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Puducherry State Election Commission was formed after amendment of Constitution with 73rd and 74th declaration. [13] State Election Commissions were formed as per Article 243K of the Constitution, similar to setting up of Election commission of India as per Article 324.
The ECI appoints the chief electoral officer of Puducherry, an IAS officer who oversees state-level election matters. The Puducherry Election Commission is the state body of Puducherry that is enacted under the provisions of the constitution and is responsible for monitoring and administering the elections for local government in Puducherry ...
As per The Union Territories Act, 1963, thirty members would be elected through direct suffrage. [4] [5] Before the Elections to constitute the First Pondicherry Legislative Assembly were held in August 1964, the constituencies were delimited by the Delimitation Commission (as per Delimitation Commission Act, 1962) and the entire territory was divided into 30 single-member constituencies-21 ...
Pondicherry Assembly seats. 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 ...
Puducherry District: 1 Mannadipet: A. Namassivayam: Bharatiya Janata Party: 14939 51.82 A. Krishnan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam: 12189 42.28 2750: 2 Thirubuvanai (SC) P. Angalane: Independent: 10597 36.78 B. Kobiga All India N.R. Congress: 8238 28.6 2359: 3 Ossudu (SC) A.K. Sai J Saravanan Kumar: Bharatiya Janata Party: 14121 48.78 P. Karthikeyan ...
Puducherry District: 1 Mannadipet: T. P. R. Selvame: All India N.R. Congress: 7679 A. Krishnan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam: 7260 419: 2 Thirubuvanai (SC) B. Kobiga All India N.R. Congress: 12143 P. Angalane Indian National Congress: 10711 1432: 3 Ossudu (SC) E. Theeppainthan Indian National Congress: 8675 Sai J Saravanan Kumar Bharatiya Janata ...
The executive authority is headed by the Chief Minister of Puducherry, who is the de facto head of the territory and is vested with most of the executive powers; the Legislative Assembly's majority party leader is appointed to this position by the President. Generally, the winning party decides the chief minister.
The topography of Pondicherry is the same as that of coastal Tamil Nadu. Pondicherry's average elevation is at sea level and includes a number of sea inlets, referred to locally as "backwaters". Pondicherry experiences extreme coastal erosion as a result of a breakwater constructed in 1989, [9] just to the south of the city.