2004 Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh

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.

Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh, 2004

10 May 2004

4 seats
Turnout59.3%
  First party Second party
 
Party INC BJP
Last election 0 3
Seats won 3 1
Seat change 3 2
Percentage 51.9% 44.2%

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]

Results

Party Wise Results

Party Seats Popular Vote
Contested Won ± Votes % ±
Indian National Congress43 312,94,98851.8912.87
Bharatiya Janata Party41 211,04,06644.242.03
Bahujan Samaj Party4043,4751.74 1.43
Independent politician90041,4121.66 1.18
Total (valid votes)424,95,486100.0

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

See also

References

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