List of chief ministers of Puducherry

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Chief Minister of Union Territory of Puducherry
Seal of Puducherry.svg
Emblem of Puducherry
N Rangaswamy.jpg
Incumbent
N. Rangaswamy
since 7 May 2021 (2021-05-07)
Chief Minister's Office
StyleThe Honourable (formal)
Mr. Chief Minister (informal)
StatusHead of Government
AbbreviationCM
Member of
Reports to
SeatChief Secretariat Government of Puducherry, White Town, Puducherry - 605001
AppointerLieutenant Governor of Puducherry
by convention, based on appointee's ability to command confidence in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
Term length5 years, unless dissolved sooner. No term limits specified.[1]
Inaugural holderEdouard Goubert (1963–64)
Formation1 July 1963
(60 years ago) (1963-07-01)

The Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Puducherry is the Chief Minister of the Indian union territory of Puducherry. He is elected by the people of the union territory, appointed by the President of India[2] and sworn-in by the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry. The longest serving chief minister and current incumbent of Puducherry is N. Rangasamy of over 12 years period from 2001 to 2008 (Indian National Congress) and from 2011 to 2016 (All India N.R. Congress) and from 2021

The Pondicherry 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[3] and its members (who got elected in 1959) were deemed to have been elected to the Legislative Assembly. The elections for the Puducherry Vidhan Sabha held since 1964.[4]:966

Chief Ministers of Puducherry[edit]

Color keys of Chief Minister's Party

  All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  All India N.R. Congress
  Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  Indian National Congress
  N/A (President's rule)
S. No. Portrait Name Constituency Term Assembly

(election)

Party[lower-alpha 1]
1 Édouard Goubert Mannadipet 1 July 1963 24 August 1964 1 year, 54 days Interim Assembly

(1959 election)

Indian National Congress
2 V Venkatasubha Reddiar 2011 stamp of India.jpg V. Venkatasubha Reddiar Nettapacom 11 September 1964 9 April 1967 2 years, 228 days 1st Assembly

(1964 election)

3 M. O. H. Farook Karaikal North 9 April 1967 6 March 1968 332 days
(2) V Venkatasubha Reddiar 2011 stamp of India.jpg V. Venkatasubha Reddiar Nettapacom 6 March 1968 18 September 1968 196 days
– Emblem of India.svg Vacant[lower-alpha 2]
(President's rule) 		N/A 18 September 1968 17 March 1969 180 days N/A
(3) M. O. H. Farook Calapeth 17 March 1969 3 January 1974 4 years, 292 days 2nd Assembly

(1969 election)

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
– Emblem of India.svg Vacant[lower-alpha 2]
(President's rule) 		N/A 3 January 1974 6 March 1974 62 days N/A
4 Subramanyan Ramaswamy Karaikal South 6 March 1974 28 March 1974 22 days 3rd Assembly

(1974 election)

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
– Emblem of India.svg Vacant[lower-alpha 2]
(President's rule) 		N/A 28 March 1974 2 July 1977 3 years, 96 days N/A
(4) Subramanyan Ramaswamy Karaikal South 2 July 1977 12 November 1978 1 year, 133 days 4th Assembly

(1977 election)

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
– Emblem of India.svg Vacant[lower-alpha 2]
(President's rule) 		N/A 12 November 1978 16 January 1980 1 year, 65 days N/A
5 M. D. R. Ramachandran Mannadipet 16 January 1980 24 June 1983 3 years, 159 days 5th Assembly

(1980 election)

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
– Emblem of India.svg Vacant[lower-alpha 2]
(President's rule) 		N/A 24 June 1983 16 March 1985 1 year, 265 days N/A
(3) M. O. H. Farook Lawspet 16 March 1985 4 March 1990 4 years, 353 days 6th Assembly

(1985 election)

Indian National Congress
(5) M. D. R. Ramachandran Mannadipet 8 March 1990 3 March 1991 364 days 7th Assembly

(1990 election)

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
– Emblem of India.svg Vacant[lower-alpha 2]
(President's rule) 		N/A 3 March 1991 4 July 1991 123 days N/A
6 Vaithilingam.jpg V. Vaithilingam Nettapakkam 4 July 1991 13 May 1996 4 years, 314 days 8th Assembly

(1991 election)

Indian National Congress
7 R. V. Janakiraman Nellithope 26 May 1996 21 March 2000 3 years, 313 days 9th Assembly

(1996 election)

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
8 P. Shanmugam Yanam 22 March 2000 15 May 2001 1 year, 55 days Indian National Congress
24 May 2001 26 October 2001 164 days 10th Assembly

(2001 election)

9 N Rangaswamy.jpg N. Rangaswamy Thattanchavady 27 October 2001 12 May 2006 6 years, 313 days
13 May 2006 4 September 2008 11th Assembly

(2006 election)

(6) Vaithilingam.jpg V. Vaithilingam Nettapakkam 4 September 2008 16 May 2011 2 years, 254 days
(9) N Rangaswamy.jpg N. Rangaswamy Kadirkamam 16 May 2011 6 June 2016 5 years, 20 days 12th Assembly

(2011 election)

All India N.R. Congress
10 VNarayanasamy.jpg V. Narayanasamy Nellithope 6 June 2016 22 February 2021 4 years, 261 days 13th Assembly

(2016 election)

Indian National Congress
– Emblem of India.svg Vacant[lower-alpha 2]
(President's rule) 		N/A 23 February 2021 7 May 2021 73 days N/A
(9) N Rangaswamy.jpg N. Rangaswamy Thattanchavady 7 May 2021 Incumbent 2 years, 278 days 14th Assembly

(2021 election)

All India N.R. Congress

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

Footnotes
  1. ↑ This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved.[5]
References
  1. ↑ Durga Das Basu. Introduction to the Constitution of India. 1960. 20th Edition, 2011 Reprint. pp. 241, 245. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. ISBN 978-81-8038-559-9. Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Odisha as well.
  2. ↑ "Indian Kanoon.org". Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "The Government of Union Territories Act, 1963" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  4. ↑ Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature. 2004. ISBN 9788120004009. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  5. ↑ Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005.

See also[edit]

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