# 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.
Until the 1967 general election, the Member of Parliament representing this territory was not elected, but directly appointed by the President of India. 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 |
| 1957 | Lachman Singh | Nominated - INC |
| 1962 | Niranjan Lall | Nominated - INC |
| 1967 | K. R. Ganesh | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | K. R. Ganesh | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Manoranjan Bhakta | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Manoranjan Bhakta | Indian National Congress |
| 1984 | Manoranjan Bhakta | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Manoranjan Bhakta | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Manoranjan Bhakta | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Manoranjan Bhakta | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | Manoranjan Bhakta | Indian National Congress |
| 1999 | Bishnu Pada Ray | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | Manoranjan Bhakta | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Bishnu Pada Ray | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Bishnu Pada Ray | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 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 :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,040 | 27.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,924 | 78.45 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### General Election 1971

1971 Indian general election: Andaman and Nicobar Islands :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,333 | 38.93 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,531 | 70.55 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### General Election 1977

1977 Indian general election: Andaman and Nicobar Islands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Manoranjan Bhakta | 35,400 | 58.45 |
| | Independent | K. R. Ganesh | 25,168 | 41.55 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,232 | 16.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,590 | 71.02 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### General Election 1980

1980 Indian general election: Andaman and Nicobar Islands :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 26,032 | 32.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 81,146 | 84.45 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### General Election 1984

1984 Indian general election: Andaman and Nicobar Islands :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 19,136 | 21.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 91,093 | 78.82 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### General Election 1989

1989 Indian general election: Andaman and Nicobar Islands :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 18,914 | 16.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 115,403 | 71.71 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### General Election 1991

1991 Indian general election: Andaman and Nicobar Islands :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,701 | 6.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### General Election 1996

1996 Indian general election: Andaman and Nicobar Islands :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 43,545 | 33.97 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,30,918 | 61.98 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### General Election 1998

1998 Indian general election: Andaman and Nicobar Islands :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 544 | 0.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,47,698 | 63.66 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### General Election 1999

1999 Indian general election: Andaman and Nicobar Islands :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,947 | 9.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,47,102 | 59.46 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | |

### General Election 2004

2004 Indian general election: Andaman and Nicobar Islands :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 30,500 | 19.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,53,825 | |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | |

### General Election 2009

2009 Indian general election: Andaman and Nicobar Islands :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,990 | 1.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,70,103 | 64.16 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | |

### General Election 2014

General Election, 2014: Andaman & Nicobar Islands :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,812 | 4.11 | +2.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,90,328 | 70.66 | +6.50 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### General Election 2019

General elections, 2019: Andaman & Nicobar Islands :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,407 | 0.68 | −3.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 207,296 | 65.21 | −5.45 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | | |

### General Election 2024

2024 Indian general election: Andaman and Nicobar Islands :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 23,996 | 12.04 | +11.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 202,514 | 64.26 | −0.95 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 315,148 | | |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | | |