Back Lok-Sabha-Wahlkreis Puducherry German पुदुच्चेरी लोक सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र Hindi പുതുച്ചേരി (ലോകസഭാമണ്ഡലം) Malayalam पुडुचेरी लोकसभा मतदारसंघ Marathi புதுச்சேரி மக்களவைத் தொகுதி Tamil పుదుచ్చేరి లోక్సభ నియోజకవర్గం Tegulu
| Puducherry PY-1 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| Union Territory | Puducherry |
| Assembly constituencies | 30: Mannadipet, Thirubuvanai, Ossudu, Mangalam, Villianur, Ozhukarai, Kadirkamam, Indira Nagar, Thattanchavady, Kamaraj Nagar, Lawspet, Kalapett, Muthialpet, Raj Bhavan, Oupalam, Orleampeth, Nellithope, Mudaliarpet, Ariankuppam, Manavely, Embalam, Nettapakkam, Bahour, Nedungadu, Thirunallar, Karaikal North, Karaikal South, Neravy T R Pattinam, Mahe and Yanam |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 10,23,699 (2024) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency covers the entire Union Territory of Puducherry. Pondicherry became a union territory after the implementation of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of India in 1962[1] and changed its name to Puducherry in 2006.[2] This constituency first held elections in 1967 and its first member of parliament (MP) was Thirumudi N. Sethuraman of the Indian National Congress.
- ^ "The Constitution (Fourteenth Amendment) Act, 1962". National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "Bill to rename Pondicherry as Puducherry passed". The Hindu. N. Ram. 22 August 2006. Retrieved 26 November 2014.