2004 Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh

None February 2017 February 2017 2004 Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh India parliamentary 1999 Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh 1999 2009 Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh 2009 10 May 2004 4 seats 59.3% Bharatiya Janata Party 3 1 2 Indian National Congress 0 3 3 Himachal Pradesh Lotus flower symbol.svg 120 120 120 0 0 Hand INC.svg 140 100 120 16 0 51.9% 44.2% Prime Minister Prime Minister after election A. B. Vajpayee Bharatiya Janata Party Manmohan Singh Indian National Congress 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 votesThe Tribune, Chandigarh, India – Himachal Pradesh https://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040514/himachal.htm#1 2023-08-01 m.tribuneindia.com Parties and alliances National Democratic Alliance National Democratic Alliance PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contestedBharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata Party50px50pxPrem Kumar Dhumal4 United Progressive Alliance United Progressive Alliance PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contestedIndian National CongressIndian National Congress50px50pxVirbhadra Singh4 Results Results by Party Party Name Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/− Indian National CongressINC 12,94,988 51.89 12.37 4 3 3 Bharatiya Janata PartyBJP 11,04,066 44.24 2.03 4 1 2 Bahujan Samaj PartyBSP 43,475 1.74 1.43 4 0 Samajwadi PartySP 7,092 0.28 0.19 1 0 Janata Dal (Secular)JD(S) 4,453 0.18 0.01 1 0 Independent (politician) IND 41,412 1.66 1.18 9 0 Total 24,95,486 100% - 23 4 - Elected MPs Constituency Winner Runner Up Margin % # Name Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes % 1 Simla (SC) Dhani Ram Shandil Indian National Congress 3,11,182 58.86 Hira Nand Kashyap Bharatiya Janata Party 2,03,002 38.401,08,18020.46 2 Mandi Pratibha Singh Indian National Congress 3,57,623 53.41 Maheshwar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 2,91,057 43.4766,5669.94 3 Kangra Chander Kumar Indian National Congress 3,14,555 48.91 Shanta Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 2,96,764 46.1417,7912.77 4 Hamirpur Suresh Chandel Bharatiya Janata Party 3,13,243 47.89 Ram Lal Thakur Indian National Congress 3,11,628 47.641,6150.25 Bye-Elections Held ConstituencyWinnerRunner UpMargin No. Name Date Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %4Hamirpur2007Prem Kumar DhumalBharatiya Janata Party382,12854.32Thakur Ram LalIndian National Congress302,06942.9480,059The bypoll was held due to the resignation of the sitting Member of Parliament, creating a vacancy in the constituency.4Hamirpur2008Anurag Singh ThakurBharatiya Janata Party374,33963.94Madan LalIndian National Congress199,67334.10174,666The bypoll was held after the sitting MP, Prem Kumar Dhumal, resigned from the Lok Sabha upon becoming Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. Assembly Segment wise lead PartyAssembly segmentsPosition in Assembly (as of 2007 election) Indian National Congress 45 23 Bharatiya Janata Party 23 41 Others 0 4Total68 See also Results of the 2009 Indian general election by state References Category:Indian general elections in Himachal Pradesh Category:2000s in Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh