Unicameral legislature of the Indian union territory of Puducherry
Puducherry Legislative Assembly
Assemblée législative de Pondichéry
15th Puducherry Assembly
Type
Type
Unicameral
Term limits
5 years
History
Founded
1 July 1963; 60 years ago (1963-07-01)
Preceded by
Puducherry Representative Assembly
Leadership
Speaker
Embalam R. Selvam, BJP since 16 June 2021
Deputy Speaker
P. Rajavelu, AINRC since 25 August 2021
Leader of the House (Chief Minister)
N. Rangaswamy, AINRC since 7 May 2021
Leader of the Opposition
R. Siva, DMK since 8 May 2021
Structure
Seats
30 (elected) + 3 (nominated)
Political groups
Government (22)
NDA (22)
AINRC (10)
BJP (6)
IND (6)[1]
Official Opposition (8)
INDIA (8)
DMK (6)
INC (2)
Nominated (3)
NOM (3)
Elections
Voting system
First-past-the-post
Last election
6 April 2021
Next election
2026
Meeting place
Puducherry Legislative Assembly
Website
https://puddu.neva.gov.in/
The Puducherry Legislative Assembly (French: Assemblée législative de Pondichéry) 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 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 and the remaining three are nominated by the central government. These nominated members enjoy same powers as elected members of the assembly.
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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.
^"Is the BJP trying to capture power from its ally AINRC in Puducherry?". Scroll.in. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
^"Jammu and Kashmir assembly election in 2021 after delimitation: EC sources". Zee News. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
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