Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Lok Sabha Election Results Live: The Union Territory (UT) of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu participated in the Lok Sabha elections on May 7. The UT saw a fierce battle for supremacy between the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress, two prominent national political parties.
The BJP-led NDA alliance has nominated Kalaben Delkar as their candidate from Dadra and Nagar Haveli against INC’s Ajit Ramjibhai Mahala.
In Daman and Diu, the BJP has once again fielded Lalubhai Patel, while the Congress has chosen Ketan Dayabhai Patel as their representative.
BJP won in the Dadra And Nagar Haveli with a margin of 57584 votes and independent candidate Patel Umeshbhai Babubhai won in the Daman & Diu constituency with a margin of 6225 votes.
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Lok Sabha Election Results 2024
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BJP
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CONGRESS
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INDEPENDENT
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Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: What Exit Polls Predict
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was likely to secure a favorable outcome in the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, potentially leading to a second term for the incumbent Member of Parliament and BJP candidate, Kalaben Delkar. Her primary opponent in this parliamentary constituency is Ajit Ramjibhai Mahla from the Congress party.
Axis My India's poll prediction suggested that the BJP is expected to gain the upper hand in Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
The Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli was established by combining the regions of Dadra and Nagar Haveli with Daman and Diu.
The Dadra and Nagar Haveli Lok Sabha constituency election 2024 was held on May 7, which fell under Phase 3 of the voting schedule.
Among the prominent candidates contesting the 2024 Dadra and Nagar Haveli Lok Sabha Constituency election are Kalaben Delkar from the Bharatiya Janata Party and Ajit Ramjibhai Mahla from the Indian National Congress.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Kalaben Delkar, an independent candidate (IND), emerged victorious in the Dadra and Nagar Haveli Lok Sabha constituency. She secured 90,421 votes, while her closest rival, Patel Natubhai Gomanbhai of the BJP, received 81,420 votes. Patel Natubhai Gomanbhai lost the election by a margin of 9,001 votes.
On January 26, 2020, the erstwhile Union Territories of Daman and Diu, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli were amalgamated into a single administrative unit following the enactment of 'The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Bill, 2019'. The merger aimed to simplify governance, although the two regions still maintain separate financial plans and have their own secretaries.