1974 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1974 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election

| country = India

| type = legislative

| vote_type = Popular

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1969 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election

| previous_year = 1969

| election_date = 24 February 1974

| next_election = 1977 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election

| next_year = 1977

| seats_for_election = 30 seats in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly

| majority_seats = 16

| registered = {{formatnum:264103}}

| turnout = 85.32%

| image_size = 100px

| party1 = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

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| leader1 = S. Ramassamy

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| leader_since1 =

| seats1 = 12

| seats_before1 = New

| popular_vote1 =

| seat_change1 = NA

| party2 = Indian National Congress (R)

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| seats2 = 7

| seats_before2 = 10

| popular_vote2 =

| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}3

| title = CM

| before_election = President's Rule

| after_party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

| after_election = S. Ramassamy

}}

Elections to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly were held in February 1974, to elect members of the 30 constituencies in Puducherry (then known as Pondicherry), in India.{{cite web |url=https://ceopuducherry.py.gov.in/PDF/Se1974.PDF |title=Union Territory of Pondicherry Assembly - General Elections - 1974 |date= |author= |access-date= 4 September 2022}} The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the most seats, and its leader, S. Ramassamy was appointed as the Chief Minister of Puducherry (French: Ministre en chef de Pondichéry).{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/puducherry/former-puducherry-chief-minister-ramassamy-passes-away/articleshow/58679164.cms |title=Former Puducherry Chief Minister Ramassamy passes away |date=15 May 2017 |newspaper=Times of India |agency=PTI |access-date=4 September 2022 |quote=He became Chief Minister in 1974 heading the AIADMK-CPI coalition ministry for a brief period.}}{{cite web |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2021/03/26/explained-puducherry-the-territory-of-coalitions-and-presidents-rule.html |title=Explained: Puducherry, the territory of coalitions and President's Rule |magazine=The Week (Indian magazine) |date=26 March 2021 |quote=3rd election: 1974 ... Subramanyan Ramaswamy of AIADMK became chief minister with support of the CPI |access-date= 4 September 2022}}