List of chief ministers of Puducherry explained

Post:Chief Minister
Body:the Union Territory of Puducherry
Native Name:Tamil: Putuccēri Mutalamaiccar
Insignia:Emblem of the Government of Puducherry.png
Insigniacaption:Emblem of Puducherry
Incumbent:N. Rangasamy
Incumbentsince:7 May 2021
Style:
Type:Head of government
Status:Leader of the Executive
Abbreviation:CMOPY
Member Of:
Reports To:
Appointer:Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry
First:Edouard Goubert

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]

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
Term in office
Assumed officeLeft officeTime in office
1Maurice Pakkiriswamy Pillai
(1906–1956)		17 August 195513 January 1956149 days
2Edouard Goubert
(1894–1979)		17 January 195624 October 19582 years, 280 days
–Vacant (25 October 1958 – 8 September 1959)
3V. 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.

Color key for political parties
Key
No.PortraitName Elected constituencyTerm of office[8] Assembly
MinistryAppointed byPolitical party
Assumed officeLeft officeTime in office
1Edouard Goubert
(1894–1979)		Mannadipet1 July 196310 September 19641 year, 71 days1st
GoubertS. K. DattaIndian National Congressrowspan=4
2V. Venkatasubba Reddiar
(1909–1982)		Nettapakkam11 September 19649 April 19672 years, 210 days2nd
Reddiar IS. L. Silam
3M. O. H. Farook
(1937–2012)		Karaikal North9 April 19676 March 1968332 daysFarook I
(2)V. Venkatasubba Reddiar
(1909–1982)		Nettapakkam6 March 196817 September 1968195 daysReddiar II
–Vacant
(President's rule)		N/A18 September 196816 March 1969179 daysDissolvedN/A–N/A
(3)M. O. H. Farook
(1937–2012)		Kalapet17 March 19692 January 19744 years, 291 days3rd
Farook IIB. D. JattiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
–Vacant
(President's rule)		N/A3 January 19745 March 197461 daysDissolvedN/A–N/A
4S. Ramassamy
(1939–2017)		Karaikal South6 March 197428 March 197422 days4th
Ramassamy ICheddi LalAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
–Vacant
(President's rule)		N/A29 March 19741 July 19773 years, 94 daysDissolvedN/A–N/A
(4)S. Ramassamy
(1939–2017)		Karaikal South2 July 197712 November 19781 year, 133 days5th
Ramassamy IIB. T. KulkarniAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
–Vacant
(President's rule)		N/A13 November 197815 January 19801 year, 63 daysDissolvedN/A–N/A
5M. D. R. Ramachandran
(Unknown)		Mannadipet16 January 198023 June 19833 years, 158 days6th
Ramachandran IB. T. KulkarniDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
–Vacant
(President's rule)		N/A24 June 198315 March 19851 year, 264 daysDissolvedN/A–N/A
(3)M. O. H. Farook
(1937–2012)		Lawspet16 March 19857 March 19904 years, 356 days7th
Farook IIIT. P. TewaryIndian National Congress
(5)M. D. R. Ramachandran
(Unknown)		Mannadipet8 March 19902 March 1991359 days8th
Ramachandran IIChandrawatiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
–Vacant
(President's rule)		N/A3 March 19913 July 1991122 daysDissolvedN/A–N/A
6V. Vaithilingam
(1950–)		Nettapakkam4 July 199125 May 19964 years, 326 days9th
Vaithilingam IHarswarup SinghIndian National Congress
7R. V. Janakiraman
(1941–2019)		Nellithope26 May 199621 March 20003 years, 300 days10th
JanakiramanRajendra Kumari BajpaiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
8P. Shanmugam
(1927–2013)		Yanam22 March 200023 May 20011 year, 219 daysShanmugam IRajani RaiIndian National Congressrowspan=5
24 May 200127 October 200111th
Shanmugam II
9N. Rangasamy
(1950–)		Thattanchavady27 October 200112 May 20066 years, 313 daysRangasamy I
13 May 20064 September 200812th
Rangasamy IIMadan Mohan Lakhera
(6)V. Vaithilingam
(1950–)		Nettapakkam4 September 200815 May 20112 years, 253 daysVaithilingam IIGovind Singh Gurjar
(9)N. Rangasamy
(1950–)		Kadirkamam16 May 20115 June 20165 years, 20 days13th
Rangasamy IIIIqbal SinghAll India N.R. Congress
10V. Narayanasamy
(1947–)		Nellithope6 June 201622 February 20214 years, 261 days14th
NarayanasamyKiran BediIndian National Congress
–Vacant
(President's rule)		N/A23 February 20216 May 202172 daysDissolvedN/A–N/A
(9)N. Rangasamy
(1950–)		Thattanchavady7 May 2021Incumbent15th
Rangasamy IVAll India N.R. Congress
Timeline

Statistics

List of chief ministers by length of term
No.NamePartyLength of term
Longest continuous termTotal years of chief ministership
1N. RangasamyAINRC/INC6 years, 313 days
2M. O. H. FarookINC/DMK4 years, 356 days10 years, 249 days
3V. VaithilingamINC4 years, 326 days7 years, 214 days
4V. NarayanasamyINC4 years, 261 days4 years, 261 days
5M. D. R. RamachandranDMK3 years, 158 days4 years, 152 days
6R. V. JanakiramanDMK3 years, 300 days3 years, 300 days
7V. Venkatasubba ReddiarINC2 years, 210 days3 years, 40 days
8S. RamassamyAIADMK1 year, 133 days1 year, 155 days
9P. ShanmugamINC1 year, 219 days1 year, 219 days
10Edouard GoubertINC1 year, 71 days1 year, 71 days
List by party
Political parties by total time-span of their member holding CMO !No.!Political party!Number of chief ministers!Total days of holding CMO
1Indian National Congress7 days
2All India N.R. Congress1 days
2Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam32568 days
4All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam1520 days
Parties by total duration (in days) of holding Chief Minister's Office

See also

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Notes and References

  1. [Durga Das Basu]
  2. Web site: Indian Affairs Record (Vol. I and II). Diwan Chand Indian Information Center. 1955.
  3. Web site: The Encyclopaedia of Indian National Congress. 15. 229. A. Moin Zaidi. S. Chand Publications. 1976.
  4. Web site: Report Of The General Secretaries. Shriman Narayan, K.P.Madhavan Nair. Indian National Congress. 1956.
  5. Web site: Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru. 156. Jawaharlal Nehru. 32. Oxford University Press. 1961.
  6. Book: Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature. G. C. Malhotra. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 2004. 9788120004009.
  7. Book: Malhotra, G.C.. Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature. Metropolitan Book Co. Pvt. Ltd.. 1964. 9788120004009. 464.
  8. The ordinal number of the term being served by the person specified in the row in the corresponding period

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