Andaman and Nicobar Islands Lok Sabha constituency

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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Lok Sabha constituency
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Location of Andaman & Nicobar Islands in India
Constituency details
Country India
Union Territory Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District Nicobar, North and Middle Andaman, South Andaman
Established1952
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Shri Bishnu Pada Ray, MP of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, addressing at the inauguration of the Public Information Campaign, at Ferrargunj, South Andaman on January 03, 2016.jpg
Incumbent
Party  BJP
Alliance  NDA
Elected year 2024

Andaman and Nicobar Islands Lok Sabha constituency is the only Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) constituency in the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It covers the entire union territory. Andaman and Nicobar Island has been voting for its Member of Parliament since 1967 Indian general election.

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Until the 1967 general election, the Member of Parliament representing this territory was not elected, but directly appointed by the President of India. [1] After 1967, the member of parliament was elected by adult franchise. The first elected member of parliament was K. R. Ganesh. He is the only elected member from this constituency to serve as a minister at the central government. Manoranjan Bhakta has won 8 times from this constituency. As of the latest election in 2024, the current MP representing this constituency is Bishnu Pada Ray of the Bhartiya Janata Party.

Members of Parliament

YearName of M.P. Political Affiliation
1952 John Richardson Nominated [2]
1957 Lachman Singh Nominated - INC [3] [4]
1962 Niranjan Lall
1967 K. R. Ganesh Indian National Congress
1971
1977 Manoranjan Bhakta
1980
1984
1989
1991
1996
1998
1999 Bishnu Pada Ray Bharatiya Janata Party
2004 Manoranjan Bhakta Indian National Congress
2009 Bishnu Pada Ray Bharatiya Janata Party
2014
2019 Kuldeep Rai Sharma Indian National Congress
2024 Bishnu Pada Ray Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results


General Election 1967

1967 Indian general election: Andaman and Nicobar Islands [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC K.R. Ganesh 19,310 52.57
Independent P. K. S. Prasad9,27025.24
DMK K. Kandaswamy4,89113.32
Margin of victory10,04027.33
Turnout 36,92478.45
INC hold Swing

General Election 1971

1971 Indian general election: Andaman and Nicobar Islands [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC K R Ganesh27,37361.48
Independent P. K. S. Prasad10,04022.55
Independent Ramesh Chandra Muzumdar4,82010.83
Margin of victory17,33338.93
Turnout 44,53170.55
INC hold Swing

General Election 1977

1977 Indian general election: Andaman and Nicobar Islands [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Manoranjan Bhakta 35,40058.45
Independent K. R. Ganesh25,16841.55
Margin of victory10,23216.90
Turnout 60,59071.02
INC hold Swing

General Election 1980

1980 Indian general election: Andaman and Nicobar Islands [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Manoranjan Bhakta 42,04653.29
CPI(M) P. K. S. Prasad16,01420.30
Independent K. Kandaswamy15,85620.10
JP Samar Choudhary2,0342.58
Margin of victory26,03232.99
Turnout 81,14684.45
INC hold Swing

General Election 1984

1984 Indian general election: Andaman and Nicobar Islands [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Manoranjan Bhakta 47,01952.85
LKD K. Kandaswamy27,88331.34
CPI(M) Nilima Das11,08612.46
Margin of victory19,13621.51
Turnout 91,09378.82
INC hold Swing

General Election 1989

1989 Indian general election: Andaman and Nicobar Islands [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Manoranjan Bhakta 53,38347.21
CPI(M) Tapan Bepari34,46930.49
Indian Congress (Socialist) – Sarat Chandra SinhaK. Kandaswamy19,17216.96
Margin of victory18,91416.72
Turnout 115,40371.71
INC hold Swing

General Election 1991

1991 Indian general election: Andaman and Nicobar Islands [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Manoranjan Bhakta 54,07550.39
CPI(M) Tapan Bepari47,37444.14
BJP Bishnu Pada Ray 5,2084.85
Margin of victory6,7016.25
Turnout
INC hold Swing

General Election 1996

1996 Indian general election: Andaman and Nicobar Islands [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Manoranjan Bhakta 74,64258.22
BJP Bishnu Pada Ray 31,09724.25
CPI(M) Tapan Kumar Bepari18,36314.32
Margin of victory43,54533.97
Turnout 1,30,91861.98
INC hold Swing

General Election 1998

1998 Indian general election: Andaman and Nicobar Islands [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Manoranjan Bhakta 52,36535.91
BJP Bishnu Pada Ray 51,82135.53
IC(S) Kuldeep Rai Sharma 29,68720.36
CPI(M) Tapan Kumar Bepari8,2725.67
Margin of victory5440.38
Turnout 1,47,69863.66
INC hold Swing

General Election 1999

1999 Indian general election: Andaman and Nicobar Islands [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Bishnu Pada Ray 76,89152.74
INC Manoranjan Bhakta 62,94443.17
Independent Agapil Kujur4,8053.30
Margin of victory13,9479.57
Turnout 1,47,10259.46
BJP gain from INC Swing

General Election 2004

2004 Indian general election: Andaman and Nicobar Islands [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Manoranjan Bhakta 85,79455.77
BJP Bishnu Pada Ray 55,29435.95
CPI(M) Tapan Kumar Bepari4,1752.71
Margin of victory30,50019.82
Turnout 1,53,825
INC gain from BJP Swing

General Election 2009

2009 Indian general election: Andaman and Nicobar Islands [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Bishnu Pada Ray 75,21144.21
INC Kuldeep Rai Sharma 72,22142.46
CPI(M) Tapan Kumar Bepari7,1904.22
RJD P. R. Ganeshan4,9162.86
Margin of victory2,9901.75
Turnout 1,70,10364.16
BJP gain from INC Swing

General Election 2014

General Election, 2014: Andaman & Nicobar Islands [17] [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Bishnu Pada Ray 90,969 47.80 +3.59
INC Kuldeep Rai Sharma 83,15743.69+1.23
AAP Sanjay Meschack3,7371.96N/A
AITC Anita Mondal2,2831.20N/A
NOTA None of the Above1,5640.82N/A
Margin of victory7,8124.11+2.36
Turnout 1,90,32870.66+6.50
BJP hold Swing

General Election 2019

General elections, 2019: Andaman & Nicobar Islands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Kuldeep Rai Sharma 95,308 45.98 +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 Mandal1,7210.83N/A
None of the Above None of the Above1,4120.68N/A
Margin of victory1,4070.68−3.43
Turnout 207,29665.21−5.45
INC gain from BJP Swing

General Election 2024

2024 Indian general election: Andaman and Nicobar Islands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Bishnu Pada Ray 102,436 50.58 +5.28
INC Kuldeep Rai Sharma 78,04038.54−7.44
ANDCManoj Paul8,2544.08New
CPI(M) D. Ayyappan6,0172.97N/A
IND V.K. Abdul Aziz2,2031.09N/A
NOTA None of the above1,8090.89+0.21
Majority 23,99612.04+11.36
Turnout 202,51464.26−0.95
Registered electors 315,148
BJP gain from INC Swing

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ Murthy, R. V. R. (2005). Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Development and Decentralization. Mittal Publication. p. 45. ISBN   978-8183240499.
    2. ↑ "First Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile - RICHARDSON, RT. REV. JOHN (Andaman and Nicobar Islands—Nominated—1952)" . Retrieved 23 November 2017.
    3. ↑ "Second Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile - SINGH, SHRI LACHMAN, Cong., (Andaman and Nicobar Islands—Nominated—1957)" . Retrieved 23 November 2017.
    4. ↑ "Third Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile - NIRANJAN LALL, SHRI, Cong., (Nominated—Andaman and Nicobar Islands—1962)" . Retrieved 23 November 2017.
    5. ↑ "Statistical report on general elections, 1967 to the Fourth Lok Sabha" (PDF). ECI. p. 186. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
    6. ↑ "Statistical report on general elections, 1971 to the Fifth Lok Sabha" (PDF). ECI. p. 201. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
    7. ↑ "Statistical report on general elections, 1977 to the Sixth Lok Sabha" (PDF). ECI. p. 201. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
    8. ↑ "Statistical report on general elections, 1980 to the Seventh Lok Sabha" (PDF). ECI. p. 245. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
    9. ↑ "Statistical report on general elections, 1984 to the Eighth Lok Sabha" (PDF). ECI. p. 244. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
    10. ↑ "Statistical report on general elections, 1989 to the Ninth Lok Sabha" (PDF). ECI. p. 293. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
    11. ↑ "Statistical report on general elections, 1991 to the Tenth Lok Sabha" (PDF). ECI. p. 315. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
    12. ↑ "Statistical report on general elections, 1996 to the Eleventh Lok Sabha" (PDF). ECI. p. 485. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
    13. ↑ "Statistical report on general elections, 1998 to the Twelfth Lok Sabha" (PDF). ECI. p. 266. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
    14. ↑ "Statistical report on general elections, 1999 to the Thirteenth Lok Sabha" (PDF). ECI. p. 262. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
    15. ↑ "Statistical report on general elections, 2004 to the Fourteenth Lok Sabha" (PDF). ECI. p. 356. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
    16. ↑ "Election Commission of India, General Elections, 2009 (15th Lok Sabha)" (PDF). ECI. p. 192. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
    17. ↑ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". ECI. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
    18. ↑ "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014". ECI. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.

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