Narayanswamy won't contest 2021 Puducherry election

Former Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy will not contest the 2021 assembly elections in the Union Territory, said Dinesh Gundu Rao, All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-incharge of Puducherry.  He will look after the campaign and election management," Rao said. The Congress Party released a list of 14 candidates for the Puducherry assembly polls. Narayanasamy had resigned on February 22 ahead of a floor test in the 33-member House.

Among the key candidates, P Selvanadane will contest from Kardirgamam assembly seat, M Kannan From Indira Nagar, Karthikeyan from Oussudu and Ramesh Preambath from Mahe.Polling for 30 assembly seats in Puducherry will be held on April 6. Of the 30 assembly seats, five are reserved for the Scheduled Caste candidates. As many as 10,02,589 electors will choose the candidates for the 15 legislative Assembly seats of Puducherry. The Congress-led government in the union territory fell before completing its five-year term under Chief Minister V Narayansamy.