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Puducherry

Your representatives and officials in Puducherry — who they are, what they handle, and how to escalate.

1MPs

18MLAs

19Constituencies

Who fixes what in Puducherry

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Ward Officer / Ward Engineer
Your first stop in a city for potholes, garbage, drains and street lights.
Start here, then escalate to the Municipal Commissioner.
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District administration
District Collector / DMÂ· Puducherry
Current officer being verified — check the official district portal.
The top district authority. Escalate here when a department does not respond.
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The state minister who runs this department
The Chief Minister holds this department directly.
N. Rangaswamy (N. Rangasamy)All India N.R. CongressChief Minister, Puducherry Â· Finance & Planning, Revenue & Excise

Your elected representatives here

MLAs — state subjects (police, schools, water, state roads)

AiyappanAll India N.R. CongressMLA Â· Ariankuppam R. SenthilkumarDravida Munnetra KazhagamMLA Â· Bahour E. MohandaossAll India N.R. CongressMLA Â· Embalam A. K. D. ArumugamAll India N.R. CongressMLA Â· Indira Nagar RameshDravida Munnetra KazhagamMLA Â· Kalapet V. P. SivakolundhuAll India N.R. CongressMLA Â· Lawspet B. RamuTamilaga Vettri KazhagamMLA Â· Manavely

N. RangaswamyAll India N.R. CongressMLA Â· Mangalam

A. NamassivayamBharatiya Janata PartyMLA Â· Mannadipet A. JohnkumarBharatiya Janata PartyMLA Â· Mudaliarpet Vaiyapuri ManikandanAll India N.R. CongressMLA Â· Muthialpet V. KarthikeyanDravida Munnetra KazhagamMLA Â· Nellithope RajaveluAll India N.R. CongressMLA Â· Nettapakkam G. Nehru KuppusamyNeyam Makkal KazhagamMLA Â· Orleampeth A. AnbalaganAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamMLA Â· Oupalam K. NarayanasamyAll India N.R. CongressMLA Â· Ozhukarai Vignesh KannanDravida Munnetra KazhagamMLA Â· Raj Bhavan B. RavicoumarAll India N.R. CongressMLA Â· Villianur

MPs — national subjects (railways, highways, telecom)

V. VaithilingamIndian National CongressMP Â· Puducherry

State government as of 14 July 2026.Open the Puducherry page

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Your elected representatives

The people this district votes for. Tap anyone to see their record, responsibilities and how to hold them accountable.

Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha)

V. VaithilingamIndian National Congress

Puducherry

Members of the Legislative Assembly

AiyappanAll India N.R. Congress

Ariankuppam

R. SenthilkumarDravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Bahour

E. MohandaossAll India N.R. Congress

Embalam

A. K. D. ArumugamAll India N.R. Congress

Indira Nagar

RameshDravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Kalapet

V. P. SivakolundhuAll India N.R. Congress

Lawspet

B. RamuTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam

Manavely

N. RangaswamyAll India N.R. Congress

Mangalam

A. NamassivayamBharatiya Janata Party

Mannadipet

A. JohnkumarBharatiya Janata Party

Mudaliarpet

Vaiyapuri ManikandanAll India N.R. Congress

Muthialpet

V. KarthikeyanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Nellithope

RajaveluAll India N.R. Congress

Nettapakkam

G. Nehru KuppusamyNeyam Makkal Kazhagam

Orleampeth

A. AnbalaganAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Oupalam

K. NarayanasamyAll India N.R. Congress

Ozhukarai

Vignesh KannanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Raj Bhavan

B. RavicoumarAll India N.R. Congress

Villianur

Officials for this district

The appointed officers who run day-to-day services here. Information only — these officers are not rated.

District Collector / DM

Revenue, land, certificates, disaster relief and overall district coordination — the safe catch-all for your area.

Current officer being verified — check the official district portal.

How to escalate: The top district authority. Escalate here when a department does not respond.

Superintendent of Police (SP)

All policing, safety and FIRs in the district.

Current officer being verified — check the official district portal.

How to escalate: Police Station (SHO) → DSP/Circle Officer → SP → DGP. A magistrate can order an FIR under BNSS 175(3).

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Who is responsible for what?

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