List of constituencies of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly

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Main article: Puducherry Legislative Assembly
Puducherry Legislative Assembly
14th Puducherry Assembly
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Type
Type
Unicameral
Term limits
5 years
History
Founded1 July 1963; 58 years ago (1963-07-01)
Preceded byPuducherry Representative Assembly
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
6 April 2021
Next election
Meeting place
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Puducherry Legislative Assembly
Map of Assembly constituencies in Puducherry
Map of Assembly constituencies in Puducherry

The Puducherry Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian union territory (UT) of Puducherry, which comprises four districts: Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahé and 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.

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, Karaikal has 5 constituencies, while Mahe and Yanam have a single constituency each. The constituencies of Thirubuvanai, Ossudu, Embalam, Nettapakkam and Nedungadu are reserved for candidates of the Scheduled Castes (SC).[1][2]

Constituency
No. 		Name Reserved for
(SC/None) 		District Lok Sabha
constituency 		Electors
(2021)[3]
1 Mannadipet None Puducherry Puducherry 32,324
2 Thirubuvanai SC 32,908
3 Ossudu 32,176
4 Mangalam None 38,004
5 Villianur 42,329
6 Ozhukarai 41,890
7 Kadirkamam 34,471
8 Indira Nagar 35,492
9 Thattanchavady 30,483
10 Kamaraj Nagar 37,491
11 Lawspet 32,359
12 Kalapet 34,547
13 Muthialpet 29,924
14 Raj Bhavan 26,349
15 Oupalam 27,913
16 Orleampeth 24,723
17 Nellithope 33,609
18 Mudaliarpet 35,597
19 Ariankuppam 39,001
20 Manavely 34,509
21 Embalam SC 34,810
22 Nettapakkam 32,707
23 Bahour None 29,762
24 Nedungadu SC Karaikal 31,494
25 Thirunallar None 31,204
26 Karaikal North 35,598
27 Karaikal South 31,891
28 Neravy T R Pattinam 31,277
29 Mahe Mahe 31,092
30 Yanam Yanam 37,747

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Schedule XXII Puducherry Table A - Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  2. ^ PUDUCHERRY ELECTIONS 2016 RESULTS
  3. ^ "Integrated Electoral Rolls of 2021, published on 20th January, 2021 - Assembly Constituency-wise Electors". ceopuducherry.py.gov.in. 20 January 2021. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
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