Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee

Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee (or Puducherry PCC) 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.^[1][2] 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.

Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee
President	V. Vaithilingam
Chairman	M. Vaithianathan
Headquarters	Pondicherry, Puducherry
Youth wing	Puducherry Youth Congress
Women's wing	Puducherry Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee
Ideology	Social democracy Democratic socialism Social liberalism Indian nationalism Gandhian socialism Secularism Progressivism
Alliance	Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha	1 / 1
Seats in Rajya Sabha	0 / 1
Seats in Puducherry Legislative Assembly	2 / 30
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List of Presidents

S.no	President	Portrait	Term
1.	P. Shanmugham		1975	19 May 2000
2.	V. Narayanasamy		19 May 2000	11 August 2000
(1).	P. Shanmugham		11 August 2005	23 March 2008
3.	A. V. Subramanian		23 March 2008	9 July 2015
4.	A. Namassivayam		9 July 2015	4 March 2020
(3).	A. V. Subramanian		4 March 2020	9 June 2023
5.	V. Vaithilingam		9 June 2023	Incumbent

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

Main article: List of chief ministers of Puducherry

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	Tenure
1	Edouard Goubert		1 July 1963	24 August 1964	1 year, 54 days	1st Assembly	Mannadipet
2	V. Venkatasubba Reddiar		11 September 1964	9 April 1967	3 years, 59 days	2nd Assembly	Nettapakkam
			6 March 1968	18 September 1968
3	M. O. H. Farook		9 April 1967	6 March 1968	5 years, 320 days	1st Assembly	Karaikal North
			16 March 1985	4 March 1990		7th Assembly	Lawspet
4	V. Vaithilingam		4 July 1991	13 May 1996	7 years, 201 days	9th Assembly	Nettapakkam
			4 September 2008	16 May 2011		12th Assembly
5	P. Shanmugam		22 March 2000	15 May 2001	1 year, 219 days	10th Assembly	Yanam
			24 May 2001	26 October 2001		11th Assembly
6	N. Rangaswamy		27 October 2001	12 May 2006	6 years, 313 days	11th Assembly	Thattanchavady
			13 May 2006	4 September 2008		12th Assembly
7	V. Narayanasamy		6 June 2016	18 February 2021	4 years, 257 days	14th Assembly	Nellithope

See also

• Congress Working Committee
• All India Congress Committee
• Pradesh Congress Committee

Notes

References

1. Nair, Rajesh B. (31 May 2018). "Congress will retain Puducherry LS seat: PCC chief". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
2. "Youth Congress to launch membership drive in Pondy". Puducherry: United News of India. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

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