Puducherry Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Schedule, phase, seats, candidates and all you need to know
Puducherry
Puducherry Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Schedule and Date:Puducherry is the 29th most populous of the 36 states and Union Territories of India, and the third most densely populated Union Territory.It lies in the southern part of the Indian Peninsula.Here's everything you need to know about the Puducherry Lok Sabha elections.
When is Puducherry Lok Sabha Elections 2024?
The Union Territory of Puducherry goes to election in the first phase of 2024 General Elections, scheduled for April 19, 2024. On this day, 102 Parliamentary Constituencies in 21 states are scheduled for polling.
Nominations in Puducherry started on 20 Mar 2024, and ended on 27 Mar 2024. The last day to withdraw from the polls was 30 March 2024.
Results of the elections will be announced on 4 June 2024.
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How many phases Puducherry will have?
Puducherry elections will happen in one phase, i.e., the first phase of Lok Sabha elections on April 19, 2024.
How many Lok Sabha constituencies Puducherry has?
There is just one constituency that covers the entire Union Territory of Puducherry.
Complete list of candidates for the Puducherry Lok Sabha Elections 2024
As per the Election Commission of India's approved list of candidates, 7 leaders belonging to various political parties and 19 independent candidates will contest the election. This means, a total of 26 candidates are there. Here's the list.
A. Namassivayam
P. Sankaran
K. Prabhudevan
Puducherry Lok Sabha Elections 2019 - A Recap
V. Vaithilingam, an Indian National Congress (INC) member, currently represents the Union Territory of Puducherry in Lok Sabha. In 2019, he won the election with 56.27 per cent (444,981) votes.
The constituency saw an 81.19 per cent voter turnout.
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Complete list of elected candidates in the Puducherry Lok Sabha elections, 2019
Indian National Congress's V. Vaithilingam won the polls in 2019 with a victory margin of 1,97,025 votes.
Facts About Puducherry
Puducherry, also known as Pondicherry, is one of the Union Territories of India. It has four small, geographically unconnected districts. It became a Union Territory after the implementation of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of India in 1962.
The Pondicherry Assembly had passed a resolution in October 1980 requesting for the change in name. However, till 2006, Puducherry was formally called Pondicherry.
