2004 Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh

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Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh, 2004
← 1999 10 May 2004 2009 →
4 seats
Turnout59.3%
  First party Second party
 
Party INC BJP
Last election 0 3
Seats won 3 1
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 2
Percentage 51.9% 44.2%

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]

Results[edit]

Party Wise Results[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

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