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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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| INC | Kuldeep Rai Sharma | 95,308 | 45.98 | +2.29 | |
| BJP | Vishal Jolly | 93,901 | 45.30 | -2.50 | |
| Independent | Paritosh Kumar Haldar | 5,341 | 2.58 | +2.58 | |
| AAP | Sanjay Meshack | 2,839 | 1.37 | -0.56 | |
| BSP | Prakash Minj | 2,486 | 1.20 | N/A | |
| AITC | Ayan Mandal | 1,721 | 0.83 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,412 | 0.68 | ||
| Independent | Henry | 994 | 0.48 | ||
| Independent | K Venkat Ram Babu | 914 | 0.44 | ||
| Independent | Minati Biswas | 618 | 0.3 | ||
| Independent | S Sudershan Rao | 475 | 0.23 | ||
| Independent | V V Khalid | 306 | 0.15 | ||
| Independent | K Kalimuthu | 275 | 0.13 | ||
| Independent | C U Rasheed | 273 | 0.13 | ||
| Independent | Gour Chandra Majumder | 221 | 0.11 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,407 | 0.68 | -3.43 | ||
| Turnout | 207,398 | 65.12 | -5.54 | ||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
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