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border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9; line-height:1.4em;"><div style="padding-bottom:0.4em;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:N_Rangaswamy.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/N_Rangaswamy.jpg/220px-N_Rangaswamy.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/N_Rangaswamy.jpg/330px-N_Rangaswamy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/N_Rangaswamy.jpg/440px-N_Rangaswamy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="599" /></a></span></div><div style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Incumbent<br /><a href="/wiki/N._Rangasamy" class="mw-redirect" title="N. Rangasamy">N. Rangasamy</a><br /></div>since 7 May 2021</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Style_(form_of_address)" title="Style (form of address)">Style</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Honourable" title="The Honourable">The Honourable</a> (formal)</li> <li>Mr. Chief Minister (informal)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Head_of_government" title="Head of government">Head of government</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">Leader of the Executive</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Abbreviation</th><td class="infobox-data">CMOPY</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Member of</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Puducherry_Legislative_Assembly" title="Puducherry Legislative Assembly">Puducherry Legislative Assembly</a></li> <li>Puducherry Council of Ministers</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reports to</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Puducherry" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry">Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puducherry_Legislative_Assembly" title="Puducherry Legislative Assembly">Puducherry Legislative Assembly</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appointer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Puducherry" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry">Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">1 July 1963<span class="noprint">; 61 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1963-07-01</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Edouard_Goubert" class="mw-redirect" title="Edouard Goubert">Edouard Goubert</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://py.gov.in/chief-minister">Official website</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>chief minister of Puducherry</b> is the <a href="/wiki/Head_of_government" title="Head of government">chief executive</a> of the <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">Indian</a> union territory of <a href="/wiki/Puducherry_(union_territory)" title="Puducherry (union territory)">Puducherry</a>. In accordance with the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_India" title="Constitution of India">Constitution of India</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_governor" title="Lieutenant governor">lieutenant governor</a> is a union territory's <i><a href="/wiki/De_jure" title="De jure">de jure</a></i> head, but <i><a href="/wiki/De_facto" title="De facto">de facto</a></i> executive authority rests with the <a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Minister (India)">chief minister</a>. Following elections to the <a href="/wiki/Puducherry_Legislative_Assembly" title="Puducherry Legislative Assembly">Puducherry Legislative Assembly</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Puducherry" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry">lieutenant governor</a> usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Puducherry" title="Government of Puducherry">government</a>. The lieutenant governor appoints the chief minister, whose <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_(government)" title="Cabinet (government)">council of ministers</a> are <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_collective_responsibility" title="Cabinet collective responsibility">collectively responsible</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/Term_limit" title="Term limit">term limits</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since 1963, Puducherry has had 10 chief ministers. The longest-serving and current chief minister, <a href="/wiki/N._Rangasamy" class="mw-redirect" title="N. Rangasamy">N. Rangasamy</a> from <a href="/wiki/All_India_N.R._Congress" title="All India N.R. Congress">All India N.R. Congress</a>, held the office for over fifteen years in multiple tenures. The former <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Kerala" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Kerala">governor of Kerala</a> <a href="/wiki/M._O._H._Farook" title="M. O. H. Farook">M. O. H. Farook</a> has the second-longest tenure and <a href="/wiki/V._Vaithilingam" title="V. Vaithilingam">V. Vaithilingam</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> has the third-longest tenure. The inaugural holder <a href="/wiki/Edouard_Goubert" class="mw-redirect" title="Edouard Goubert">Edouard Goubert</a> 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. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/List_of_current_Indian_chief_ministers" title="List of current Indian chief ministers">current incumbent</a> is <a href="/wiki/N._Rangasamy" class="mw-redirect" title="N. Rangasamy">N. Rangasamy</a> of the <a href="/wiki/All_India_N.R._Congress" title="All India N.R. Congress">All India N.R. Congress</a> since 7 May 2021. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_chief_counselors">List of chief counselors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_chief_ministers_of_Puducherry&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: List of chief counselors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/First_Representative_Assembly_of_Pondicherry" class="mw-redirect" title="First Representative Assembly of Pondicherry">First Representative Assembly of Pondicherry</a> and <a href="/wiki/Second_Representative_Assembly_of_Pondicherry" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Representative Assembly of Pondicherry">Second Representative Assembly of Pondicherry</a></div> <p>The French settlements in India were in a transition period between the <i>de facto transfer day</i> (i.e., 1 November 1954) and the <i>de jure transfer day</i> (i.e., 16 August 1962).<sup id="cite_ref-IAR1955_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IAR1955-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 1955, the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">government of India</a>, by an order, renamed these four French settlements in India as the <i>State of Pondicherry</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both these transfer days are official holidays within the union territory of Puducherry.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">No. </th> <th rowspan="2">Portrait </th> <th rowspan="2">Name<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Birth–Death)</span> </th> <th colspan="3">Term in office </th></tr> <tr> <th>Assumed office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Time in office </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image_available.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/100px-No_image_available.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/150px-No_image_available.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/200px-No_image_available.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Pakkiriswamy_Pillai" class="mw-redirect" title="Maurice Pakkiriswamy Pillai">Maurice Pakkiriswamy Pillai</a></b><br /><small>(1906–1956)</small> </td> <td>17 August 1955 </td> <td>13 January 1956 </td> <td>149 days </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image_available.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/100px-No_image_available.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/150px-No_image_available.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/200px-No_image_available.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Edouard_Goubert" class="mw-redirect" title="Edouard Goubert">Edouard Goubert</a></b><br /><small>(1894–1979)</small> </td> <td>17 January 1956 </td> <td>24 October 1958 </td> <td>2 years, 280 days </td></tr> <tr> <th>– </th> <td colspan="5"><b>Vacant (25 October 1958 – 8 September 1959)</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:V_Venkatasubha_Reddiar_2011_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/V_Venkatasubha_Reddiar_2011_stamp_of_India.jpg/100px-V_Venkatasubha_Reddiar_2011_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/V_Venkatasubha_Reddiar_2011_stamp_of_India.jpg/150px-V_Venkatasubha_Reddiar_2011_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/V_Venkatasubha_Reddiar_2011_stamp_of_India.jpg/200px-V_Venkatasubha_Reddiar_2011_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="931" data-file-height="691" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/V._Venkatasubba_Reddiar" title="V. Venkatasubba Reddiar">V. Venkatasubba Reddiar</a></b><br /><small>(1909–1982)</small> </td> <td>9 September 1959 </td> <td>30 June 1963 </td> <td>3 years, 294 days </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_chief_ministers">List of chief ministers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_chief_ministers_of_Puducherry&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: List of chief ministers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 10 May 1963, the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">government of India</a> enacted the <i>Government of Union Territories Act, 1963</i>, 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.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under Article 239 of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Constitution">Indian Constitution</a>, the <a href="/wiki/President_of_India" title="President of India">president of India</a> appoints the <a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Puducherry" title="List of lieutenant governors of Puducherry">lieutenant governor of Puducherry</a> with such designation as he may specify to head the administration of the territory. The lieutenant governor appoints the <a href="/wiki/Chief_minister_(India)" title="Chief minister (India)">chief minister</a>. The lieutenant governor, on the advice of the chief minister, appoints the council of ministers. </p><p>Also, the <a href="/wiki/Pondicherry_Representative_Assembly" title="Pondicherry Representative Assembly">representative assembly</a> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thus, the <a href="/wiki/1st_Puducherry_Assembly" title="1st Puducherry Assembly">first legislative assembly</a> was formed without an election. Elections for the assembly have been held since 1964. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <dl><dt>Color key for political parties</dt></dl> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #000000;background-color:#FDA209; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/All_India_N.R._Congress" title="All India N.R. Congress">All India N.R. Congress</a></div></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #000000;background-color:#00BFFF; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a></div></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #000000;background-color:#FF0D0D; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</a></div></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #000000;background-color:#009933; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/All_India_Anna_Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</a></div></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <dl><dt>Key</dt></dl> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1041539562">.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}</style><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_RESRES"><a href="#ref_RESRES"><b><sup>RES</sup></b></a></span> Resigned</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_††"><a href="#ref_††"><b><sup>†</sup></b></a></span> Died in office</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_NCNC"><a href="#ref_NCNC"><b><sup>NC</sup></b></a></span> Resigned following a <a href="/wiki/No-confidence_motion" class="mw-redirect" title="No-confidence motion">no-confidence motion</a></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_§§"><a href="#ref_§§"><b><sup>§</sup></b></a></span> Returned to office after a previous non-consecutive term</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">No. </th> <th rowspan="2">Portrait </th> <th rowspan="2">Name <p><small><span class="nowrap">(Birth–Death)</span></small> </p> </th> <th rowspan="2">Elected constituency </th> <th colspan="3">Term of office<sup id="cite_ref-term_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-term-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Puducherry_Legislative_Assembly" title="Puducherry Legislative Assembly">Assembly</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Puducherry" title="Elections in Puducherry">Election</a>)</span> </th> <th rowspan="2">Ministry </th> <th rowspan="2">Appointed by </th> <th rowspan="2" colspan="2">Political party<sup id="cite_ref-party_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-party-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Assumed office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Time in office </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image_available.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/100px-No_image_available.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/150px-No_image_available.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/200px-No_image_available.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Edouard_Goubert" class="mw-redirect" title="Edouard Goubert">Edouard Goubert</a></b><br /><small>(1894–1979)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mannadipet_Assembly_constituency" title="Mannadipet Assembly constituency">Mannadipet</a> </td> <td>1 July 1963 </td> <td>10 September 1964 </td> <td>1 year, 71 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1st_Puducherry_Assembly" title="1st Puducherry Assembly">1st</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/1959_Pondicherry_Representative_Assembly_election" title="1959 Pondicherry Representative Assembly election">1959</a>)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1959_Pondicherry_Representative_Assembly_election#Council_of_ministers_of_Goubert_(1963-1964)" title="1959 Pondicherry Representative Assembly election">Goubert</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Surendra_Kumar_Datta" title="Surendra Kumar Datta">S. K. Datta</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> </td> <td rowspan="4" style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:V_Venkatasubha_Reddiar_2011_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/V_Venkatasubha_Reddiar_2011_stamp_of_India.jpg/100px-V_Venkatasubha_Reddiar_2011_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/V_Venkatasubha_Reddiar_2011_stamp_of_India.jpg/150px-V_Venkatasubha_Reddiar_2011_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/V_Venkatasubha_Reddiar_2011_stamp_of_India.jpg/200px-V_Venkatasubha_Reddiar_2011_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="931" data-file-height="691" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/V._Venkatasubba_Reddiar" title="V. Venkatasubba Reddiar">V. Venkatasubba Reddiar</a></b><br /><small>(1909–1982)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nettapakkam_Assembly_constituency" title="Nettapakkam Assembly constituency">Nettapakkam</a> </td> <td>11 September 1964 </td> <td>9 April 1967<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_RESRES"><a href="#endnote_RESRES">[RES]</a></sup> </td> <td>2 years, 210 days </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/2nd_Puducherry_Assembly" title="2nd Puducherry Assembly">2nd</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/1964_Pondicherry_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="1964 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election">1964</a>)</span> </td> <td>Reddiar I </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/S._L._Silam" title="S. L. Silam">S. L. Silam</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Governor_of_Jharkhand,_Shri_M.O.H_Farook_receiving_the_Queen%27s_Baton_2010_Delhi,_at_Raj_Bhavan_Ranchi_on_August_06,_2010_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/The_Governor_of_Jharkhand%2C_Shri_M.O.H_Farook_receiving_the_Queen%27s_Baton_2010_Delhi%2C_at_Raj_Bhavan_Ranchi_on_August_06%2C_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-The_Governor_of_Jharkhand%2C_Shri_M.O.H_Farook_receiving_the_Queen%27s_Baton_2010_Delhi%2C_at_Raj_Bhavan_Ranchi_on_August_06%2C_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/The_Governor_of_Jharkhand%2C_Shri_M.O.H_Farook_receiving_the_Queen%27s_Baton_2010_Delhi%2C_at_Raj_Bhavan_Ranchi_on_August_06%2C_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-The_Governor_of_Jharkhand%2C_Shri_M.O.H_Farook_receiving_the_Queen%27s_Baton_2010_Delhi%2C_at_Raj_Bhavan_Ranchi_on_August_06%2C_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/The_Governor_of_Jharkhand%2C_Shri_M.O.H_Farook_receiving_the_Queen%27s_Baton_2010_Delhi%2C_at_Raj_Bhavan_Ranchi_on_August_06%2C_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-The_Governor_of_Jharkhand%2C_Shri_M.O.H_Farook_receiving_the_Queen%27s_Baton_2010_Delhi%2C_at_Raj_Bhavan_Ranchi_on_August_06%2C_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="804" data-file-height="814" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/M._O._H._Farook" title="M. O. H. Farook">M. O. H. Farook</a></b><br /><small>(1937–2012)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karaikal_North_Assembly_constituency" title="Karaikal North Assembly constituency">Karaikal North</a> </td> <td>9 April 1967 </td> <td>6 March 1968<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_RESRES"><a href="#endnote_RESRES">[RES]</a></sup> </td> <td>332 days </td> <td>Farook I </td></tr> <tr> <th>(2) </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:V_Venkatasubha_Reddiar_2011_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/V_Venkatasubha_Reddiar_2011_stamp_of_India.jpg/100px-V_Venkatasubha_Reddiar_2011_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/V_Venkatasubha_Reddiar_2011_stamp_of_India.jpg/150px-V_Venkatasubha_Reddiar_2011_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/V_Venkatasubha_Reddiar_2011_stamp_of_India.jpg/200px-V_Venkatasubha_Reddiar_2011_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="931" data-file-height="691" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/V._Venkatasubba_Reddiar" title="V. Venkatasubba Reddiar">V. Venkatasubba Reddiar</a></b><br /><small>(1909–1982)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nettapakkam_Assembly_constituency" title="Nettapakkam Assembly constituency">Nettapakkam</a> </td> <td>6 March 1968<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_§§"><a href="#endnote_§§">[§]</a></sup> </td> <td>17 September 1968 </td> <td>195 days </td> <td>Reddiar II </td></tr> <tr> <th>– </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_India.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Emblem_of_India.svg/75px-Emblem_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Emblem_of_India.svg/113px-Emblem_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Emblem_of_India.svg/150px-Emblem_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="585" data-file-height="933" /></a></span> </td> <td><i>Vacant</i><br />(<b><a href="/wiki/President%27s_rule" title="President's rule">President's rule</a></b>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/N/A" title="N/A">N/A</a> </td> <td>18 September 1968 </td> <td>16 March 1969 </td> <td>179 days </td> <td><i>Dissolved</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/N/A" title="N/A">N/A</a> </td> <td>– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/N/A" title="N/A">N/A</a> </td> <td style="background:white;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>(3) </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Governor_of_Jharkhand,_Shri_M.O.H_Farook_receiving_the_Queen%27s_Baton_2010_Delhi,_at_Raj_Bhavan_Ranchi_on_August_06,_2010_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/The_Governor_of_Jharkhand%2C_Shri_M.O.H_Farook_receiving_the_Queen%27s_Baton_2010_Delhi%2C_at_Raj_Bhavan_Ranchi_on_August_06%2C_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-The_Governor_of_Jharkhand%2C_Shri_M.O.H_Farook_receiving_the_Queen%27s_Baton_2010_Delhi%2C_at_Raj_Bhavan_Ranchi_on_August_06%2C_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/The_Governor_of_Jharkhand%2C_Shri_M.O.H_Farook_receiving_the_Queen%27s_Baton_2010_Delhi%2C_at_Raj_Bhavan_Ranchi_on_August_06%2C_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-The_Governor_of_Jharkhand%2C_Shri_M.O.H_Farook_receiving_the_Queen%27s_Baton_2010_Delhi%2C_at_Raj_Bhavan_Ranchi_on_August_06%2C_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/The_Governor_of_Jharkhand%2C_Shri_M.O.H_Farook_receiving_the_Queen%27s_Baton_2010_Delhi%2C_at_Raj_Bhavan_Ranchi_on_August_06%2C_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-The_Governor_of_Jharkhand%2C_Shri_M.O.H_Farook_receiving_the_Queen%27s_Baton_2010_Delhi%2C_at_Raj_Bhavan_Ranchi_on_August_06%2C_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="804" data-file-height="814" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/M._O._H._Farook" title="M. O. H. Farook">M. O. H. Farook</a></b><br /><small>(1937–2012)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kalapet_Assembly_constituency" title="Kalapet Assembly constituency">Kalapet</a> </td> <td>17 March 1969<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_§§"><a href="#endnote_§§">[§]</a></sup> </td> <td>2 January 1974 </td> <td>4 years, 291 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/3rd_Puducherry_Assembly" title="3rd Puducherry Assembly">3rd</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/1969_Pondicherry_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="1969 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election">1969</a>)</span> </td> <td>Farook II </td> <td><a href="/wiki/B._D._Jatti" title="B. D. Jatti">B. D. Jatti</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FF0D0D; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>– </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_India.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Emblem_of_India.svg/75px-Emblem_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Emblem_of_India.svg/113px-Emblem_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Emblem_of_India.svg/150px-Emblem_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="585" data-file-height="933" /></a></span> </td> <td><i>Vacant</i><br />(<b><a href="/wiki/President%27s_rule" title="President's rule">President's rule</a></b>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/N/A" title="N/A">N/A</a> </td> <td>3 January 1974 </td> <td>5 March 1974 </td> <td>61 days </td> <td><i>Dissolved</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/N/A" title="N/A">N/A</a> </td> <td>– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/N/A" title="N/A">N/A</a> </td> <td style="background:white;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image_available.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/100px-No_image_available.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/150px-No_image_available.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/200px-No_image_available.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/S._Ramassamy" title="S. Ramassamy">S. Ramassamy</a></b><br /><small>(1939–2017)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karaikal_South_Assembly_constituency" title="Karaikal South Assembly constituency">Karaikal South</a> </td> <td>6 March 1974 </td> <td>28 March 1974 </td> <td>22 days </td> <td>4th<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/1974_Pondicherry_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="1974 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election">1974</a>)</span> </td> <td>Ramassamy I </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chhedi_Lal" title="Chhedi Lal">Cheddi Lal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_Anna_Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#009933; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>– </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_India.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Emblem_of_India.svg/75px-Emblem_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Emblem_of_India.svg/113px-Emblem_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Emblem_of_India.svg/150px-Emblem_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="585" data-file-height="933" /></a></span> </td> <td><i>Vacant</i><br />(<b><a href="/wiki/President%27s_rule" title="President's rule">President's rule</a></b>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/N/A" title="N/A">N/A</a> </td> <td>29 March 1974 </td> <td>1 July 1977 </td> <td>3 years, 94 days </td> <td><i>Dissolved</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/N/A" title="N/A">N/A</a> </td> <td>– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/N/A" title="N/A">N/A</a> </td> <td style="background:white;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>(4) </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image_available.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/100px-No_image_available.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/150px-No_image_available.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/200px-No_image_available.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/S._Ramassamy" title="S. Ramassamy">S. Ramassamy</a></b><br /><small>(1939–2017)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karaikal_South_Assembly_constituency" title="Karaikal South Assembly constituency">Karaikal South</a> </td> <td>2 July 1977<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_§§"><a href="#endnote_§§">[§]</a></sup> </td> <td>12 November 1978 </td> <td>1 year, 133 days </td> <td>5th<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/1977_Pondicherry_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="1977 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election">1977</a>)</span> </td> <td>Ramassamy II </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bidesh_Tukaram_Kulkarni" title="Bidesh Tukaram Kulkarni">B. T. Kulkarni</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_Anna_Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#009933; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>– </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_India.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Emblem_of_India.svg/75px-Emblem_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Emblem_of_India.svg/113px-Emblem_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Emblem_of_India.svg/150px-Emblem_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="585" data-file-height="933" /></a></span> </td> <td><i>Vacant</i><br />(<b><a href="/wiki/President%27s_rule" title="President's rule">President's rule</a></b>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/N/A" title="N/A">N/A</a> </td> <td>13 November 1978 </td> <td>15 January 1980 </td> <td>1 year, 63 days </td> <td><i>Dissolved</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/N/A" title="N/A">N/A</a> </td> <td>– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/N/A" title="N/A">N/A</a> </td> <td style="background:white;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image_available.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/100px-No_image_available.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/150px-No_image_available.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/200px-No_image_available.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/M._D._R._Ramachandran" title="M. D. R. Ramachandran">M. D. R. Ramachandran</a></b><br /><small>(1934–2024)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mannadipet_Assembly_constituency" title="Mannadipet Assembly constituency">Mannadipet</a> </td> <td>16 January 1980 </td> <td>23 June 1983<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_NCNC"><a href="#endnote_NCNC">[NC]</a></sup> </td> <td>3 years, 158 days </td> <td>6th<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/1980_Pondicherry_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="1980 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election">1980</a>)</span> </td> <td>Ramachandran I </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bidesh_Tukaram_Kulkarni" title="Bidesh Tukaram Kulkarni">B. T. Kulkarni</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FF0D0D; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>– </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_India.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Emblem_of_India.svg/75px-Emblem_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Emblem_of_India.svg/113px-Emblem_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Emblem_of_India.svg/150px-Emblem_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="585" data-file-height="933" /></a></span> </td> <td><i>Vacant</i><br />(<b><a href="/wiki/President%27s_rule" title="President's rule">President's rule</a></b>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/N/A" title="N/A">N/A</a> </td> <td>24 June 1983 </td> <td>15 March 1985 </td> <td>1 year, 264 days </td> <td><i>Dissolved</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/N/A" title="N/A">N/A</a> </td> <td>– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/N/A" title="N/A">N/A</a> </td> <td style="background:white;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>(3) </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Governor_of_Jharkhand,_Shri_M.O.H_Farook_receiving_the_Queen%27s_Baton_2010_Delhi,_at_Raj_Bhavan_Ranchi_on_August_06,_2010_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/The_Governor_of_Jharkhand%2C_Shri_M.O.H_Farook_receiving_the_Queen%27s_Baton_2010_Delhi%2C_at_Raj_Bhavan_Ranchi_on_August_06%2C_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-The_Governor_of_Jharkhand%2C_Shri_M.O.H_Farook_receiving_the_Queen%27s_Baton_2010_Delhi%2C_at_Raj_Bhavan_Ranchi_on_August_06%2C_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/The_Governor_of_Jharkhand%2C_Shri_M.O.H_Farook_receiving_the_Queen%27s_Baton_2010_Delhi%2C_at_Raj_Bhavan_Ranchi_on_August_06%2C_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-The_Governor_of_Jharkhand%2C_Shri_M.O.H_Farook_receiving_the_Queen%27s_Baton_2010_Delhi%2C_at_Raj_Bhavan_Ranchi_on_August_06%2C_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/The_Governor_of_Jharkhand%2C_Shri_M.O.H_Farook_receiving_the_Queen%27s_Baton_2010_Delhi%2C_at_Raj_Bhavan_Ranchi_on_August_06%2C_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-The_Governor_of_Jharkhand%2C_Shri_M.O.H_Farook_receiving_the_Queen%27s_Baton_2010_Delhi%2C_at_Raj_Bhavan_Ranchi_on_August_06%2C_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="804" data-file-height="814" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/M._O._H._Farook" title="M. O. H. Farook">M. O. H. Farook</a></b><br /><small>(1937–2012)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lawspet_Assembly_constituency" title="Lawspet Assembly constituency">Lawspet</a> </td> <td>16 March 1985<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_§§"><a href="#endnote_§§">[§]</a></sup> </td> <td>7 March 1990 </td> <td>4 years, 356 days </td> <td>7th<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/1985_Pondicherry_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="1985 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election">1985</a>)</span> </td> <td>Farook III </td> <td>T. P. Tewary </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>(5) </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image_available.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/100px-No_image_available.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/150px-No_image_available.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/200px-No_image_available.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/M._D._R._Ramachandran" title="M. D. R. Ramachandran">M. D. R. Ramachandran</a></b><br /><small>(1934–2024)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mannadipet_Assembly_constituency" title="Mannadipet Assembly constituency">Mannadipet</a> </td> <td>8 March 1990<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_§§"><a href="#endnote_§§">[§]</a></sup> </td> <td>2 March 1991<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_NCNC"><a href="#endnote_NCNC">[NC]</a></sup> </td> <td>359 days </td> <td>8th<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/1990_Pondicherry_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="1990 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election">1990</a>)</span> </td> <td>Ramachandran II </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chandrawati" title="Chandrawati">Chandrawati</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FF0D0D; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>– </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_India.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Emblem_of_India.svg/75px-Emblem_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Emblem_of_India.svg/113px-Emblem_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Emblem_of_India.svg/150px-Emblem_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="585" data-file-height="933" /></a></span> </td> <td><i>Vacant</i><br />(<b><a href="/wiki/President%27s_rule" title="President's rule">President's rule</a></b>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/N/A" title="N/A">N/A</a> </td> <td>3 March 1991 </td> <td>3 July 1991 </td> <td>122 days </td> <td><i>Dissolved</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/N/A" title="N/A">N/A</a> </td> <td>– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/N/A" title="N/A">N/A</a> </td> <td style="background:white;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:V._Vaithilingam.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/V._Vaithilingam.jpg/100px-V._Vaithilingam.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/V._Vaithilingam.jpg/150px-V._Vaithilingam.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/V._Vaithilingam.jpg/200px-V._Vaithilingam.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1768" data-file-height="2168" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/V._Vaithilingam" title="V. Vaithilingam">V. Vaithilingam</a></b><br /><small>(1950–)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nettapakkam_Assembly_constituency" title="Nettapakkam Assembly constituency">Nettapakkam</a> </td> <td>4 July 1991 </td> <td>25 May 1996 </td> <td>4 years, 326 days </td> <td>9th<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/1991_Pondicherry_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="1991 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election">1991</a>)</span> </td> <td>Vaithilingam I </td> <td>Harswarup Singh </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:R.V.Janakiraman2_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/R.V.Janakiraman2_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-R.V.Janakiraman2_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/R.V.Janakiraman2_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-R.V.Janakiraman2_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/R.V.Janakiraman2_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-R.V.Janakiraman2_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="696" data-file-height="782" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/R._V._Janakiraman" title="R. V. Janakiraman">R. V. Janakiraman</a></b><br /><small>(1941–2019)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nellithope_Assembly_constituency" title="Nellithope Assembly constituency">Nellithope</a> </td> <td>26 May 1996 </td> <td>21 March 2000<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_NCNC"><a href="#endnote_NCNC">[NC]</a></sup> </td> <td>3 years, 300 days </td> <td rowspan="2">10th<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/1996_Pondicherry_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="1996 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election">1996</a>)</span> </td> <td>Janakiraman </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rajendra_Kumari_Bajpai" title="Rajendra Kumari Bajpai">Rajendra Kumari Bajpai</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FF0D0D; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">8 </th> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image_available.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/100px-No_image_available.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/150px-No_image_available.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/200px-No_image_available.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/P._Shanmugam" title="P. Shanmugam">P. Shanmugam</a></b><br /><small>(1927–2013)</small> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Yanam_Assembly_constituency" title="Yanam Assembly constituency">Yanam</a> </td> <td>22 March 2000 </td> <td>23 May 2001 </td> <td rowspan="2">1 year, 219 days </td> <td>Shanmugam I </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Rajani_Rai" title="Rajani Rai">Rajani Rai</a> </td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> </td> <td rowspan="5" style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>24 May 2001 </td> <td>27 October 2001<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_RESRES"><a href="#endnote_RESRES">[RES]</a></sup> </td> <td rowspan="2">11th<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/2001_Pondicherry_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2001 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election">2001</a>)</span> </td> <td>Shanmugam II </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">9 </th> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:N_Rangaswamy.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/N_Rangaswamy.jpg/100px-N_Rangaswamy.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/N_Rangaswamy.jpg/150px-N_Rangaswamy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/N_Rangaswamy.jpg/200px-N_Rangaswamy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="599" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/N._Rangasamy" class="mw-redirect" title="N. Rangasamy">N. Rangasamy</a></b><br /><small>(1950–)</small> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Thattanchavady_Assembly_constituency" title="Thattanchavady Assembly constituency">Thattanchavady</a> </td> <td>27 October 2001 </td> <td>12 May 2006 </td> <td rowspan="2">6 years, 313 days </td> <td>Rangasamy I </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 May 2006 </td> <td>4 September 2008<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_RESRES"><a href="#endnote_RESRES">[RES]</a></sup> </td> <td rowspan="2">12th<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/2006_Puducherry_Legislative_Assembly_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election">2006</a>)</span> </td> <td>Rangasamy II </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madan_Mohan_Lakhera" title="Madan Mohan Lakhera">Madan Mohan Lakhera</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>(6) </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:V._Vaithilingam.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/V._Vaithilingam.jpg/100px-V._Vaithilingam.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/V._Vaithilingam.jpg/150px-V._Vaithilingam.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/V._Vaithilingam.jpg/200px-V._Vaithilingam.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1768" data-file-height="2168" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/V._Vaithilingam" title="V. Vaithilingam">V. Vaithilingam</a></b><br /><small>(1950–)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nettapakkam_Assembly_constituency" title="Nettapakkam Assembly constituency">Nettapakkam</a> </td> <td>4 September 2008<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_§§"><a href="#endnote_§§">[§]</a></sup> </td> <td>15 May 2011 </td> <td>2 years, 253 days </td> <td>Vaithilingam II </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Govind_Singh_Gurjar" title="Govind Singh Gurjar">Govind Singh Gurjar</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>(9) </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:N_Rangaswamy.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/N_Rangaswamy.jpg/100px-N_Rangaswamy.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/N_Rangaswamy.jpg/150px-N_Rangaswamy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/N_Rangaswamy.jpg/200px-N_Rangaswamy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="599" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/N._Rangasamy" class="mw-redirect" title="N. Rangasamy">N. Rangasamy</a></b><br /><small>(1950–)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kadirkamam_Assembly_constituency" title="Kadirkamam Assembly constituency">Kadirkamam</a> </td> <td>16 May 2011<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_§§"><a href="#endnote_§§">[§]</a></sup> </td> <td>5 June 2016 </td> <td>5 years, 20 days </td> <td>13th<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/2011_Puducherry_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election">2011</a>)</span> </td> <td>Rangasamy III </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iqbal_Singh_(politician)" title="Iqbal Singh (politician)">Iqbal Singh</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_N.R._Congress" title="All India N.R. Congress">All India N.R. Congress</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FDA209; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:VNarayanasamy.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/VNarayanasamy.jpg/100px-VNarayanasamy.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/VNarayanasamy.jpg/150px-VNarayanasamy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/VNarayanasamy.jpg/200px-VNarayanasamy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="521" data-file-height="678" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/V._Narayanasamy" title="V. Narayanasamy">V. Narayanasamy</a></b><br /><small>(1947–)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nellithope_Assembly_constituency" title="Nellithope Assembly constituency">Nellithope</a> </td> <td>6 June 2016 </td> <td>22 February 2021<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_NCNC"><a href="#endnote_NCNC">[NC]</a></sup> </td> <td>4 years, 261 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/14th_Puducherry_Assembly" title="14th Puducherry Assembly">14th</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/2016_Puducherry_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election">2016</a>)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Narayanasamy_ministry" title="Narayanasamy ministry">Narayanasamy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kiran_Bedi" title="Kiran Bedi">Kiran Bedi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>– </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_India.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Emblem_of_India.svg/75px-Emblem_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Emblem_of_India.svg/113px-Emblem_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Emblem_of_India.svg/150px-Emblem_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="585" data-file-height="933" /></a></span> </td> <td><i>Vacant</i><br />(<b><a href="/wiki/President%27s_rule" title="President's rule">President's rule</a></b>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/N/A" title="N/A">N/A</a> </td> <td>23 February 2021 </td> <td>6 May 2021 </td> <td>72 days </td> <td><i>Dissolved</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/N/A" title="N/A">N/A</a> </td> <td>– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/N/A" title="N/A">N/A</a> </td> <td style="background:white;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>(9) </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:N_Rangaswamy.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/N_Rangaswamy.jpg/100px-N_Rangaswamy.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/N_Rangaswamy.jpg/150px-N_Rangaswamy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/N_Rangaswamy.jpg/200px-N_Rangaswamy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="599" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/N._Rangasamy" class="mw-redirect" title="N. Rangasamy">N. Rangasamy</a></b><br /><small>(1950–)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thattanchavady_Assembly_constituency" title="Thattanchavady Assembly constituency">Thattanchavady</a> </td> <td>7 May 2021<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_§§"><a href="#endnote_§§">[§]</a></sup> </td> <td><i>Incumbent</i> </td> <td>3 years, 221 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/15th_Puducherry_Assembly" title="15th Puducherry Assembly">15th</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/2021_Puducherry_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election">2021</a>)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Rangaswamy_ministry" title="Fourth Rangaswamy ministry">Rangasamy IV</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamilisai_Soundararajan" title="Tamilisai Soundararajan">Tamilisai Soundararajan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_N.R._Congress" title="All India N.R. Congress">All India N.R. Congress</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FDA209; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Timeline</dt></dl> <div class="timeline-wrapper"><map name="timeline_3gh2xp24ze95onuq6io96tchr8kjobz"><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/V._Narayanasamy" coords="882,137,1020,161" title="V. Narayanasamy" alt="V. Narayanasamy" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/N._Rangasamy" coords="940,123,1058,147" title="N. Rangasamy" alt="N. Rangasamy" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/P._Shanmugam" coords="589,109,708,133" title="P. Shanmugam" alt="P. Shanmugam" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/R._V._Janakiraman" coords="565,96,717,120" title="R. V. Janakiraman" alt="R. V. Janakiraman" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/V._Vaithilingam" coords="734,82,872,106" title="V. Vaithilingam" alt="V. Vaithilingam" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/M._D._R._Ramachandran" coords="428,69,607,93" title="M. D. R. Ramachandran" alt="M. D. R. Ramachandran" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/S._Ramassamy" coords="242,55,360,79" title="S. Ramassamy" alt="S. Ramassamy" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Vacant" coords="885,41,963,65" title="Vacant" alt="Vacant" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/M._O._H._Farook" coords="413,28,552,52" title="M. O. H. Farook" alt="M. O. H. Farook" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/V._Venkatasubba_Reddiar" coords="88,14,280,38" title="V. Venkatasubba Reddiar" alt="V. Venkatasubba Reddiar" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Edouard_Goubert" coords="28,0,166,24" title="Edouard Goubert" alt="Edouard Goubert" /></map><img usemap="#timeline_3gh2xp24ze95onuq6io96tchr8kjobz" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/3gh2xp24ze95onuq6io96tchr8kjobz.png" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Statistics">Statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_chief_ministers_of_Puducherry&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>List of chief ministers by length of term</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">No. </th> <th rowspan="2">Name </th> <th rowspan="2" colspan="2">Party </th> <th colspan="2">Length of term </th></tr> <tr> <th>Longest continuous term </th> <th>Total years of chief ministership </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/N._Rangasamy" class="mw-redirect" title="N. Rangasamy">N. Rangasamy</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/AINRC" class="mw-redirect" title="AINRC">AINRC</a>/<a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#8BA67B"> </td> <td><b>6 years, 313 days</b> </td> <td><b>15 years, 190 days</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/M._O._H._Farook" title="M. O. H. Farook">M. O. H. Farook</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a>/<a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">DMK</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#8C5C7D"> </td> <td>4 years, 356 days </td> <td>10 years, 249 days </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/V._Vaithilingam" title="V. Vaithilingam">V. Vaithilingam</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td>4 years, 326 days </td> <td>7 years, 214 days </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/V._Narayanasamy" title="V. Narayanasamy">V. Narayanasamy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td>4 years, 261 days </td> <td>4 years, 261 days </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/M._D._R._Ramachandran" title="M. D. R. Ramachandran">M. D. R. Ramachandran</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">DMK</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FF0D0D; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td>3 years, 158 days </td> <td>4 years, 152 days </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/R._V._Janakiraman" title="R. V. Janakiraman">R. V. Janakiraman</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">DMK</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FF0D0D; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td>3 years, 300 days </td> <td>3 years, 300 days </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/V._Venkatasubba_Reddiar" title="V. Venkatasubba Reddiar">V. Venkatasubba Reddiar</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td>2 years, 210 days </td> <td>3 years, 40 days </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/S._Ramassamy" title="S. Ramassamy">S. Ramassamy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/AIADMK" class="mw-redirect" title="AIADMK">AIADMK</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#009933; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td>1 year, 133 days </td> <td>1 year, 155 days </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/P._Shanmugam" title="P. Shanmugam">P. Shanmugam</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td>1 year, 219 days </td> <td>1 year, 219 days </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Edouard_Goubert" class="mw-redirect" title="Edouard Goubert">Edouard Goubert</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td>1 year, 71 days </td> <td>1 year, 71 days </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>List by party</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"> <caption>Political parties by total time-span of their member holding CMO (14 December 2024) </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>No. </th> <th>Political party </th> <th>Number of chief ministers </th> <th>Total days of holding CMO </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>10319 days </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/All_India_N.R._Congress" title="All India N.R. Congress">All India N.R. Congress</a></b> </td> <td><b>1</b> </td> <td><b>3164 days</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>2568 days </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_Anna_Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>520 days </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Parties by total duration (in days) of holding Chief Minister's Office</dt></dl> <div style="padding-top:10px;margin-top:1em;max-width:800px;" class="chart noresize"> <div style="position:relative;min-height:300px;min-width:800px;max-width:800px;"> <div style="float:right;position:relative;min-height:220px;min-width:700px;max-width:700px;border-left:1px black solid;border-bottom:1px black solid;"> <div style="position:absolute;left:68.5px;top:69px;height:150px;min-width:36px;max-width:36px;background-color:#19AAED;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid #19AAED;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="[[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 10,319"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:243.5px;top:174px;height:45px;min-width:36px;max-width:36px;background-color:#FDA209;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid #FDA209;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="[[AINRC]]: 3,164"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:418.5px;top:182px;height:37px;min-width:36px;max-width:36px;background-color:#FF0D0D;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid #FF0D0D;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]: 2,568"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:593.5px;top:212px;height:7px;min-width:36px;max-width:36px;background-color:#009933;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid #009933;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="[[AIADMK]]: 520"></div> </div> <div style="position:absolute;height:220px;min-width:100px;max-width:100px;"> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:173px;padding:0 2px">2,500</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:183px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:137px;padding:0 2px">5,000</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:147px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:100px;padding:0 2px">7,500</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:110px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:63px;padding:0 2px">10,000</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:73px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:27px;padding:0 2px">12,500</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:37px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:-10px;padding:0 2px">15,000</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:0px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> </div> <div style="position:absolute;top:220px;left:100px;width:700px;"> <div style="position:absolute;left:1px;top:10px;min-width:173px;max-width:173px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">INC</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:87.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:176px;top:10px;min-width:173px;max-width:173px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">AINRC</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:262.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:351px;top:10px;min-width:173px;max-width:173px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">DMK</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:437.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:526px;top:10px;min-width:173px;max-width:173px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">AIADMK</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:612.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> </div> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style:none;column-width:12em;"><li><span style="padding:0 1em;background-color:#19AAED;border:1px solid #19AAED;margin-right:1em;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></li> <li><span style="padding:0 1em;background-color:#FDA209;border:1px solid #FDA209;margin-right:1em;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/AINRC" class="mw-redirect" title="AINRC">AINRC</a></li> <li><span style="padding:0 1em;background-color:#FF0D0D;border:1px solid #FF0D0D;margin-right:1em;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">DMK</a></li> <li><span style="padding:0 1em;background-color:#009933;border:1px solid #009933;margin-right:1em;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/AIADMK" class="mw-redirect" title="AIADMK">AIADMK</a></li></ul> </div> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_chief_ministers_of_Puducherry&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Puducherry" title="History of Puducherry">History of Puducherry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Puducherry" title="Elections in Puducherry">Elections in Puducherry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puducherry_Legislative_Assembly" title="Puducherry Legislative Assembly">Puducherry Legislative Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_Indian_chief_ministers" title="List of current Indian chief ministers">List of current Indian chief ministers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Puducherry" title="List of lieutenant governors of Puducherry">List of lieutenant governors of Puducherry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_speakers_of_the_Puducherry_Legislative_Assembly" title="List of speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly">List of speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_leaders_of_the_opposition_in_the_Puducherry_Legislative_Assembly" title="List of leaders of the opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly">List of leaders of the opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_chief_ministers_of_Puducherry&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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The union territory government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_chief_ministers_of_Puducherry&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Durga_Das_Basu" title="Durga Das Basu">Durga Das Basu</a>. <i>Introduction to the Constitution of India</i>. 1960. 20th Edition, 2011 Reprint. pp. 241, 245. 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