2004 Indian general election in Chhattisgarh

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2004 Indian general election in Chhattisgarh
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 1999April–May 2004 2009  

11 seats
 First partySecond party
 
Party NDA UPA
Seats won101

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The 2004 Indian general election polls in Chhattisgarh were held for 11 seats in the state. This is the first time, that an election took place in this state after it achieved statehood from Madhya Pradesh in 2000. The result was National Democratic Alliance winning overwhelmingly by capturing 10 out of the 11 seats, while the United Progressive Alliance, captured only 1 seat. [1]

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Results by Alliance

Coalition/AllianceParties contestingSeats wonSwing
National Democratic Alliance Bharatiya Janata Party 10n/a
United Progressive Alliance Indian National Congress 1n/a
Left Front [lower-alpha 1] Communist Party of India 00
Communist Party of India
Other parties Independent 00
  1. Left front, was not part of the UPA, in 2004, instead gave outside support

Results by Constituency

Keys:   BJP (10)    INC (1)

No.ConstituencyName of elected M.P.Party affiliation
1 Surguja Nand Kumar Sai Bharatiya Janata Party
2 Raigarh Vishnudeo Sai Bharatiya Janata Party
3 Janjgir Karuna Shukla Bharatiya Janata Party
4 Bilaspur Punnulal Mohle Bharatiya Janata Party
5 Sarangarh Guharam Ajgalle Bharatiya Janata Party
6 Raipur Ramesh Bais Bharatiya Janata Party
7 Mahasamund Ajit Jogi Indian National Congress
8 Kanker Sohan Potai Bharatiya Janata Party
9 Bastar Baliram Kashyap Bharatiya Janata Party
10 Durg Tarachand Sahu Bharatiya Janata Party
11 Rajnandgaon Pradeep Gandhi Bharatiya Janata Party

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References

  1. "General Election 2004". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 22 October 2021.