Puducherry District

Puducherry

Puducherry district is one of the districts of Puducherry. Its administrative headquarters is at Puducherry. It covers 294 sq km and had a population of 9,50,289 at the 2011 census, a density of 3,232 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 23 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Puducherry
Area
294 sq km
Population
9.50 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
3,232 /km²
Literacy Rate
85.44%
Sex Ratio
1,029
per 1,000 males
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Puducherry District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Puducherry district.

Total Population
9.50 Lakh
Male Population
4.68 Lakh
Female Population
4.82 Lakh
Rural Population
2.92 Lakh
Urban Population
6.58 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
1.52 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
0
Literacy Rate
85.44%
Population Density
3,232 /km²
Sex Ratio
1,029
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 91.23%Female literacy 79.86%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Puducherry district.

8
Tehsils
2
Blocks
0
Nyay Panchayats
0
Gram Panchayats
86
Villages
Headquarters
Puducherry
Languages
Tamil, French, English, Telugu
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
11.94° N, 79.81° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Puducherry

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Puducherry

Constituency No. 1 · General
Primary
VV
V. Vaithilingam
Indian National Congress
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Mannadipet
  • Thirubuvanai
  • Oussudu
  • Mangalam
  • Villianur
  • Ozhukarai
  • Kadirgamam
  • Indira Nagar
  • Thattanchavady
  • Kamaraj Nagar
  • Lawspet
  • Kalapet
  • Muthialpet
  • Raj Bhavan
  • Oupalam
  • Orleampeth
  • Nellithope
  • Mudaliarpet
  • Ariankuppam
  • Manavely
  • Embalam
  • Nettapakkam
  • Bahour
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Puducherry

(23)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Mannadipet
No. 1 · Puducherry
AN
A. Namassivayam
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Oussudu
No. 3 · Puducherry
AK
A. Sai J. Saravanan Kumar
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Mangalam
No. 4 · Puducherry
CD
C. Djeacoumar
All India N.R. Congress
MLA
Villianur
No. 5 · Puducherry
RS
R. Siva
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Ozhukarai
No. 6 · Puducherry
MS
M. Sivasankar
Independent
MLA
Kadirgamam
No. 7 · Puducherry
SR
S. Ramesh
All India N.R. Congress
MLA
Indira Nagar
No. 8 · Puducherry
AA
A. K. D. Aroumougame
All India N.R. Congress
MLA
Thattanchavady
No. 9 · Puducherry
NR
N. Rangasamy
All India N.R. Congress
MLA
Kamaraj Nagar
No. 10 · Puducherry
AJ
A. Johnkumar
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Lawspet
No. 11 · Puducherry
MV
M. Vaithianathan
Indian National Congress
MLA
Kalapet
No. 12 · Puducherry
PK
P. M. L. Kalyanasundaram
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Muthialpet
No. 13 · Puducherry
JK
J. Prakash Kumar
Independent
MLA
Raj Bhavan
No. 14 · Puducherry
KL
K. Lakshminarayanan
All India N.R. Congress
MLA
Oupalam
No. 15 · Puducherry
AK
Anibal Kennedy
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Orleampeth
No. 16 · Puducherry
GN
G. Nehru
Independent
MLA
Nellithope
No. 17 · Puducherry
RJ
Richards Johnkumar
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Mudaliarpet
No. 18 · Puducherry
LS
L. Sambath
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Ariankuppam
No. 19 · Puducherry
RB
R. Baskar
All India N.R. Congress
MLA
Manavely
No. 20 · Puducherry
ES
Embalam R. Selvam
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Embalam
No. 21 · Puducherry
UL
U. Lakshmikandhan
All India N.R. Congress
MLA
Nettapakkam
No. 22 · Puducherry
PR
P. Rajavelu
All India N.R. Congress
MLA
Bahour
No. 23 · Puducherry
RS
R. Senthilkumar
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA

Your Representatives from Puducherry

(24)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Puducherry district.

  • VV
    V. Vaithilingam
    Indian National Congress
    MP
    Puducherry · No. 1
  • AN
    A. Namassivayam
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Mannadipet · No. 1
  • PA
    P. Angalane
    Independent
    MLA
    Thirubuvanai · No. 2
  • AK
    A. Sai J. Saravanan Kumar
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Oussudu · No. 3
  • CD
    C. Djeacoumar
    All India N.R. Congress
    MLA
    Mangalam · No. 4
  • RS
    R. Siva
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Villianur · No. 5
  • MS
    M. Sivasankar
    Independent
    MLA
    Ozhukarai · No. 6
  • SR
    S. Ramesh
    All India N.R. Congress
    MLA
    Kadirgamam · No. 7
  • AA
    A. K. D. Aroumougame
    All India N.R. Congress
    MLA
    Indira Nagar · No. 8
  • NR
    N. Rangasamy
    All India N.R. Congress
    MLA
    Thattanchavady · No. 9
  • AJ
    A. Johnkumar
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Kamaraj Nagar · No. 10
  • MV
    M. Vaithianathan
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Lawspet · No. 11
  • PK
    P. M. L. Kalyanasundaram
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Kalapet · No. 12
  • JK
    J. Prakash Kumar
    Independent
    MLA
    Muthialpet · No. 13
  • KL
    K. Lakshminarayanan
    All India N.R. Congress
    MLA
    Raj Bhavan · No. 14
  • AK
    Anibal Kennedy
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Oupalam · No. 15
  • GN
    G. Nehru
    Independent
    MLA
    Orleampeth · No. 16
  • RJ
    Richards Johnkumar
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Nellithope · No. 17
  • LS
    L. Sambath
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Mudaliarpet · No. 18
  • RB
    R. Baskar
    All India N.R. Congress
    MLA
    Ariankuppam · No. 19
  • ES
    Embalam R. Selvam
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Manavely · No. 20
  • UL
    U. Lakshmikandhan
    All India N.R. Congress
    MLA
    Embalam · No. 21
  • PR
    P. Rajavelu
    All India N.R. Congress
    MLA
    Nettapakkam · No. 22
  • RS
    R. Senthilkumar
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Bahour · No. 23

Election History

Lok Sabha

Puducherry · No. 1

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaINCV. Vaithilingam
    Votes 4,26,005Vote share 52.73%Margin 1,36,516
    1. 1. V. Vaithilingam · INC4,26,005 (52.73%)
    2. 2. A. Namassivayam · BJP2,89,489 (35.83%)
    3. 3. R. Menaga · Naam Tamilar Katchi39,603 (4.9%)
    4. 4. G. Thamizhvendan · All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam25,165 (3.11%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaINCV. Vaithilingam
    Votes 4,44,981Vote share 56.27%Margin 1,97,025
    1. 1. V. Vaithilingam · INC4,44,981 (56.27%)
    2. 2. Dr. Narayanasamy Kesavan · All India N.R. Congress2,47,956 (31.36%)
    3. 3. M. A. S. Subramanian · Makkal Needhi Maiam38,068 (4.81%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaAll India N.R. CongressR. Radhakrishnan
    Votes 2,55,826Vote share 34.57%Margin 60,854
    1. 1. R. Radhakrishnan · All India N.R. Congress2,55,826 (34.57%)
    2. 2. V. Narayanasamy · INC1,94,972 (26.35%)
    3. 3. M. V. Omalingam · All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam1,32,657 (17.93%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Puducherry
State
Puducherry
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 1
23 Assembly
No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

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Puducherry District at a Glance

State
Puducherry
Headquarters
Puducherry
Area
294 sq km
Population
9.50 Lakh
Population density
3,232 per km²
Sex ratio
1,029 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
85.44%
Languages
Tamil, French, English, Telugu
Tehsils
8
Blocks
2
Gram panchayats
0
Villages
86
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
23
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Puducherry
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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