Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee (or PPCC) is the affiliate of the Indian National Congress in the union territory of Puducherry. It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the Union Territory, as well as selecting candidates for local, state, and national elections. It is headed by A. V. Subramanian. The committee has been active in the Union Territory's politics since its formation, and the Congress party has held power in the territory for several terms.

List of presidents S.no President Portrait Term Dates1.P. Shanmugam197519 May 2000 2.V. Narayanasamy19 May 200011 August 2000 (1).P. Shanmugham11 August 200523 March 2008 3.A. V. Subramanian23 March 20089 July 2015 4.A. Namassivayam9 July 20154 March 2020 (3).A. V. Subramanian4 March 20209 June 2023 5.V. Vaithilingam9 June 2023Incumbent

List of chief ministers of Pondicherry and Puducherry from Indian National Congress

Following is the list of the chief ministers of Puducherry from Indian National Congress:

No. Chief Ministers Portrait Term in office Assembly Constituency Start End Tenure1Edouard Goubert 1 July 1963 24 August 19641 year, 54 days1st AssemblyMannadipet2V. Venkatasubba Reddiar11 September 19649 April 1967 3 years, 59 days2nd AssemblyNettapakkam6 March 196818 September 19683M. O. H. Farook9 April 19676 March 1968 5 years, 320 days1st AssemblyKaraikal North16 March 19854 March 19907th AssemblyLawspet4V. Vaithilingam4 July 199113 May 1996 7 years, 201 days9th AssemblyNettapakkam4 September 200816 May 201112th Assembly5P. Shanmugam22 March 200015 May 2001 1 year, 219 days10th AssemblyYanam24 May 200126 October 200111th Assembly6N. Rangaswamy27 October 200112 May 2006 6 years, 313 days11th AssemblyThattanchavady13 May 20064 September 200812th Assembly7V. Narayanasamy 6 June 201618 February 2021 14th AssemblyNellithope

Performance in Puducherry Legislative Assembly + Puducherry Legislative Assembly ElectionsYearAssemblyParty leaderSeats contestedSeats wonChange in seatsPercentage of votesVote swingPopular voteOutcome202616thV. Vaithilingam21 117.41% 1.83151,934 202115thV. Narayanasamy14 1315.71% 14.90131,393201614thA. Namassivayam21 830.60% 5.542,44,886201113thV. Vaithilingam17 326.53%1,85,149200612thN. Rangaswamy16 129.91%1,69,071200110thP. Shanmugam21 222.78%1,08,700199610thV. Vaithilingam20 625.34%1,16,61819919thV. Vaithilingam19 430.00%117,28919908thM. O. H. Farook17 425.04%105,20719857thM. O. H. Farook 532.68%98,60119806th 823.92%58,68019775th 516.98%39,34319744th 315.95%34,84019693rd30 1242.62% 11.6878,05219642ndV. Venkatasubba Reddiar30New54.30%New91,338

Performance in Puducherry Lok Sabha Year Winner / Runner-up Seats won Changein seats Vote Share Changein Vote Outcome1967Thirumudi N. Sethuraman New39.83% New1971Mohan Kumaramangalam1977 166.27% 26.441980P. Shanmugam66.45% 0.181984 58.86% 7.591989 50.47% 8.391991M. O. H. Farook 53.07% 2.601996 39.97% 13.101998P. Shanmugam 132.12% 7.851999M. O. H. Farook 137.17% 5.052004Did not Contest2009V. Narayanasamy 149.41% 12.242014 126.35% 23.062019V. Vaithilingam 156.27% 29.92202452.73% 3.54

List of Rajya Sabha Members from Puducherry Congress

NameDate ofTotal TermVacation Date/ReasonAppointmentRetirementP. Kannan7 October 20096 October 20151RetirementV. Narayanasamy7 October 20036 October 20093Elected to LS on 16 May 20095 August 19914 August 19972Retirement5 August 19854 August 19911RetirementP. Abraham7 August 19636 August 19691Retirement

See also Congress Working Committee All India Congress Committee Pradesh Congress Committee

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