List of Chief Ministers of Puducherry

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Chief Minister of Puducherry
N. Rangaswamy.jpg
Incumbent
N. Rangaswamy

since 17 May 2011
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[lower-alpha 1] Election Ref
1 Edouard Goubert 1 July 1963 24 August 1964 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Indian National Congress
2 V. Venkatasubha Reddiar
Nettapacom
11 September 1964 9 April 1967 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1964 [2]
3 M. O. H. Farook
Karaikal North
9 April 1967 6 March 1968 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
(2) V. Venkatasubha Reddiar
Nettapacom
6 March 1968 18 September 1968 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Vacant[lower-alpha 2]
(President's rule)
18 September 1968 17 March 1969 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. N/A
(3) M. O. H. Farook
Calapeth
17 March 1969 3 January 1974 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1969 [4]
Vacant[lower-alpha 2]
(President's rule)
3 January 1974 6 March 1974 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. N/A
4 Subramanyan Ramaswamy
Karaikal South
6 March 1974 28 March 1974 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1974 [5]
Vacant[lower-alpha 2]
(President's rule)
28 March 1974 2 July 1977 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. N/A
(4) Subramanyan Ramaswamy
Karaikal South
2 July 1977 12 November 1978 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1977 [6]
Vacant[lower-alpha 2]
(President's rule)
12 November 1978 16 January 1980 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. N/A
5 M. D. R. Ramachandran
Mannadipet
16 January 1980 24 June 1983 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1980 [7]
Vacant[lower-alpha 2]
(President's rule)
24 June 1983 16 March 1985 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. N/A
(3) M. O. H. Farook
Lawspet
16 March 1985 4 March 1990 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Indian National Congress 1985 [8]
(5) M. D. R. Ramachandran
Mannadipet
8 March 1990 3 March 1991 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1990 [9]
Vacant[lower-alpha 2]
(President's rule)
3 March 1991 4 July 1991 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. N/A
6 V. Vaithilingam
Nettapakkam
4 July 1991 13 May 1996 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Indian National Congress 1991 [10]
7 R. V. Janakiraman
Nellithope
26 May 1996 21 March 2000 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1996 [11]
8 P. Shanmugam
22 March 2000 15 May 2001 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Indian National Congress
24 May 2001 26 October 2001 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2001 [12]
9 N. Rangaswamy
Thattanchavady
27 October 2001 12 May 2006 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
13 May 2006 4 September 2008 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2006 [13]
(6) V. Vaithilingam
Nettapakkam
4 September 2008 16 May 2011 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
(9) N. Rangaswamy
Kadirkamam
17 May 2011 Incumbent Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. All India N.R. Congress 2011 [14]

Notes

Footnotes
  1. 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.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 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
  1. http://indiankanoon.org/doc/1002680/
  2. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1964, to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 21 April 2014.
  3. Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005.
  4. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 21 April 2014.
  5. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1974, to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 21 April 2014.
  6. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 21 April 2014.
  7. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1980, to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 21 April 2014.
  8. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985, to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 21 April 2014.
  9. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1990, to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 21 April 2014.
  10. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 21 April 2014.
  11. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 21 April 2014.
  12. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 21 April 2014.
  13. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 21 April 2014.
  14. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of Puducherry". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 21 April 2014.

See also