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{{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 = List of members of the 18th Lok Sabha#Lakshadweep
| opinion_polls = 2024 Indian general election in Lakshadweep#Opinion polls
| turnout = 84.16% ({{decrease}}1.05 [[Percentage point|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 = [[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|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 = [[Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)|NCP(SP)]]
| alliance2 = [[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|INDIA]]
| leader_since2 = 2019
| last_election2 = 48.61%, 1 seat ([[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]])
| seats_before2 = 
| map_image = File:Lakshadweep Wahlkreise Lok Sabha.svg
| title = [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]]
| posttitle = [[Prime Minister of India|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 [[Percentage point|pp]]
| swing2 = {{down}} 1.7 [[Percentage point|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==
===Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar===

{{legend2|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)}}|[[Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar]]}}
{|class="wikitable" width="60%" style="text-align:center"
!colspan="2"|Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Seats contested
|-
|{{party color cell|Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)}}
|[[Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar]]
|
| [[File:Indian_Election_Symbol_Man_Blowing_Turha.png|50x50px]]
|[[Mohammed Faizal Padippura]]
|1
|}

===Indian National Congress===

{{legend2|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]]}}
{|class="wikitable" width="60%" style="text-align:center"
!colspan="2"|Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Seats contested
|-
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Hand INC.svg|50px]]
|[[Muhammed Hamdulla Sayeed]]
|1
|}

=== National Democratic Alliance ===

{{legend2|{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}|[[National Democratic Alliance]]}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!colspan="2"|Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Seats contested
|-
|{{party color cell|Nationalist Congress Party}}
|[[Nationalist Congress Party]]
|[[File:NCP-flag.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Nationalist Congress Party Election Symbol.png|50px]]
|Yusuf T.P.
|1
|-
|}

==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"|[[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|INDIA]]
!colspan="3"|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|-
!1
|[[Lakshadweep Lok Sabha constituency|Lakshadweep]]
|{{party color cell|Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)}}
|[[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP(SP)]]
|[[Mohammed Faizal Padippura]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|[[Muhammed Hamdulla Sayeed]]
|{{party color cell|Nationalist Congress Party}}
|[[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
!%
!±[[Percentage point|pp]]
!Contested
!Won
!'''+/−'''
|-
|rowspan="2"{{Party color cell|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance}}
!rowspan="2"style="background:#E5F8FF"|[[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|INDIA]]
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|25,726
|52.29%
|{{increase}}4.43
|1
|1
|{{increase}}1
|-
|{{Party color cell|Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)}}
|[[Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)|NCP(SP)]]
|23,079
|46.91%
|''new''
|1
|0
|{{Steady}}
|-
|{{Party color cell|National Democratic Alliance}}
!style="background:#fef3e8"|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{Party color cell|Nationalist Congress Party}}
|[[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]
|201
|0.41%
|{{Decrease}}48.2
|1
|0
|{{Decrease}}1
|-
|{{Party color cell|Independent (politician)}}
|colspan="3"|[[Independent (politician)|IND]]
|61
|0.12%
|
|1
|0
|{{Steady}}
|-
|bgcolor="Black"|
|colspan="3"|[[None of the above (India)|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
|[[Lakshadweep Lok Sabha constituency|Lakshadweep]]
|84.16%{{decrease}}
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance}}
!style="background:#E5F8FF"|[[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|INDIA]]
|[[Muhammed Hamdulla Sayeed ]]
|25,726
|52.29%
|{{Party name with color|Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)}}
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance}}
|[[Mohammed Faizal Padippura]]
|23,079
|46.91%
|style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|2,647
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[2024 Indian general election in Madhya Pradesh]]
*[[2024 Indian general election in Maharashtra]]
*[[2024 Indian general election in Manipur]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Indian general election, 2024}}

[[Category:Indian general elections in Lakshadweep]]
[[Category:2024 Indian general election by state or union territory|Lakshadweep]]
[[Category:2020s in Lakshadweep]]

2024 Indian general election in Lakshadweep - Revision history

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