Puducherry Legislative Assembly
Unicameral legislature of the Indian union territory of Puducherry
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 have legislatures and they are Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir. After delimitation shortly after its formation, the Puducherry legislative assembly has 33 seats, of which 3 members are nominated by the Government of India and 30 members are elected directly by the people based on universal adult franchise . The nominated members enjoy the same powers as elected members of the assembly. 5 seats out of 30 directly contested seats are reserved for candidates from scheduled castes. Geographically, the area under the Puducherry UT consists of three disjointed regions, with Puducherry and Karaikal districts surrounded by districts of Tamil Nadu, Yanam district an enclave of East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, and Mahé district bordered by districts...
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