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Puducherry Assembly election 2031

When
Due by 19 May 2031
The current term ends on this day; polling is completed before it.
Current term
20 May 2026 to 19 May 2031
Seats
30
Conducted by
Election Commission of India

Union Territory with a Legislative Assembly (Article 239A). The Assembly also has nominated members.

Governing now: All India N.R. Congress · Chief Minister Shri N. Rangasamy

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The real mudda: issues people want discussed
TopicStatusRaised byRegionDepartmentSupportVerifiedAffectedDiscussionUpdated

Issue · Environment & pollutionPuducherry: Coastal erosion

Solutions (0)
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OpenAdmin🐿️PY (IN): India (Country) › Puducherry (Union Territory)Not identified0009 days ago

Issue · TrafficPuducherry: Traffic and parking in the old town

Solutions (0)
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OpenAdmin🐿️PY (IN): India (Country) › Puducherry (Union Territory)Not identified0009 days ago

Issue · Sewerage & drainagePuducherry: Sewage and water quality

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OpenAdmin🐿️PY (IN): India (Country) › Puducherry (Union Territory)Not identified0009 days ago

Issue · Industry & jobsJobs and industry for Puducherry's young people

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OpenAdmin🐿️PY (IN): India (Country) › Puducherry (Union Territory)IndustriesPY govt

Who is accountable

From the officers who run it up to the minister and the head of government. Names from the Government's official lists.

  1. Industries Department
  2. Head of the department: its Principal Secretary or Secretary in Puducherry (titles differ by State).
  3. Chief Secretary, PuducherryDr. Sharat Chauhancs-pondicherry@nic.in
  4. Minister: the Puducherry minister who holds this department.
  5. Chief Minister, PuducherryShri N. Rangasamy

File a grievance on CPGRAMS (Government of India)

As on: Chief Secretaries as on 1 Oct 2026; Chief Ministers as on 15 Oct 2026DoPT — Chief Secretaries / Advisors to the Administrators of States and UTs (as on 01.10.2026)All India Radio News — President appoints N Rangasamy as Puducherry Chief Minister (May 2026)

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Issue · InfrastructureKeeping Puducherry's heritage and tourism clean and well run

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OpenAdmin🐿️PY (IN): India (Country) › Puducherry (Union Territory)Tourism & CulturePY govt

Who is accountable

From the officers who run it up to the minister and the head of government. Names from the Government's official lists.

  1. Tourism and Culture Department
  2. Head of the department: its Principal Secretary or Secretary in Puducherry (titles differ by State).
  3. Chief Secretary, PuducherryDr. Sharat Chauhancs-pondicherry@nic.in
  4. Minister: the Puducherry minister who holds this department.
  5. Chief Minister, PuducherryShri N. Rangasamy

File a grievance on CPGRAMS (Government of India)

As on: Chief Secretaries as on 1 Oct 2026; Chief Ministers as on 15 Oct 2026DoPT — Chief Secretaries / Advisors to the Administrators of States and UTs (as on 01.10.2026)All India Radio News — President appoints N Rangasamy as Puducherry Chief Minister (May 2026)

0009 days ago

Parties in the fray

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Candidates

Everyone nominated, with what they declared in their affidavit (Form 26) to the Election Commission: past offices, education, assets, liabilities and criminal cases.

Nominations have not opened yet. When they close, each candidate's declared facts will appear here, from their affidavit on the Election Commission's portal.

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As declared by each candidate in their affidavit to the Election Commission of India. A pending case is a charge, not a conviction: everyone is presumed innocent until a court decides. Check the affidavit itself for the details.

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About these dates

  • Election Commission of India — Terms of the Houses
  • Later elections are projected about five years on. A House can be dissolved early, and simultaneous elections (the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024) would change the dates.
  • Seat numbers are the current ones. A delimitation after the next Census can change them, and one-third of seats in the Lok Sabha and the Assemblies will then be reserved for women (Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023).
  • Starter issues were drafted by the admin from public reporting and official sources, with AI help, and contain no invented figures. Vote, add what is missing, or suggest a correction.