NEW DELHI:The exit poll results for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Andaman and Nicobar Islands were announced on Saturday. According to the exit polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is projected to win the sole seat in this constituency. The polling for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Lok Sabha election took place on April 19, 2024.
The voter turnout for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands elections was 64.10 %.
In the 2019 Andaman & Nicobar Islands parliamentary election, there were 318,471 registered voters, with 207,296 valid votes cast. The Indian National Congress candidate, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, won with 95,308 votes, narrowly defeating BJP candidate Vishal Jolly, who received 93,901 votes, by a margin of 1,407 votes. In the 2014 election, the constituency had 269,360 electors and 190,328 valid votes. BJP candidate Bishnu Pada Ray won with 90,969 votes, defeating INC candidate Kuldeep Rai Sharma, who secured 83,157 votes, by a margin of 7,812 votes.
In 2009, Andaman & Nicobar Island S parliamentary constituency had total 265108 electors. Total number of valid vote was 170103. Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Shri Bishnu Pada Ray won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 75211 votes. Indian National Congress candidate Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma stood second with total 72221 votes. He lost by 2990 votes.