List of chief ministers of Puducherry
| Chief Minister of Puducherry | |
|---|---|
| Appointer | Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry |
| Inaugural holder | Edouard Goubert |
| Formation | 1 July 1963 |
The Chief Minister of Puducherry is the chief executive of the south Indian union territory of Puducherry. He is appointed by the [[[1]President of India]] and sworn-in by the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry. Since 17 May 2011, N. Rangaswamy of the All India N.R. Congress has been the incumbent Chief Minister of Puducherry.
Chief Ministers of Pondicherry and Puducherry
- Colour key for parties
| No | Name Constituency |
Term of office | Tenure length | Party[a] | Election | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edouard Goubert | 1 July 1963 | 24 August 1964 | 1 year, 54 days | Indian National Congress | rowspan=4 width=4px style="background-color: Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | | – | – |
| 2 | V. Venkatasubha Reddiar Nettapacom |
11 September 1964 | 9 April 1967 | 2 years, 228 days | 1964 | [2] | ||
| 3 | M. O. H. Farook Karaikal North |
9 April 1967 | 6 March 1968 | 332 days | ||||
| (2) | V. Venkatasubha Reddiar Nettapacom |
6 March 1968 | 18 September 1968 | 196 days | ||||
| – | Vacant[b] (President's rule) |
18 September 1968 | 17 March 1969 | 180 days | N/A | |||
| (3) | M. O. H. Farook Calapeth |
17 March 1969 | 3 January 1974 | 4 years, 292 days | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | width=4px style="background-color: Template:Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/color" | | 1969 | [4] |
| – | Vacant[b] (President's rule) |
3 January 1974 | 6 March 1974 | 62 days | N/A | |||
| 4 | Subramanyan Ramaswamy Karaikal South |
6 March 1974 | 28 March 1974 | 22 days | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | width=4px style="background-color: Template:All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/color" | | 1974 | [5] |
| – | Vacant[b] (President's rule) |
28 March 1974 | 2 July 1977 | 3 years, 96 days | N/A | |||
| (4) | Subramanyan Ramaswamy Karaikal South |
2 July 1977 | 12 November 1978 | 1 year, 133 days | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | width=4px style="background-color: Template:All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/color" | | 1977 | [6] |
| – | Vacant[b] (President's rule) |
12 November 1978 | 16 January 1980 | 1 year, 65 days | N/A | |||
| 5 | M. D. R. Ramachandran Mannadipet |
16 January 1980 | 24 June 1983 | 3 years, 159 days | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | width=4px style="background-color: Template:Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/color" | | 1980 | [7] |
| – | Vacant[b] (President's rule) |
24 June 1983 | 16 March 1985 | 1 year, 265 days | N/A | |||
| (3) | M. O. H. Farook Lawspet |
16 March 1985 | 4 March 1990 | 4 years, 353 days | Indian National Congress | width=4px style="background-color: Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | | 1985 | [8] |
| (5) | M. D. R. Ramachandran Mannadipet |
8 March 1990 | 3 March 1991 | 364 days | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | width=4px style="background-color: Template:Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/color" | | 1990 | [9] |
| – | Vacant[b] (President's rule) |
3 March 1991 | 4 July 1991 | 123 days | N/A | |||
| 6 | V. Vaithilingam Nettapakkam |
4 July 1991 | 13 May 1996 | 4 years, 314 days | Indian National Congress | width=4px style="background-color: Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | | 1991 | [10] |
| 7 | R. V. Janakiraman Nellithope |
26 May 1996 | 21 March 2000 | 3 years, 313 days | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | width=4px style="background-color: Template:Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/color" | | 1996 | [11] |
| 8 | P. Shanmugam |
22 March 2000 | 15 May 2001 | 1 year, 55 days | Indian National Congress | rowspan=5 width=4px style="background-color: Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | | ||
| 24 May 2001 | 26 October 2001 | 164 days | 2001 | [12] | ||||
| 9 | N. Rangaswamy Thattanchavady |
27 October 2001 | 12 May 2006 | 4 years, 198 days | ||||
| 13 May 2006 | 4 September 2008 | 2 years, 115 days | 2006 | [13] | ||||
| (6) | V. Vaithilingam Nettapakkam |
4 September 2008 | 16 May 2011 | 2 years, 252 days | ||||
| (9) | N. Rangaswamy Kadirkamam |
17 May 2011 | Incumbent | 12 years, 346 days | All India N.R. Congress | 2011 | [14] | |
Notes
- Footnotes
- ^ This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
- ^ a b c d e f When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved.[3]
- References
- ^ http://indiankanoon.org/doc/1002680/
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1964, to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 21 April 2014.
- ^ Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 21 April 2014.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1974, to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 21 April 2014.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 21 April 2014.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1980, to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 21 April 2014.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985, to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 21 April 2014.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1990, to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 21 April 2014.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 21 April 2014.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 21 April 2014.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 21 April 2014.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 21 April 2014.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of Puducherry". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 21 April 2014.