List of constituencies of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly

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.

Main article: Puducherry Legislative Assembly
Puducherry Legislative Assembly
15th Puducherry Assembly
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
History
Founded1 July 1963 (1963-07-01)
Preceded byPuducherry Representative Assembly
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
6 April 2021
Next election
2026
Meeting place
Puducherry Legislative Assembly
Map of Assembly constituencies in Puducherry

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]
1MannadipetNonePuducherryPuducherry32,324
2ThirubuvanaiSC32,908
3Ossudu32,176
4MangalamNone38,004
5Villianur42,329
6Ozhukarai41,890
7Kadirkamam34,471
8Indira Nagar35,492
9Thattanchavady30,483
10Kamaraj Nagar37,491
11Lawspet32,359
12Kalapet34,547
13Muthialpet29,924
14Raj Bhavan26,349
15Oupalam27,913
16Orleampeth24,723
17Nellithope33,609
18Mudaliarpet35,597
19Ariankuppam39,001
20Manavely34,509
21EmbalamSC34,810
22Nettapakkam32,707
23BahourNone29,762
24NedungaduSCKaraikal31,494
25ThirunallarNone31,204
26Karaikal North35,598
27Karaikal South31,891
28Neravy T R Pattinam31,277
29MaheMahe31,092
30YanamYanam37,747

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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