1990 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election

1990 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election

27 February 1990

30 seats in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
16 seats needed for a majority
Registered585,194
Turnout72.38%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader M. O. H. Farook M. D. R. Ramachandran
Party INC DMK
Seats before 15 5
Seats won 11 9
Seat change 4 4
Popular vote 25.04% 24.07%

CM before election

M. O. H. Farook
INC

Elected CM

M. D. R. Ramachandran
DMK

Elections to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly were held in February 1990, to elect members of the 30 constituencies in Puducherry (then known as Pondicherry), in India. The Indian National Congress won the popular vote, and the most seats, but M. D. R. Ramachandran of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, was appointed as the Chief Minister of Puducherry. His party had an alliance with the CPI, and the Janata Dal.