Next Puducherry Legislative Assembly election

Next Puducherry Legislative Assembly election

April-May 2026
All 30 seats in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly 16 seats needed for a majority
Leader N. Rangaswamy R. Siva Party AINRC DMK Alliance NDA SPA Leader since 2011 2021 Leader's seat Kadirkamam Villianur Last election 25.85%, 10 seats 18.51%, 6 seats Seats needed 5 9   Leader A. Namassivayam V. Vaithilingam Party BJP INC Alliance NDA SPA Leader since 2021 2023 Leader's seat Did not contest Did not contest Last election 13.66%, 6 seats 15.71%, 2 seats Seats needed 9 13
Incumbent Chief Minister N. Rangaswamy AINRC

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.

Parties and alliances

Party/Alliance				Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats Contested
	National Democratic Alliance		All India N.R. Congress			N. Rangaswamy	TBD	TBD
			Bharatiya Janata Party			A. Namassivayam	TBD
	Secular Progressive Alliance		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam			R. Siva	TBD	TBD
			Indian National Congress				TBD
	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam					A. Anbalagan	TBD	TBD
	Naam Tamilar Katchi						TBD	TBD
	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam					N. Bussy Anand	TBD	TBD