2024 Indian general election in Puducherry

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2024 Indian general election in Puducherry

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Sole seat from Puducherry in the Lok Sabha
Opinion polls
Turnout78.80%
 
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Leader V. Vaithilingam A. Namassivayam
Party INC BJP
Alliance INDIA NDA
Leader since 2023 2021
Leader's seat Puducherry Puducherry
Last election 56.27%, 1 seat New
Current seats 1 0

Incumbent Prime Minister

Narendra Modi
BJP



The 2024 Indian general election in Puducherry will be held on 19 April 2024 to elect the sole member of 18th Lok Sabha from Puducherry.[1]

Election Schedule[edit]

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]

  Indian National Developmental Inclusive
      Alliance
[edit]

Party Flag Symbol Leader Contesting Seats
Indian National Congress V. Vaithilingam 1

  National Democratic Alliance[edit]

Party Symbol Leader Seats contested
Bharatiya Janata Party A. Namassivayam 1

Others[edit]

Party Flag Symbol Leader Contesting Seats
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam A. Anbalagan 1
Bahujan Samaj Party D Alangaravelu 1
Naam Tamilar Katchi R Menaga 1
Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) P Sankaran 1
United Republican Party of India K Prabhu Devan 1

Candidates[edit]

Constituency
INDIA NDA Others
1 Puducherry INC V. Vaithilingam BJP A. Namassivayam AIADMK G. Thamizhvendan
BSP D. Alangaravelu
NTK R. Menaga

Surveys and polls[edit]

Opinion polls[edit]

Polling agency Date published Margin of Error Lead
NDA INDIA Others
ABP News-CVoter March 2024[2] ±5% 0 1 0 I.N.D.I.A.

Results[edit]

Results by party[edit]

Alliance/ Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/−
INDIA INC 1
NDA BJP 1
Others 5
IND 19
NOTA
Total 100% - 26 1 -

Results by constituency[edit]

Constituency Turnout Winner Runner Up Margin
Party Alliance Candidate Votes % Party Alliance Candidate Votes %
1 Puducherry 78.90%Decrease

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2024 Lok Sabha polls: BJP leaders of 12 eastern, northeastern states to meet in Guwahati". Economic Times. 6 July 2023.
  2. ^ Bureau, ABP News (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.