2004 Indian general election in Punjab

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Indian general election in Punjab, 2004
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 199910 May 2004 2009  

13 seats
Turnout61.6%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
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Leader Sukhbir Singh Badal Avinash Rai Khanna Harvendra Singh Hanspal
Party SAD BJP INC
Alliance NDA NDA INC+ (post poll UPA)
Leader's seat Faridkot
(won)
Hoshiarpur
(won)
did not contest
Seats before218
Seats won832
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 6Increase2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 6
Percentage34.28%10.48%34.17%

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Prime Minister before election

Atal Bihari Vajpayee
BJP

Prime Minister after election

Manmohan Singh
INC

The 2004 Indian general election in Punjab was held on 13 seats of Lok Sabha in April to May 2004 and elections were held in the 4th Phase on 10th May 2004 for all the 13 constituencies. The members were elected for the 14th Lok Sabha. [1]

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Parties and alliances

   United Progressive Alliance

Congress had a seat sharing agreement with the left parties during the elections. [2]

No.PartyFlagSymbolLeaderPhotoSeats contested
1. Indian National Congress INC Flag Official.jpg Hand INC.svg Harvendra Singh Hanspal 11
2. Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI-M-flag.svg CPI(M) election symbol - Hammer Sickle and Star.svg 1
3. Communist Party of India CPI-banner.svg CPI symbol.svg 1

   National Democratic Alliance

Akali Dal contentested from 10 seats while BJP fought from remaining three. [3]

No.PartyFlagSymbolPhotoLeaderSeats contested
1. Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) SAD flag.svg Shiromani Akali Dal symbol.svg Sukhbir Singh Badal.JPG Sukhbir Singh Badal 10
2. Bharatiya Janata Party BJP flag.svg Lotos flower symbol.svg Avinash Rai Khanna in New Delhi.jpg Avinash Rai Khanna 3

Results

In the election, the Shiromani Akali Dal became the biggest party by winning 8 seats, with Bharatiya Janata Party at 3 seats and Indian National Congress winning 2 seats. [4]

Parliamentary ConstituencyWinnerRunner-upMargin
No.NameCandidatePartyVotesCandidatePartyVotes
1 Gurdaspur Vinod Khanna Bharatiya Janata Party 3,87,612 Sukhbans Kaur Bhinder Indian National Congress 3,62,62924,983
2 Amritsar Navjot Singh Sidhu 3,94,223 Raghunandan Lal Bhatia 2,84,6911,09,532
3 Tarn Taran Rattan Singh Ajnala Shiromani Akali Dal 3,64,646 Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria 3,08,25256,394
4 Jullundur Rana Gurjeet Singh Indian National Congress 3,44,619 Naresh Gujral Shiromani Akali Dal 3,11,15633,463
5 Phillaur (SC) Charanjit Singh Atwal Shiromani Akali Dal 3,24,512 Santosh Chowdhary Indian National Congress 2,25,62898,884
6 Hoshiarpur Avinash Rai Khanna Bharatiya Janata Party 2,89,815Darshan Singh Mattu Communist Party of India 1,85,4441,04,371
7 Ropar (SC) Sukhdev Singh Libra Shiromani Akali Dal 3,47,631 Shamsher Singh Dullo Indian National Congress 3,13,99433,637
8 Patiala Preneet Kaur Indian National Congress 4,09,917 Kanwaljit Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 3,86,25023,667
9 Ludhiana Sharanjit Singh Dhillon Shiromani Akali Dal 3,29,234 Manish Tewari Indian National Congress 2,99,69429,540
10 Sangrur Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa 2,86,828 Arvind Khanna 2,59,55127,277
11 Bhatinda (SC) Paramjit Kaur Gulshan 3,23,394Kaushalya Chaman Bhaura Communist Party of India 2,60,75262,642
12 Faridkot Sukhbir Singh Badal 4,75,928 Karan Kaur Brar Indian National Congress 3,40,6491,35,279
13 Ferozepur Zora Singh Maan 3,57,102 Jagmeet Singh Brar 3,45,56311,539
Source:Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab [5]

Assembly segments wise lead of parties

PartyAssembly segments
200220042007
Shiromani Akali Dal 416248
Indian National Congress 622944
Bharatiya Janata Party 32219
Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) 020
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 010
Communist Party of India 210
Total117

References

  1. "Schedule for general elections 2004". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  2. "Review Report of Lok Sabha Elections (aug 2004)". Communist Party Of India (Marxist). Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  3. Kumar, Ashutosh. "BJP, Akalis reap a positive harvest". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  4. "IndiaVotes PC: Punjab 2004". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  5. "2004 Indian General Election Results". Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab. Retrieved 2 July 2024.