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The 2004 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir to the 14th Lok Sabha were held for 6 seats. Jammu and Kashmir National Conference won 2 seats, Indian National Congress won 2, Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party won one seat and one was won by an Independent politician Thupstan Chhewang from Ladakh. [1]
| Constituency | Candidates | Electors | Voters | Polling % | Polling Stations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baramulla | 13 | 940998 | 335442 | 35.65 | 1167 |
| Srinagar | 16 | 1053734 | 195678 | 18.57 | 1080 |
| Anantnag | 19 | 998905 | 150219 | 15.04 | 1049 |
| Ladakh | 8 | 175768 | 129230 | 73.52 | 442 |
| Udhampur | 22 | 1348721 | 608079 | 45.09 | 1655 |
| Jammu | 31 | 1849989 | 820595 | 44.49 | 1822 |
| Party | Seats | Popular Vote | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contested | Won | ± | Votes | % | ± | ||
| Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | 6 | 2 |  2 | 4,93,067 | 22.02 | 2.03 | |
| Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party | 3 | 1 | New | 2,67,457 | 11.94 | New | |
| Indian National Congress | 3 | 2 |  3 | 6,23,182 | 27.83 | 10.0 | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5,15,965 | 23.04 | 8.52 | |
| Independent | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1,65,352 | 7.38 | 2.25 | |
| Total (valid votes) | 6 |  | | 22,39,342 | 100.0 | | |
| Parliamentary Constituency | Turnout | Winner | Runner Up | Margin | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Type | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote% | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote% | Votes | % | |||
| 1 | Baramulla | GEN | 35.65 | Abdul Rashid Shaheen | JKNC | 1,27,653 | Nizamuudin Bhat | JKPDP | 1,17,758 | 9,895 | 2.96% | ||||
| 2 | Srinagar | GEN | 18.57 | Omar Abdullah | JNNC | 98,422 | Ghulam Nabi Lone | JKPDP | 75,263 | 23,159 | 11.84% | ||||
| 3 | Anantnag | GEN | 15.04 | Mehbooba Mufti | JKPDP | 74,436 | Mirza Mehboob Beg | JKNC | 35,498 | 38,938 | 25.92% | ||||
| 4 | Ladakh | GEN | 73.52 | Thupstan Chhewang | Independent | 66,839 | Hassan Khan | JKNC | 41,126 | 25,713 | 19.94% | ||||
| 5 | Udhampur | GEN | 45.09 | Ch. Lal Singh | INC | 2,40,872 | Chaman Lal Gupta | BJP | 1,93,697 | 47,175 | 7.76% | ||||
| 6 | Jammu | GEN | 44.49 | Madan Lal Sharma | INC | 3,19,994 | Nirmal Singh | BJP | 3,02,426 | 17,568 | 2.14% | ||||
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