List of Chief Ministers (CM) of Puducherry (1963 - 2024)

Sl.No	Chief Minister	From	To	Party Name
1	N. Rangaswamy	07 May 2021	Present	All India N.R. Congress
2	President's rule	23 Feb 2021	06 May 2021
3	V. Narayanasamy	06 Jun 2016	22 Feb 2021	INC
4	N. Rangaswamy	16 May 2011	06 Jun 2016	All India N.R. Congress
5	V. Vaithilingam	04 Sep 2008	16 May 2011	INC
6	N. Rangaswamy	13 May 2006	04 Sep 2008	INC
7	N. Rangaswamy	27 Oct 2001	12 May 2006	INC
8	P. Shanmugam	24 May 2001	26 Oct 2001	INC
9	P. Shanmugam	22 Mar 2000	15 May 2001	INC
10	R. V. Janakiraman	26 May 1996	21 Mar 2000	DMK
11	V. Vaithilingam	04 Jul 1991	13 May 1996	INC
12	President's rule	03 Mar 1991	04 Jul 1991
13	M. D. R. Ramachandran	08 Mar 1990	03 Mar 1991	DMK
14	M. O. H. Farook	16 Mar 1985	04 Mar 1990	INC
15	President's rule	24 Jun 1983	16 Mar 1985
16	M. D. R. Ramachandran	16 Jan 1980	24 Jun 1983	DMK
17	President's rule	12 Nov 1978	16 Jan 1980
18	Subramanyan Ramaswamy	02 Jul 1977	12 Nov 1978	AIADMK
19	President's rule	28 Mar 1974	02 Jul 1977
20	Subramanyan Ramaswamy	06 Mar 1974	28 Mar 1974	AIADMK
21	President's rule	03 Jan 1974	06 Mar 1974
22	M. O. H. Farook	17 Mar 1969	03 Jan 1974	DMK
23	President's rule	18 Sep 1968	17 Mar 1969
24	V. Venkatasubha Reddiar	06 Mar 1968	18 Sep 1968	INC
25	M. O. H. Farook	09 Apr 1967	06 Mar 1968	INC
26	V. Venkatasubha Reddiar	11 Sep 1964	09 Apr 1967	INC
27	Edouard Goubert	01 Jul 1963	24 Aug 1964	INC

Puducherry

Puducherry, also known as Pondicherry, is a union territory of India. It is located on the southeast coast of India, and is bounded by the Bay of Bengal on the east, Tamil Nadu on the south and west, and Andhra Pradesh on the north. Puducherry was a French colony until 1954, and has a unique blend of French and Indian culture. The official languages of Puducherry are Tamil, French and English. The economy of Puducherry is mainly based on tourism, agriculture and fishing.