Elections to the

Puducherry Legislative Assembly The Puducherry Legislative Assembly (French language, French: ''Assemblée législative de Pondichéry'') is the unicameral legislature of the Indian States and union territories of India, union territory (UT) of Puducherry (union territory), P ...

were held in February 1990, to elect members of the 30 constituencies in Puducherry (then known as Pondicherry), in India. The

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...

won the popular vote, and the most seats, but

M. D. R. Ramachandran M. D. R. Ramachandran (31 January 1934 – 8 December 2024) was an Indian politician. He served as Chief Minister of Pondicherry from 1980 to 1983 and from 1990 to 1991, and as Speaker of the Pondicherry Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2006. ...

of the

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (; ; DMK) is an Indian political party based in the state of Tamil Nadu, where it is currently the ruling party, and the union territory of Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry, where it is currently the main ...

, was appointed as the

Chief Minister of Puducherry The chief minister of Puducherry is the chief executive of the Indian union territory of Puducherry. In accordance with the Constitution of India, the lieutenant governor is a union territory's ''de jure'' head, but '' de facto'' executive auth ...

. His party had an alliance with the CPI, and the

Janata Dal Janata Dal () was an List of political parties in India, Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Lok Dal, Indian National Congress (Jagjivan), and the Jan Morcha on 11 October 1988—the birth anniversary of Jayaprakash Na ...

Seat allotments

Congress Alliance The Congress Alliance was an anti-apartheid political coalition formed in South Africa in the 1950s. Led by the African National Congress, the CA was multi-racial in makeup and committed to the principle of majority rule. Congress of the Peopl ...

DMK-led Alliance

Results

Elected members

Notes

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* {{Puducherry elections 1990 State Assembly elections in India State Assembly elections in Puducherry 1990s in Pondicherry