15th Puducherry Assembly

15th Assembly of Pondicherry
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Legislative Assembly Building, rue Victor Simonel, Puducherry, India
Overview
Legislative bodyPondicherry Legislative Assembly
Term2021 (2021) – 2026 (2026)
Election2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election
GovernmentNational Democratic Alliance
OppositionDravida Munetra Kazhagam
Members30+3
SpeakerEmbalam R. Selvam
Deputy SpeakerP. Rajavelu
Chief MinisterN. Rangasamy
Leader of the OppositionR. Siva
Nominal Executive
Lieutenant GovernorC. 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

Composition

Alliance Party No. of MLAs Leader of the party
Government
NDA
Seats: 21 		All India N.R. Congress 10 N. Rangasamy
Bharatiya Janata Party 6 A. Namassivayam
Independent 5 N/A
Opposition
INDIA
Seats: 9 		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6 R. Siva
Indian National Congress 2 M. Vaithianathan
Independent 1 G. Nehru @ Kuppusamy

Members of Legislative Assembly

District No. Constituency Name Party Alliance Remarks
Puducherry 1 Mannadipet A. Namassivayam Bharatiya Janata Party NDA
2 Thirubuvanai (SC) P. Angalane Independent NDA
3 Ossudu (SC) A. K. Sai J. Saravanan Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party NDA
4 Mangalam C. Djeacoumar All India N.R. Congress NDA
5 Villianur R. Siva Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA
6 Ozhukarai M. Sivasankar Independent NDA
7 Kadirkamam S. Ramesh All India N.R. Congress NDA
8 Indira Nagar V. Aroumougam A. K. D. All India N.R. Congress NDA
9 Thattanchavady N. Rangaswamy All India N.R. Congress NDA
10 Kamaraj Nagar A. Johnkumar Bharatiya Janata Party NDA
11 Lawspet M. Vaithianathan Indian National Congress SPA
12 Kalapet P. M. L. Kalyanasundaram Bharatiya Janata Party NDA
13 Muthialpet J. Prakash Kumar Independent NDA
14 Raj Bhavan K. Lakshminarayanan All India N.R. Congress NDA
15 Oupalam Anibal Kennedy Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA
16 Orleampeth G. Nehru Kuppusamy Independent SPA
17 Nellithope Richards Johnkumar Bharatiya Janata Party NDA
18 Mudaliarpet L. Sambath Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA
19 Ariankuppam R. Baskar All India N.R. Congress NDA
20 Manavely Embalam R. Selvam Bharatiya Janata Party NDA
21 Embalam (SC) U. Lakshmikandhan All India N.R. Congress NDA
22 Nettapakkam (SC) P. Rajavelu All India N.R. Congress NDA
23 Bahour R. Senthilkumar Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA
Karaikal 24 Nedungadu (SC) Chandira Priyanga All India N.R. Congress NDA
25 Thirunallar P. R. Siva Independent NDA
26 Karaikal North P. R. N. Thirumurugan All India N.R. Congress NDA
27 Karaikal South A. M. H. Nazeem Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA
28 Neravy T. R. Pattinam M. Nagathiyagarajan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA
Mahe 29 Mahe Ramesh Parambath Indian National Congress SPA
Yanam 30 Yanam Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok Independent NDA
N/A 31 Nominated[3] V. Selvam Bharatiya Janata Party NDA
32 E. Theeppainthan Bharatiya Janata Party NDA
33 S. Rajasekaran Bharatiya Janata Party NDA

See also

References

  1. ^ "BJP's 'Embalam' R Selvam elected Speaker of Puducherry Assembly". New Indian Express. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Rajavelou elected Puducherry Deputy Speaker". The Hindu. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Ministry of Home Affairs nominates three BJP members to the Puducherry Assembly". The Hindu. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.

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