2019 Indian general election in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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2019 Indian general election in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Flag of India.svg
 201411 April 2019 2024  

1 seat
Turnout65.12%
 First partySecond party
  Indian National Congress hand logo.svg Bharatiya Janata Party (icon).svg
Leader Kuldeep Rai Sharma Vishal Jolly
Party INC BJP
Alliance UPA NDA
Last election01
Seats won10
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote95,30893,901
Percentage45.98%45.30%
SwingIncrease2.svg 2.29Decrease2.svg 2.50

Andamanen & Nikobaren Wahlkreise Lok Sabha.svg
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Lok Sabha Constituency

The 2019 Indian general election in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, held for the one seat in the Islands. Congress candidate Kuldeep Rai Sharma won the election from the only seat. Sharma defeated BJP candidate Vishal Jolly. [1]

Contents

Parties and alliances

   National Democratic Alliance

PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats Contested
Bharatiya Janata Party BJP flag.svg Lotus flower symbol.svg Vishal Jolly1

   United Progressive Alliance

PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats Contested
Indian National Congress Indian National Congress Flag.svg Hand INC.svg Kuldeep Rai Sharma 1

Details

2019 Indian general election: Andman & Nicobar Islands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Kuldeep Rai Sharma 95,30845.98+2.29
BJP Vishal Jolly93,90145.30−2.50
Independent Paritosh Kumar Haldar5,3412.58+2.58
AAP Sanjay Meshack2,8391.37−0.56
BSP Prakash Minj2,4861.20N/A
AITC Ayan Mandal1,7210.83
NOTA None of the above1,4120.68
Independent Henry9940.48
Independent K Venkat Ram Babu9140.44
Independent Minati Biswas6180.3
Independent S Sudershan Rao4750.23
Independent V V Khalid3060.15
Independent K Kalimuthu2750.13
Independent C U Rasheed2730.13
Independent Gour Chandra Majumder2210.11
Margin of victory1,4070.68−3.43
Turnout 207,39865.12−5.54
INC gain from BJP Swing

References

  1. "ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS LOK SABHA ELECTION RESULT 2019". business-standard.com.