| Election Name: | Next Puducherry Legislative Assembly election |
| Country: | India |
| Type: | legislative |
| Vote Type: | Popular |
| Ongoing: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election |
| Previous Year: | 2021 |
| Outgoing Members: | outgoing members |
| Election Date: | April–May 2026 |
| Next Year: | 2031 |
| Seats For Election: | All 30 seats in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly |
| Majority Seats: | 16 |
| Chief Minister | |
| Before Election: | N. Rangaswamy |
| Before Party: | AINRC |
| Leader1: | N. Rangaswamy |
| Party1: | All India N.R. Congress |
| Alliance1: | National Democratic Alliance |
| Leader Since1: | 2011 |
| Leaders Seat1: | Kadirkamam |
| Last Election1: | 25.85%, 10 seats |
| Leader2: | R. Siva |
| Party2: | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Leader Since2: | 2021 |
| Leaders Seat2: | Villianur |
| Alliance2: | SPA |
| Last Election2: | 18.51%, 6 seats |
| Leader4: | A. Namassivayam |
| Party4: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Leader Since4: | 2021 |
| Leaders Seat4: | Did not contest |
| Alliance4: | National Democratic Alliance |
| Last Election4: | 13.66%, 6 seats |
| Leader5: | V. Vaithilingam |
| Party5: | Indian National Congress |
| Leader Since5: | 2023 |
| Leaders Seat5: | Did not contest |
| Alliance5: | SPA |
| Last Election5: | 15.71%, 2 seats |
| Seats Needed1: | 5 |
| Seats Needed2: | 9 |
| Seats Needed4: | 9 |
| Seats Needed5: | 13 |
The sixteenth legislative assembly election was excepted to held on April–May 2026 to elect members from 30 constituencies of the 16th Puducherry Assembly in the union territory of Puducherry in India. The National democratic alliance was now ruling alliance.
| Poll Event | Schedule | |
|---|---|---|
| Notification Date | TBD | |
| Last Date for filing nomination | TBD | |
| Scrutiny of nomination | TBD | |
| Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination | TBD | |
| Date of Poll | TBD | |
| Date of Counting of Votes | TBD |
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Photo | Leader | Seats contested | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All India N.R. Congress | N. Rangaswamy | TBD | |||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | A. Namassivayam | TBD | |||||
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Photo | Leader | Seats contested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | A. Anbalagan | TBD | ||||
| Naam Tamilar Katchi | TBD | TBD | ||||
| Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | Anand (a) Munusamy | TBD | ||||