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Andaman & Nicobar Islands Lok Sabha — MP & election results

Who is the MP of Andaman & Nicobar Islands? — Bishnu Pada Ray (BJP), who won the Lok Sabha Election 2024 by 24,396 votes. Below: history of 2 elections and every candidate's votes.

MP · 2024

Bishnu Pada Ray

BJP
Margin: 24,396Comfortable win

Election history — every MP of Andaman & Nicobar Islands

2 elections · newest first

Wins by party

  • BJP 1
  • INC 1
  1. 2024Jun 2024Bishnu Pada RayBJPCurrent MPLok Sabha Election 2024 · defeated Kuldeep Rai Sharma (INC)Margin24,396
  2. 2019May 2019Kuldeep Rai SharmaINCLok Sabha Election 2019 · defeated Vishal Jolly (BJP)Margin1,407

Lok Sabha Election 2024 — results

Winner

Bishnu Pada Ray

BJPComfortable win

votes

1,02,436

Margin

24,396(12%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Bishnu Pada Ray · BJPKuldeep Rai Sharma · INC
1,02,43678,040
Candidate (13)votes
  1. 1Bishnu Pada Ray✓ WinnerBJP1,02,43650.58%
  2. 2Kuldeep Rai SharmaINC78,04038.54%
  3. 3Manoj PaulAndaman Nicobar Democratic CongressDeposit lost8,2544.08%
  4. 4D AyyappanCPI(M)Deposit lost6,0172.97%
  5. 5V.K. Abdul AzizINDDeposit lost2,2031.09%
  6. 6NOTA1,8090.89%
See all candidates (+7)
  1. 7K J B SelvarajAIADMKDeposit lost9140.45%
  2. 8Dr Arun Kumar MallikBSPDeposit lost7190.36%
  3. 9Rinku Mala MondalINDDeposit lost5420.27%
  4. 10K Venkat Ram BabuINDDeposit lost5070.25%
  5. 11Usha KumariINDDeposit lost3800.19%
  6. 12Salamat MondalSocialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST)Deposit lost3510.17%
  7. 13Anand Ramnath ArlekarINDDeposit lost3420.17%
Total votes2,02,514

Deposit lost: 10 of 12 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Lok Sabha election 2024

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
3,15,745

incl. service voters

Votes cast
2,02,597

incl. 605 postal

Turnout
64.16%
Polling stations
412

Turnout of men and women

Women63.8%

96,376 of 1,51,169 voted on EVMs

Men64.2%

1,05,614 of 1,64,572 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 4; 2 voted.

  • Candidates12 (2 women)
  • Lost deposit10
  • NOTA1,809
  • Valid votes2,00,705

Women candidates: Rinku Mala Mondal, Usha Kumari

Past elections

Lok Sabha Election 2019Winner: Kuldeep Rai Sharma (INC)Full result ▾
Candidate (16)votes
  1. 1Kuldeep Rai Sharma✓ WinnerINC95,30845.98%
  2. 2Vishal JollyBJP93,90145.3%
  3. 3Paritosh Kumar HaldarINDDeposit lost5,3412.58%
See all candidates (+13)
  1. 4Sanjay MeshackAAPDeposit lost2,8391.37%
  2. 5Prakash MinjBSPDeposit lost2,4861.2%
  3. 6Ayan MandalAITCDeposit lost1,7210.83%
  4. 7NOTA1,4120.68%
  5. 8HenryINDDeposit lost9940.48%
  6. 9K Venkat Ram BabuINDDeposit lost9140.44%
  7. 10Minati BiswasINDDeposit lost6180.3%
  8. 11S Sudershan RaoINDDeposit lost4750.23%
  9. 12V V KhalidINDDeposit lost3060.15%
  10. 13K KalimuthuINDDeposit lost2750.13%
  11. 14C U RasheedINDDeposit lost2730.13%
  12. 15Gour Chandra MajumderINDDeposit lost2210.11%
  13. 16C G Saji KumarAll India Hindustan Congress PartyDeposit lost2120.1%
Total votes2,07,296

Lok Sabha Election 2019 — full result page →

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MP of Andaman & Nicobar Islands?

Bishnu Pada Ray (BJP) won Andaman & Nicobar Islands in the Lok Sabha Election 2024 with 1,02,436 votes.

What was the winning margin in Andaman & Nicobar Islands?

Bishnu Pada Ray defeated Kuldeep Rai Sharma (INC) by 24,396 votes.

Who were the previous MPs of Andaman & Nicobar Islands?

2019: Kuldeep Rai Sharma (INC)

What was the turnout in Andaman & Nicobar Islands in 2024?

64.16% — 2,02,597 of 3,15,745 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 63.8%, men's 64.2%.

How many voters does Andaman & Nicobar Islands have?

3,15,745 electors at the 2024 election — 1,64,572 men, 1,51,169 women, 4 third gender (service voters included), and 412 polling stations.

Source: eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2024/1 · eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2019/cat/1551 · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer