2001 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election

2001 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election
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30 seats in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
16 seats needed for a majority
Registered658,647
Turnout70.10%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader P. Shanmugam R. V. Janakiraman
Party INC DMK
Seats before 9 7
Seats won 11 7
Seat change Increase2 0
CM before election

P. Shanmugam
INC

Elected CM

P. Shanmugam
INC

Elections to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly were held in 1969, to elect members of the 30 constituencies in Puducherry (then known as Pondicherry), in India.[1][2] The Indian National Congress won the popular vote and the most seats, and P. Shanmugam was appointed as the Chief Minister of Puducherry.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Explained: Puducherry, the territory of coalitions and President's Rule". The Week (Indian magazine). 26 March 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2022. 10th election: 2001 - The Congress was the single-largest party in the 2001 Puducherry election, winning 11 seats, with a vote share of 22.78 per cent. Its pre-poll ally, the Tamil Maanila Congress, won two seats. The Congress and Tamil Maanila Congress formed the government, with outside support of the AIADMK, which had won three seats.
  2. ^ "Union Territory of Pondicherry Assembly - General Elections - 2001" (PDF). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Former Puducherry chief minister Shanmugam dead". Newstrackindia.com. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Former Puducherry CM Shanmugam passes away". The Hindu. 3 February 2013. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Pondicherry Legislative Assembly". Retrieved 8 September 2022.