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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]]. 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. | ||
== History == | |||
In terms of the provisions of the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 the normal tenure of the Assembly is five years, unless sooner dissolved. There are 16 Committees in the Assembly. | |||
Parliamentary and assembly constituencies of Puducherry were redesigned by [[Delimitation Commission of India]] based on data obtained in [[2001 census of India]].<ref name = delimit>{{cite web | title = Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies in the UT of Pondicherry on the basis of 2001 Census | publisher = [[Election Commission of India]] | url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Pondicherry/Final_Order_Pondicherry.pdf | date = 30 March 2005 | access-date = 25 January 2013 }}</ref> On '''4 January 2008''', the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) decided to implement the order from the Delimitation Commission.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/Delimitation_process_now_gets_CCPA_nod/articleshow/2673204.cms|title=Delimitation process now gets CCPA nod|year=2008|author=Sunil Gatade}}</ref> In addition, three members can be nominated to the assembly by the central government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-12-06|title=Centre can nominate 3 MLAs to Puducherry Assembly: SC|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/centre-empowered-nominate-3-706779.html|access-date=2021-11-29|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref> | |||
===After 1963 Delimitation=== | |||
As per The Union Territories Act, 1963, thirty members would be elected through direct suffrage.<ref>Grover, Verinder, and Ranjana Arora. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=NzxuAAAAMAAJ Encyclopaedia of India and Her States]''. Vol. 10. New Delhi [India]: Deep & Deep, 1996. p. 11</ref><ref name="eci">Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1964/StatReport_PY_64.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1964 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PONDICHERRY] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127205343/http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1964/StatReport_PY_64.pdf |date=27 January 2013 }}''</ref> | |||
Before the Elections to constitute the '''[[First Pondicherry Legislative Assembly]]''' were held in August 1964, the constituencies were delimited by the Delimitation Commission (as per Delimitation Commission Act, 1962) and the entire territory was divided into 30 single-member constituencies-21 for Pondicherry region, 6 for Karaikal region, 2 for Mahe region and 1 for Yanam region. Out of these 5 seats were reserved for [[Scheduled Castes]],<ref name="eci"/> four in Pondicherry region and one in Karaikal region.<ref name="ref2004">{{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|965}} | |||
=== Before delimitation of 2008=== | |||
The Puducherry Legislative Assembly has 30 constituencies. Out of them 21 constituencies belong to [[Puducherry district|Puducherry]], [[Karaikal]] has 6 in number, [[Mahé, India|Mahé]] has 2 in number and [[Yanam]] has a single constituency. | |||
[[Puducherry district|Puducherry]] was divided among these 21 assembly constituencies: Muthialpet, Cassicade, Raj Bhavan, Bussy, Oupalam, Orleampeth, Nellithope, Modeliarpeth, Ariankuppam, Embalom ([[Scheduled castes|SC]]), Nettapakkam, Kuruvinatham, Bahour ([[Scheduled castes|SC]]), Thirubuvanai ([[Scheduled castes|SC]]), Mannadipeth, Ossudu ([[Scheduled castes|SC]]), Villenour, Ozhukarai, Thattanchavady, Reddiarpalayam and Lawspet. | |||
Area under [[Karaikal district]] was divided among the following 6 assembly constituencies: Cotchery, Karaikal, Karaikal South, Neravy-Grand Alde, Tirunallar and Neduncadu ([[Scheduled castes|SC]]). | |||
Assembly constituencies of Mahé and Palloor were from [[Mahé district]]. The [[Yanam district]] formed a single assembly constituency, i.e. Yanam. | |||
=== After delimitation of 2008=== | |||
Post delimitation, the Puducherry parliamentary constituencies is divided among 30 assembly constituencies, as before. Now, Yanam and Mahé districts form a single constituency each, viz [[Yanam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Yanam]] and [[Mahe (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Mahé]], respectively.<ref name=delimit/> The area under Karaikal district forms 5 assembly constituencies, viz [[Nedungadu (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Nedungadu]], [[Thirunallar (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Thirunallar]], [[Karaikal North (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Karaikal North]], [[Karaikal South (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Karaikal South]] and [[Neravy T R Pattinam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Neravy T R Pattinam]].<ref name=delimit/> The area under the Puducherry district forms 23 assembly constituencies, viz [[Mannadipet (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Mannadipet]], [[Thirubuvanai (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Thirubuvanai]], [[Ossudu (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Ossudu]], [[Mangalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Mangalam]], [[Villianur (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Villianur]], [[Ozhukarai (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Ozhukarai]], [[Kadirkamam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Kadirkamam]], [[Indira Nagar (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Indira Nagar]], [[Thattanchavady (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Thattanchavady]], [[Kamaraj Nagar (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Kamaraj Nagar]], [[Lawspet (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Lawspet]], [[Kalapet (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Kalapet]], [[Muthialpet (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Muthialpet]], [[Raj Bhavan (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Raj Bhavan]], [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]], [[Orleampeth (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Orleampeth]], [[Nellithope (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Nellithope]], [[Mudaliarpet (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Mudaliarpet]], [[Ariankuppam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Ariankuppam]], [[Manavely (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Manavely]], [[Embalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Embalam]], [[Nettapakkam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Nettapakkam]] and [[Bahour (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Bahour]].<ref name=delimit/> | |||
The constituencies of Thirubuvanai, Ossudu, Embalam, Nettapakkam and Nedungadu are reserved for candidates from [[Scheduled castes|SC]].<ref name=delimit/> | |||
==List of constituencies== | ==List of constituencies== | ||
Following is the list of the constituencies of the '''[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]''' since the delimitation of legislative assembly constituencies in 2008. Out of the 30 constituencies, 23 belong to [[Puducherry district|Puducherry]], [[Karaikal district|Karaikal]] has 5 constituencies, while [[Mahe district|Mahe]] and [[Yanam district|Yanam]] have a single constituency each. The constituencies of [[Thirubuvanai (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Thirubuvanai]], [[Ossudu (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Ossudu]], [[Embalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Embalam]], [[Nettapakkam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Nettapakkam]] and [[Nedungadu (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Nedungadu]] are reserved for candidates of the [[Scheduled Castes]] (SC).<ref name= | [[File:Puducherry Electoral Constituencies Map.svg|thumb|Constituency map]] | ||
Following is the list of the constituencies of the '''[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]''' since the delimitation of legislative assembly constituencies in 2008. Out of the 30 constituencies, 23 belong to [[Puducherry district|Puducherry]], [[Karaikal district|Karaikal]] has 5 constituencies, while [[Mahe district|Mahe]] and [[Yanam district|Yanam]] have a single constituency each. The constituencies of [[Thirubuvanai (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Thirubuvanai]], [[Ossudu (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Ossudu]], [[Embalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Embalam]], [[Nettapakkam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Nettapakkam]] and [[Nedungadu (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Nedungadu]] are reserved for candidates of the [[Scheduled Castes]] (SC).<ref name=delimitb>{{cite web|format=PDF|title=Schedule XXII Puducherry Table A - Assembly Constituencies|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/nri/puducherry_Delimitation.pdf|access-date=2011-05-13}}</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections-2016/puducherry-elections-2016/assemblyelections2016results/state-puducherry.cms PUDUCHERRY ELECTIONS 2016 RESULTS]</ref> | |||
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