Profile of the 15th Puducherry Legislative Assembly

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Profile of the 15^th Puducherry Legislative Assembly

The results of the elections to the 15th Puducherry Legislative Assembly were declared on May 2, 2021.     There are 30 elected assembly seats in Puducherry.  In this context, we analyse data on the profile of the incoming Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and compare it with the previous Assembly.
AINRC is the single largest party with 10 seats
Political Party 2021 2016 All India N R Congress 10 8 Bharatiya Janata Party 6          - Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6 2	Political Party 2021 2016 Independents 6 1 Indian National Congress 2 15 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam - 4
Number of older MLAs increases; only one woman MLA elected in 2021
56% of the MLAs have at least a bachelors degree; up from 43%

Sources: Election Commission of India (results.eci.gov.in); Candidate Affidavits uploaded on ECI; MyNeta (https://www.myneta.info); PRS.

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