List of chief ministers of Puducherry

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Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Puducherry
Putuccēri Mutalamaiccar
Emblem of the Government of Puducherry.png
Emblem of Puducherry
N Rangaswamy.jpg
Incumbent
N. Rangasamy
since 7 May 2021
Style
Type Head of government
StatusLeader of the Executive
AbbreviationCMOPY
Member of
Reports to
Appointer Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry
Formation1 July 1963;61 years ago (1963-07-01)
First holder Edouard Goubert
Website Official website

The chief minister of Puducherry is the chief executive of the Indian union territory of Puducherry. In accordance with the Constitution of India, the lieutenant governor is a union territory's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly, the lieutenant governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The lieutenant governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly. Given that he has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits. [1]

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Since 1963, Puducherry has had 10 chief ministers. The longest-serving and current chief minister, N. Rangasamy from All India N.R. Congress, held the office for over fifteen years in multiple tenures. The former governor of Kerala M. O. H. Farook has the second-longest tenure and V. Vaithilingam from the Indian National Congress has the third-longest tenure. The inaugural holder Edouard Goubert from the Indian National Congress has the shortest tenure (only 1 year, 71 days). There have been seven instances of president's rule in Puducherry, most recently in 2021.

The current incumbent is N. Rangasamy of the All India N.R. Congress since 7 May 2021.

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The French settlements in India were in a transition period between the de facto transfer day (i.e., 1 November 1954) and the de jure transfer day (i.e., 16 August 1962). [2] In January 1955, the government of India, by an order, renamed these four French settlements in India as the State of Pondicherry. [3] Both these transfer days are official holidays within the union territory of Puducherry. [4] [5]

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		Term in office
Assumed officeLeft officeTime in office
1 No image available.svg Maurice Pakkiriswamy Pillai
(1906–1956)		17 August 195513 January 1956149 days
2 No image available.svg Edouard Goubert
(1894–1979)		17 January 195624 October 19582 years, 280 days
–Vacant (25 October 1958 – 8 September 1959)
3 V Venkatasubha Reddiar 2011 stamp of India.jpg V. Venkatasubba Reddiar
(1909–1982)		9 September 195930 June 19633 years, 294 days

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On 10 May 1963, the government of India enacted the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963, which came into force on 1 July 1963. This introduced the same pattern of government that prevailed in the rest of the country, but subject to certain limitations. [6] Under Article 239 of the Indian Constitution, the president of India appoints the lieutenant governor of Puducherry with such designation as he may specify to head the administration of the territory. The lieutenant governor appoints the chief minister. The lieutenant governor, on the advice of the chief minister, appoints the council of ministers.

Also, the representative assembly was converted into the legislative assembly of Pondicherry on 1 July 1963 as per Section 54(3) of The Union Territories Act, 1963 and its members were deemed to have been elected to the assembly. [7] Thus, the first legislative assembly was formed without an election. Elections for the assembly have been held since 1964.

No.PortraitName

(Birth–Death)

Elected constituencyTerm of office [8] Assembly
(Election)		MinistryAppointed byPolitical party [a]
Assumed officeLeft officeTime in office
1 No image available.svg Edouard Goubert
(1894–1979)		 Mannadipet 1 July 196310 September 19641 year, 71 days 1st
(1959)		 Goubert S. K. Datta Indian National Congress
2 V Venkatasubha Reddiar 2011 stamp of India.jpg V. Venkatasubba Reddiar
(1909–1982)		 Nettapakkam 11 September 19649 April 1967 [RES] 2 years, 210 days 2nd
(1964)		Reddiar I S. L. Silam
3 The Governor of Jharkhand, Shri M.O.H Farook receiving the Queen's Baton 2010 Delhi, at Raj Bhavan Ranchi on August 06, 2010 (cropped).jpg M. O. H. Farook
(1937–2012)		 Karaikal North 9 April 19676 March 1968 [RES] 332 daysFarook I
(2) V Venkatasubha Reddiar 2011 stamp of India.jpg V. Venkatasubba Reddiar
(1909–1982)		 Nettapakkam 6 March 1968 [§] 17 September 1968195 daysReddiar II
– Emblem of India.svg Vacant
( President's rule )		 N/A 18 September 196816 March 1969179 daysDissolved N/A – N/A
(3) The Governor of Jharkhand, Shri M.O.H Farook receiving the Queen's Baton 2010 Delhi, at Raj Bhavan Ranchi on August 06, 2010 (cropped).jpg M. O. H. Farook
(1937–2012)		 Kalapet 17 March 1969 [§] 2 January 19744 years, 291 days 3rd
(1969)		Farook II B. D. Jatti Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
– Emblem of India.svg Vacant
( President's rule )		 N/A 3 January 19745 March 197461 daysDissolved N/A – N/A
4 No image available.svg S. Ramassamy
(1939–2017)		 Karaikal South 6 March 197428 March 197422 days4th
(1974)		Ramassamy I Cheddi Lal All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
– Emblem of India.svg Vacant
( President's rule )		 N/A 29 March 19741 July 19773 years, 94 daysDissolved N/A – N/A
(4) No image available.svg S. Ramassamy
(1939–2017)		 Karaikal South 2 July 1977 [§] 12 November 19781 year, 133 days5th
(1977)		Ramassamy II B. T. Kulkarni All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
– Emblem of India.svg Vacant
( President's rule )		 N/A 13 November 197815 January 19801 year, 63 daysDissolved N/A – N/A
5 No image available.svg M. D. R. Ramachandran
(1934–2024)		 Mannadipet 16 January 198023 June 1983 [NC] 3 years, 158 days6th
(1980)		Ramachandran I B. T. Kulkarni Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
– Emblem of India.svg Vacant
( President's rule )		 N/A 24 June 198315 March 19851 year, 264 daysDissolved N/A – N/A
(3) The Governor of Jharkhand, Shri M.O.H Farook receiving the Queen's Baton 2010 Delhi, at Raj Bhavan Ranchi on August 06, 2010 (cropped).jpg M. O. H. Farook
(1937–2012)		 Lawspet 16 March 1985 [§] 7 March 19904 years, 356 days7th
(1985)		Farook IIIT. P. Tewary Indian National Congress
(5) No image available.svg M. D. R. Ramachandran
(1934–2024)		 Mannadipet 8 March 1990 [§] 2 March 1991 [NC] 359 days8th
(1990)		Ramachandran II Chandrawati Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
– Emblem of India.svg Vacant
( President's rule )		 N/A 3 March 19913 July 1991122 daysDissolved N/A – N/A
6 V. Vaithilingam.jpg V. Vaithilingam
(1950–)		 Nettapakkam 4 July 199125 May 19964 years, 326 days9th
(1991)		Vaithilingam IHarswarup Singh Indian National Congress
7 R.V.Janakiraman2 (cropped).jpg R. V. Janakiraman
(1941–2019)		 Nellithope 26 May 199621 March 2000 [NC] 3 years, 300 days10th
(1996)		Janakiraman Rajendra Kumari Bajpai Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
8 No image available.svg P. Shanmugam
(1927–2013)		 Yanam 22 March 200023 May 20011 year, 219 daysShanmugam I Rajani Rai Indian National Congress
24 May 200127 October 2001 [RES] 11th
(2001)		Shanmugam II
9 N Rangaswamy.jpg N. Rangasamy
(1950–)		 Thattanchavady 27 October 200112 May 20066 years, 313 daysRangasamy I
13 May 20064 September 2008 [RES] 12th
(2006)		Rangasamy II Madan Mohan Lakhera
(6) V. Vaithilingam.jpg V. Vaithilingam
(1950–)		 Nettapakkam 4 September 2008 [§] 15 May 20112 years, 253 daysVaithilingam II Govind Singh Gurjar
(9) N Rangaswamy.jpg N. Rangasamy
(1950–)		 Kadirkamam 16 May 2011 [§] 5 June 20165 years, 20 days13th
(2011)		Rangasamy III Iqbal Singh All India N.R. Congress
10 VNarayanasamy.jpg V. Narayanasamy
(1947–)		 Nellithope 6 June 201622 February 2021 [NC] 4 years, 261 days 14th
(2016)		 Narayanasamy Kiran Bedi Indian National Congress
– Emblem of India.svg Vacant
( President's rule )		 N/A 23 February 20216 May 202172 daysDissolved N/A – N/A
(9) N Rangaswamy.jpg N. Rangasamy
(1950–)		 Thattanchavady 7 May 2021 [§] Incumbent3 years, 216 days 15th
(2021)		 Rangasamy IV Tamilisai Soundararajan All India N.R. Congress
Timeline
V. NarayanasamyN. RangasamyP. ShanmugamR. V. JanakiramanV. VaithilingamM. D. R. RamachandranS. RamassamyVacantM. O. H. FarookV. Venkatasubba ReddiarEdouard GoubertList of chief ministers of Puducherry

Statistics

List of chief ministers by length of term
No.NamePartyLength of term
Longest continuous termTotal years of chief ministership
1 N. Rangasamy AINRC/INC 6 years, 313 days15 years, 185 days
2 M. O. H. Farook INC/DMK 4 years, 356 days10 years, 249 days
3 V. Vaithilingam INC 4 years, 326 days7 years, 214 days
4 V. Narayanasamy INC 4 years, 261 days4 years, 261 days
5 M. D. R. Ramachandran DMK 3 years, 158 days4 years, 152 days
6 R. V. Janakiraman DMK 3 years, 300 days3 years, 300 days
7 V. Venkatasubba Reddiar INC 2 years, 210 days3 years, 40 days
8 S. Ramassamy AIADMK 1 year, 133 days1 year, 155 days
9 P. Shanmugam INC 1 year, 219 days1 year, 219 days
10 Edouard Goubert INC 1 year, 71 days1 year, 71 days
List by party
Political parties by total time-span of their member holding CMO (9December2024)
No.Political partyNumber of chief ministersTotal days of holding CMO
1 Indian National Congress 710319 days
2 All India N.R. Congress 13159 days
2 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 32568 days
4 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1520 days
Parties by total duration (in days) of holding Chief Minister's Office
2,500
5,000
7,500
10,000
12,500
15,000
INC
AINRC
DMK
AIADMK

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ This column only names the chief minister's party. The union territory government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.

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