Andaman and Nicobar Islands Lok Sabha constituency

Andaman and Nicobar Islands Lok Sabha constituency is the only Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) constituency in the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It covers the entire union territory. Andaman and Nicobar Island has been voting for its Member of Parliament since 1967 Indian general election.

Andaman and Nicobar Islands AN-1
Lok Sabha constituency
Location of Andaman & Nicobar Islands in India
Constituency details
Country	India
Union Territory	Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District	Nicobar, North and Middle Andaman, South Andaman
Established	1952
Reservation	None
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent Bishnu Pada Ray
Party	BJP
Alliance	NDA
Elected year	2024

Until the 1967 general election, the Member of Parliament representing this territory was not elected, but directly appointed by the President of India.^[1] After 1967, the member of parliament was elected by adult franchise. The first elected member of parliament was K. R. Ganesh. He is the only elected member from this constituency to serve as a minister at the central government. Manoranjan Bhakta has won 8 times from this constituency. As of the latest election in 2024, the current MP representing this constituency is Bishnu Pada Ray of the Bhartiya Janata Party.

Members of Parliament

Year	Name of M.P.	Political Affiliation
1952	John Richardson		Nominated[2]
1957	Lachman Singh		Nominated - INC[3][4]
1962	Niranjan Lall
1967	K. R. Ganesh		Indian National Congress
1971
1977	Manoranjan Bhakta
1980
1984
1989
1991
1996
1998
1999	Bishnu Pada Ray		Bharatiya Janata Party
2004	Manoranjan Bhakta		Indian National Congress
2009	Bishnu Pada Ray		Bharatiya Janata Party
2014
2019	Kuldeep Rai Sharma		Indian National Congress
2024	Bishnu Pada Ray		Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

General Election 1967

1967 Indian general election: Andaman and Nicobar Islands^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	K.R. Ganesh	19,310	52.57
	Independent	P. K. S. Prasad	9,270	25.24
	DMK	K. Kandaswamy	4,891	13.32
Margin of victory			10,040	27.33
Turnout			36,924	78.45
	INC hold		Swing

General Election 1971

1971 Indian general election: Andaman and Nicobar Islands^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	K R Ganesh	27,373	61.48
	Independent	P. K. S. Prasad	10,040	22.55
	Independent	Ramesh Chandra Muzumdar	4,820	10.83
Margin of victory			17,333	38.93
Turnout			44,531	70.55
	INC hold		Swing

General Election 1977

1977 Indian general election: Andaman and Nicobar Islands^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Manoranjan Bhakta	35,400	58.45
	Independent	K. R. Ganesh	25,168	41.55
Margin of victory			10,232	16.90
Turnout			60,590	71.02
	INC hold		Swing

General Election 1980

1980 Indian general election: Andaman and Nicobar Islands^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Manoranjan Bhakta	42,046	53.29
	CPI(M)	P. K. S. Prasad	16,014	20.30
	Independent	K. Kandaswamy	15,856	20.10
	JP	Samar Choudhary	2,034	2.58
Margin of victory			26,032	32.99
Turnout			81,146	84.45
	INC hold		Swing

General Election 1984

1984 Indian general election: Andaman and Nicobar Islands^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Manoranjan Bhakta	47,019	52.85
	LKD	K. Kandaswamy	27,883	31.34
	CPI(M)	Nilima Das	11,086	12.46
Margin of victory			19,136	21.51
Turnout			91,093	78.82
	INC hold		Swing

General Election 1989

1989 Indian general election: Andaman and Nicobar Islands^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Manoranjan Bhakta	53,383	47.21
	CPI(M)	Tapan Bepari	34,469	30.49
	Indian Congress (Socialist) – Sarat Chandra Sinha	K. Kandaswamy	19,172	16.96
Margin of victory			18,914	16.72
Turnout			115,403	71.71
	INC hold		Swing

General Election 1991

1991 Indian general election: Andaman and Nicobar Islands^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Manoranjan Bhakta	54,075	50.39
	CPI(M)	Tapan Bepari	47,374	44.14
	BJP	Bishnu Pada Ray	5,208	4.85
Margin of victory			6,701	6.25
Turnout
	INC hold		Swing

General Election 1996

1996 Indian general election: Andaman and Nicobar Islands^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Manoranjan Bhakta	74,642	58.22
	BJP	Bishnu Pada Ray	31,097	24.25
	CPI(M)	Tapan Kumar Bepari	18,363	14.32
Margin of victory			43,545	33.97
Turnout			1,30,918	61.98
	INC hold		Swing

General Election 1998

1998 Indian general election: Andaman and Nicobar Islands^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Manoranjan Bhakta	52,365	35.91
	BJP	Bishnu Pada Ray	51,821	35.53
	IC(S)	Kuldeep Rai Sharma	29,687	20.36
	CPI(M)	Tapan Kumar Bepari	8,272	5.67
Margin of victory			544	0.38
Turnout			1,47,698	63.66
	INC hold		Swing

General Election 1999

1999 Indian general election: Andaman and Nicobar Islands^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Bishnu Pada Ray	76,891	52.74
	INC	Manoranjan Bhakta	62,944	43.17
	Independent	Agapil Kujur	4,805	3.30
Margin of victory			13,947	9.57
Turnout			1,47,102	59.46
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

General Election 2004

2004 Indian general election: Andaman and Nicobar Islands^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Manoranjan Bhakta	85,794	55.77
	BJP	Bishnu Pada Ray	55,294	35.95
	CPI(M)	Tapan Kumar Bepari	4,175	2.71
Margin of victory			30,500	19.82
Turnout			1,53,825
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

General Election 2009

2009 Indian general election: Andaman and Nicobar Islands^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Bishnu Pada Ray	75,211	44.21
	INC	Kuldeep Rai Sharma	72,221	42.46
	CPI(M)	Tapan Kumar Bepari	7,190	4.22
	RJD	P. R. Ganeshan	4,916	2.86
Margin of victory			2,990	1.75
Turnout			1,70,103	64.16
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

General Election 2014

General Election, 2014: Andaman & Nicobar Islands^[17][18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Bishnu Pada Ray	90,969	47.80	+3.59
	INC	Kuldeep Rai Sharma	83,157	43.69	+1.23
	AAP	Sanjay Meschack	3,737	1.96	N/A
	AITC	Anita Mondal	2,283	1.20	N/A
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,564	0.82	N/A
Margin of victory			7,812	4.11	+2.36
Turnout			1,90,328	70.66	+6.50
	BJP hold		Swing

General Election 2019

General elections, 2019: Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kuldeep Rai Sharma	95,308	45.98	+2.29
	BJP	Vishal Jolly	93,901	45.30	−2.50
	Independent	Paritosh Kumar Haldar	5,341	2.58	+2.58
	AAP	Sanjay Meshack	2,839	1.37	−0.56
	BSP	Prakash Minj	2,486	1.20	N/A
	AITC	Ayan Mandal	1,721	0.83	N/A
	None of the Above	None of the Above	1,412	0.68	N/A
Margin of victory			1,407	0.68	−3.43
Turnout			207,296	65.21	−5.45
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

General Election 2024

2024 Indian general election: Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Bishnu Pada Ray	102,436	50.58	+5.28
	INC	Kuldeep Rai Sharma	78,040	38.54	−7.44
	ANDC	Manoj Paul	8,254	4.08	New
	CPI(M)	D. Ayyappan	6,017	2.97	N/A
	IND	V.K. Abdul Aziz	2,203	1.09	N/A
	NOTA	None of the above	1,809	0.89	+0.21
Majority			23,996	12.04	+11.36
Turnout			202,514	64.26	−0.95
Registered electors			315,148
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

See also

• List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha

External links

• 2019 Andaman & Nicobar islands Lok Sabha Constituency Election Results and Candidates List^[usurped]
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands Lok Sabha Seat Results
• Andaman and Nicobar lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule