Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Lok Sabha constituency)
Coordinates: 11°41′N 92°46′E / 11.68°N 92.77°E / 11.68; 92.77
Andaman and Nicobar Islands( Pronunciation ); (Bengali: আন্দামান ও নিকোবর দ্বীপপুঞ্জ;) Lok Sabha constituency is the only Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian parliament) in the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Until the 1967 general election, the member of parliament (MP) representing this territory was unelected but directly appointed by the President of India.[2] Its first MP was John Richardson who was nominated to represent this constituency in the 1st Lok Sabha in 1952.[3] The next two to be nominated were both from the Indian National Congress (INC): Lachman Singh in 1957[4] and Lall Niranjan in 1962.[5] The constituency's first elected MP was K. R. Ganesh of the INC in 1967. Ganesh was re-elected in the next election in 1971. Manoranjan Bhakta of the INC won the 1977 election and would go on to serve seven consecutive terms as MP from 1977 to 1999 before being defeated by Bishnu Pada Ray of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 1999 election. Bhakta was re-elected in 2004 to serve an eighth term as MP. Ray won the 2009 election, was re-elected in the most recent election in 2014 and currently serves as this constituency's MP.
Members of Parliament
Election results
General election 1967
General election 1971
General election 1977
General election 1980
General election 1984
General election 1989
General election 1991
General election 1996
General election 1998
General election 1999
General election 2004
Indian general election, 2004: Andaman and Nicobar Islands[16] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
INC |
Manoranjan Bhakta |
85,794 |
55.77 |
+12.60 |
|
BJP |
Bishnu Pada Ray |
55,294 |
35.95 |
-16.79 |
|
CPI(M) |
Tapan Kumar Bepari |
4,175 |
2.71 |
N/A |
|
NCP |
R. S. Uma Bharatthy |
2,364 |
1.54 |
+0.85 |
|
CPI(ML) Liberation |
N. K. P. Nair |
1,448 |
0.94 |
N/A |
|
Independent |
Deepak Biswas |
1,186 |
0.77 |
N/A |
|
BSP |
A. K. Biswas |
1,122 |
0.73 |
N/A |
|
LNJSP |
Shanmugam |
691 |
0.45 |
N/A |
|
Independent |
Gour Chandra Majumder |
543 |
0.35 |
N/A |
|
Independent |
Asit Baran Dutta |
523 |
0.34 |
N/A |
|
Independent |
K. Kalimuthu |
387 |
0.25 |
+0.16 |
|
Swaraj Dal |
K. Perumal |
298 |
0.19 |
N/A |
Margin of victory |
30,500 |
19.82 |
+10.25 |
Turnout |
153,825 |
|
|
|
INC gain from BJP |
Swing |
|
|
General election 2009
Indian general election, 2009: Andaman and Nicobar Islands[17] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
BJP |
Bishnu Pada Ray |
75,211 |
44.21 |
+6.51 |
|
INC |
Kuldeep Rai Sharma |
72,221 |
42.46 |
-13.31 |
|
CPI(M) |
Tapan Kumar Bepari |
7,190 |
4.23 |
+1.52 |
|
RJD |
P. R. Ganeshan |
4,916 |
2.89 |
N/A |
|
NCP |
R. S. Uma Bharatthy |
4,696 |
2.76 |
+1.22 |
|
JDP |
Pradeep Kumar Ekka |
1,785 |
1.05 |
N/A |
|
Independent |
V. V. Khalid |
1,480 |
0.87 |
N/A |
|
BSP |
M. S. Mohan |
789 |
0.46 |
-0.27 |
|
CPI(ML) Liberation |
N. K. P. Nair |
734 |
0.43 |
-0.51 |
|
Independent |
Thankachan |
683 |
0.40 |
N/A |
|
Independent |
T. Ali |
398 |
0.23 |
N/A |
Margin of victory |
2,990 |
1.75 |
-18.07 |
Turnout |
170,103 |
|
|
|
BJP gain from INC |
Swing |
|
|
General election 2014
Indian general elections, 2014: Andaman and Nicobar Islands[1][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 |
|
AITMC |
Anita Mondal |
2,283 |
1.20 |
N/A |
|
CPI(M) |
K. G. Das |
1,777 |
0.93 |
-3.30 |
|
Independent |
Prakash Minj |
1,587 |
0.83 |
N/A |
|
NCP |
R. S. Uma Bharatthy |
1,151 |
0.60 |
-2.16 |
|
BSP |
Gour Chandra Majumder |
1,139 |
0.60 |
+0.14 |
|
Independent |
Saravanan |
847 |
0.45 |
N/A |
|
CPI(ML) Liberation |
N. K. P. Nair |
436 |
0.23 |
-0.20 |
|
Independent |
V. V. Khalid |
429 |
0.23 |
-0.64 |
|
SP |
Raghubir Singh |
379 |
0.20 |
N/A |
|
Independent |
C. G. Saji Kumar |
334 |
0.18 |
N/A |
|
Independent |
N. Kannan |
314 |
0.16 |
N/A |
|
Forward Bloc |
A. Pandian |
225 |
0.12 |
N/A |
|
None of the above |
None of the Above |
1,564 |
0.82 |
N/A |
Margin of victory |
7,812 |
4.11 |
+2.36 |
Turnout |
190,328 |
70.66 |
+6.50 |
|
BJP hold |
Swing |
|
|
See also
References
- 1 2 "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ Murthy, R. V. R. (2005). Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Development and Decentralization. Mittal Publication. p. 45. ISBN 978-8183240499.
- ↑ "First Lok Sabha - Members Bioprofile". National Informatics Centre]]. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ↑ Lok Sabha Secretariat (2003). Indian Parliamentary Companion: Who's who of Members of Lok Sabha. New Delhi: Lok Sabha Secretariat. p. 359. ASIN B001P9L32O.
- ↑ Lok Sabha Secretariat (2003). Indian Parliamentary Companion: Who's who of Members of Lok Sabha. New Delhi: Lok Sabha Secretariat. p. 550. ASIN B001P9L32O.
- ↑ "Statistical report on general elections, 1967 to the Fourth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 186. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ "Statistical report on general elections, 1971 to the Fifth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 201. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ "Statistical report on general elections, 1977 to the Sixth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 201. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ "Statistical report on general elections, 1980 to the Seventh Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 245. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ "Statistical report on general elections, 1984 to the Eighth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 244. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ "Statistical report on general elections, 1989 to the Ninth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 293. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ "Statistical report on general elections, 1991 to the Tenth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 315. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ "Statistical report on general elections, 1996 to the Eleventh Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 485. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ "Statistical report on general elections, 1998 to the Twelfth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 266. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ "Statistical report on general elections, 1999 to the Thirteenth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 262. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ "Statistical report on general elections, 2004 to the Fourteenth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 356. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ "Election Commission of India, General Elections, 2009 (15th Lok Sabha)" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 192. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ "Andaman & Nicobar Islands - Andaman & Nicobar Islands". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 30 May 2014.