2024 Indian general election in Lakshadweep
{{Short description|Indian general election held in Lakshadweep}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| country = India
| type = Parliamentary
| previous_election = 2019 Indian general election in Lakshadweep
| previous_year = 2019
| election_date = 19 April 2024
| next_year = 2029
| seats_for_election = Sole seat from Lakshadweep in the Lok Sabha
| ongoing = no
| next_election = 2029 Indian general election in Lakshadweep
| outgoing_members = List of members of the 17th Lok Sabha#Lakshadweep
| elected_members =
| opinion_polls = 2024 Indian general election in Lakshadweep#Opinion polls
| turnout = 84.16% ({{decrease}}1.05 pp)
| image_size = 100px
| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Hand_INC.svg|bSize=135|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=10|oTop=3}}
| leader1 = Muhammed Hamdulla Sayeed
| party1 = Indian National Congress
| alliance1 = INDIA
| leader_since1 = 2009
| last_election1 = 46.86%, 0 seat
| seats_before1 =
| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Mohammed Faizal P. P.jpg|bSize=180|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=40|oTop=5}}
| leader2 = Mohammed Faizal Padippura
| party2 = NCP(SP)
| alliance2 = INDIA
| leader_since2 = 2019
| last_election2 = 48.61%, 1 seat (NCP)
| seats_before2 =
| map_image = File:Lakshadweep Wahlkreise Lok Sabha.svg
| title = Prime Minister
| posttitle = Prime Minister after election
| before_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| before_election = Narendra Modi
| after_election = Narendra Modi
| after_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| map_size = 200px
| map_caption = Lakshadweep Lok Sabha constituency
| seats1 = 1
| seats2 = 0
| seat_change1 = {{up}} 1
| seat_change2 = {{down}} 1
| popular_vote1 = 25,726
| popular_vote2 = 23,079
| percentage1 = 52.29%
| percentage2 = 46.91%
| swing1 = {{up}} 4.43 pp
| swing2 = {{down}} 1.7 pp
}}
The 2024 Indian general election was held in Lakshadweep on 19 April 2024 to elect 1 member of the 18th Lok Sabha.
Election schedule
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin:auto;font-size:90%;"
! rowspan="2" |Poll event !Phase |
| bgcolor="#FFFACD" |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
={{legend2|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)}}|[[Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar|Nationalist Congress Party <br>– Sharadchandra Pawar]]}}=
| class="wikitable" width="60%" style="text-align:center"
!colspan="2"|Party !Flag !Symbol !Leader !Contesting Seats |
| {{party color cell|Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)}}
|Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar | | 50x50px |1 |
={{legend2|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]]}}=
={{legend2|{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}|[[National Democratic Alliance]]}}=
Candidates
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;line-height:16px" |
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Constituency
|colspan="6" bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance}}| |colspan="3" bgcolor={{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}| |
|---|
| colspan="6"|INDIA
!colspan="3"|NDA |
| 1
|{{party color cell|Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)}} |{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}} |INC |{{party color cell|Nationalist Congress Party}} |NCP |Yusuf T.P. |
Surveys and polls
=Opinion polls=
{{#section-h:Opinion polling for the 2024 Indian general election|Lakshadweep (1)}}
=Exit polls=
{{#section-h:Opinion polling for the 2024 Indian general election|Lakshadweep}}
Results
=Results by alliance or party=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!colspan="4" rowspan="2"|Alliance/ Party !colspan="3"|Popular vote !colspan="3"|Seats |
| Votes
!% !±pp !Contested !Won !+/− |
|---|
| rowspan="2"{{Party color cell|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance}}
!rowspan="2"style="background:#E5F8FF"|INDIA |{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}} |INC |25,726 |52.29% |{{increase}}4.43 |1 |1 |{{increase}}1 |
| {{Party color cell|Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)}}
|23,079 |46.91% |new |1 |0 |{{Steady}} |
| {{Party color cell|National Democratic Alliance}}
!style="background:#fef3e8"|NDA |{{Party color cell|Nationalist Congress Party}} |NCP |201 |0.41% |{{Decrease}}48.2 |1 |0 |{{Decrease}}1 |
| {{Party color cell|Independent (politician)}}
|colspan="3"|IND |61 |0.12% | |1 |0 |{{Steady}} |
| bgcolor="Black"|
|colspan="3"|NOTA |133 |0.27% |{{increase}}0.06% !colspan="3" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"| |
| colspan="4"|Total
!49,200 !100% ! - !4 !1 !- |
=Results by constituency=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Constituency ! rowspan="2" |Turnout ! colspan="7" |Winner !colspan="7"|Runner Up !rowspan="2"|Margin |
| colspan="2"|Party
!colspan="2"|Alliance !Candidate !Votes !% !colspan="2"|Party !colspan="2"|Alliance !Candidate !Votes !% |
|---|
| 1
|84.16%{{decrease}} |{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |{{Party color cell|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance}} !style="background:#E5F8FF"|INDIA |25,726 |52.29% |{{Party name with color|Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)}} |{{Party name with color|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance}} |23,079 |46.91% |style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|2,647 |