Andaman and Nicobar Islands election results 2024 Highlights: BJP wins sole Lok Sabha seat

BJP has won the lone Lok Sabha seat with its candidate Bishnu Pada Ray winning over Congress nominee Kuldeep Rai Sharma.

Updated - June 04, 2024 11:09 pm IST

Published - June 04, 2024 08:58 am IST

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Andaman and Nicobar Island General Election 2024 was held in a single poll on April 19, the first phase of the 18th Lok Sabha polls. The state has only one constituency and the voter turnout was 64.10% over 3,12,373 voters. 

Also Read : Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 LIVE updates 

The major contest in the state was between Indian National Congress (INC) led INDIA alliance, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led NDA, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI(M)), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Socialist Unity Centre of India- Communist (SUCI(C)).

Lok Sabha Election Results 2024

INC Fielded incumbent MP Kuldeep Rai Sharma against K. J. B. Selvaraj from AIADMK, Bishnu Pada Ray from BJP, D Ayyappan from CPI(M), Salamat Mondal from SUCI(C) and VK Abdul Aziz (independent).

In the 2019 Lok Sabha Polls INC’s Mr. Sharma won the election. BJP candidate Mr. Ray was a former MP from the Andaman and Nicobar island constituency from 1999 to 2004 and from 2009 to 2019. Also for the first time in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, seven members of the Shompen tribe, a particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTGs) of Great Nicobar Islands exercised their voting rights. 

  • June 04, 2024 19:51
    BJP wins lone Andaman and Nicobar Islands

    The BJP won the lone Lok Sabha seat in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Tuesday, with its candidate Bishnu Pada Ray emerging victorious by a margin of 24,087 votes over Congress nominee Kuldeep Rai Sharma, the Election Commission said.

    Ray secured 1,01,919 votes, while Sharma polled 77,832 votes.

    The Andaman Nicobar Democratic Congress candidate Manoj Paul stood third with 8,239 votes, the poll panel said.

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  • June 04, 2024 19:08
    BJP leads by 24,087 votes

    BJP’s Bishnu Pada Ray polled 1,01,919 votes gaining a lead of 24,087 against Congress’s Kuldeep Rai Sharma who polled 77,832, as per the latest information from ECI.

  • June 04, 2024 17:22
    BJP leads by 28,790 votes

    BJP’s Bishnu Pada Ray polled 98,400 votes gaining a lead of 28,790 against Congress’s Kuldeep Rai Sharma who polled 69,430.

  • June 04, 2024 15:36
    Bishnu Pada Ray polls 67,882 votes

    With 67,882 votes, BJP’s Bishnu Pada Ray gained a lead of 26,749 votes in Andaman and Nicobar Islands Lok Sabha constituency against Congress’s Kuldeep Rai Sharma who polled 41,073 votes.

  • June 04, 2024 14:01
    BJP gains lead of 22,387 votes

    BJP’s Bishnu Pada Ray polled 50,861 votes gaining a lead of 22,387 against Congress candidate Kuldeep Rai Sharma who polled 28,474 votes.

  • June 04, 2024 12:34
    BJP’s lead increases to 19,220 votes

    BJP’s Bishnu Pada Ray polled 35,109 votes gaining a lead of 19,220 against Congress’s Kuldeep Rai Sharma who polled 15,889 votes.

  • June 04, 2024 11:13
    BJP continues to gain lead

    The lead gained by BJP’s Bishnu Pada Ray continues to increase. With 22,858 votes polled, he leads by 13,200 votes over Congress’ Kuldeep Rai Sharma (9,658)

  • June 04, 2024 10:44
    BJP leads by 10,121 votes

    As per the latest information, BJP’s Bishnu Pada Ray is leading in Andaman and Nicobar Islands Lok Sabha constituency. While he polled 15,498 votes, Congress’s Kuldeep Rai Sharma polled 5,377.

  • June 04, 2024 09:54
    BJP leads after the first round

    After the first round of counting, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Parliament constituency.

  • June 04, 2024 09:34
    Counting begins

    Counting of votes begins for the Lok Sabha constituency.

  • June 04, 2024 09:10
    Key candidates

    The key candidates contesting for the Andamans and Nicobar Lok Sabha constituency are (INC) MP Kuldeep Rai Sharma against K. J. B. Selvaraj from AIADMK, Bishnu Pada Ray from BJP, D Ayyappan from CPI(M), Salamat Mondal from SUCI(C) and VK Abdul Aziz (independent).

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