After delimitation shortly after its formation, the Puducherry legislative assembly has 33 seats, of which 5 are reserved for candidates from scheduled castes and 3 members are nominated by the Government of India.

30 out of 33 Members are elected directly by the people based on universal adult franchise and the remaining three are nominated by the central government.

The French government transferred the four enclaves to the Indian Union under a de facto treaty on 1 November 1954.

The Union Territories Act, 1963 limits the number of elected members of the assembly to 30 and allows the central government to appoint not more than 3 nominated MLAs.

Very few state/union territory legislative assemblies have nominated MLAs and their voting powers are limited with Puducherry being the only exception.

[9] Puducherry has five official names, owing to its linguistic diversity, past French heritage, and the legacy of British India.

[11] M. O. H. Farook V. Venkatasubba Reddiar P. Shanmugam S. Manicka Vasagam M. O. H. Farook V. Venkatasubba Reddiar M. L. Selvaradjou Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu M. Chandirakasu P. K. Sathianandan M. Kandasamy M. Kandasamy N. Rangasamy A. V. Subramanian N. Rangasamy V. Vaithilingam V. Vaithilingam V. P. Sivakolundhu M. N. R. Balan