}
|
|
|-
|-
| 8
!8
| [[Indira Nagar (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Indira Nagar]]
|'''[[Indira Nagar Assembly constituency|Indira Nagar]]'''
|V. Aroumougam A. K. D.
|General
|bgcolor="#FFD311" |
|[[A. K. D. Arumugam|A. K. D.   V. Aroumougame]]
| [[All India N.R. Congress]]
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|All India N.R. Congress}}
|
|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|National Democratic Alliance}}
|Chief Whip of the Government
|-
|-
|9
!9
| [[Thattanchavady (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Thattanchavady]]
|'''[[Thattanchavady Assembly constituency|Thattanchavady]]'''
|[[N. Rangaswamy]]
|General
|bgcolor="#FFD311" |
|[[N. Rangasamy]]
| [[All India N.R. Congress]]
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|All India N.R. Congress}}
|
|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|National Democratic Alliance}}
|[[Chief Minister of Puducherry|Chief Minister]]
|-
|-
|10
!10
| [[Kamaraj Nagar (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Kamaraj Nagar]]
|'''[[Kamaraj Nagar Assembly constituency|Kamaraj Nagar]]'''
|General
|[[A. Johnkumar]]
|[[A. Johnkumar]]
| bgcolor="#FF9933" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|
|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|National Democratic Alliance}}
|Minister
|-
|-
| 11
!11
| [[Lawspet (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Lawspet]]
|'''[[Lawspet Assembly constituency|Lawspet]]'''
|General
|[[M. Vaithianathan]]
|[[M. Vaithianathan]]
| bgcolor="#00BFFF" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}; " | [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|INDIA]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance}}
|
|
|-
|-
|12
!12
| [[Kalapet (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Kalapet]]
|'''[[Kalapet Assembly constituency|Kalapet]]'''
|[[P.M.L. Kalyanasundaram]]
|General
| bgcolor="#FF9933" |
|[[P. M. L. Kalyanasundaram]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|National Democratic Alliance}}
|
|
|-
|-
| 13
!13
| [[Muthialpet (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Muthialpet]]
|'''[[Muthialpet Assembly constituency|Muthialpet]]'''
|J. Prakash Kumar
|General
| bgcolor="#CDCDCD" |
|[[J. Prakash Kumar]]
|[[Independent politician]]
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|Independent politician}}
|
|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|National Democratic Alliance}}
|-
|-
| 14
!14
| [[Raj Bhavan (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Raj Bhavan]]
|'''[[Raj Bhavan Assembly constituency|Raj Bhavan]]'''
|General
|[[K. Lakshminarayanan]]
|[[K. Lakshminarayanan]]
|bgcolor="#FFD311" |
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|All India N.R. Congress}}
|
|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|National Democratic Alliance}}
|Minister for Public Works
|-
|-
| 15
!15
| [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|'''[[Oupalam Assembly constituency|Oupalam]]'''
|Anibal Kennedy
|General
| bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" |
|Annibal Kennedy
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}; " | [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]
|{{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|INDIA]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance}}
|
|
|-
|-
| 16
!16
| [[Orleampeth (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Orleampeth]]
|'''[[Orleampeth Assembly constituency|Orleampeth]]'''
|G. Nehru
|General
| bgcolor="#CDCDCD" |
|[[G. Nehru Kuppusamy|G. Nehru   Kuppusamy]]
|Independent politician
|Namadhu Makkal Kazhagam
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|Namadhu Makkal Kazhagam}}
|None
|style="background:white;"|
|
|
|-
|-
| 17
!17
| [[Nellithope (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Nellithope]]
|'''[[Nellithope Assembly constituency|Nellithope]]'''
|General
|[[Richards Johnkumar]]
|[[Richards Johnkumar]]
| bgcolor="#FF9933" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|National Democratic Alliance}}
|
|
|-
|-
| 18
!18
| [[Mudaliarpet (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Mudaliarpet]]
|'''[[Mudaliarpet Assembly constituency|Mudaliarpet]]'''
|[[L. Sambath]]
|General
| bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" |
|L. Sambath
| [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}; " | [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]
|{{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|INDIA]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance}}
|
|
|-
|-
| 19
!19
| [[Ariankuppam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Ariankuppam]]
|'''[[Ariankuppam Assembly constituency|Ariankuppam]]'''
|R. Baskar
|General
|bgcolor="#FFD311" |
|[[R. Baskar Datchanamourtty|R. Baskar  Datchanamourtty]]
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|All India N.R. Congress}}
|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|National Democratic Alliance}}
|
|
|-
|-
| 20
!20
| [[Manavely (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Manavely]]
|'''[[Manavely Assembly constituency|Manavely]]'''
|General
|[[Embalam R. Selvam]]
|[[Embalam R. Selvam]]
| bgcolor="#FF9933" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|
|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|National Democratic Alliance}}
|[[List of speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Speaker]]
|-
|-
| 21
!21
| [[Embalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Embalam]]
|'''[[Embalam Assembly constituency|Embalam]]'''
|U Lakshmikandhan
|SC
|bgcolor="#FFD311" |
|[[U. Lakshmikandhan]]
| [[All India N.R. Congress]]
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|All India N.R. Congress}}
|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|National Democratic Alliance}}
|
|
|-
|-
| 22
!22
| [[Nettapakkam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Nettapakkam]]  
|'''[[Nettapakkam Assembly constituency|Nettapakkam]]'''
|P. Rajavelu
|SC
|bgcolor="#FFD311" |
|[[P. Rajavelu]]
| [[All India N.R. Congress]]
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|All India N.R. Congress}}
|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|National Democratic Alliance}}
|Deputy Speaker
|-
|-
| 23
!23
| [[Bahour (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Bahour]]
|'''[[Bahour Assembly constituency|Bahour]]'''
|R Senthilkumar
|General
| bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" |
|R. Senthilkumar
| [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}; " | [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]
|{{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|INDIA]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance}}
|
|
|-
|-
| colspan="7" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Karaikal district|<span style="color:white;">'''Karaikal District'''</span>]]
!24
|-
|'''[[Nedungadu Assembly constituency|Nedungadu]]'''
| 24
|SC
| [[Nedungadu (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Nedungadu]]
|[[Chandira Priyanga]]
|Chandira Priyanga
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|bgcolor="#FFD311" |
|{{party color cell|All India N.R. Congress}}
| [[All India N.R. Congress]]
|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|National Democratic Alliance}}
|
|
|-
|-
| 25
!25
| [[Thirunallar (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Thirunallar]]
|'''[[Thirunallar Assembly constituency|Thirunallar]]'''
|P.R Siva
|General
| bgcolor="#CDCDCD" |
|[[P. R. Siva]]
|[[Independent politician]]
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|Independent politician}}
|None
|style="background:white;"|
|
|
|-
|-
| 26
!26
| [[Karaikal North (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Karaikal North]]
|'''[[Karaikal North Assembly constituency|Karaikal North]]'''
|P. R. N. Thirumurugan
|General
|bgcolor="#FFD311" |
|[[P. R. N. Thirumurugan]]
| [[All India N.R. Congress]]
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|All India N.R. Congress}}
|
|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|National Democratic Alliance}}
|Minister for Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs
|-
|-
| 27
!27
| [[Karaikal South (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Karaikal South]]
|'''[[Karaikal South Assembly constituency|Karaikal South]]'''
|[[A.M.H. Nazeem]]
|General
| bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" |
|[[A. M. H. Nazeem]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}; " | [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]
|{{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|INDIA]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance}}
|
|
|-
|-
| 28
!28
| [[Neravy T R Pattinam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Neravy T R Pattinam]]
|'''[[Neravy T. R. Pattinam Assembly constituency|Neravy – T. R. Pattinam]]'''
|M Nagathiyagarajan
|General
| bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" |
|M. Nagathiyagarajan
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}; " | [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]
|{{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|INDIA]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance}}
|
|
|-
|-
| colspan="7" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Mahé district|<span style="color:white;">'''Mahe District'''</span>]]
!29
|-
|'''[[Mahe Assembly constituency|Mahe]]'''
| 29
|General
|  [[Mahe (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Mahe]]
|[[Ramesh Parambath]]
|[[Ramesh Parambath]]
| bgcolor="#00BFFF" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}; " | [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|INDIA]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance}}
|
|
|-
|-
| colspan="7" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Yanam district|<span style="color:white;">'''Yanam District'''</span>]]
!30
|-
|'''[[Yanam Assembly constituency|Yanam]]'''
| 30
|General
| [[Yanam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Yanam]]
|[[Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok]]
|[[Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok]]
| bgcolor="#CDCDCD" |
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|[[Independent politician]]
|{{party color cell|Independent politician}}
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|National Democratic Alliance}}
|
|
|}
==Party position==
{|class="wikitable"
!colspan=2=|Alliance
!colspan=2|Party
!No. of MLAs
!Leader of the party
|-
|-
| colspan="7" align="center" bgcolor="grey" | <span style="color:white;">'''Nominated'''</span>
|rowspan=4 {{party color cell|National Democratic Alliance}}
|rowspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|'''Government<br />[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]'''<br />Seats: '''21'''
|{{party color cell|All India N.R. Congress}}
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|style="text-align:center;"|10
|[[N. Rangasamy]]
|-
|-
| 31
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Rowspan=3|'''Nominated'''
|[[R. B. Ashok Babu]]
| bgcolor="#FF9933" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|style="text-align:center;"|6<ref>{{cite web |title=Centre appoints three BJP members as nominated MLAs
|
|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/centre-appoints-three-bjp-members-as-nominated-mlas/article34531005.ece |website=The Hindu |date=10 May 2021 |access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref>
 
|[[A. Namassivayam]]
|-
|{{party color cell|Independent politician}}
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|[[N/A]]
|-
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Member_of_the_Legislative_Assembly_(India)#Nominated_MLAs_in_states_and_UTs | Nominated ]]
|style="text-align:center;"|3
|[[N/A]]
|-
|rowspan=2 {{party color cell|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance}}
|rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|'''Opposition<br />[[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|INDIA]]'''<br />Seats: '''12'''
|{{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|style="text-align:center;"|6
|[[R. Siva]]
|-
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|[[M. Vaithianathan]]
|-
|-
| 32
|{{party color cell|Independent politician}}
|[[K. Venkatesan]]
|rowspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|'''Others'''<br />Seats: '''4'''
| bgcolor="#FF9933" |
|{{party color cell|Independent politician}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|style="text-align:center;"|4
|
|[[N/A]]
|-
|-
| 33
|[[V. P. Ramalingam]]
| bgcolor="#FF9933" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|
|}
|}


== See also ==
==See also==
* [[List of constituencies of Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]
*[[Yanam Municipal Council]]
* [[List of Chief Ministers of Puducherry]]
*[[Chief Minister of Puducherry]]
* [[List of lieutenant governors of Puducherry]]
*[[Puducherry Municipal Council]]
* [[List of speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry]]
* [[Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
*[[Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency]]
* [[Puducherry Municipal Council]]
*[[List of Rajya Sabha members from Puducherry]]
* [[Yanam Municipal Council]]
*[[List of speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]
*[[List of constituencies of Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]
*[[List of leaders of the opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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{{reflist|group=note}}
{{Notelist}}


== References ==
== References ==
<references />
<references />


== External links ==
==External links==
* [http://legislativebodiesinindia.gov.in/States/pondichery/pondicherry-w.htm Pouducherry Legislative Assembly]
*[https://puddu.neva.gov.in/ 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]
*[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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{{Current Indian assemblies}}
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Puducherry Legislative Assembly
15th Puducherry Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
Leadership
K. Kailashnathan
since 7 August 2024
Embalam R. Selvam, BJP
since 16 June 2021
Deputy Speaker[2]
P. Rajavelu, AINRC
since 26 Aug 2021
N. Rangasamy, AINRC
since 7 May 2021
Leader of the House
N. Rangasamy, AINRC
since 8 May 2021
R. Siva, DMK
since 8 May 2021
Government Whip
A. K. D. Arumugam[1], AINRC
since 26 Aug 2021
Structure
Seats33[lower-alpha 1]
Political groups
Government (23)
  NDA (23)

Opposition (10)

  INDIA (8)
  IND (2)
Elections
First past the post
First election
11 August 1959
Last election
6 April 2021
Next election
9 April 2026
Meeting place
Chief Secretariat of Puducherry, Puducherry, Puducherry
Website
www.py.gov.in

The Puducherry Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian union territory (UT) of Puducherry, which comprises four districts: Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahé and Yanam. Out of eight union territories of India, only three have legislatures and they are Delhi[note 1], Puducherry[note 2] and Jammu and Kashmir[note 3]. After delimitation shortly after its formation, the Puducherry legislative assembly has 30 seats, of which 5 are reserved for candidates from scheduled castes and 3 members are nominated by the Government of India. 30 members are elected directly by the people based on universal adult franchise . These nominated members enjoy the same powers as elected members of the assembly.

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 the 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.

History[edit | edit source]

Assembly during French rule[edit | edit source]

Further information: Representative Assembly of French India
Further information: Pondicherry Representative Assembly

In 1946, French India (Inde française) became Overseas territory (Territoire d'outre-mer) of France. Then a 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).[6] The Representative Assembly had 44 seats until merger of Chandernagore in 1951. Later, it reduced to 39 seats.

Merger and formation of Union Territory[edit | edit source]

The French government transferred the four enclaves to the Indian Union under a de facto treaty on 1 November 1954.[7] 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.[8] 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 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 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[8] and its members were deemed to have been elected to the Assembly.[9]:966 Thus, the First Legislative Assembly was formed without an election. Elections for the assembly have been held since 1964.

Languages[edit | edit source]

Puducherry has five official names, owing to its linguistic diversity, past French heritage, and the legacy of British India.[10] The legislative assembly is referred to as follows:

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List of the assemblies[edit | edit source]

Assembly
(Election) 		Ruling Party Chief Minister Speaker Deputy Speaker Leader of the House Leader of the Opposition
1st
(1959) 		Indian National Congress Edouard Goubert A. S. Gangeyan Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu Edouard Goubert V. Subbiah
2nd
(1964) 		Indian National Congress V. Venkatasubba Reddiar

M. O. H. Farook

V. Venkatasubba Reddiar

M. O. H. Farook

P. Shanmugam

S. Manicka Vasagam

V. N. Purushothaman V. Venkatasubba Reddiar

M. O. H. Farook

V. Venkatasubba Reddiar

V. Subbiah
3rd
(1969) 		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam M. O. H. Farook S. Perumal

M. L. Selvaradjou

M. L. Selvaradjou

Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu

M. O. H. Farook P. Shanmugam
4th
(1974) 		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam S. Ramassamy S. Pakkiam Vacant S. Ramassamy Dana Kantharaj
5th
(1977) 		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam S. Ramassamy K. Kanthi S. Pazhaninathan S. Ramassamy P. Ansari Doraisamy
6th
(1980) 		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam M. D. R. Ramachandran M. O. H. Farook L. Joseph Mariadoss M. D. R. Ramachandran P. Uthiravelu
7th
(1985) 		Indian National Congress M. O. H. Farook Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu

M. Chandirakasu

M. Chandirakasu

P. K. Sathianandan

M. O. H. Farook P. K. Loganathan
8th
(1990) 		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam M. D. R. Ramachandran G. Palaniraja A. Bhakthavatsalam M. D. R. Ramachandran M. O. H. Farook
9th
(1991) 		Indian National Congress V. Vaithilingam P. Kannan A. V. Subramanian V. Vaithilingam V. M. C. V. Ganapathy
10th
(1996) 		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam R. V. Janakiraman V. M. C. Sivakumar

M. Kandasamy

V. Nagarathinam

M. Kandasamy

R. V. Janakiraman V. Vaithilingam
Indian National Congress P. Shanmugam A. V. Subramanian K. Rajasekaran P. Shanmugam R. V. Janakiraman
11th
(2001) 		Indian National Congress P. Shanmugam

N. Rangasamy

M. D. R. Ramachandran M. Chandirakasu

A. V. Subramanian

P. Shanmugam

N. Rangasamy

R. V. Janakiraman
12th
(2006) 		Indian National Congress N. Rangasamy

V. Vaithilingam

R. Radhakrishnan A. V. Sreedharan N. Rangasamy

V. Vaithilingam

A. M. H. Nazeem
13th
(2011) 		All India N.R. Congress N. Rangasamy V. Sabapathy T. P. R. Selvame N. Rangasamy V. Vaithilingam
14th
(2016) 		Indian National Congress V. Narayanasamy V. Vaithilingam

V. P. Sivakolundhu

V. P. Sivakolundhu

M. N. R. Balan

V. Narayanasamy N. Rangasamy
15th
(2021) 		All India N.R. Congress N. Rangasamy Embalam R. Selvam P. Rajavelu N. Rangasamy R. Siva

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

  [[All India N.R. Congress|Template:All India N.R. Congress/meta/shortname]]   (10)   BJP   (6)   DMK   (6)   Independent   (5)   INC   (2)   [[Namadhu Makkal Kazhagam|Template:Namadhu Makkal Kazhagam/meta/shortname]]   (1)
Constituency Elected member Political party Alliance Remarks
No. Name Reservation
1 Mannadipet General A. Namassivayam Bharatiya Janata Party NDA Minister for Home
2 Thirubhuvanai SC P. Angalane Independent NDA
3 Oussudu SC A. K. Sai J. Saravanan Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party NDA
4 Mangalam General C. Djeacoumar All India N.R. Congress NDA Minister for Agriculture
5 Villianur General R. Siva Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam INDIA Leader of the Opposition
6 Ozhukarai General M. Sivasankar Independent NDA
7 Kadirgamam General K. S. P. S. Ramesh All India N.R. Congress NDA
8 Indira Nagar General A. K. D. V. Aroumougame All India N.R. Congress NDA Chief Whip of the Government
9 Thattanchavady General N. Rangasamy All India N.R. Congress NDA Chief Minister
10 Kamaraj Nagar General A. Johnkumar Bharatiya Janata Party NDA Minister
11 Lawspet General M. Vaithianathan Indian National Congress INDIA
12 Kalapet General P. M. L. Kalyanasundaram Bharatiya Janata Party NDA
13 Muthialpet General J. Prakash Kumar Independent NDA
14 Raj Bhavan General K. Lakshminarayanan All India N.R. Congress NDA Minister for Public Works
15 Oupalam General Annibal Kennedy Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam INDIA
16 Orleampeth General G. Nehru Kuppusamy Namadhu Makkal Kazhagam None
17 Nellithope General Richards Johnkumar Bharatiya Janata Party NDA
18 Mudaliarpet General L. Sambath Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam INDIA
19 Ariankuppam General R. Baskar Datchanamourtty All India N.R. Congress NDA
20 Manavely General Embalam R. Selvam Bharatiya Janata Party NDA Speaker
21 Embalam SC U. Lakshmikandhan All India N.R. Congress NDA
22 Nettapakkam SC P. Rajavelu All India N.R. Congress NDA Deputy Speaker
23 Bahour General R. Senthilkumar Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam INDIA
24 Nedungadu SC Chandira Priyanga All India N.R. Congress NDA
25 Thirunallar General P. R. Siva Independent None
26 Karaikal North General P. R. N. Thirumurugan All India N.R. Congress NDA Minister for Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs
27 Karaikal South General A. M. H. Nazeem Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam INDIA
28 Neravy – T. R. Pattinam General M. Nagathiyagarajan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam INDIA
29 Mahe General Ramesh Parambath Indian National Congress INDIA
30 Yanam General Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok Independent NDA

Party position[edit | edit source]

Alliance Party No. of MLAs Leader of the party
Government
NDA
Seats: 21 		All India N.R. Congress 10 N. Rangasamy
Bharatiya Janata Party 6[11] A. Namassivayam
Independent 2 N/A
Nominated 3 N/A
Opposition
INDIA
Seats: 12 		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6 R. Siva
Indian National Congress 2 M. Vaithianathan
Others
Seats: 4 		Independent 4 N/A

See also[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Delhi Assembly existed between 1952 and 1956 as a part C state and re-established in 1993.[4]
  2. ↑ Puducherry Assembly exist since 1962.
  3. ↑ was a state until 2019.[5]
  1. ↑ 30 directly elected members and 3 appointed members by the Government of India.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "The Gazette of Puducherry" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Rajavelu assumes charge as Deputy Speaker of Puducherry Legislative Assembly". 26 August 2021.
  3. ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/puducherry/puducherry-rivals-differ-on-role-of-nominated-mlas-in-floor-test/articleshow/81123456.cms
  4. ↑ The Constitution (Sixty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1991
  5. ↑ "Jammu and Kashmir assembly election in 2021 after delimitation: EC sources". Zee News. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  6. ↑ Weber, Jacques (1988). Les établissements français en Inde au XIXe siècle, 1816–1914 (4). FeniXX. ISBN 978-2-402-11912-2.
  7. ↑ "Treaty establishing De Jure Cession of French Establishments in India". Ministry of External Affairs. Media Center (Government of India). 1956.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "The Government of Union Territories Act, 1963" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  9. ↑ Malhotra, G. C. (1964). Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature. Metropolitan Book Co. Pvt. Ltd. p. 464. ISBN 978-81-200-0400-9.
  10. ↑ "Parliamentary Debates: Official Report, Volume 208, Issues 18–19". Council of States Secretariat. 2006. p. 263. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  11. ↑ "Centre appoints three BJP members as nominated MLAs". The Hindu. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2025.

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