Andaman and Nicobar is a Lok Sabha constituency and covers the entire Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The voting for the parliamentary polls 2019 on this seat will take place in the first phase on April 11. The Lok Sabha constituency is not reserved for any category, and the seat number of this constituency is 1. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Schedule: Voting In 7 Phases From April 11 to May 19, Counting And Results On May 23; Check All Dates For General Elections.

The Congress has fielded Kuldesh Rai Sharma from here, while Vishal Jolly is contesting on the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) ticket.  All India Trinamool Congress has given a ticket to Ayan Mandal. The last date of filing nomination for the seat was March 25. The scrutiny of nominations papers will take place on March 26. Meanwhile, the last date of withdrawal of candidature is March 28. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Phase VII: List of States And Constituencies Voting on May 19.

Here are important details of Lok Sabha Elections in Andaman and Nicobar Islands:

Issue of Notification March 18
Last date for filing nomination March 25
Scrutiny of nomination March 26
Last date for withdrawal of candidature March 28
Date Of Poll April 11
Date of Result May 23

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In 2014, BJP's Bishnu Pada Ray defeated Kuldeep Rai Sharma of the Congress with a margin of over 7,000 votes. Meanwhile, Aam Aadmi Party's Sanjay Meschack came at the third spot. In 2009 Lok Sabha elections also, Ray had won the seat defeating Sharma. From 1977 to 1999, The Congress had won the seat consecutively for seven times.

List of States And Constituencies That Will Vote On April 11 In Phase I

 

State (No. of seats voting in this phase) Constituency
Andhra Pradesh (All 25) Araku, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli, Kakinada, Amalapuram, Rajahmundry, Narasapuram, Eluru, Machilipatnam, Vijayawada, Guntur, Narasaraopet, Bapatla, Ongole, Nandyal, Kurnool, Anantapur, Hindupur, Kadapa, Nellore, Tirupati, Rajampet, Chittoor
Arunachal Pradesh (All 2) Arunachal West, Arunachal East
Assam (5) Tezpur, Kalibor, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Lakhimpur
Bihar (4) Aurangabad, Gaya, Nawada, Jamui
Chhattisgarh (1) Bastar
Jammu and Kashmir (2) Baramulla, Jammu
Maharashtra (7) Wardha, Ramtek, Nagpur, Bhandara - Gondiya, Gadchiroli-Chimur, Chandrapur, Yavatmal-Washim
Manipur (1) Outer Manipur
Meghalaya (2) Shillong, Tura
Mizoram (1) Mizoram
Nagaland (1) Nagaland
Odisha (4) Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Berhampur, Koraput
Sikkim (1) Sikkim
Telangana (17) Adilabad, Peddapalle, Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Zahirabad, Medak, Malkajgiri, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Chevella, Mahbubnagar, Nagarkurnool, Nalgonda, Bhongir, Warangal, Mahabubabad, Khammam
Tripura (1) Tripura West
Uttar Pradesh (8) Saharanpur, Kairana, Muzaffarnagar, Bijnor, Meerut, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar
Uttarakhand (5) Tehri Garhwal, Garhwal, Almora, Nainital–Udhamsingh Nagar, Haridwar
West Bengal (2) Coochbehar, Alipurduars
Andaman And Nicobar (1) Andaman And Nicobar
Lakshadweep (1) Lakshadweep

On March 10, the Election Commission of India announced dates for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The elections will take place in seven phases, and the results will be declared on May 23. Voting for the Lok Sabha Polls will take place on both Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) as well as VVPAT machines at all polling booths.

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