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{{Short description|Overview of the procedure of elections in the Indian union territory of Puducherry}}
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[[File:Puducherry Electoral Constituencies Map.svg|thumb|Assembly constituency map]]
Elections in the Indian union territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] are conducted every five years to elect [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|members]] to the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]] and [[Member of Parliament (India)|members of parliament]] to the [[Lok Sabha]]. There are [[List of constituencies of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly|30 assembly constituencies]] and [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha#Puducherry (1)|1 Lok Sabha constituency]]. The union territory has conducted 14 assembly elections and 15 Lok Sabha elections since independence.
'''Elections in [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]''' are conducted to elect the members of [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Puducherry Vidhan Sabha]] and the members of the [[Lok Sabha]]. There are 30 Vidhan Sabha constituencies and 1 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state.<ref>"[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/SE_1964/StatReport_PY_64.pdf Statistical Report on General Election, 1964, to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry]". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 23 June 2019.</ref><ref>[http://www.elections.in/pondicherry/assembly-constituencies/ Puducherry Vidhan Sabha Election Results]</ref>


==Pondicherry Representative Assembly elections==
The [[Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry|lieutenant governor of Puducherry]] is the ceremonial head of the [[Puducherry (union territory)|union territory]]. However, it is the [[Chief Minister of Puducherry|chief minister of Puducherry]] who is elected as the leader of the party or political alliance having a majority in the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]. The [[Chief minister (India)|chief minister]] will be the leader of the executive branch of the [[government of Puducherry]]. The chief minister is the chief adviser to the lieutenant governor of Puducherry and the head of the union territory council of ministers.
After the de facto merger on 1 November 1954 and before the legal integration with the Indian Union on 16 August 1962, general elections were held in 1955 and 1959. So. the first general elections to the Pondicherry Representative Assembly were held in 1955 from July 18 to 23.<ref name="ref2004"/>


{| class=wikitable
==Elections==
!Year
The [[Election Commission of India]] (ECI) is responsible for monitoring and administering the elections for the [[Rajya Sabha]] (Council of States) and [[Lok Sabha]] (House of the People) of the [[Parliament of India|Parliament]] and the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]. The ECI appoints the chief electoral officer of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], an [[Indian Administrative Service|I.A.S.]] officer who oversees state-level election matters.
!Election
 
!Winning party/coalition
The [[Puducherry Election Commission]] is the state body of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] that is enacted under the provisions of the constitution and is responsible for monitoring and administering the elections for local government in Puducherry. This body is responsible for ensuring elections are free and fair, without any bias.
!Leader of the house<br>{{small|(Chief minister)}}
 
!President<br>{{small|(Speaker)}}
Elections ensure the conduct of members pre-elections, during elections, and post-elections is as per statutory legislation.
!Chief commissioner
 
The [[Puducherry Election Commission|election commission]] handles all election-related disputes. If the laws enacted to deal with the given situation in conducting elections are silent or do not make adequate provisions, the [[Madras High Court]] has ruled that the Election Commission has residual powers to act appropriately under the constitution.
 
==Types of elections==
Elections in Puducherry include elections for:
*[[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Members of Parliament]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]] (Upper House)
*[[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Members of Parliament]] in the [[Lok Sabha]] (Lower House)
*[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Members]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]
*Members of local governance bodies ([[List of municipalities in Puducherry|municipal bodies]] and [[Panchayati raj|panchayats]])
*A bye-election is held when the elected member of a particular constituency dies, resigns, or is disqualified.
 
==Rajya Sabha elections==
[[Member of Parliament (India)|Members of parliament]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]] (Council of States) from [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] are not directly elected by being voted upon by all adult citizens of the union territory but by the [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|members]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]. Candidates who win the Rajya Sabha elections are called "[[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Members of Parliament]]" and hold their seats for six years. The house meets in the Rajya Sabha Chamber of the [[Sansad Bhavan]] in [[New Delhi]] on matters relating to the creation of new laws or removing or improving the existing laws that affect all citizens of India. Elections take place to elect one member from Puducherry.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rajya-sabha-election-2017-here-is-how-members-are-elected-to-upper-house-1734558|title=Rajya Sabha Election 2017: Here Is How Members Are Elected To Upper House|date=7 August 2017|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=5 April 2025|archive-date=19 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219125449/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rajya-sabha-election-2017-here-is-how-members-are-elected-to-upper-house-1734558|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
==Lok Sabha elections==
[[Member of Parliament (India)|Members of parliament]] in the [[Lok Sabha]] (House of the People) from [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] are directly elected by being voted upon by all adult citizens of the union territory from a set of candidates who stand in their respective constituencies. Every adult citizen of India can vote only in their constituency. Candidates who win the Lok Sabha elections are called "[[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Members of Parliament]]" and hold their seats for five years or until the body is dissolved by the [[president of India]] on the advice of the [[Union Council of Ministers|council of ministers]]. The house meets in the Lok Sabha Chamber of the [[Sansad Bhavan]] in [[New Delhi]] on matters relating to the creation of new laws or removing or improving the existing laws that affect all citizens of India. Elections take place once every five years to elect one member from Puducherry.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eci.gov.in/term-of-the-houses|title=Terms of the Houses: Detail of Terms of the Union Parliament and the Legislative Assemblies|work=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date=5 April 2025|archive-date=6 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250506044325/https://www.eci.gov.in/term-of-the-houses|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
===History of Lok Sabha elections===
{|class="toccolours" style="width:75em"
!Colour key for parties
|-
|-
|1955
|{{div col|colwidth=23em}}
|[[1955 Pondicherry Representative Assembly election|First Election]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.100486|title=India, A Reference Annual 1956|page=494|work= Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India|publisher=Publications Division|year=1956}}</ref><ref name="ref2004"/>
{{legend|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]|outline=#000000}}
|[[Indian National Congress|Congress Party]]
{{legend|{{party color|All India N.R. Congress}}|[[All India N.R. Congress]]|outline=#000000}}
|'''[[Maurice Paquirissamypoullé]]''' (1955-1956)<br>'''[[Edouard Goubert]]''' (1956-1958)
{{legend|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]|outline=#000000}}
| K. L. Purushottama Reddiar <br> [[Kamichetty Parasuram]]
{{legend|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]]|outline=#000000}}
|[[Kewal Singh]]<br>M. K. Kripalani
{{legend|{{party color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}|[[Indian National Congress (Indira)]]|outline=#000000}}
|-
{{legend|{{party color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}|[[Pattali Makkal Katchi]]|outline=#000000}}
|1959
{{div col end}}
|[[1959 Pondicherry Representative Assembly election|Second Election]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.100489|title=India A Reference Annual 1962|page=499|work= Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India|publisher=Publications Division|year=1962}}</ref>
|[[Indian National Congress|Congress Party]]
|'''[[V. Venkatasubba Reddiar]]''' (1959-1963)
|A. S. Gangeyan
|L. R. S. Singh<br>S. K. Dutta<br>K. J. Somasundaram
|}
|}


==Legislative Assembly elections==
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"
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">{{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|accessdate=8 June 2020}}</ref> and its members were deemed to have been elected to the Assembly.<ref name="ref2004"/>{{rp|966}} The elections for the Puducherry Vidhan Sabha held since 1964.
!colspan=8|'''[[Lok Sabha|LOK SABHA]] ELECTIONS'''
{| class=wikitable
|-
!Year
!Election
!Election
!Winning party/coalition
!Lok Sabha
!Chief Minister
!Total Seat
!Assembly
!colspan=2|Political Party
!Percentage of Votes
|-
|-
|1963
|1967
|No election<ref name="ref2004">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DFqbAAAAMAAJ|title=Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature|work= G. C. Malhotra|publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat|year=2004|isbn=9788120004009}}</ref>{{rp|977}}
|[[4th Lok Sabha|4th]]
|[[Indian National Congress|Congress Party]]
|1
|[[Edouard Goubert]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[1st Puducherry Assembly|First]]
|rowspan=2 {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|39.83%
|-
|-
|1964
|1971
|[[1964 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|First Election]]
|[[5th Lok Sabha|5th]]
|[[Indian National Congress|Congress Party]]
|1
|[[V. Venkatasubha Reddiar]]/[[M. O. H. Farook]]/[[V. Venkatasubha Reddiar]],
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[2nd Puducherry Assembly|Second]]
|66.27%
|-
|1969
|[[1969 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|Second Election]]
|[[Indian National Congress|Congress Party]]
|[[M. O. H. Farook]]
|Third
|-
|1974
|[[1974 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|Third Election]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|[[Subramanyan Ramaswamy]]
|Fourth
|-
|-
|1977
|1977
|[[1977 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|Fourth Election]]
|[[6th Lok Sabha|6th]]
|1
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|[[Subramanyan Ramaswamy]]
|{{party color cell|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|Fifth
|53.32%
|-
|-
|1980
|1980
|[[1980 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|Fifth Election]]
|[[7th Lok Sabha|7th]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|1
|[[M. D. R. Ramachandran]]
|[[Indian National Congress (Indira)]]
|Sixth
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}
|66.45%
|-
|-
|1985
|1984
|[[1985 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|Sixth Election]]
|[[8th Lok Sabha|8th]]
|1
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[M. O. H. Farook]]
|rowspan=4 {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|Sevent
|58.86%
|-
|-
|1990
|1989
|[[1990 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|Seventh Election]]
|[[9th Lok Sabha|9th]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|1
|[[M. D. R. Ramachandran]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|Eighth
|50.47%
|-
|-
|1991
|1991
|[[1991 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|Eighth Election]]
|[[10th Lok Sabha|10th]]
|1
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[V. Vaithilingam]]
|53.07%
|Ninth
|-
|-
|1996
|1996
|[[1996 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|Ninth Election]]
|[[11th Lok Sabha|11th]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]/[[Indian National Congress]]
|1
|[[R. V. Janakiraman]]/[[P. Shanmugam]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|Tenth
|39.97%
|-
|-
|2001
|1998
|[[2001 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|Tenth Election]]
|[[12th Lok Sabha|12th]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|1
|[[P. Shanmugam]]/[[N. Rangaswamy]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|Eleventh
|{{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|41.11%
|-
|-
|2006
|1999
|[[2006 Pudcherry Legislative Assembly election|Eleventh Election]]
|[[13th Lok Sabha|13th]]
|1
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[N. Rangaswamy]]/[[V. Vaithilingam]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|Twelfth
|37.17%
|-
|-
|2011
|2004
|[[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|Twelfth Election]]
|[[14th Lok Sabha|14th]]
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|1
|[[N. Rangaswamy]]
|[[Pattali Makkal Katchi]]
|Thirteenth
|{{party color cell|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}
|49.95%
|-
|-
|2016
|[[2009 Indian general election in Puducherry|2009]]
|[[2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|Thirteenth Election]]
|[[15th Lok Sabha|15th]]
|1
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[V. Narayanasamy]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[14th Puducherry Assembly|Fourteenth]]
|49.41%
|-
|-
|2021
|2014
|[[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|Fourteenth Election]]
|[[16th Lok Sabha|16th]]
|1
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|[[N. Rangaswamy]]
|{{party color cell|All India N.R. Congress}}
|[[15th Puducherry Assembly|Fifteenth]]
|35.64%
|-
|-
|}
|[[2019 Indian general election in Puducherry|2019]]
 
|[[17th Lok Sabha|17th]]
==Performance of difference parties in legislative elections==
|1
=== 1964 ===
|[[Indian National Congress]]
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center;"
|rowspan=2 {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
| style="background: {{Party color|Indian National Congress}}; width:73.34%;" |'''22'''
|57.16%
| style="background:{{party color|Popular Front}}; width:13.33%;" |'''4'''
| style="background: {{Party color|Independent politician}}; width:13.33%;" |'''4'''
|-
|-
|<span style="color: {{Party color|Indian National Congress}};">'''INC'''</span>
|[[2024 Indian general election in Puducherry|2024]]
|<span style="color:{{party color|Popular Front}};">'''PF'''</span>
|[[18th Lok Sabha|18th]]
|<span style="color:silver;">'''Ind.'''</span>
|1
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|52.73%
|}
|}


=== 1969 ===
==Legislative Assembly elections==
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center;"
[[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Members]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]] are directly elected by being voted upon by all adult citizens of the [[Puducherry (union territory)|union territory]] from a set of candidates who stand in their respective constituencies. Every adult citizen of India can vote only in their constituency. Candidates who win the legislative assembly elections are called "Members of the Legislative Assembly" and hold their seats for five years or until the body is dissolved by the [[Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry|lieutenant governor of Puducherry]] on the advice of the council of ministers. The house meets in the Assembly Chamber of the Chief Secretariat in [[Puducherry (city)|Puducherry]] on matters relating to the creation of new laws or removing or improving the existing laws that affect all citizens of Puducherry. Elections take place once every five years to elect 30 members to the legislative assembly. The leader of the majority party or alliance takes oath as [[Chief Minister of Puducherry|chief minister of Puducherry]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/87-puducherry/|title=Puducherry - Election Commission of India|date=3 June 2021|work=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date=5 June 2021|archive-date=6 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206112931/https://eci.gov.in/files/category/87-puducherry/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="background: {{Party color|Indian National Congress}}; width:33.33%;" |'''10'''
| style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}; width:50%;" |'''15'''
| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India}}; width:10%;" |'''3'''
| style="background: {{Party color|Independent politician}}; width:6.67%;" |'''2'''
|-
|<span style="color: {{Party color|Indian National Congress}};">'''INC'''</span>
|<span style="color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};">'''DMK'''</span>
|<span style="color:{{party color|Communist Party of India}};">'''CPI'''</span>
|<span style="color:silver;">'''Ind.'''</span>
|}


=== 1974 ===
===History of Legislative Assembly elections===
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center;"
{|class="toccolours" style="width:75em"
| style="background: {{Party color|Indian National Congress}}; width:23.33%;" |'''7'''
!Colour key for parties
| style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}; width:6.67%;" |'''2'''
| style="background:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}; width:40%;" |'''12'''
| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India}}; width:6.67%;" |'''2'''
| style="background: {{Party color|Indian National Congress (Organization)}}; width:16.66.33%;" |'''5'''
| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}; width:3.33%;" |'''1'''
| style="background: {{Party color|Independent politician}}; width:3.33%;" |'''1'''
|-
|-
|<span style="color: {{Party color|Indian National Congress}};">'''INC'''</span>
|{{div col|colwidth=23em}}
|<span style="color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};">'''DMK'''</span>
{{legend|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]|outline=#000000}}
|<span style="color:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};">'''AIADMK'''</span>
{{legend|{{party color|All India N.R. Congress}}|[[All India N.R. Congress]]|outline=#000000}}
|<span style="color:{{party color|Communist Party of India}};">'''CPI'''</span>
{{legend|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]|outline=#000000}}
|<span style="color: {{Party color|Indian National Congress (Organization)}};">'''NCO'''</span>
{{legend|{{party color|Communist Party of India}}|[[Communist Party of India]]|outline=#000000}}
|<span style="color:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}};">'''CPM'''</span>
{{legend|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]|outline=#000000}}
|<span style="color:silver;">'''Ind.'''</span>
{{legend|{{party color|Independent politician}}|[[Independent politician|Independent]]|outline=#000000}}
{{legend|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]]|outline=#000000}}
{{legend|{{party color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}|[[Indian National Congress (Indira)]]|outline=#000000}}
{{legend|{{party color|Indian National Congress (Organisation)}}|[[Indian National Congress (Organisation)]]|outline=#000000}}
{{legend|{{party color|Janata Dal}}|[[Janata Dal]]|outline=#000000}}
{{legend|{{party color|Janata Party}}|[[Janata Party]]|outline=#000000}}
{{legend|#FF948E|People's Front|outline=#000000}}
{{legend|{{party color|Puducherry Makkal Congress}}|[[Puducherry Makkal Congress]]|outline=#000000}}
{{legend|{{party color|Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)}}|[[Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)]]|outline=#000000}}
{{div col end}}
|}
|}


=== 1977 ===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center;"
!colspan=14|'''[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY]] ELECTIONS'''
| style="background: {{Party color|Indian National Congress}}; width:6.67%;" |'''2'''
| style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}; width:10%;" |'''3'''
| style="background:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}; width:46.66%;" |'''14'''
| style="background:{{party color|Janata Party}}; width:23.33%;" |'''7'''
| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India}}; width:3.33%;" |'''1'''
| style="background: {{Party color|Independent politician}}; width:10%;" |'''3'''
|-
|-
|<span style="color: {{Party color|Indian National Congress}};">'''INC'''</span>
!rowspan=2|Assembly<br/>{{small|(Election)}}
|<span style="color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};">'''DMK'''</span>
!rowspan=2|Total Seats
|<span style="color:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};">'''AIADMK'''</span>
!colspan=4|First
|<span style="color:{{party color|Janata Party}};">'''JNP'''</span>
!colspan=4|Second
|<span style="color:{{party color|Communist Party of India}};">'''CPI'''</span>
!colspan=4|Third
|<span style="color:silver;">'''Ind.'''</span>
|}
 
=== 1980 ===
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center;"
| style="background: {{Party color|Indian National Congress}}; width:33.33%;" |'''10'''
| style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}; width:46.66%;" |'''14'''
| style="background:{{party color|Janata Party}}; width:10%;" |'''3'''
| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India}}; width:3.33%;" |'''1'''
| style="background: {{Party color|Independent politician}}; width:6.66%;" |'''2'''
|-
|-
|<span style="color: {{Party color|Indian National Congress}};">'''INC'''</span>
!colspan=2|Political party
|<span style="color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};">'''DMK'''</span>
!Seats
|<span style="color:{{party color|Janata Party}};">'''JNP'''</span>
!Percentage of votes
|<span style="color:{{party color|Communist Party of India}};">'''CPI'''</span>
!colspan=2|Political party
|<span style="color:silver;">'''Ind.'''</span>
!Seats
|}
!Percentage of votes
 
!colspan=2|Political party
=== 1985 ===
!Seats
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center;"
!Percentage of votes
| style="background: {{Party color|Indian National Congress}}; width:50%;" |'''15'''
| style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}; width:16.66%;" |'''5'''
| style="background:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}; width:20%;" |'''6'''
| style="background:{{party color|Janata Party}}; width:6.66%;" |'''2'''
| style="background: {{Party color|Independent politician}}; width:6.66%;" |'''2'''
|-
|-
|<span style="color: {{Party color|Indian National Congress}};">'''INC'''</span>
|[[2nd Puducherry Assembly|2nd]]<br/>{{small|([[1964 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1964]])}}
|<span style="color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};">'''DMK'''</span>
|30
|<span style="color:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};">'''AIADMK'''</span>
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|<span style="color:{{party color|Janata Party}};">'''JNP'''</span>
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|<span style="color:silver;">'''Ind.'''</span>
|22
|}
|52.07%
 
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
=== 2006 ===
|{{party color cell|Independent politician}}
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center;"
|5
| style="background: {{Party color|Indian National Congress}}; width:33.33%;" |'''10'''
|29.75%
| style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}; width:23.33%;" |'''7'''
|People's Front
| style="background:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}; width:10%;" |'''3'''
|style="background:#FF948E;"|
| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India}}; width:3.33%;" |'''1'''
|4
| style="background:{{party color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}; width:6.66%;" |'''2'''
|18.19%
| style="background:{{party color|Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}; width:3.33%;" |'''1'''
| style="background: {{Party color|Others}}; width:10%;" |'''3'''
| style="background: {{Party color|Independent politician}}; width:3.33%;" |'''3'''
|-
|-
|<span style="color: {{Party color|Indian National Congress}};">'''INC'''</span>
|[[3rd Puducherry Assembly|3rd]]<br/>{{small|([[1969 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1969]])}}
|<span style="color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};">'''DMK'''</span>
|30
|<span style="color:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};">'''AIADMK'''</span>
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|<span style="color:{{party color|Communist Party of India}};">'''CPI'''</span>
|{{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|<span style="color:{{party color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}};">'''PMK'''</span>
|15
|<span style="color:{{party color|Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};">'''MDMK'''</span>
|33.70%
|<span style="color: {{Party color|Others}};">'''PMC'''</span>
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|<span style="color:silver;">'''Ind.'''</span>
|rowspan=2 {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|}
|10
 
|42.62%
=== 2011 ===
|[[Communist Party of India]]
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center;"
|{{party color cell|Communist Party of India}}
| style="background: {{Party color|Indian National Congress}}; width:23.33%;" |'''7'''
|3
| style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}; width:6.67%;" |'''2'''
|12.62%
| style="background:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}; width:16.66%;" |'''5'''
| style="background:{{party color|All India N.R. Congress}}; width:50%;" |'''15'''
| style="background: {{Party color|Independent politician}}; width:3.33%;" |'''1'''
|-
|-
|<span style="color: {{Party color|Indian National Congress}};">'''INC'''</span>
|4th<br/>{{small|([[1974 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1974]])}}
|<span style="color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};">'''DMK'''</span>
|30
|<span style="color:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};">'''AIADMK'''</span>
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|<span style="color:{{party color|All India N.R. Congress}};">'''AINRC'''</span>
|rowspan=2 {{party color cell|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|<span style="color:silver;">'''Ind.'''</span>
|12
|}
|27.83%
 
|[[Indian National Congress]]
=== 2016 ===
|7
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center;"
|15.95%
| style="background: {{Party color|Indian National Congress}}; width:50%;" |'''15'''
|[[Indian National Congress (Organisation)]]
| style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}; width:6.67%;" |'''2'''
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress (Organisation)}}
| style="background:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}; width:13.34%;" |'''4'''
|5
| style="background:{{party color|All India N.R. Congress}}; width:26.67%;" |'''8'''
|18.92%
| style="background: {{Party color|Independent politician}}; width:3.33%;" |'''1'''
|-
|-
|<span style="color: {{Party color|Indian National Congress}};">'''INC'''</span>
|5th<br/>{{small|([[1977 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1977]])}}
|<span style="color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};">'''DMK'''</span>
|30
|<span style="color:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};">'''AIADMK'''</span>
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|<span style="color:{{party color|All India N.R. Congress}};">'''AINRC'''</span>
|14
|<span style="color:silver;">'''Ind.'''</span>
|30.96%
|}
|[[Janata Party]]
=== 2021 ===
|{{party color cell|Janata Party}}
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center;"
|7
| style="background: {{Party color|Indian National Congress}}; width:6.67%;" |'''2'''
|26.45%
| style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}; width:20%;" |'''6'''
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| style="background:{{party color|All India N.R. Congress}}; width:33.34%;" |'''10'''
|{{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| style="background: {{Party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}; width:20%;" |'''6'''
|3
| style="background: {{Party color|Independent politician}}; width:20%;" |'''6'''
|13.49%
|-
|-
|<span style="color: {{Party color|Indian National Congress}};">'''INC'''</span>
|6th<br/>{{small|([[1980 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1980]])}}
|<span style="color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};">'''DMK'''</span>
|30
|<span style="color:{{party color|All India N.R. Congress}};">'''AINRC'''</span>
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|<span style="color: {{Party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};">'''BJP'''</span>
|{{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|<span style="color:silver;">'''Ind.'''</span>
|14
|}
|27.73%
 
== Lok Sabha elections ==
The elections for the Lok Sabha seats in Puducherry held since 1977.
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Election!!Winner!!colspan="2"|Party!!Alliance
|-
| [[1967 Indian general election|1967]]
| [[Thirumudi N. Sethuraman]]
|rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|rowspan=2| [[Indian National Congress]]
| bgcolor=#00FFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]+
|-
| [[1971 Indian general election|1971]]
| [[Mohan Kumaramangalam]]
| bgcolor=#00FFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]+
|-
| [[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
| [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" |
| [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| bgcolor=#00FFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]+
|-
| [[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
|rowspan=3|[[P. Shanmugam]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress (Indira)]]
|[[Indian National Congress (Indira)]]
| bgcolor=#00FFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]+
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}
|10
|23.92%
|[[Janata Party]]
|{{party color cell|Janata Party}}
|3
|9.33%
|-
|-
| [[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|7th<br/>{{small|([[1985 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1985]])}}
|rowspan=4 style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|30
|rowspan=4| [[Indian National Congress]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| bgcolor=#00FFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]+
|rowspan=6 {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|15
|32.68%
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|{{party color cell|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|6
|15.75%
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|{{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|5
|29.08%
|-
|-
| [[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|8th<br/>{{small|([[1990 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1990]])}}
| bgcolor=#00FFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]+
|30
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|11
|25.04%
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|{{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|9
|24.07%
|[[Janata Dal]]
|{{party color cell|Janata Dal}}
|4
|18.17%
|-
|-
| [[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|9th<br/>{{small|([[1991 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1991]])}}
|rowspan=2| [[M. O. H. Farook]]
|30
| bgcolor=#00FFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]+
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|15
|30.00%
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|{{party color cell|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|6
|17.34%
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|{{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|4
|24.71%
|-
|-
| [[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|10th<br/>{{small|([[1996 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1996]])}}
| bgcolor=#00FFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]+
|30
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|9
|25.34%
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|rowspan=3 {{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|7
|22.90%
|[[Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)]]
|{{party color cell|Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)}}
|5
|9.23%
|-
|-
| [[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|11th<br/>{{small|([[2001 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|2001]])}}
| S. Arumugham
|30
|style="background-color: {{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|11
| [[United Front (India)|UF]]
|22.78%
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|7
|17.54%
|[[Puducherry Makkal Congress]]
|{{party color cell|Puducherry Makkal Congress}}
|4
|10.24%
|-
|-
| [[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|12th<br/>{{small|([[2006 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|2006]])}}
| [[M. O. H. Farook]]
|30
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|10
| bgcolor={{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}|[[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]
|29.91%
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|7
|12.59%
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|rowspan=3 {{party color cell|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|3
|16.04%
|-
|-
| [[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|13th<br/>{{small|([[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011]])}}
| [[M. Ramadass]]
|30
|style="background-color: {{party color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}" |
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
| [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]]
|{{party color cell|All India N.R. Congress}}
| bgcolor={{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}|[[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]
|15
|31.75%
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|7
|26.53%
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|5
|13.75%
|-
|-
| [[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|[[14th Puducherry Assembly|14th]]<br/>{{small|([[2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2016]])}}
| [[V. Narayanasamy]]
|30
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
| bgcolor={{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}|[[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]
|15
|30.60%
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|{{party color cell|All India N.R. Congress}}
|8
|28.12%
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|4
|16.82%
|-
|-
| [[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|[[15th Puducherry Assembly|15th]]<br/>{{small|([[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2021]])}}
| [[R. Radhakrishnan (politician)|R. Radhakrishnan]]
|30
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India N.R. Congress}}" |
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
| [[All India N.R. Congress]]
|{{party color cell|All India N.R. Congress}}
| bgcolor={{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|10
|-
|25.85%
| [[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| [[V. Vaithilingam]]
|{{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|6
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|18.51%
| bgcolor={{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}|[[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|6
|13.66%
|-
|-
|[[16th Puducherry Assembly|16th]]<br/>{{small|([[2026 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2026]])}}
|30
|{{TBA}}
|
|{{steady}}
|{{steady}}
|{{TBA}}
|
|{{steady}}
|{{steady}}
|{{TBA}}
|
|{{steady}}
|{{steady}}
|}
|}


== See Also ==  
==Bye-election==
*[[Electoral history of the Indian National Congress#Puducherry|Electoral history of the Indian National Congress in Puducherry]]
When an elected member of the [[Rajya Sabha]], [[Lok Sabha]], or [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]] left their office vacant before their term ended, a bye-election was conducted to find a suitable replacement to fill the vacant position.
*[[Electoral history of the Bharatiya Janata Party#Puducherry|Electoral history of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Puducherry]]
 
*[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam#Puducherry|Electoral history of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Puducherry]]
Common reasons for bye-elections:
*[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam#State legislative assembly elections|Electoral history of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Puducherry]]
*Resignation of the sitting [[Member of Parliament (India)|M.P.]] or an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|M.L.A.]]
*[[Pattali Makkal Katchi#Puducherry|Electoral history of the Pattali Makkal Katchi in Puducherry]]
*Death of the sitting M.P. or an M.L.A.
 
There are also other reasons that occur when the incumbent is disqualified for being ineligible to continue in office (criminal conviction, failure to maintain a minimum level of attendance in the office due to election irregularities found later, or when a candidate wins more than one seat and has to vacate one).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eci.gov.in/bye-elections|title=BYE ELECTIONS: Bye-Elections (also known as bypolls) are used to fill elected offices that have become vacant between general elections|work=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date=5 April 2025|archive-date=28 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228100258/https://www.eci.gov.in/bye-elections|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
==See also==
*[[Lok Sabha]]
*[[Rajya Sabha]]
*[[Elections in India]]
*[[Parliament of India]]
*[[History of Puducherry]]
*[[Government of Puducherry]]
*[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]
 
==References==
{{reflist}}


== References ==
==External links==
{{Reflist}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20250819064524/https://www.elections.in/ Elections in India]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20251009080041/https://www.eci.gov.in/ Election Commission of India]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20250808225228/https://ceopuducherry.py.gov.in/ Chief Electoral Officer, Puducherry]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20250222092500/https://sec.py.gov.in/ Puducherry State Election Commission]


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[[Category:Elections in Puducherry]]

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Elections in the Indian union territory of Puducherry are conducted every five years to elect members to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly and members of parliament to the Lok Sabha. There are 30 assembly constituencies and 1 Lok Sabha constituency. The union territory has conducted 14 assembly elections and 15 Lok Sabha elections since independence.

The lieutenant governor of Puducherry is the ceremonial head of the union territory. However, it is the chief minister of Puducherry who is elected as the leader of the party or political alliance having a majority in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly. The chief minister will be the leader of the executive branch of the government of Puducherry. The chief minister is the chief adviser to the lieutenant governor of Puducherry and the head of the union territory council of ministers.

Elections[edit | edit source]

The Election Commission of India (ECI) is responsible for monitoring and administering the elections for the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and Lok Sabha (House of the People) of the Parliament and the Puducherry Legislative Assembly. The ECI appoints the chief electoral officer of Puducherry, an I.A.S. officer who oversees state-level election matters.

The Puducherry Election Commission is the state body of Puducherry that is enacted under the provisions of the constitution and is responsible for monitoring and administering the elections for local government in Puducherry. This body is responsible for ensuring elections are free and fair, without any bias.

Elections ensure the conduct of members pre-elections, during elections, and post-elections is as per statutory legislation.

The election commission handles all election-related disputes. If the laws enacted to deal with the given situation in conducting elections are silent or do not make adequate provisions, the Madras High Court has ruled that the Election Commission has residual powers to act appropriately under the constitution.

Types of elections[edit | edit source]

Elections in Puducherry include elections for:

Rajya Sabha elections[edit | edit source]

Members of parliament in the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) from Puducherry are not directly elected by being voted upon by all adult citizens of the union territory but by the members of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly. Candidates who win the Rajya Sabha elections are called "Members of Parliament" and hold their seats for six years. The house meets in the Rajya Sabha Chamber of the Sansad Bhavan in New Delhi on matters relating to the creation of new laws or removing or improving the existing laws that affect all citizens of India. Elections take place to elect one member from Puducherry.[1]

Lok Sabha elections[edit | edit source]

Members of parliament in the Lok Sabha (House of the People) from Puducherry are directly elected by being voted upon by all adult citizens of the union territory from a set of candidates who stand in their respective constituencies. Every adult citizen of India can vote only in their constituency. Candidates who win the Lok Sabha elections are called "Members of Parliament" and hold their seats for five years or until the body is dissolved by the president of India on the advice of the council of ministers. The house meets in the Lok Sabha Chamber of the Sansad Bhavan in New Delhi on matters relating to the creation of new laws or removing or improving the existing laws that affect all citizens of India. Elections take place once every five years to elect one member from Puducherry.[2]

History of Lok Sabha elections[edit | edit source]

Colour key for parties
  All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  All India N.R. Congress
  Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  Indian National Congress
  Indian National Congress (Indira)
  Pattali Makkal Katchi
LOK SABHA ELECTIONS
Election Lok Sabha Total Seat Political Party Percentage of Votes
1967 4th 1 Indian National Congress 39.83%
1971 5th 1 Indian National Congress 66.27%
1977 6th 1 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 53.32%
1980 7th 1 Indian National Congress (Indira) 66.45%
1984 8th 1 Indian National Congress 58.86%
1989 9th 1 Indian National Congress 50.47%
1991 10th 1 Indian National Congress 53.07%
1996 11th 1 Indian National Congress 39.97%
1998 12th 1 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 41.11%
1999 13th 1 Indian National Congress 37.17%
2004 14th 1 Pattali Makkal Katchi 49.95%
2009 15th 1 Indian National Congress 49.41%
2014 16th 1 All India N.R. Congress 35.64%
2019 17th 1 Indian National Congress 57.16%
2024 18th 1 Indian National Congress 52.73%

Legislative Assembly elections[edit | edit source]

Members of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly are directly elected by being voted upon by all adult citizens of the union territory from a set of candidates who stand in their respective constituencies. Every adult citizen of India can vote only in their constituency. Candidates who win the legislative assembly elections are called "Members of the Legislative Assembly" and hold their seats for five years or until the body is dissolved by the lieutenant governor of Puducherry on the advice of the council of ministers. The house meets in the Assembly Chamber of the Chief Secretariat in Puducherry on matters relating to the creation of new laws or removing or improving the existing laws that affect all citizens of Puducherry. Elections take place once every five years to elect 30 members to the legislative assembly. The leader of the majority party or alliance takes oath as chief minister of Puducherry.[3]

History of Legislative Assembly elections[edit | edit source]

Colour key for parties
  All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  All India N.R. Congress
  Bharatiya Janata Party
  Communist Party of India
  Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  Independent
  Indian National Congress
  Indian National Congress (Indira)
  Indian National Congress (Organisation)
  Janata Dal
  Janata Party
  People's Front
  Puducherry Makkal Congress
  Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
Assembly
(Election) 		Total Seats First Second Third
Political party Seats Percentage of votes Political party Seats Percentage of votes Political party Seats Percentage of votes
2nd
(1964) 		30 Indian National Congress 22 52.07% Independent 5 29.75% People's Front 4 18.19%
3rd
(1969) 		30 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 15 33.70% Indian National Congress 10 42.62% Communist Party of India 3 12.62%
4th
(1974) 		30 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 12 27.83% Indian National Congress 7 15.95% Indian National Congress (Organisation) 5 18.92%
5th
(1977) 		30 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 14 30.96% Janata Party 7 26.45% Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3 13.49%
6th
(1980) 		30 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 14 27.73% Indian National Congress (Indira) 10 23.92% Janata Party 3 9.33%
7th
(1985) 		30 Indian National Congress 15 32.68% All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6 15.75% Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5 29.08%
8th
(1990) 		30 Indian National Congress 11 25.04% Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 9 24.07% Janata Dal 4 18.17%
9th
(1991) 		30 Indian National Congress 15 30.00% All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6 17.34% Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4 24.71%
10th
(1996) 		30 Indian National Congress 9 25.34% Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7 22.90% Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) 5 9.23%
11th
(2001) 		30 Indian National Congress 11 22.78% Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7 17.54% Puducherry Makkal Congress 4 10.24%
12th
(2006) 		30 Indian National Congress 10 29.91% Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7 12.59% All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3 16.04%
13th
(2011) 		30 All India N.R. Congress 15 31.75% Indian National Congress 7 26.53% All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5 13.75%
14th
(2016) 		30 Indian National Congress 15 30.60% All India N.R. Congress 8 28.12% All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4 16.82%
15th
(2021) 		30 All India N.R. Congress 10 25.85% Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6 18.51% Bharatiya Janata Party 6 13.66%
16th
(2026) 		30
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Bye-election[edit | edit source]

When an elected member of the Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha, or Puducherry Legislative Assembly left their office vacant before their term ended, a bye-election was conducted to find a suitable replacement to fill the vacant position.

Common reasons for bye-elections:

  • Resignation of the sitting M.P. or an M.L.A.
  • Death of the sitting M.P. or an M.L.A.

There are also other reasons that occur when the incumbent is disqualified for being ineligible to continue in office (criminal conviction, failure to maintain a minimum level of attendance in the office due to election irregularities found later, or when a candidate wins more than one seat and has to vacate one).[4]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Rajya Sabha Election 2017: Here Is How Members Are Elected To Upper House". The Hindu. 7 August 2017. Archived from the original on 19 December 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Terms of the Houses: Detail of Terms of the Union Parliament and the Legislative Assemblies". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 6 May 2025. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "Puducherry - Election Commission of India". Election Commission of India. 3 June 2021. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "BYE ELECTIONS: Bye-Elections (also known as bypolls) are used to fill elected offices that have become vacant between general elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2025.

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