2006 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election

2006 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election
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All 30 seats to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader N. Rangaswamy A. M. H. Nazeem A. Anbazhagan
Party INC DMK AIADMK
Leader's seat Thattanchavady Karaikal North
Seats before 11 7 3
Seats won 10 7 3
Seat change Decrease 1 Steady Steady
Chief Minister before election

N. Rangaswamy
INC

Elected Chief Minister

N. Rangaswamy
INC

Elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Indian Union Territory of Pondicherry took place in May 2006 to constitute the Twelfth Assembly of Pondicherry. The UPA alliance comprising Congress, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Pattali Makkal Katchi and Communist Party of India has won[1] and N. Rangasamy of Congress got elected as chief minister.[2]

  1. ^ "After 6 years, Pondicherry is back in coalition mode". The Times of India. 11 May 2006. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  2. ^ "N Rangasamy appointed Pondicherry CM". Rediff. 13 May 2006. Retrieved 28 June 2022.