Elections in Andaman and Nicobar Islands 2014

 

2014 Election Results of Andaman & Nicobar Islands

 
In 1956, Andaman & Nicobar Islands was formed into a Union Territory. The administration of which is different from other entities’ administration in the country. It has no ceremonial head or legislature. The Lieutenant Governor is the head of government, appointed by the country’s President. He is in-charge of various departments directly supervising the developments in the area. The Lt.Governor is assisted by District Magistrates of the three districts of Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
 

Andaman & Nicobar Islands Administration

 
The polling for 16th Lok Sabha Elections in Andaman & Nicobar Islands UT took place on 10th April. Elections conducted in the area is looked after by Election Commission of Andaman & Nicobar Islands headed by Chetan B Sanghi, CEO of Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
 

Brief Facts on 2014 General Elections in Andaman & Nicobar Islands

 

Quick facts for Andaman and Nicobar Islands General Elections 2014
Parliamentary Constituencies	1
Assembly Constituencies	NA
Ruling Party	Center
Opposition Party	Center
Chief Minister	U.T.
Governor	A. K. Singh
Chief Electoral Officer	Chetan B. Sanghi
Address	-

 

No. of Electors	Male electors	Female electors	No. of Electors as %age of Total Electorate of India	No. of electors having EPIC (Electoral Photo Identity Card)
257,856	136,356	121,500	0.03%	98.54%

 

Information about Assembly and Parliamentary 2014 Elections in Andaman & Nicobar Islands

 

Dates and Schedule of Parliamentary Elections	List of Parliamentary Constituencies	Campaigning Strategies
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Election History	Major Political Parties of Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Administration of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
List of Administrators of Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Demographics of Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Parliamentary Elections Result
candidate list of Andaman and Nicobar Islands

 

Date and Schedule of 2014 Elections in Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Phase 3A
No of PCs going to poll 1	(PC no. 1)
Issue of Notification	15 Mar 14 (Sat)
Last Date for filing Nominations	22 Mar 14 (Sat)
Scrutiny of Nominations	24 Mar 14 (Mon)
Last date for withdrawal of Candidature	26 Mar 14 (Wed)
Date of Poll	10 Apr 14 (Thu)
Counting of Votes	16 May 14 (Fri)
Date before which the election shall be Completed	28 May 14 (Wed)

 
Andaman & Nicobar Islands Parliamentary Constituency List

The entire Andaman & Nicobar Islands Union territory is represented by one parliamentary constituency that follows the same name. It was formed in 1977 and has a total of about 2,57,859 voters and about 386 polling stations.
 
Strategies for Campaigning
 
No political party has ever conducted any targeted campaigning in Andaman & Nicobar Union Territory till now. The nation’s mood might wear off on this Union Territory.
 

Election history of Andaman & Nicobar Islands

 
11 Lok Sabha elections were held in Andaman & Nicobar Islands till now. In that, 9 were won by INC and the rest 2 by BJP. From 1971 Lok Sabha Election to 1998 Lok Sabha Election, INC had won 8 times consecutively. While in 1999 Lok Sabha Election BJP had won in the area, INC came back to power with 2004 Lok Sabha Election victory but again it lost to BJP in 2008 Lok Sabha Election.
 

List of Major Political Parties in Andaman & Nicobar Islands

 

Indian National Congress (INC)	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)	Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)	Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)	Communist Party of India(Marxist) [CPI (M)]

 

Andaman & Nicobar Islands Administrators List

 
Andaman & Nicobar Islands were governed by Superintendent of the British since the start of British settlement in the year 1858. However, this title got changed to that of Chief Commissioner in 1872 which remained until Japan acquired the area in 1945. In 1946, Inamul Majid was appointed as the first Governor of India and nominal head of the region. Subsequently, the islands became a part of Indian