# List of speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly

Speaker of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of Puducherry, the main law-making body for the Indian UT of Puducherry. The speaker is always a member of the Legislative Assembly.

## History

The Pondicherry Representative Assembly was converted into the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry on 1 July 1963 as per Section 54(3) of The Union Territories Act, 1963 and its members (who got elected in 1959) were deemed to have been elected to the Legislative Assembly.$^{:966}$ The elections for the Puducherry Vidhan Sabha held since 1964.

## List of the speakers and deputy speakers

The tenure of different speakers of Puducherry Legislative Assembly is given below$^{:968}$
Keys:  All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)  All India N.R. Congress (AINRC)  Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)  Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)  Indian National Congress (INC)
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Political party | Deputy Speaker | No. of Assembly | Election |
| 1 | A. S. Gangeyan | 22 July 1963 | 18 September 1964 | Indian National Congress | Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu (27 Nov. 1963 – 24 Aug. 1964) | 1st | 1959 |
| 2 | M. O. H. Farook | 19 September 1964 | 19 March 1967 | Indian National Congress | V. N. Purushothaman (25 Sep. 1964 – 17 Sep. 1968) | 2nd | 1964 |
| 3 | P. Shanmugam | 30 March 1967 | 9 March 1968 | Indian National Congress | V. N. Purushothaman (25 Sep. 1964 – 17 Sep. 1968) | 2nd | 1964 |
| 4 | S. Manicka Vasagam | 25 March 1968 | 17 September 1968 | Indian National Congress | V. N. Purushothaman (25 Sep. 1964 – 17 Sep. 1968) | 2nd | 1964 |
| - | Vacant (President's rule) | 18 September 1968 | 17 March 1969 | N/A | Vacant | 2nd | 1964 |
| 5 | S. Perumal | 22 March 1969 | 2 December 1971 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | M.L. Selvaradjou (26 Mar. 1969 – 28 Mar. 1972) | 3rd | 1969 |
| 6 | M.L. Selvaradjou | 29 March 1972 | 3 January 1974 | Indian National Congress | Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu (5 Apr. 1972 – 2 Jan. 1974) | 3rd | 1969 |
| - | Vacant (President's rule) | 3 January 1974 | 6 March 1974 | N/A | Vacant | 3rd | 1969 |
| 7 | S. Pakkiam | 26 March 1974 | 28 March 1974 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | - | 4th | 1974 |
| - | Vacant (President's rule) | 28 March 1974 | 2 July 1977 | N/A | Vacant | 4th | 1974 |
| 8 | K. Kanthi | 2 July 1977 | 12 November 1978 | Indian National Congress | S. Pazhaninathan (11 Aug. 1977 – 11 Nov. 1978) | 5th | 1977 |
| - | Vacant (President's rule) | 12 November 1978 | 16 January 1980 | N/A | Vacant | 5th | 1977 |
| 9 | M. O. H. Farook | 16 January 1980 | 24 June 1983 | Indian National Congress | L.Joseph Mariadoss (29 Jan. 1980 – 23 Jun. 1983) | 6th | 1980 |
| - | Vacant (President's rule) | 24 June 1983 | 16 March 1985 | N/A | Vacant | 6th | 1980 |
| 10 | Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu | 16 March 1985 | 19 January 1989 | Indian National Congress | M. Chandirakasu (29 Mar. 1985 – 28 Mar. 1989) | 7th | 1985 |
| 11 | M. Chandirakasu | 29 March 1989 | 5 March 1990 | Indian National Congress | P.K. Sathianandan (5 Apr. 1989 – 4 Mar. 1990) | 7th | 1985 |
| 12 | G. Palaniraja | 22 Mar. 1990 | 3 Mar. 1991 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | A. Bakthavatchalam (29 Mar. 1990 – 3 Mar. 1991) | 8th | 1990 |
| - | Vacant (President's rule) | 22 Mar. 1991 | 4 Jul. 1991 | N/A | Vacant | 8th | 1990 |
| 13 | P. Kannan | 26 Jul. 1991 | 13 May 1996 | Indian National Congress | A. V. Subramanian (31 Jul. 1991 – 13 May 1996) | 9th | 1991 |
| 14 | V.M.C. Sivakumar | 10 Jul. 1996 | 18 Mar. 2000 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | V. Nagarathinam (13 Jun. 1996 – 23 May 1997) M. Kandasamy (23 Aug. 1997 – 30 May 2000) K. Rajasekaran (30 May 2000 – 15 May 2001) | 10th | 1996 |
| - | M. Kandasamy | 27 Mar. 2000 | 27 Mar. 2000 | Tamil Maanila Congress | V. Nagarathinam (13 Jun. 1996 – 23 May 1997) M. Kandasamy (23 Aug. 1997 – 30 May 2000) K. Rajasekaran (30 May 2000 – 15 May 2001) | 10th | 1996 |
| 15 | A.V. Subramanian | 24 May 2000 | 31 May 2001 | Indian National Congress | V. Nagarathinam (13 Jun. 1996 – 23 May 1997) M. Kandasamy (23 Aug. 1997 – 30 May 2000) K. Rajasekaran (30 May 2000 – 15 May 2001) | 10th | 1996 |
| 16 | M.D.R. Ramachandran | 11 Jun. 2001 | 26 May 2006 | Indian National Congress | M. Chandirakasu (5 Jul. 2001 – 10 Nov. 2001) A.V. Subramanian (12 Dec. 2001 – 11 May 2006) | 11th | 2001 |
| 17 | R. Radhakrishnan | 1 Jun. 2006 | May 2011 | Indian National Congress | A.V. Sreedharan (1 Jun. 2006 - 3 Sep. 2008) V. Vaithilingam (4 Sep. 2008 - N.A.) | 12th | 2006 |
| 18 | V. Sabapathy | 29 Jun 2011 | May 2016 | All India N.R. Congress | T. P. R. Selvame (2 Nov 2011 - May 2016) | 13th | 2011 |
| 19 | V. Vaithilingam | 10 Jun 2016 | 21 Mar. 2019 | Indian National Congress | V.P. Sivakolundhu (10 Jun 2016 - 2. Jun. 2019) | 14th | 2016 |
| 20 | V.P. Sivakolundhu | 3 Jun. 2019 | 3 May 2021 | Indian National Congress | M. N. R. Balan (4 Sep. 2019- 3 May 2021) | 14th | 2016 |
| 21 | Embalam R. Selvam | 16 June 2021 | Incumbent | Bharatiya Janata Party | P. Rajavelu (25 Aug. 2021-Till date) | 15th | 2021 |