Puducherry Assembly
The Legislative Assembly of Puducherry, also known as the Puducherry Vidhan Sabha, is a unicameral law making body and consists of 30 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).
The term of the Legislative Assembly is five years. However, it may be dissolved earlier than that by the Governor on the request of the Chief Minister. The last legislative Assembly elections in Puducherry were held in Apr 2021.
The Legislative Assembly of Puducherry, also known as the Puducherry Vidhan Sabha, is a unicameral law making body and consists of 30 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).
The term of the Legislative Assembly is five years. However, it may be dissolved earlier than that by the Governor on the request of the Chief Minister. The last legislative Assembly elections in Puducherry were held in Apr 2021.
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PARTY COMPOSITION
The 15th Legislative Assembly of Puducherry formed post the elections held in Apr 2021 consists of 33 MLAs (including 3 nominated MLAs). The UPA alliance (INC and DMK) secured 16 seats in the 2021 Assembly elections - the majority mark required to form the government.
Key leaders in the Assembly:
- Speaker: Embalam R. Selvam (BJP)
- Chief Minister: N. Rangaswamy (AINRC)
- Leader of the Opposition: R. Siva (DMK)
MLA PROFILE
- 39% MLAs in the current Assembly have little to no education (grade 12 or below), in comparison to 53% in the previous Assembly.
- 18% MLAs in the current Assembly are Graduates, in comparison to 13% in the previous Assembly.
- 36% MLAs in the current Assembly are highly qualified (professionals and above), in comparison to 23% in the previous Assembly.
- Only 1% of the total MLAs in the current Puducherry Assembly are women
- The percentage of women in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly is amongst the lowest across all State Assemblies in India.
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