Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee

Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee
PresidentV. Vaithilingam
ChairmanM. Vaithianathan
HeadquartersPondicherry, Puducherry
Youth wingPuducherry Youth Congress
Women's wingPuducherry Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee
Ideology
ECI StatusAn Union Territorial Unit of Indian National Congress
AllianceIndian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
Seats in Rajya Sabha
0 / 1
Seats in Lok Sabha
1 / 1
Seats in Puducherry Legislative Assembly
2 / 30
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Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee (or Puducherry PCC) is the affiliate of the Indian National Congress in the union territory of Puducherry. It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the Union Territory, as well as selecting candidates for local, state, and national elections. It is headed by A. V. Subramanian.[1][2] The committee has been active in the Union Territory's politics since its formation, and the Congress party has held power in the territory for several terms.

List of presidents

S.no President Portrait Term Dates
1. P. Shanmugam 1975 19 May 2000
2. V. Narayanasamy 19 May 2000 11 August 2000 84 days
(1). P. Shanmugham 11 August 2005 23 March 2008 2 years, 225 days
3. A. V. Subramanian 23 March 2008 9 July 2015 7 years, 108 days
4. A. Namassivayam 9 July 2015 4 March 2020 4 years, 239 days
(3). A. V. Subramanian 4 March 2020 9 June 2023 3 years, 97 days
5. V. Vaithilingam 9 June 2023 Incumbent 2 years, 198 days

List of chief ministers of Pondicherry and Puducherry from Indian National Congress

Main article: List of chief ministers of Puducherry

Following is the list of the chief ministers of Puducherry from Indian National Congress:

No. Chief Ministers Portrait Term in office Assembly Constituency
Start End Tenure
1 Edouard Goubert 1 July 1963 24 August 1964 1 year, 54 days 1st Assembly Mannadipet
2 V. Venkatasubba Reddiar 11 September 1964 9 April 1967 3 years, 59 days 2nd Assembly Nettapakkam
6 March 1968 18 September 1968
3 M. O. H. Farook 9 April 1967 6 March 1968 5 years, 320 days 1st Assembly Karaikal North
16 March 1985 4 March 1990 7th Assembly Lawspet
4 V. Vaithilingam 4 July 1991 13 May 1996 7 years, 201 days 9th Assembly Nettapakkam
4 September 2008 16 May 2011 12th Assembly
5 P. Shanmugam 22 March 2000 15 May 2001 1 year, 219 days 10th Assembly Yanam
24 May 2001 26 October 2001 11th Assembly
6 N. Rangaswamy 27 October 2001 12 May 2006 6 years, 313 days 11th Assembly Thattanchavady
13 May 2006 4 September 2008 12th Assembly
7 V. Narayanasamy 6 June 2016 18 February 2021 4 years, 257 days 14th Assembly Nellithope

Performance in Puducherry Legislative Assembly

Puducherry Legislative Assembly Elections
Year Assembly Party leader Seats contested Seats won Change in seats Percentage of votes Vote swing Popular vote Outcome
2021 15th V. Narayanasamy 14
2 / 30
 13 15.71% 14.90 131,393 Opposition
2016 14th A. Namassivayam 21
15 / 30
 8 30.60% 5.54 2,44,886 Government
2011 13th V. Vaithilingam 17
7 / 30
 3 26.53% 1,85,149 Opposition
2006 12th N. Rangaswamy 16
10 / 30
 1 29.91% 1,69,071 Government
2001 10th P. Shanmugam 21
11 / 30
 2 22.78% 1,08,700 Government
1996 10th V. Vaithilingam 20
9 / 30
 6 25.34% 1,16,618 Opposition
1991 9th V. Vaithilingam 19
15 / 30
 4 30.00% 117,289 Government
1990 8th M. O. H. Farook 17
11 / 30
 4 25.04% 105,207 Opposition
1985 7th M. O. H. Farook
15 / 30
 5 32.68% 98,601 Government
1980 6th
10 / 30
 8 23.92% 58,680 Opposition
1977 5th
2 / 30
 5 16.98% 39,343 Opposition
1974 4th
7 / 30
 3 15.95% 34,840 Opposition
1969 3rd 30
10 / 30
 12 42.62% 11.68 78,052 Opposition
1964 2nd V. Venkatasubba Reddiar 30
22 / 30
 New 54.30% New 91,338 Government

Performance in Puducherry Lok Sabha

Year Winner / Runner-up Seats won Change
in seats 		Vote Share Change
in Vote 		Outcome
1967 Thirumudi N. Sethuraman
1 / 1
 New 39.83% New Government
1971 Mohan Kumaramangalam Government
1977
1 / 1
 1 66.27% 26.44 Government
1980 P. Shanmugam
1 / 1
 66.45% 0.18 Government
1984
1 / 1
 58.86% 7.59 Government
1989
1 / 1
 50.47% 8.39 Opposition
1991 M. O. H. Farook
1 / 1
 53.07% 2.60 Government
1996
1 / 1
 39.97% 13.10 Opposition
1998 P. Shanmugam
0 / 1
 1 32.12% 7.85 Opposition
1999 M. O. H. Farook
1 / 1
 1 37.17% 5.05 Opposition
2004 Did not Contest Government
2009 V. Narayanasamy
1 / 1
 1 49.41% 12.24 Government
2014
0 / 1
 1 26.35% 23.06 Opposition
2019 V. Vaithilingam
1 / 1
 1 56.27% 29.92 Opposition
2024
1 / 1
 52.73% 3.54 Opposition

List of Rajya Sabha Members from Puducherry Congress

Name Date of Total Term Vacation Date/Reason
Appointment Retirement
P. Kannan 7 October 2009 6 October 2015 1 Retirement
V. Narayanasamy 7 October 2003 6 October 2009 3 Elected to LS on 16 May 2009
5 August 1991 4 August 1997 2 Retirement
5 August 1985 4 August 1991 1 Retirement
P. Abraham 7 August 1963 6 August 1969 1 Retirement

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ Nair, Rajesh B. (31 May 2018). "Congress will retain Puducherry LS seat: PCC chief". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Youth Congress to launch membership drive in Pondy". Puducherry: United News of India. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.


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