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| Turnout | 78.80% ( 2.45%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Indian general election was held in Puducherry on 19 April 2024 to elect 1 member of the 18th Lok Sabha.[1]
Election schedule[edit | edit source]
| Poll event | Phase |
|---|---|
| I | |
| Notification date | 20 March |
| Last date for filing nomination | 27 March |
| Scrutiny of nomination | 28 March |
| Last Date for withdrawal of nomination | 30 March |
| Date of poll | 19 April |
| Date of counting of votes/Result | 4 June 2024 |
| No. of constituencies | 1 |
Parties and alliances[edit | edit source]
Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance[edit | edit source]
Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 
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V. Vaithilingam | 1 | |
National Democratic Alliance[edit | edit source]
| Party | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 
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A. Namassivayam | 1 | |
Others[edit | edit source]
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 
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A. Anbalagan | 1 | |
| Bahujan Samaj Party | 
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D Alangaravelu | 1 | |
| Template:Party colour cell | United Republican Party of India | K Prabhu Devan | 1 | ||
| Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | 
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P Sankaran | 1 | |
Candidates[edit | edit source]
| Constituency | |||||||
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| INDIA | NDA | ||||||
| 1 | Puducherry | rowspan=3 Template:Party colour cell | INC | V. Vaithilingam | BJP | A. Namassivayam | |
Surveys and polls[edit | edit source]
Opinion polls[edit | edit source]
| Polling agency | Date published | Margin of error | Lead | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDA | INDIA | Others | ||||
| ABP News-CVoter | March 2024[2] | ±5% | 0 | 1 | 0 | INDIA |
Exit polls[edit | edit source]
| Polling agency | Lead | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDA | INDIA | Others | ||
| Actual results | 0 | 1 | 0 | INDIA |
Results[edit | edit source]
Results by party[edit | edit source]
| Alliance/ Party | Popular vote | Seat | |||||||
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| Votes | % | ±pp | Contested | Won | +/− | ||||
| INDIA | INC | 4,26,005 | 52.73% | 2.54
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1 | 1 | 
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| NDA | BJP | 2,89,489 | 35.83% | New | 1 | 0 |
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| Others | 69,363 | 8.57% | 5.73
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5 | 0 |
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| IND | 13,320 | 1.64% | 19 | 0 |
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| NOTA | 9,763 | 1.20% | 0.34
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| Total | 8,07,940 | 100% | - | 26 | 1 | - | |||
Results by constituency[edit | edit source]
| Constituency | Turnout | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | |||||||||||||
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| Party | Alliance | Candidate | Votes | % | Party | Alliance | Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||||
| 1 | Puducherry | 78.90%
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INC | INDIA | V. Vaithilingam | 4,26,005 | 52.73% | BJP | NDA | A. Namassivayam | 2,89,489 | 35.83% | 1,36,516 | ||||
Assembly segments wise lead of Parties[edit | edit source]
| Party | Assembly segments | Position in Assembly (as of 2026 election) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All India NR Congress | Not Contested | 12 | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 2 | 6 | |
| Indian National Congress | 28 | 1 | |
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Not Contested | 5 | |
| Others | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 30 | ||
See also[edit | edit source]
- 2024 Indian general election in Chandigarh
- 2024 Indian general election in Rajasthan
- 2024 Indian general election in Sikkim
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "2024 Lok Sabha polls: BJP leaders of 12 eastern, northeastern states to meet in Guwahati". Economic Times. 6 July 2023.
- ↑ 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.