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{{Short description|Election to constitute the 18th Lok Sabha in 2024 for Puducherry}}
{{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 Puducherry
| previous_year = 2019
| election_date = 19 April 2024
| next_year = 2029
| seats_for_election = 1 Puducherry seat in the [[Lok Sabha]]
| ongoing = no
| next_election = 2029 Indian general election in Puducherry
| outgoing_members = List of members of the 17th Lok Sabha#Puducherry
| elected_members = List of members of the 18th Lok Sabha#Puducherry
| opinion_polls = 2024 Indian general election in Puducherry#Opinion polls
| turnout = 78.80% ({{Decrease}}2.45%)
| image_size = 100px
| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Vaithilingam.jpg|bSize=180|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=45|oTop=45}}
| leader1 = [[V. Vaithilingam]]
| party1 = [[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|INC]]
| leader_since1 = 2023
| alliance1 = [[ Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|INDIA]]

| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image=A. Namassivayam.png|bSize=100|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=5|oTop=0}}
| leader2 = [[A. Namassivayam]]
| party2 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| leader_since2 = 2021
| alliance2 = National Democratic Alliance
| last_election2 = 31.36%, 0 seat ([[All India N.R. Congress|AINRC]])

| map_image =
| 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_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| after_election = [[Narendra Modi]]
| last_election1 = 56.27%, 1 seat
| seats_before1 =
| seats_before2 =
| seats1 = 1
| seats2 = 0
| seat_change1 = {{no change}}
| seat_change2 = {{no change}}
| popular_vote1 = 4,26,005
| popular_vote2 = 2,89,489
| percentage1 = 52.73%
| percentage2 = 35.83%
| swing1 = {{down}} 2.54 [[Percentage point|pp]]
| swing2 = {{up}} 4.47 [[Percentage point|pp]]
}}

The [[2024 Indian general election]] was held in [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] on 19 April 2024 to elect 1 member of the [[18th Lok Sabha]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=2024 Lok Sabha polls: BJP leaders of 12 eastern, northeastern states to meet in Guwahati|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/2024-lok-sabha-polls-bjp-leaders-of-12-eastern-northeastern-states-to-meet-in-guwahati/articleshow/101533624.cms|website=Economic Times|language=en|date=6 July 2023}}</ref>

== 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
|-
!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==
=== Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance ===

{{legend2|{{party color|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance}}|[[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance]]}}
{|class="wikitable" 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]]
|[[V. Vaithilingam]]
|1
|-
|}

=== National Democratic Alliance ===

{{legend2|{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}|[[National Democratic Alliance]]}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!colspan="2"|Party
!Symbol
!Leader
!Seats contested
|-
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[File:Lotus flower symbol.svg|50px]]
|[[A. Namassivayam]]
|1
|-
|}

===Others===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!colspan="2"|Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Seats contested
|-
|{{party color cell|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|[[File:AIADMK Flag.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Indian election symbol two leaves.svg|50px]]
|A. Anbalagan
|1
|-
|{{party color cell|Bahujan Samaj Party}}
|[[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
|[[File:Elephant Bahujan Samaj Party.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png|50px]]
|D Alangaravelu
|1
|-
|{{Party colour cell|Other}}
|United Republican Party of India
|
|
|K Prabhu Devan
|1
|-
|{{party color cell|Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)}}
|[[Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)]]
|[[File:SUCI_flag.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Indian_Election_Symbol_Battery_Torch.svg|50px]]
|P Sankaran
|1
|-
|}

==Candidates==
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Constituency
|colspan=3 bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance}}|
|colspan=3 bgcolor={{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}|
|-
!colspan=3| [[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|INDIA]]
!colspan=3|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|-
!rowspan=3|1
|rowspan=3|[[Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency|Puducherry]]
|rowspan=3 {{party colour cell|Indian National Congress}}
|rowspan=3|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|rowspan=3|[[V. Vaithilingam]]
|rowspan=3 {{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|rowspan=3|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|rowspan=3|[[A. Namassivayam]]
|}

==Surveys and polls==

===Opinion polls===
{{#section-h:Opinion polling for the 2024 Indian general election|Puducherry (1)}}

===Exit polls===
{{#section-h:Opinion polling for the 2024 Indian general election|Puducherry}}

== Results ==

===Results by party===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!colspan="4" rowspan="2"|Alliance/ Party
!colspan="3"|Popular vote
!colspan="3"|Seat
|-
!Votes
!%
!±[[Percentage point|pp]]
!Contested
!Won
!'''+/−'''
|-
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance}}
!style="background:#E5F8FF"|[[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|INDIA]]
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|4,26,005
|52.73%
|{{decrease}} 2.54
|1
|1
|{{Steady}}
|-
|{{Party color cell|National Democratic Alliance}}
!style="background:#fef3e8"|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{Party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|2,89,489
|35.83%
|''New''
|1
|0
| {{Steady}}
|-
|{{Party color cell|Other}}
|colspan="3"|Others
|69,363
|8.57%
| rowspan="2" |{{decrease}} 5.73
|5
|0
|{{Steady}}
|-
|{{Party color cell|Independent (politician)}}
|colspan="3"|[[Independent (politician)|IND]]
|13,320
|1.64%
|19
|0
|{{Steady}}
|-
|bgcolor="Black"|
|colspan="3"|[[None of the above (India)|NOTA]]
|9,763
|1.20%
|{{decrease}} 0.34
!colspan="3" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|
|-
!colspan="4"|Total
!8,07,940
!100%
! -
!26
!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
|[[Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency|Puducherry]]
|78.90%{{Decrease}}
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance}}
|[[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|INDIA]]
|[[V. Vaithilingam]]
|4,26,005
|52.73%
|{{Party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|{{Party color cell|National Democratic Alliance}}
|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|[[A. Namassivayam]]
|2,89,489
|35.83%
|style="background:{{party color|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance}} ; color:white;"|1,36,516
|-
|}

== Assembly segments wise lead of Parties ==
[[File:2024 Puducherry Lok Sabha Elections Assembly Wise Leads Map.svg|thumb|2024 Puducherry Lok Sabha Elections Assembly Wise Leads Map|150px]]
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!colspan=2|Party
!Assembly segments
!Position in Assembly (as of 2026 election)
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|All India N.R. Congress}}"|
! [[All India NR Congress]]
|Not Contested
|12
|-

|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
! [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|2
|6
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
! [[Indian National Congress]]
|28
|1
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
! [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| Not Contested
|5
|-
|bgcolor=#FAF8FA|
! Others
|0
|6
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!colspan=2|30
|}

==See also==
*[[2024 Indian general election in Chandigarh]]
*[[2024 Indian general election in Rajasthan]]
*[[2024 Indian general election in Sikkim]]

==References==

{{reflist}}
{{Indian general election, 2024}}
{{Puducherry elections}}
[[Category:2024 Indian general election by state or union territory|Puducherry]]
[[Category:2020s in Puducherry]]

2024 Indian general election in Puducherry - Revision history

Mdfaisalahmed121 at 17:03, 5 May 2026