The last census collecting information about the ethnic community of each citizen was made in 1972. Subsequent censuses did not ask this question. The best loser system in Mauritius requires that all candidates declare their ethnic community on nomination day. The following table compares the percentages of candidates for the 2024 elections with the data from the 1972 census.
| Community | Candidates | % in 2024 | % in 1972 census |
| Hindu | 457 | 51.3% | 51.8% |
| General Population | 210 | 23.6% | 28.7% |
| Muslim | 207 | 23.2% | 16.6% |
| Sino-Mauritian | 17 | 1.9% | 2.9% |
Totals may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
The variation is calculated by comparing the percentage of candidates for each community with the expected percentage according to the national statistics of 1972. A constituency with (approximately) the same ethnic distribution of candidates as the 1972 statistics will have a very low variation. On the other hand, a constituency which has a distribution of candidates very different from the 1972 statistics will show a large variation. Rodrigues is such an example of a large variation.
| No | Name | Hindu | General Population | Muslim | Sino-Mauritian |
| 21 | RODRIGUES |
0.0%
(-51.8%) |
100.0%
(+71.3%) |
0.0%
(-16.6%) |
0.0%
(-2.9%) |
| 2 | PORT LOUIS SOUTH AND PORT LOUIS CENTRAL |
7.9%
(-43.9%) |
18.4%
(-10.3%) |
71.1%
(+54.5%) |
2.6%
(-0.3%) |
| 3 | PORT LOUIS MARITIME AND PORT LOUIS EAST |
12.1%
(-39.7%) |
21.2%
(-7.5%) |
66.7%
(+50.1%) |
0.0%
(-2.9%) |
| 1 | GRAND RIVER NORTH WEST AND PORT LOUIS WEST |
4.0%
(-47.8%) |
64.0%
(+35.3%) |
24.0%
(+7.4%) |
8.0%
(+5.1%) |
| 17 | CUREPIPE AND MIDLANDS |
18.8%
(-33.0%) |
56.3%
(+27.6%) |
18.8%
(+2.2%) |
6.3%
(+3.4%) |
| 20 | BEAU BASSIN AND PETITIE RIVIERE |
25.9%
(-25.9%) |
51.9%
(+23.2%) |
14.8%
(-1.8%) |
7.4%
(+4.5%) |
| 10 | MONTAGNE BLANCHE AND GRAND RIVER SOUTH EAST |
70.4%
(+18.6%) |
5.6%
(-23.1%) |
23.9%
(+7.3%) |
0.0%
(-2.9%) |
| 8 | QUARTIER MILITAIRE AND MOKA |
78.0%
(+26.2%) |
7.3%
(-21.4%) |
14.6%
(-2.0%) |
0.0%
(-2.9%) |
| 13 | RIVIERE DES ANGUILLES AND SOUILLAC |
45.6%
(-6.2%) |
10.5%
(-18.2%) |
42.1%
(+25.5%) |
1.8%
(-1.1%) |
| 9 | FLACQ AND BON ACCUEIL |
77.3%
(+25.5%) |
6.8%
(-21.9%) |
13.6%
(-3.0%) |
2.3%
(-0.6%) |
| 7 | PITON AND RIVIERE DU REMPART |
76.3%
(+24.5%) |
7.9%
(-20.8%) |
15.8%
(-0.8%) |
0.0%
(-2.9%) |
| 19 | STANLEY AND ROSE HILL |
29.2%
(-22.6%) |
41.7%
(+13.0%) |
25.0%
(+8.4%) |
4.2%
(+1.3%) |
| 15 | LA CAVERNE AND PHOENIX |
42.9%
(-8.9%) |
17.9%
(-10.8%) |
39.3%
(+22.7%) |
0.0%
(-2.9%) |
| 4 | PORT LOUIS NORTH AND MONTAGNE LONGUE |
40.5%
(-11.3%) |
50.0%
(+21.3%) |
9.5%
(-7.1%) |
0.0%
(-2.9%) |
| 14 | SAVANNE AND BLACK RIVER |
48.1%
(-3.7%) |
48.1%
(+19.4%) |
0.0%
(-16.6%) |
3.7%
(+0.8%) |
| 16 | VACOAS AND FLOREAL |
34.8%
(-17.0%) |
34.8%
(+6.1%) |
30.4%
(+13.8%) |
0.0%
(-2.9%) |
| 5 | PAMPLEMOUSSES AND TRIOLET |
65.8%
(+14.0%) |
11.6%
(-17.1%) |
21.9%
(+5.3%) |
0.7%
(-2.2%) |
| 11 | VIEUX GRAND PORT AND ROSE BELLE |
66.7%
(+14.9%) |
14.3%
(-14.4%) |
16.7%
(+0.1%) |
2.4%
(-0.5%) |
| 6 | GRAND BAIE AND POUDRE D'OR |
64.4%
(+12.6%) |
22.2%
(-6.5%) |
13.3%
(-3.3%) |
0.0%
(-2.9%) |
| 18 | BELLE ROSE AND QUATRE BORNES |
61.8%
(+10.0%) |
26.5%
(-2.2%) |
8.8%
(-7.8%) |
2.9%
(-0.0%) |
| 12 | MAHEBOURG AND PLAINE MAGNIEN |
56.7%
(+4.9%) |
26.7%
(-2.0%) |
11.7%
(-4.9%) |
5.0%
(+2.1%) |
Totals may not add up to 100% due to rounding.