Distribution of candidates by community

Community	Candidates	% in 2014	% in 1972 census
Not Declared	216	29.8%	0%
Hindu	209	28.8%	51.8%
General Population	142	19.6%	28.7%
Muslim	136	18.7%	16.6%
Sino-Mauritian	23	3.2%	2.9%

The total may not add up to 100% due to rounding.