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15th Puducherry Assembly

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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}

{{Infobox legislative term

| name = 15th Assembly of Pondicherry

| image = Pondicherry Legislative Assembly.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Legislative Assembly Building, rue Victor Simonel, Puducherry, India

| body = Pondicherry Legislative Assembly

| election = 2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election

| before = Fourteenth Assembly of Pondicherry

| after = Sixteenth Assembly of Pondicherry

| government = National Democratic Alliance

| opposition = Dravida Munetra Kazhagam

| term_start = {{Start date|2021| | |df=y}}

| term_end = {{End date|2026| | |df=y}}

| membership1 = 30+3

| chamber1_leader1_type = Speaker

| chamber1_leader1 = Embalam R. Selvam

| chamber1_leader2_type = Deputy Speaker

| chamber1_leader2 = P. Rajavelu

| chamber1_leader3_type = Chief Minister

| chamber1_leader3 = N. Rangasamy

| chamber1_leader4_type = Leader of the Opposition

| chamber1_leader4 = R. Siva

| chamber2 = Nominal Executive

| chamber2_leader1_type = Lieutenant Governor

| chamber2_leader1 = C. P. Radhakrishnan

}}

The Fifteenth Assembly of Pondicherry succeeded the 14th Assembly of Pondicherry and was constituted after the victory of National Democratic Alliance in the 2021 assembly election that was held on 6 April 2021.

Important members

  • Speaker:
  • Embalam R. Selvam from 16 June 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/jun/16/bjpsembalam-r-selvam-elected-speaker-of-puducherry-assembly-2316999.html|title=BJP's 'Embalam' R Selvam elected Speaker of Puducherry Assembly|agency=New Indian Express|date=16 June 2021|access-date=27 June 2020}}
  • Deputy Speaker:
  • P. Rajavelu from 25 August 2021{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/rajavelou-elected-puducherry-deputy-speaker/article36115414.ece|title=Rajavelou elected Puducherry Deputy Speaker|date=26 August 2021|work=The Hindu|access-date=22 June 2022}} to 2. Jun. 2019
  • Chief Minister:
  • N. Rangasamy since 7 May 2021.
  • Leader of opposition:
  • R. Siva since 8 May 2021.

Composition

class="wikitable"

!colspan=2|Alliance

!colspan=2|Party

!No. of MLAs

!Leader of the party

rowspan=3 {{party color cell|National Democratic Alliance}}

|rowspan=3 style="text-align:center;"|Government
NDA
Seats: 21

|{{party color cell|All India N.R. Congress}}

|All India N.R. Congress

|style="text-align:center;"|10

|N. Rangasamy

{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

|Bharatiya Janata Party

|style="text-align:center;"|6

|A. Namassivayam

{{party color cell|Independent politician}}

|Independent

|style="text-align:center;"|5

|N/A

rowspan=3 {{party color cell|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance}}

|rowspan=3 style="text-align:center;"|Opposition
INDIA
Seats: 9

|{{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

{{party color cell|Independent politician}}

|Independent

|style="text-align:center;"|1

|G. Nehru @ Kuppusamy

Members of Legislative Assembly

class="wikitable sortable"

!District

!No.

!Constituency

!Name

! colspan="2" |Party

!colspan=2|Alliance

!Remarks

rowspan="23" | Puducherry

| 1

| Mannadipet

|A. Namassivayam

| bgcolor="#FF9933" |

|Bharatiya Janata Party

|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}

|

2

| Thirubuvanai (SC)

|P. Angalane

|{{Party name with color|Independent politician}}

|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}

|

3

| Ossudu (SC)

|A. K. Sai J. Saravanan Kumar

| bgcolor="#FF9933" |

|Bharatiya Janata Party

|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}

|

4

| Mangalam

|C. Djeacoumar

| bgcolor="#FFD311" |

|All India N.R. Congress

|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}

|

5

| Villianur

|R. Siva

| bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" |

|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

|{{Party name with color|Secular Progressive Alliance}}

|

6

| Ozhukarai

|M. Sivasankar

|{{Party name with color|Independent politician}}

|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}

|

7

| Kadirkamam

|S. Ramesh

|bgcolor="#FFD311" |

|All India N.R. Congress

|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}

|

8

| Indira Nagar

|V. Aroumougam A. K. D.

|bgcolor="#FFD311" |

| All India N.R. Congress

|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}

|

9

| Thattanchavady

|N. Rangaswamy

|bgcolor="#FFD311" |

| All India N.R. Congress

|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}

|

10

| Kamaraj Nagar

|A. Johnkumar

| bgcolor="#FF9933" |

|Bharatiya Janata Party

|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}

|

11

| Lawspet

|M. Vaithianathan

| bgcolor="#00BFFF" |

|Indian National Congress

|{{Party name with color|Secular Progressive Alliance}}

|

12

| Kalapet

|P. M. L. Kalyanasundaram

| bgcolor="#FF9933" |

|Bharatiya Janata Party

|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}

|

13

| Muthialpet

|J. Prakash Kumar

|{{Party name with color|Independent politician}}

|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}

|

14

| Raj Bhavan

|K. Lakshminarayanan

|bgcolor="#FFD311" |

|All India N.R. Congress

|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}

|

15

| Oupalam

|Anibal Kennedy

| bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" |

|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

|{{Party name with color|Secular Progressive Alliance}}

|

16

| Orleampeth

|G. Nehru Kuppusamy

|{{Party name with color|Independent politician}}

|{{Party name with color|Secular Progressive Alliance}}

|

17

| Nellithope

|Richards Johnkumar

| bgcolor="#FF9933" |

|Bharatiya Janata Party

|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}

|

18

| Mudaliarpet

|L. Sambath

| bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" |

| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

|{{Party name with color|Secular Progressive Alliance}}

|

19

| Ariankuppam

|R. Baskar

|bgcolor="#FFD311" |

|All India N.R. Congress

|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}

|

20

| Manavely

|Embalam R. Selvam

| bgcolor="#FF9933" |

|Bharatiya Janata Party

|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}

|

21

| Embalam (SC)

|U. Lakshmikandhan

|bgcolor="#FFD311" |

| All India N.R. Congress

|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}

|

22

| Nettapakkam (SC)

|P. Rajavelu

|bgcolor="#FFD311" |

| All India N.R. Congress

|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}

|

23

| Bahour

|R. Senthilkumar

| bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" |

| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

|{{Party name with color|Secular Progressive Alliance}}

|

rowspan="5" | Karaikal

| 24

| Nedungadu (SC)

|Chandira Priyanga

|bgcolor="#FFD311" |

| All India N.R. Congress

|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}

|

25

| Thirunallar

|P. R. Siva

|{{Party name with color|Independent politician}}

|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}

|

26

| Karaikal North

|P. R. N. Thirumurugan

|bgcolor="#FFD311" |

| All India N.R. Congress

|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}

|

27

| Karaikal South

|A. M. H. Nazeem

| bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" |

|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

|{{Party name with color|Secular Progressive Alliance}}

|

28

| [[Neravy T. R. Pattinam Assembly constituency|Neravy T.

R. Pattinam]]

|M. Nagathiyagarajan

| bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" |

|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

|{{Party name with color|Secular Progressive Alliance}}

|

Mahe

| 29

| Mahe

|Ramesh Parambath

| bgcolor="#00BFFF" |

|Indian National Congress

|{{Party name with color|Secular Progressive Alliance}}

|

Yanam

| 30

| Yanam

|Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok

|{{Party name with color|Independent politician}}

|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}

|

rowspan="3" | N/A

| 31

|Rowspan="3"|Nominated{{cite news |title=BJP grows stronger in Puducherry as 3 party men nominated as MLAs|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/bjp-grows-stronger-in-puducherry-as-3-party-men-nominated-as-mlas-984849.html |newspaper=The Deccan Herald |date= 11 May 2021 |access-date=28 June 2022}}

|R. B. Ashok Babu

| bgcolor="#FF9933" |

|Bharatiya Janata Party

|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}

|

32

|K. Venkatesan

| bgcolor="#FF9933" |

|Bharatiya Janata Party

|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}

|

33

|V. P. Ramalingam

| bgcolor="#FF9933" |

|Bharatiya Janata Party

|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}

|

See also

References

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Notes

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{{Legislature of the Puducherry}}

{{Current Indian assemblies}}

Category:Terms of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly

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