2004 Indian general election in Punjab

Indian general election in Punjab, 2004

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13 seats
Turnout	61.6%
First party Second party Third party   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 before 2 1 8 Seats won 8 3 2 Seat change 6 2 6 Percentage 34.28% 10.48% 34.17%
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]

Parties and alliances

   United Progressive Alliance

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

No.	Party	Flag	Symbol	Leader	Photo	Seats contested
1.	Indian National Congress			Harvendra Singh Hanspal		11
2.	Communist Party of India (Marxist)					1
3.	Communist Party of India					1

   National Democratic Alliance

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

No.	Party	Flag	Symbol	Photo	Leader	Seats contested
1.	Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal)				Sukhbir Singh Badal	10
2.	Bharatiya Janata Party				Avinash Rai Khanna	3

List of Candidates

Constituency
		NDA			UPA
1	Gurdaspur		BJP	Vinod Khanna		INC	Sukhbans Kaur Bhinder
2	Amritsar		BJP	Navjot Singh Sidhu		INC	R. L. Bhatia
3	Tarn Taran		SAD	Rattan Singh Ajnala		INC	Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria
4	Jullundur		SAD	Naresh Gujral		INC	Rana Gurjeet Singh
5	Phillaur (SC)		SAD	Charanjit Singh Atwal		INC	Santosh Chowdhary
6	Hoshiarpur		BJP	Avinash Rai Khanna		CPI(M)	Comrade Darshan Singh Mattu
7	Ropar (SC)		SAD	Sukhdev Singh Libra		INC	Shamsher Singh Dullo
8	Patiala		SAD	Kanwaljit Singh		INC	Preneet Kaur
9	Ludhiana		SAD	Sharanjit Singh Dhillon		INC	Manish Tewari
10	Sangrur		SAD	Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa		INC	Arvind Khanna
11	Bhatinda (SC)		SAD	Paramjit Kaur Gulshan		CPI	Kaushalya Chaman Bhaura
12	Faridkot		SAD	Sukhbir Singh Badal		INC	Karan Kaur Brar
13	Ferozepur		SAD	Zora Singh Maan		INC	Jagmeet Singh Brar

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 Constituency		Winner				Runner-up				Margin
No.	Name	Candidate	Party		Votes	Candidate	Party		Votes
1	Gurdaspur	Vinod Khanna		Bharatiya Janata Party	3,87,612	Sukhbans Kaur Bhinder		Indian National Congress	3,62,629	24,983
2	Amritsar	Navjot Singh Sidhu			3,94,223	Raghunandan Lal Bhatia			2,84,691	1,09,532
3	Tarn Taran	Rattan Singh Ajnala		Shiromani Akali Dal	3,64,646	Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria			3,08,252	56,394
4	Jullundur	Rana Gurjeet Singh		Indian National Congress	3,44,619	Naresh Gujral		Shiromani Akali Dal	3,11,156	33,463
5	Phillaur (SC)	Charanjit Singh Atwal		Shiromani Akali Dal	3,24,512	Santosh Chowdhary		Indian National Congress	2,25,628	98,884
6	Hoshiarpur	Avinash Rai Khanna		Bharatiya Janata Party	2,89,815	Darshan Singh Mattu		Communist Party of India	1,85,444	1,04,371
7	Ropar (SC)	Sukhdev Singh Libra		Shiromani Akali Dal	3,47,631	Shamsher Singh Dullo		Indian National Congress	3,13,994	33,637
8	Patiala	Preneet Kaur		Indian National Congress	4,09,917	Kanwaljit Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal	3,86,250	23,667
9	Ludhiana	Sharanjit Singh Dhillon		Shiromani Akali Dal	3,29,234	Manish Tewari		Indian National Congress	2,99,694	29,540
10	Sangrur	Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa			2,86,828	Arvind Khanna			2,59,551	27,277
11	Bhatinda (SC)	Paramjit Kaur Gulshan			3,23,394	Kaushalya Chaman Bhaura		Communist Party of India	2,60,752	62,642
12	Faridkot	Sukhbir Singh Badal			4,75,928	Karan Kaur Brar		Indian National Congress	3,40,649	1,35,279
13	Ferozepur	Zora Singh Maan			3,57,102	Jagmeet Singh Brar			3,45,563	11,539
Source:Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab [5]

Assembly segments wise lead of parties

Party		Assembly segments
		2002	2004	2007
	Shiromani Akali Dal	41	62	48
	Indian National Congress	62	29	44
	Bharatiya Janata Party	3	22	19
	Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)	0	2	0
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	0	1	0
	Communist Party of India	2	1	0
Total		117

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.