2024 Indian general election in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu explained
| Country: | India |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2019 Indian general election |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Election Date: | 7 May 2024 |
| Next Year: | 2029 |
| Seats For Election: | All 2 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu seats in the Lok Sabha |
| Turnout: | 69.87% |
| Ongoing: | yes |
| Next Election: | 2029 Indian general election in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |
| Outgoing Members: | List of members of the 17th Lok Sabha#Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |
| Opinion Polls: | 2024 Indian general election in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu#Opinion polls |
| Leader1: | Deepesh Tandel |
| Party1: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Alliance1: | National Democratic Alliance |
| Leader Since1: | 2020 |
| Leaders Seat1: | Daman and Diu |
| Leader2: | Ketan Patel |
| Party2: | Indian National Congress |
| Alliance2: | INDIA |
| Leader Since2: | 2021 |
| Leaders Seat2: | 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.
Election schedule
| Poll event | Phase |
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| III |
| Notification Date | 12 April 2024 |
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| Last Date for filing nomination | 19 April 2024 |
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| Scrutiny of nomination | 20 April 2024 |
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| Last Date for withdrawal of nomination | 22 April 2024 |
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| Date of poll | 7 May 2024 |
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| Date of counting of votes/Result | 4 June 2024 |
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| No. of constituencies | 2 | |
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Parties and alliances
Others
Candidates
Surveys and polls
Exit polls
Results
Results by alliance or party
| Alliance/ Party | Popular vote | Seats |
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| Votes | % | ±pp | Contested | Won | +/− |
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| NDA | | BJP | 157,076 | 52.79% | | 2 | 1 | |
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| INDIA | | INC | 74,660 | 25.09% | | 2 | | |
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| Others | 13,889 | 4.67% | | 3 | | |
| IND | 45,790 | 15.90% | | 5 | 1 | |
| NOTA | 6,121 | 2.06% | | |
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| Total | 297,536 | 100% | - | 12 | 2 | - |
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Results by constituency
| Constituency | Turnout | Winner | Runner Up | Margin |
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| Party | Alliance | Candidate | Votes | % | Party | Alliance | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| 1. | Dadra and Nagar Haveli (ST) | 72.52% | | | Kalaben Delkar | 1,21,074 | 58.89% | | | Ajit Mahala | 63,490 | 30.88% | style="background: ; color:white;" | 57,584 |
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| 2 | Daman and Diu | 68.77% | | | Umesh Babubhai Patel | 42,523 | 46.02% | | | Lalubhai Patel | 36,298 | 39.28% | style="background: ; color:black;" | 6,225 | |
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See also
