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{{Short description|Leader of the executive branch of the Government of Puducherry}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2026}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}}
{{Infobox official post
|post = [[Chief minister (India)|Chief Minister]]
|body = [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]
|native_name = {{lang|ta-Latn|Putuccēri Mutalamaiccar}}
|insignia = Emblem of the Government of Puducherry.png
|insigniacaption = [[Emblem of Puducherry]]
|flag = Flag of India.svg
|flagsize = 100px
|flagborder = yes
|flagcaption = [[Flag of India]]
|image = N Rangaswamy.jpg
|incumbent = [[N. Rangaswamy]]
|incumbentsince = 7 May 2021
|style = {{plainlist|
*[[The Honourable]] (formal)
*[[Mr.]] [[Chief minister (India)|Chief Minister]] (informal)
}}
|type = [[Head of government]]
|abbreviation = CM
|member_of = *[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]
*Puducherry Council of Ministers
|reports_to = *[[Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry]]
*[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]
|appointer = [[Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry]]
|formation = {{start date and age|df=y|1963|07|01}}
|first = [[Edouard Goubert]]
|website = {{URL|https://www.py.gov.in/chief-minister|py.gov.in}}
}}
The '''chief minister of Puducherry''' is the [[head of government|chief executive]] of the [[India]]n [[union territory]] of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. In accordance with the [[Constitution of India]], the [[lieutenant governor]] is a union territory's ''[[de jure]]'' head, but ''[[de facto]]'' executive authority rests with the [[Chief minister (India)|chief minister]]. Following elections to the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]], the [[Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry|lieutenant governor]] usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the [[Government of Puducherry|government]]. The lieutenant governor appoints the chief minister, whose [[Cabinet (government)|council of ministers]] are [[Cabinet collective responsibility|collectively responsible]] to the assembly. Given that he has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no [[term limit]]s.<ref>[[Durga Das Basu]]. ''Introduction to the Constitution of India''. 1960. 20th Edition, 2011 Reprint. pp. 241, 245. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. {{ISBN|978-81-8038-559-9}}. Note: although the text talks about Indian union territory governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Puducherry as well.</ref>

Since 1963, [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] has had 10 [[Chief minister (India)|chief ministers]]. The [[List of longest-serving Indian chief ministers|longest-serving]] and current chief minister, [[N. Rangaswamy]] from the [[All India N.R. Congress]], held the office for over sixteen years in multiple tenures. The former [[governor of Kerala]] [[M. O. H. Farook]] has the second-longest tenure, and [[V. Vaithilingam]] from the [[Indian National Congress]] has the third-longest tenure.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/assembly-kerala/m-o-h-farook-an-astute-politician-568514|title=M O H Farook an astute politician|date=27 January 2012|publisher=[[NDTV]]|access-date=5 February 2012|archive-date=1 June 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250601210423/https://www.ndtv.com/assembly-kerala/m-o-h-farook-an-astute-politician-568514|url-status=live}}</ref> The first holder [[Edouard Goubert]] from the Indian National Congress has the shortest tenure (only 1 year, 71 days).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/edouard-goubert-who-holds-a-fascination-for-francophiles-in-puducherry/article6263322.ece|title=Edouard Goubert who holds a fascination for Francophiles in Puducherry|date=30 July 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=1 August 2014|archive-date=2 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202083356/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/edouard-goubert-who-holds-a-fascination-for-francophiles-in-puducherry/article6263322.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> There have been seven instances of [[president's rule]] in Puducherry, most recently in 2021.

The [[List of current Indian chief ministers|current incumbent]] is [[N. Rangaswamy]] of the [[All India N.R. Congress]] since 7 May 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/rangasamy-sworn-in-puducherry-cm/article34510067.ece|title=Rangasamy sworn in Puducherry CM|date=7 May 2021|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=10 May 2021|archive-date=26 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241126171048/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/rangasamy-sworn-in-puducherry-cm/article34510067.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Predecessors ==
{{further|1st Pondicherry Representative Assembly|2nd Pondicherry Representative Assembly}}
The [[French India|French settlements in India]] were in a transition period between the ''[[de facto]] transfer day'' (i.e., 1 November 1954) and the ''[[de jure]] transfer day'' (i.e., 16 August 1962). In January 1955, the [[government of India]], by an order, renamed these four French settlements in India as the ''State of Pondicherry''. Both these transfer days are official holidays within the [[union territory]] of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mea.gov.in/bilateral-documents.htm?dtl/5302/Treaty+establishing+De+Jure+Cession+of+French+Establishments+in+India|title=Treaty establishing De Jure Cession of French Establishments in India|date=28 May 1956|work=[[National Informatics Centre]]|access-date=7 May 2021|archive-date=2 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250102094459/https://www.mea.gov.in/bilateral-documents.htm%3Fdtl/5302/Treaty%2Bestablishing%2BDe%2BJure%2BCession%2Bof%2BFrench%2BEstablishments%2Bin%2BIndia|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/htarchives-140-year-french-rule-ends-pondicherry-merges-with-india-101730486133269.html|title=HT Archives: 140-year French rule ends, Pondicherry merges with India|date=2 November 2024|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=5 November 2024|archive-date=2 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241102053316/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/htarchives-140-year-french-rule-ends-pondicherry-merges-with-india-101730486133269.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

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|+Chief Counselors of Pondicherry
!rowspan=2|No.
!rowspan=2|Portrait
!rowspan=2|Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
!colspan=3|Term in office
|-
!Assumed office
!Left office
!Time in office
|-
!1
|
|'''[[Maurice Pakkiriswamy Pillai]]''' (1906–1956)
|17 August 1955
|13 January 1956
|149 days
|-
!2
|
|'''[[Edouard Goubert]]''' (1894–1979)
|17 January 1956
|24 October 1958
|2 years, 280 days
|-
!–
|colspan=5|'''Vacant (25 October 1958 – 8 September 1959)'''
|-
!3
|[[File:V Venkatasubha Reddiar 2011 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
|'''[[V. Venkatasubba Reddiar]]''' (1909–1982)
|9 September 1959
|30 June 1963
|3 years, 294 days
|}
;Enactment of the Government of Union Territories Act
On 10 May 1963, the [[government of India]] enacted the ''Government of Union Territories Act, 1963'', which came into force on 1 July 1963. It introduced the same pattern of government that prevailed in the rest of the country, but subject to certain limitations. Under Article 239 of the [[Indian Constitution]], the [[president of India]] appoints the [[List of lieutenant governors of Puducherry|lieutenant governor of Puducherry]] with such designation as he may specify to head the administration of the territory. The lieutenant governor appoints the [[Chief minister (India)|chief minister]]. The lieutenant governor, on the advice of the chief minister, appoints the council of ministers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/2022-08/GovernmentUnionterritoriesAct1963_2%5B1%5D.pdf|title=THE GOVERNMENT OF UNION TERRITORIES ACT, 1963|date=10 May 1963|work=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]]|access-date=11 May 2021|archive-date=3 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250503122504/https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/2022-08/GovernmentUnionterritoriesAct1963_2[1].pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

Also, the [[Pondicherry Representative Assembly|representative assembly]] was converted into the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|legislative assembly of Pondicherry]] on 1 July 1963 as per Section 54(3) of the Union Territories Act, 1963, and its members were deemed to have been elected to the assembly. Thus, the [[1st Puducherry Assembly|first legislative assembly]] was formed without an election. [[Elections in Puducherry#Legislative Assembly elections|Elections]] for the assembly have been held since 1964.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/737434/|title=Section 54 in The Government Of Union Territories Act, 1963|work=[[Indian Kanoon]]|access-date=11 May 2021|archive-date=22 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822174459/http://indiankanoon.org/doc/737434/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Chief Ministers of Puducherry(1963-present)==
;Key
*{{note label|RES|RES|RES}} Resigned
*{{note label|DIS|DIS|DIS}} Dismissed by the [[President of India|Head of State]]
*{{note label|NC|NC|NC}} Resigned following a [[no-confidence motion]]
*{{note label|§|§|§}} Returned to office after a previous non-consecutive term
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|+Chief Ministers of Puducherry
!colspan=12|{{Party index link|AIADMK}} (1){{pad}}{{Party index link|All India N.R. Congress|AINRC}} (1){{pad}}{{Party index link|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK}} (3){{pad}}{{Party index link|Indian National Congress|INC}} (7)
|-
!rowspan=2|No.
!rowspan=2|Portrait
!rowspan=2|Name
{{nowrap|(Birth–Death)}}
!rowspan=2|Elected constituency
!colspan=3|Term of office{{efn|name=term|The ordinal number of the term being served by the person specified in the row in the corresponding period.}}
!rowspan=2|[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Assembly]] {{small|([[Elections in Puducherry|Election]])}}
!rowspan=2|Ministry
!rowspan=2|Appointed by
!rowspan=2 colspan=2|Political party{{efn|name=party|This column only names the chief minister's party. The union territory government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.}}
|-
!Assumed office
!Left office
!Time in office
|-
!1
|
|'''[[Edouard Goubert]]''' (1894–1979)
|[[Mannadipet Assembly constituency|Mannadipet]]
|1 July 1963
|10 September 1964
|1 year, 71 days
|[[1st Puducherry Assembly|1st]] {{small|([[1959 Pondicherry Representative Assembly election|1959]])}}
|[[1959 Pondicherry Representative Assembly election#Council of ministers of Goubert (1963-1964)|Goubert]]
|[[Surendra Kumar Datta|S. K. Datta]]
|rowspan=4|[[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan=4 {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|-
!2
|[[File:V Venkatasubha Reddiar 2011 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
|'''[[V. Venkatasubba Reddiar]]''' (1909–1982)
|[[Nettapakkam Assembly constituency|Nettapakkam]]
|11 September 1964
|8 April 1967{{ref label|RES|RES|RES}}
|2 years, 209 days
|rowspan=3|[[2nd Puducherry Assembly|2nd]] {{small|([[1964 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1964]])}}
|Reddiar I
|rowspan=3|[[S. L. Silam]]
|-
!3
|[[File:M. O. H. Farook.jpg|100px]]
|'''[[M. O. H. Farook]]''' (1937–2012)
|[[Karaikal North Assembly constituency|Karaikal North]]
|9 April 1967
|5 March 1968{{ref label|RES|RES|RES}}
|331 days
|Farook I
|-
!(2)
|[[File:V Venkatasubha Reddiar 2011 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
|'''[[V. Venkatasubba Reddiar]]''' (1909–1982)
|[[Nettapakkam Assembly constituency|Nettapakkam]]
|6 March 1968{{ref label|§|§|§}}
|18 September 1968{{ref label|RES|RES|RES}}
|196 days
|Reddiar II
|-
!–
|[[File:Emblem of India.svg|75px]]
|''Vacant'' ('''[[President's rule]]''')
|[[N/A]]
|18 September 1968
|16 March 1969
|179 days
|''Dissolved''
|[[N/A]]
|–
|[[N/A]]
|style="background:white;|
|-
!(3)
|[[File:M. O. H. Farook.jpg|100px]]
|'''[[M. O. H. Farook]]''' (1937–2012)
|[[Kalapet Assembly constituency|Kalapet]]
|17 March 1969{{ref label|§|§|§}}
|3 January 1974{{ref label|NC|NC|NC}}
|4 years, 292 days
|[[3rd Puducherry Assembly|3rd]] {{small|([[1969 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1969]])}}
|Farook II
|[[B. D. Jatti]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|{{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
!–
|[[File:Emblem of India.svg|75px]]
|''Vacant'' ('''[[President's rule]]''')
|[[N/A]]
|3 January 1974
|5 March 1974
|61 days
|''Dissolved''
|[[N/A]]
|–
|[[N/A]]
|style="background:white;|
|-
!4
|
|'''[[S. Ramassamy]]''' (1939–2017)
|[[Karaikal South Assembly constituency|Karaikal South]]
|6 March 1974
|28 March 1974{{ref label|NC|NC|NC}}
|22 days
|4th {{small|([[1974 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1974]])}}
|Ramassamy I
|[[Chhedi Lal|Cheddi Lal]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|{{party color cell|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
!–
|[[File:Emblem of India.svg|75px]]
|''Vacant'' ('''[[President's rule]]''')
|[[N/A]]
|28 March 1974
|1 July 1977
|3 years, 95 days
|''Dissolved''
|[[N/A]]
|–
|[[N/A]]
|style="background:white;|
|-
!(4)
|
|'''[[S. Ramassamy]]''' (1939–2017)
|[[Karaikal South Assembly constituency|Karaikal South]]
|2 July 1977{{ref label|§|§|§}}
|12 November 1978{{ref label|DIS|DIS|DIS}}
|1 year, 133 days
|5th {{small|([[1977 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1977]])}}
|Ramassamy II
|[[Bidesh Tukaram Kulkarni|B. T. Kulkarni]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|{{party color cell|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
!–
|[[File:Emblem of India.svg|75px]]
|''Vacant'' ('''[[President's rule]]''')
|[[N/A]]
|12 November 1978
|15 January 1980
|1 year, 64 days
|''Dissolved''
|[[N/A]]
|–
|[[N/A]]
|style="background:white;|
|-
!5
|
|'''[[M. D. R. Ramachandran]]''' (1934–2024)
|[[Mannadipet Assembly constituency|Mannadipet]]
|16 January 1980
|24 June 1983{{ref label|DIS|DIS|DIS}}
|3 years, 159 days
|6th {{small|([[1980 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1980]])}}
|Ramachandran I
|[[Bidesh Tukaram Kulkarni|B. T. Kulkarni]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|{{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
!–
|[[File:Emblem of India.svg|75px]]
|''Vacant'' ('''[[President's rule]]''')
|[[N/A]]
|24 June 1983
|16 March 1985
|1 year, 265 days
|''Dissolved''
|[[N/A]]
|–
|[[N/A]]
|style="background:white;|
|-
!(3)
|[[File:M. O. H. Farook.jpg|100px]]
|'''[[M. O. H. Farook]]''' (1937–2012)
|[[Lawspet Assembly constituency|Lawspet]]
|17 March 1985{{ref label|§|§|§}}
|7 March 1990
|4 years, 355 days
|7th {{small|([[1985 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1985]])}}
|Farook III
|T. P. Tewary
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|-
!(5)
|
|'''[[M. D. R. Ramachandran]]''' (1934–2024)
|[[Mannadipet Assembly constituency|Mannadipet]]
|8 March 1990{{ref label|§|§|§}}
|4 March 1991{{ref label|NC|NC|NC}}
|361 days
|8th {{small|([[1990 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1990]])}}
|Ramachandran II
|[[Chandrawati]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|{{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
!–
|[[File:Emblem of India.svg|75px]]
|''Vacant'' ('''[[President's rule]]''')
|[[N/A]]
|4 March 1991
|3 July 1991
|121 days
|''Dissolved''
|[[N/A]]
|–
|[[N/A]]
|style="background:white;|
|-
!6
|[[File:V. Vaithilingam.jpg|100px]]
|'''[[V. Vaithilingam]]''' ({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1950)
|[[Nettapakkam Assembly constituency|Nettapakkam]]
|4 July 1991
|26 May 1996
|4 years, 327 days
|9th {{small|([[1991 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1991]])}}
|Vaithilingam I
|Harswarup Singh
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|-
!7
|[[File:R.V.Janakiraman2 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|'''[[R. V. Janakiraman]]''' (1941–2019)
|[[Nellithope Assembly constituency|Nellithope]]
|27 May 1996
|21 March 2000{{ref label|NC|NC|NC}}
|3 years, 299 days
|rowspan=2|10th {{small|([[1996 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1996]])}}
|Janakiraman
|[[Rajendra Kumari Bajpai]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|{{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
!rowspan=2|8
|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2|'''[[P. Shanmugam (Pondicherry politician)|P. Shanmugam]]''' (1927–2013)
|rowspan=2|[[Yanam Assembly constituency|Yanam]]
|22 March 2000
|23 May 2001
|rowspan=2|1 year, 218 days
|Shanmugam I
|rowspan=3|[[Rajani Rai]]
|rowspan=5|[[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan=5 {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|24 May 2001
|26 October 2001{{ref label|RES|RES|RES}}
|rowspan=2|11th {{small|([[2001 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|2001]])}}
|Shanmugam II
|-
!rowspan=2|9
|rowspan=2|[[File:N Rangaswamy.jpg|100px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[N. Rangaswamy]]''' ({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1950)
|rowspan=2|[[Thattanchavady Assembly constituency|Thattanchavady]]
|27 October 2001
|17 May 2006
|rowspan=2|6 years, 312 days
|Rangaswamy I
|-
|18 May 2006
|3 September 2008{{ref label|RES|RES|RES}}
|rowspan=2|12th {{small|([[2006 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|2006]])}}
|Rangaswamy II
|[[Madan Mohan Lakhera]]
|-
!(6)
|[[File:V. Vaithilingam.jpg|100px]]
|'''[[V. Vaithilingam]]''' ({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1950)
|[[Nettapakkam Assembly constituency|Nettapakkam]]
|4 September 2008{{ref label|§|§|§}}
|15 May 2011
|2 years, 253 days
|Vaithilingam II
|[[Govind Singh Gurjar]]
|-
!(9)
|[[File:N Rangaswamy.jpg|100px]]
|'''[[N. Rangaswamy]]''' ({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1950)
|[[Kadirkamam Assembly constituency|Kadirkamam]]
|16 May 2011{{ref label|§|§|§}}
|5 June 2016
|5 years, 20 days
|13th {{small|([[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011]])}}
|Rangaswamy III
|[[Iqbal Singh (politician, born 1945)|Iqbal Singh]]
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|{{party color cell|All India N.R. Congress}}
|-
!10
|[[File:VNarayanasamy.jpg|100px]]
|'''[[V. Narayanasamy]]''' ({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1947)
|[[Nellithope Assembly constituency|Nellithope]]
|6 June 2016
|25 February 2021{{ref label|NC|NC|NC}}
|4 years, 264 days
|[[14th Puducherry Assembly|14th]] {{small|([[2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2016]])}}
|[[Narayanasamy ministry|Narayanasamy]]
|[[Kiran Bedi]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|-
!–
|[[File:Emblem of India.svg|75px]]
|''Vacant'' ('''[[President's rule]]''')
|[[N/A]]
|25 February 2021
|6 May 2021
|70 days
|''Dissolved''
|[[N/A]]
|–
|[[N/A]]
|style="background:white;|
|-
!(9)
|[[File:N Rangaswamy.jpg|100px]]
|'''[[N. Rangaswamy]]''' ({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1950)
|[[Thattanchavady Assembly constituency|Thattanchavady]]
|7 May 2021{{ref label|§|§|§}}
|''Incumbent''
|{{age in years and days|2021|05|07}}
|[[15th Puducherry Assembly|15th]] {{small|([[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2021]])}}
|[[Fourth Rangaswamy ministry|Rangaswamy IV]]
|[[Tamilisai Soundararajan]]
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|{{party color cell|All India N.R. Congress}}
|}

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bar:Janakiraman
from:27/05/1996 till:21/03/2000 color:dmk text:"[[R. V. Janakiraman]]" fontsize:10
bar:Shanmugam
from:22/03/2000 till:26/10/2001 color:inc text:"[[P. Shanmugam (Pondicherry politician)|P. Shanmugam]]" fontsize:10
bar:Rangaswamy
from:27/10/2001 till:03/09/2008 color:inc
from:16/05/2011 till:05/06/2016 color:ainrc
from:07/05/2021 till:end color:ainrc text:"[[N. Rangaswamy]]" fontsize:10
bar:Narayanasamy
from:06/06/2016 till:25/02/2021 color:inc text:"[[V. Narayanasamy]]" fontsize:10
}}

==Statistics==
;List of chief ministers by length of term
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"
!rowspan=2|No.
!rowspan=2|Name
!rowspan=2 colspan=2|Party
!colspan=2|Length of term
|-
!Longest continuous duration
!Total duration of chief ministership
|-
!1
|'''[[N. Rangaswamy]]'''
|'''[[AINRC]]/[[Indian National Congress|INC]]'''
|style="background-color:#FDA209"|
|'''6 years, 312 days'''
|'''{{age in years and days|2009|06|09}}'''
|-
!2
|[[M. O. H. Farook]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]/[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|style="background-color:#8C5C7D"|
|4 years, 355 days
|10 years, 248 days
|-
!3
|[[V. Vaithilingam]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|4 years, 327 days
|7 years, 215 days
|-
!4
|[[V. Narayanasamy]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|4 years, 264 days
|4 years, 264 days
|-
!5
|[[M. D. R. Ramachandran]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|{{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|3 years, 159 days
|4 years, 155 days
|-
!6
|[[R. V. Janakiraman]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|{{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|3 years, 299 days
|3 years, 299 days
|-
!7
|[[V. Venkatasubba Reddiar]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|2 years, 209 days
|3 years, 40 days
|-
!8
|[[S. Ramassamy]]
|[[AIADMK]]
|{{party color cell|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|1 year, 133 days
|1 year, 155 days
|-
!9
|[[P. Shanmugam (Pondicherry politician)|P. Shanmugam]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|1 year, 218 days
|1 year, 218 days
|-
!10
|[[Edouard Goubert]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|1 year, 71 days
|1 year, 71 days
|}

;List by party
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"
|+Parties by total time-span of their member holding CMO ({{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}})
!No.
!Political party
!Number of chief ministers
!Total days of holding CMO
|-
!1
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|7
|{{formatnum:{{formatnum:{{#expr:{{age in days|1963|07|01|1968|09|18}}+{{age in days|1985|03|17|1990|03|07}}+{{age in days|1991|07|04|1996|05|26}}+{{age in days|2000|03|22|2011|05|15}}+{{age in days|2016|06|06|2021|02|25}}}}}}|R}} days
|-
!2
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|3
|4763 days
|-
!3
|'''[[All India N.R. Congress]]'''
|'''1'''
|'''{{formatnum:{{formatnum:{{#expr:{{age in days|2011|05|16|2016|06|05}}+{{age in days|2021|05|07}}}}}}|R}} days'''
|-
!4
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|1
|520 days
|}

;Parties by total duration (in days) of holding Chief Minister's Office
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|group 2 = 0:4763:0:0
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|group 4 = 0:0:0:520
|colors = #19AAED:#FF0D0D:#9FE2BF:#009933
|group names = [[Indian National Congress|INC]]:[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]:[[AINRC]]:[[AIADMK]]
|x legends = INC:DMK:AINRC:AIADMK
}}

==See also==
*[[History of Puducherry]]
*[[Elections in Puducherry]]
*[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry]]
*[[List of current Indian chief ministers]]
*[[List of speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]
*[[List of leaders of the opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://py.gov.in/chief-minister Official Website of the Office of the Chief Minister]

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