Puducherry Legislative Assembly
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Puducherry Legislative Assembly புதுச்சேரி சட்டப் பேரவை പുതുച്ചേരി നിയമസഭ పుదుచ్చేరి శాసనసభ |
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Term limits
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5 years |
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Leader of the House
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Leader of the Opposition
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| Seats | 30 |
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Political groups
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Government Coalation (17) |
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| First-past-the-post | |
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Last election
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16 May 2016 |
Government Coalation (17)
INC (15)
DMK (2)
Opposition (13)
AINRC (8)
AIADMK (4)
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 30 seats, of which 5 are reserved for candidates from scheduled castes. Members are elected directly by the people on the basis of universal adult franchise.
Geographically, the area under the Puducherry UT consists of three disjointed regions, with Puducherry and Karaikal districts surrounded by districts of Tamil Nadu, Yanam district an enclave of East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, and Mahé district bordered by districts of Kerala. The four districts were ruled by French before they were integrated into India in 1962. For ease of administration, during French rule, the area under these four districts was divided into 39 assembly constituencies. After becoming a UT of India, Puducherry was divided into 30 assembly constituencies, which were restructured in 2005 by the Delimitation Commission of India.
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