2024 Indian general election in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

2024 Indian general election in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
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All 2 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu seats in the Lok Sabha
	Opinion polls
Turnout	69.87%
	; Seatwise Result Map of the 2024 general election in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

Last updated January 25, 2025

The 2024 Indian general election was held in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu on 7 May 2024 to elect two members of the 18th Lok Sabha. These elections are the first to take place in the union territory after it was formed on 2020 with the merger of the union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.

Election schedule

Poll event	Phase
Poll event	III
Notification Date	12 April 2024
Last Date for filing nomination	19 April 2024
Scrutiny of nomination	20 April 2024
Last Date for withdrawal of nomination	22 April 2024
Date of poll	7 May 2024
Date of counting of votes/Result	4 June 2024
No. of constituencies	2

Parties and alliances

National Democratic Alliance

Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Contesting Seats
	Bharatiya Janata Party			Lalubhai Patel	2

Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance

Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Contesting Seats
	Indian National Congress			Ketan Dahyabhai Patel	2

Others

	Leader	Contesting Seats
Bahujan Samaj Party	Borsa Sandipbhai Shankarbhai	1
Bharat Adivasi Party	Kurada Deepakbhai	1
Navsarjan Bharat Party		1
Total		3

Candidates

Constituency
Constituency
1.	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	BJP	Kalaben Delkar	INC	Ajit Ramjibhai Mahla
2	Daman and Diu	BJP	Lalubhai Patel	INC	Ketan Dahyabhai Patel

Surveys and polls

Opinion polls

Polling agency	Date published	Margin of Error	NDA	INDIA	Others	Lead
Polling agency	Date published	Margin of Error				Lead
ABP News-CVoter	March 2024^[1]	±5%	2	0	0	NDA
Times Now-ETG	December 2023	±3%	2	0	0	NDA
India TV-CNX	October 2023	±3%	2	0	0	NDA
Times Now-ETG	September 2023	±3%	1-2	0-1	0	NDA
Times Now-ETG	August 2023	±3%	1-2	0-1	0	NDA

Polling agency	Date published	Margin of Error	NDA	INDIA	Others	Lead
Polling agency	Date published	Margin of Error				Lead
ABP News-CVoter	March 2024^[2]	±5%	52%	19%	29%	23

Exit polls

Polling agency	NDA	INDIA	Others	Lead
Polling agency				Lead
Actual Results	1	0	1	Tie

Results

Results by alliance or party

Alliance/ Party			Popular vote			Seats
Alliance/ Party			Votes	%	±pp	Contested	Won	+/−
	NDA	BJP	157,076	52.79%		2	1
	INDIA	INC	74,660	25.09%		2	0
	Others		13,889	4.67%		3	0
	IND		45,790	15.90%		5	1
	NOTA		6,121	2.06%
Total			297,536	100%	-	12	2	-

Results by constituency

Constituency		Turnout	Winner							Runner Up							Margin
Constituency		Turnout	Party		Alliance		Candidate	Votes	%	Party		Alliance		Candidate	Votes	%	Margin
1.	Dadra and Nagar Haveli (ST)	72.52%		BJP		NDA	Kalaben Delkar	1,21,074	58.89%		INC		INDIA	Ajit Mahala	63,490	30.88%	57,584
2	Daman and Diu	68.77%		Independent		Independent	Umesh Babubhai Patel	42,523	46.02%		BJP		NDA	Lalubhai Patel	36,298	39.28%	6,225

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References

↑ ABP News Bureau (14 March 2024). "ABP-CVoter Opinion Poll: NDA Set To Sweep UTs, I.N.D.I.A Likely To Win Lakshadweep, Puducherry". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
↑ ABP News Bureau (14 March 2024). "ABP-CVoter Opinion Poll: NDA Set To Sweep UTs, I.N.D.I.A Likely To Win Lakshadweep, Puducherry". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 17 March 2024.

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[1] ABP News Bureau (14 March 2024). "ABP-CVoter Opinion Poll: NDA Set To Sweep UTs, I.N.D.I.A Likely To Win Lakshadweep, Puducherry". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 17 March 2024.

[2] ABP News Bureau (14 March 2024). "ABP-CVoter Opinion Poll: NDA Set To Sweep UTs, I.N.D.I.A Likely To Win Lakshadweep, Puducherry". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 17 March 2024.

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