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.
| 15th Assembly of Pondicherry | |||||
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 Legislative Assembly Building, rue Victor Simonel, Puducherry, India | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Pondicherry Legislative Assembly | ||||
| Term | 2021 – 2026 | ||||
| Election | 2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election | ||||
| Government | National Democratic Alliance | ||||
| Opposition | Dravida Munetra Kazhagam | ||||
| Members | 30+3 | ||||
| Speaker | Embalam R. Selvam | ||||
| Deputy Speaker | P. Rajavelu | ||||
| Chief Minister | N. Rangasamy | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | R. Siva | ||||
| Nominal Executive | |||||
| Lieutenant Governor | C. P. Radhakrishnan | ||||
Important members
edit- Speaker:
- Embalam R. Selvam from 16 June 2021.[1]
- Deputy Speaker:
- P. Rajavelu from 25 August 2021[2] to 2. Jun. 2019
- Chief Minister:
- N. Rangasamy since 7 May 2021.
- Leader of opposition:
- R. Siva since 8 May 2021.
Membership by party
editMembers of Puducherry assembly by their political party (as of 1 April 2024[update]) :
| Alliance | Party | MLAs | Leader of the legislature party | Role | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDA (21) | All India N.R. Congress | AINRC | 10 | N. Rangasamy[3] | Government | |||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | BJP | 6[note 1] | A. Namassivayam[5] | |||||
| Independent | IND | 5 | ||||||
| SPA (9) | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | DMK | 6 | R. Siva[6] | Opposition | |||
| Indian National Congress | INC | 2 | M. Vaithianathan | |||||
| Independent | IND | 1 | G. Nehru Kuppusamy | |||||
Members of Legislative Assembly
editSee also
edit- Government of Puducherry
- List of chief ministers of Puducherry
- List of speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
- List of lieutenant governors of Puducherry
- Puducherry Legislative Assembly
- Pondicherry Representative Assembly
- 2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election
- 2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election
- First Assembly of Puducherry
References
edit- ^ "BJP's 'Embalam' R Selvam elected Speaker of Puducherry Assembly". New Indian Express. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Rajavelou elected Puducherry Deputy Speaker". The Hindu. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "Rangasamy elected AINRC Legislature Party Leader in Puducherry". NetIndian. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ a b "BJP grows stronger in Puducherry as 3 party men nominated as MLAs". The Deccan Herald. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "A Namassivayam elected floor leader of BJP in Puducherry Assembly". Asian News International. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Four-time MLA R Siva appointed leader of DMK legislature party in Puducherry". The New Indian Express. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2022.