Elections to the
Puducherry Legislative Assembly
The Puducherry Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian union territory (UT) of Puducherry, which comprises four districts: Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahé and Yanam. Out of eight union territories of India, only three h ...
were held in 1969, to elect members of the 30 constituencies in
Puducherry Puducherry or Pondicherry may refer to:
* Puducherry (union territory), a union territory of India
** Pondicherry, capital of the union territory of Puducherry
** Puducherry district, a district of the union territory of Puducherry
** Puducherry t ...
(then known as Pondicherry), in India. The
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...
won the popular vote and the most seats, and
P. Shanmugam
P. Shanmugham (25 March 1927 – 2 February 2013) (Born to Panchanatha Mudaliyar - Gowri) was the Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Pondicherry. He served from 22 March 2000 to 27 October 2001.
A staunch loyalist of the Nehru-Gandhi ...
was appointed as the
Chief Minister of Puducherry.
Results
Elected members
See also
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2001 elections in India
Elections in the Republic of India in ''2001'' included elections to five state legislative assemblies and to seats in the Rajya Sabha.
Legislative Assembly elections Assam
Kerala
Puducherry
Tamil Nadu
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References
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2001 State Assembly elections in India
State Assembly elections in Puducherry
2000s in Puducherry