2004 Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh

Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh, 2004
10 May 2004
4 seats
Turnout59.3%
  First party Second party
 
Hand INC.svg
Lotus flower symbol.svg
Party INC BJP
Last election 0 3
Seats won 3 1
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 2
Percentage 51.9% 44.2%
Prime Minister before election

A. B. Vajpayee
BJP

Prime Minister after election

Manmohan Singh
INC

The 2004 Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh were held for 4 seats. The Indian National Congress won 3 seats while the Bhartiya Janata Party won 1 seat.

The BJP survived a clean sweep by the Congress as one of its candidates, Suresh Chandel, managed to scrape through by a slender margin in the Hamirpur Lok Sabha constituency. He defeated Ram Lal Thakur, Industries Minister, by 2202 votes[1]

Parties and alliances

  National Democratic Alliance

Party Flag Symbol Leader Contesting Seats
Bharatiya Janata Party Prem Kumar Dhumal 4

  United Progressive Alliance

Party Flag Symbol Leader Contesting Seats
Indian National Congress Virbhadra Singh 4

Results

Results by party

Party Seats Popular Vote
Contested Won ± Votes % ±
Indian National Congress 4 3 Increase 3 12,94,988 51.89 Increase12.87
Bharatiya Janata Party 4 1 Decrease 2 11,04,066 44.24 Decrease2.03
Bahujan Samaj Party 4 0 Steady 43,475 1.74 Increase 1.43
Independent politician 9 0 0 41,412 1.66 Increase 1.18
Total (valid votes) 4 Steady Steady 24,95,486 100.0 Steady

Elected MPs

Parliamentary Constituency Turnout Winner Runner Up Margin
No. Name Type Candidate Party Votes Vote% Candidate Party Votes Vote% Votes %
1 Shimla SC 51.6% Dhani Ram Shandil INC 3,11,182 Hiranand Kashyap BJP 2,03,002 1,08,180 20.46
2 Mandi GEN 61.1% Pratibha Singh INC 3,57,623 Maheshwar Singh BJP 2,91,057 66,556 9.94
3 Kangra GEN 62.0% Chander Kumar INC 3,14,555 Shanta Kumar BJP 2,96,764 17,791 2.77
4 Hamirpur GEN 62.5% Suresh Chandel BJP 3,13,243 Ram Lal Thakur INC 3,11,628 1,615 0.25

Assembly Segment wise lead

Party Assembly segments Position in Assembly (as of 2007 election)
Indian National Congress 45 23
Bharatiya Janata Party 23 41
Others 0 4
Total 68

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India – Himachal Pradesh". m.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 1 August 2023.


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