2024 Indian general election in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

The 2024 Indian general election was held in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu on 7 May 2024 to elect two members of the 18th Lok Sabha. These elections are the first to take place in the union territory after it was formed on 2020 with the merger of the union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.

2024 Indian general election in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

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All 2 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu seats in the Lok Sabha
Opinion polls
Turnout	69.87%
First party Second party   Leader Deepesh Tandel Umeshbhai Babubhai Patel Party BJP Independent Alliance NDA Leader since 2020 – Leader's seat Did not contest Daman and Diu Seats won 1 1 Seat change Popular vote 157,076 42,523 Percentage 52.79% 14.29%
Seatwise Result Map of the 2024 general election in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Prime Minister before election Narendra Modi BJP Prime Minister after election Narendra Modi BJP

Election schedule

Poll event	Phase
	III
Notification date	12 April 2024
Last date for filing nomination	19 April 2024
Scrutiny of nomination	20 April 2024
Last Date for withdrawal of nomination	22 April 2024
Date of poll	7 May 2024
Date of counting of votes/Result	4 June 2024
No. of constituencies	2

Parties and alliances

National Democratic Alliance

  National Democratic Alliance

Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats contested
	Bharatiya Janata Party			Lalubhai Patel	2

Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance

  Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance

Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats contested
	Indian National Congress			Ketan Dahyabhai Patel	2

Others

Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats contested
	Bahujan Samaj Party			Borsa Sandipbhai Shankarbhai	1
	Bharat Adivasi Party			Kurada Deepakbhai	1
	Navsarjan Bharat Party				1
	Total				3

Candidates

Constituency
		NDA			INDIA
1.	Dadra and Nagar Haveli		BJP	Kalaben Delkar		INC	Ajit Ramjibhai Mahla
2	Daman and Diu		BJP	Lalubhai Patel		INC	Ketan Dahyabhai Patel

Surveys and polls

Opinion polls

Polling agency	Date published	Margin of error				Lead
			NDA	INDIA	Others
ABP News-CVoter	March 2024[1]	±5%	2	0	0	NDA
Times Now-ETG	December 2023	±3%	2	0	0	NDA
India TV-CNX	October 2023	±3%	2	0	0	NDA
Times Now-ETG	September 2023	±3%	1-2	0-1	0	NDA
	August 2023	±3%	1-2	0-1	0	NDA

Polling agency	Date published	Margin of error				Lead
			NDA	INDIA	Others
ABP News-CVoter	March 2024[2]	±5%	52%	19%	29%	23

Exit polls

Polling agency				Lead
	NDA	INDIA	Others
Actual results	1	0	1	Tie

Results

Results by alliance or party

Alliance/ Party				Popular vote			Seats
				Votes	%	±pp	Contested	Won	+/−
	NDA		BJP	157,076	52.79%		2	1
	INDIA		INC	74,660	25.09%		2	0
	Others			13,889	4.67%		3	0
	IND			45,790	15.90%		5	1
	NOTA			6,121	2.06%
Total				297,536	100%	-	12	2	-

Results by constituency

Constituency		Turnout	Winner							Runner-up							Margin
			Party		Alliance		Candidate	Votes	%	Party		Alliance		Candidate	Votes	%
1.	Dadra and Nagar Haveli (ST)	72.52%		BJP		NDA	Kalaben Delkar	1,21,074	58.89%		INC		INDIA	Ajit Mahala	63,490	30.88%	57,584
2	Daman and Diu	68.77%		Independent		Independent	Umesh Babubhai Patel	42,523	46.02%		BJP		NDA	Lalubhai Patel	36,298	39.28%	6,225

See also

• 2024 Indian general election in Delhi
• 2024 Indian general election in Goa
• 2024 Indian general election in Gujarat