2024 Indian general election in Lakshadweep

The 2024 Indian general election was held in Lakshadweep on 19 April 2024 to elect 1 member of the 18th Lok Sabha.

2024 Indian general election in Lakshadweep

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Sole seat from Lakshadweep in the Lok Sabha
Opinion polls
Turnout	84.16% (1.05 pp)
First party Second party   Leader Muhammed Hamdulla Sayeed Mohammed Faizal Padippura Party INC NCP(SP) Alliance INDIA INDIA Leader since 2009 2019 Last election 46.86%, 0 seat 48.61%, 1 seat (NCP) Seats won 1 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 25,726 23,079 Percentage 52.29% 46.91% Swing 4.43 pp 1.7 pp
Lakshadweep Lok Sabha constituency
Prime Minister before election Narendra Modi BJP Prime Minister after election Narendra Modi BJP

Election schedule

Poll event	Phase
	I
Notification Date	20 March 2024
Last Date for filing nomination	27 March 2024
Scrutiny of nomination	28 March 2024
Last Date for withdrawal of nomination	30 March 2024
Date of poll	19 April 2024
Date of counting of votes/Result	4 June 2024
No. of constituencies	1

Parties and alliances

  Nationalist Congress Party
– Sharadchandra Pawar

Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Contesting Seats
	Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar			Mohammed Faizal Padippura	1

  Indian National Congress

Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Contesting Seats
	Indian National Congress			Muhammed Hamdulla Sayeed	1

  National Democratic Alliance

Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Contesting Seats
	Nationalist Congress Party			Yusuf T.P.	1

Candidates

Constituency
		INDIA						NDA
1	Lakshadweep		NCP(SP)	Mohammed Faizal Padippura		INC	Muhammed Hamdulla Sayeed		NCP	Yusuf T.P.

Surveys and polls

Opinion polls

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

Polling agency	Date published	Margin of Error				Lead
			NDA	INDIA	Others
ABP News-CVoter	March 2024[2]	±5%	4%	95%	1%	91

Exit polls

Polling agency				Lead
	NDA	INDIA	Others

Results

Results by alliance or party

Alliance/ Party				Popular vote			Seats
				Votes	%	±pp	Contested	Won	+/−
	INDIA		INC	25,726	52.29%	4.43	1	1	1
			NCP(SP)	23,079	46.91%	new	1	0
	NDA		NCP	201	0.41%	48.2	1	0	1
	IND			61	0.12%		1	0
	NOTA			133	0.27%	0.06%
Total				49,200	100%	-	4	1	-

Results by constituency

Constituency		Turnout	Winner							Runner Up							Margin
			Party		Alliance		Candidate	Votes	%	Party		Alliance		Candidate	Votes	%
1	Lakshadweep	84.16%		INC		INDIA	Muhammed Hamdulla Sayeed	25,726	52.29%		NCP-SP		INDIA	Mohammed Faizal Padippura	23,079	46.91%	2,647

See also

• 2024 Indian general election in Madhya Pradesh
• 2024 Indian general election in Maharashtra
• 2024 Indian general election in Manipur

References

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.