2004 Indian general election

none gov Parlamentswahl in Indien 2004 May 2026 October 2025 October 2025 India parliamentary 1999 Indian general election 1999 2009 Indian general election 2009 20 April 26 April, 5 and 10 May 2004 List of members of the 13th Lok Sabha List of members of the 14th Lok Sabha 543 of the 545 seats in the Lok Sabhaseats Two seats were reserved for Anglo-Indians and filled by presidential nomination 272 671,487,930 58.07% ( 1.92pp) Alliance seats 130x130px Sonia Gandhi and Vladimir Putin in March 2010 04.jpg 140 120 140 15 10 Sonia Gandhi Indian National Congress 28.30%, 114 seats 145 31 103,408,949 26.53% 1.77pp Atal_Bihari_Vajpayee_(crop_2).jpg 120 120 140 0 0 Atal Bihari Vajpayee Bharatiya Janata Party 23.75%, 182 seats 138 44 86,371,561 22.16% 1.59pp Surjith-6.JPG 200 120 140 30 35 Harkishan Singh Surjeet Communist Party of India (Marxist) 5.40%, 33 seats 43 10 22,070,614 5.66% 0.26pp 218 181 60 Rae Bareli(won) Lucknow(won) Did not contest Wahlergebnisse Indien 2004.svg Results by constituency Prime Minister Prime Minister after election Atal Bihari Vajpayee Bharatiya Janata Party Manmohan Singh Indian National Congress General elections were held in India in four phases between 20 April and 10 May 2004. Over 670 million people were eligible to vote, electing 543 members of the 14th Lok Sabha.General Elections 2004: Facts and figures https://www.indiatoday.in/election-news/story/general-elections-2004-facts-and-figures-41654-2009-03-12 23 July 2023 India Today 13 March 2009 en 23 July 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230723081609/https://www.indiatoday.in/election-news/story/general-elections-2004-facts-and-figures-41654-2009-03-12 live Seven states also held simultaneous assembly elections to elect state governments. They were the first elections fully carried out with electronic voting machines (EVMs). On 13 May the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the lead party of the National Democratic Alliance conceded an upset defeat.13 May 2004 In Huge Upset, Gandhi's Party Wins Election in India (Published 2004) The New York Times en https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/13/international/asia/in-huge-upset-gandhis-party-wins-election-in-india.html 22 August 2023 Waldman Amy 18 August 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180818214424/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/13/international/asia/in-huge-upset-gandhis-party-wins-election-in-india.html live The Indian National Congress, which had governed India for all but five years from independence until 1996, returned to power after a record six years out of office. It was unable to put a majority alone in 2004. It formed United Progressive Alliance (UPA), which had together a comfortable majority of more than 335 members out of 543 with the help of its allies. The 335 members included both the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance, the governing coalition formed after the election and external support from the Left Front, who threatened to withdraw their support during Nuclear Deal. Background In February 2004, the 13th Lok Sabha was dissolved prematurely—eight months ahead of the end of its normal five-year term in September–October 2004—to clear the path for early general elections. The decision to advance the polls was driven by a wave of political confidence within the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). This optimism was heavily bolstered by the BJP's sweeping victories in the November 2003 assembly elections across three major heartland states—Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan—where they defeated the incumbent Indian National Congress (INC) governments. Furthermore, the ruling leadership was encouraged by positive macroeconomic indicators, including a strong GDP growth rate (recording 8.4% in the second quarter of 2003), rapidly swelling foreign exchange reserves exceeding $100 billion, and visible infrastructure developments such as the Golden Quadrilateral highway network. Buoyed by these factors, alongside opinion polls predicting a comfortable return to power for the NDA, the Union Cabinet recommended the dissolution of the house. Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee formally advised President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, who accepted the recommendation and dissolved the 13th Lok Sabha on 6 February 2004 under Article 85(2)(b) of the Constitution. This set the stage for the staggered 14th general election held between April and May 2004, which ultimately birthed the high-profile "India Shining" campaign. Organisation thumb|upright=1.2|Map indicating the phases of polling during the 2004 general election The 2004 Indian general election was conducted in four distinct phases to ensure administrative efficiency, maintain law and order, and manage security deployments across the country.General Election, 2004 (Vol I, II, III) https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4126-general-election-2004-vol-i-ii-iii/ Election Commission of India 8 June 2021 The polling schedule across the 543 parliamentary constituencies was organized as follows: Phase 1 (20 April): 141 constituencies across 16 states and union territories. Phase 2 (26 April): 137 constituencies across 11 states and union territories. Phase 3 (5 May): 83 constituencies across 7 states and union territories. Phase 4 (10 May): 182 constituencies across 16 states and union territories. Vote counting took place simultaneously nationwide on 13 May 2004. Out of 675 million eligible voters, over 370 million citizens exercised their franchise, resulting in a national turnout of approximately 58.07%. Electoral logistics and security The Election Commission of India (ECI) executed the massive electoral exercise under the stewardship of Chief Election Commissioner T. S. Krishnamurthy and Election Commissioners B. S. Rocha and Navin Chawla. To modernize the electoral process and ensure transparency, the ECI deployed over one million electronic voting machines (EVMs) across all polling booths, completely replacing paper ballots nationwide for the first time in a general election of this scale. Security remained a primary logistical challenge. Although election-related violence resulted in 48 deaths—less than half the casualties recorded during the 1999 general election—sensitive regions, including parts of left-wing extremism-affected central India and insurgency-prone areas in Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast, required extensive deployment of central paramilitary forces and the armed forces. On average, each parliamentary constituency comprised approximately 1.2 million registered voters, with dimensions ranging from compact urban seats to sprawling rural constituencies exceeding 3.1 million electors. Campaign expenditure and logistics Campaign financing during the 2004 election reflected the expanding scale of Indian democracy. According to estimates by India Today, all political parties combined spent an estimated 115.62 billion rupees (approx. $2.6 billion USD at the time) on campaign activities, rallies, logistics, and publicity. Although the ECI legally capped individual candidate campaign expenses at 2.5 million rupees per constituency, actual expenditure by major political formations significantly exceeded statutory limits. Logistical mobilization consumed a substantial portion of campaign budgets: approximately 6.5 billion rupees were deployed to lease and operate over 150,000 motor vehicles, while roughly 1 billion rupees were spent on helicopter and private aircraft charters to transport star campaigners across vast geographical distances. State-wise polling schedule + Phase-wise polling constituencies across states and union territories State / Union territory Total seats Election dates and number of constituencies Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 20 April 26 April 5 May 10 May Andhra Pradesh 42 21 21 — — Arunachal Pradesh 2 — — 2 — Assam 14 6 8 — — Bihar 40 11 17 12 — Chhattisgarh 11 11 — — — Goa 2 — 2 — — Gujarat 26 26 — — — Haryana 10 — — — 10 Himachal Pradesh 4 — — — 4 Jammu and Kashmir 6 2 1 1 2 Jharkhand 14 6 8 — — Karnataka 28 15 13 — — Kerala 20 — — — 20 Madhya Pradesh 29 — — 12 17 Maharashtra 48 24 24 — — Manipur 2 1 1 — — Meghalaya 2 2 — — — Mizoram 1 1 — — — Nagaland 1 — — 1 — Odisha 21 11 10 — — Punjab 13 — — — 13 Rajasthan 25 — — 25 — Sikkim 1 — — — 1 Tamil Nadu 39 — — — 39 Tripura 2 2 — — — Uttar Pradesh 80 — 32 30 18 Uttarakhand 5 — — — 5 West Bengal 42 — — — 42 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 1 — — — 1 Chandigarh 1 — — — 1 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 1 1 — — — Daman and Diu 1 1 — — — Delhi 7 — — — 7 Lakshadweep 1 — — — 1 Puducherry 1 — — — 1 Total constituencies polling on this day 543 141 137 83 182 Total states / UTs polling on this day 35 16 11 7 16 Cumulative constituencies completed 543 141 278 361 543 Cumulative percentage complete 100% 26% 51% 66% 100% Phased distribution summary States and UTs Constituencies States and UTs polling in a single phase 24 219 States and UTs polling in two phases 8 198 States and UTs polling in three phases 2 120 States and UTs polling in four phases 1 6 Total aggregate 35 35 states/UTs 543 constituencies Pre-poll alliances Unlike the fragmented multi-cornered contests of the 1990s, the 2004 general election increasingly crystallized into a bipolar national contest between two dominant coalitions: the incumbent National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and a resurgent, aligned opposition anchored by the Indian National Congress (INC). Despite this national bipolarity, state-level electoral dynamics remained deeply regionalized, shaped heavily by local party systems and strategic alliance-building. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) The BJP contested the elections at the head of the ruling NDA. While the coalition retained several core partners, its network of regional allies had shifted compared to 1999. Crucial seat-sharing arrangements were secured with powerful regional heavyweights, such as the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Andhra Pradesh and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in Tamil Nadu. However, anti-incumbency pressures at the state level and miscalculations surrounding the national "India Shining" campaign severely impacted several key NDA constituents. The Congress-led coalition strategy In a strategic pivot from its previous solo-contesting policy, the Congress aggressively pursued state-level pre-poll alliances to counter its vote fragmentation and organizational decline in critical regions. Failing to forge a monolithic national anti-BJP front, the party successfully negotiated vital regional alliances—most notably forming the precursor to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA). This included pacts with regional forces like the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in Tamil Nadu, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in Bihar, and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in Maharashtra. This election marked a paradigm shift as the Congress institutionalized a pragmatic coalition strategy to bridge its state-level vote deficits. The Left Front The Left Front, led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) and the Communist Party of India (CPI), maintained its independent electoral posture in its traditional strongholds of West Bengal, Tripura, and Kerala, directly challenging both Congress and NDA candidates. Conversely, in states where the Left lacked independent primacy—such as Tamil Nadu (allied via the DMK-led Democratic Progressive Alliance) and parts of Andhra Pradesh—the Left parties coordinated strategic seat adjustments with the broader secular opposition to defeat the BJP and its partners. Third Force and non-aligned parties Significantly, two major state-level parties in Uttar Pradesh—India's most populous state—opted to remain outside both major national formations: the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP). Negotiations by the Congress to ally with either party collapsed, resulting in a fractured, multi-cornered contest across Uttar Pradesh. This multi-way split prevented either major national front from securing a decisive sweep in India's heartland, ultimately contributing to the historic fractured mandate that necessitated a post-poll "coalition of coalitions". Forecast and campaigns thumb|Voters queue at a polling station in the Nowgong constituency of Assam Most analysts believed the NDA would win the elections. This assessment was also supported by opinion polls. The economy had shown steady growth in the last years and the disinvestment of government owned production units (a continuation of India's liberalisation policies ) had been on track. The Foreign Exchange Reserves of India stood at more than US$100 billion (7th largest in the world and a record for India). The service sector had also generated a lot of jobs. The Vajpayee government had launched numerous welfare schemes, thus starting the culture of "Yojana"s in Indian governments. The party was supposed to have been riding on a wave of the feel good factor, typified by its promotional campaign "India Shining".BJP spends Rs 150 cr on 'India Shining' campaign The Economic Times https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/brand-equity/advertising/bjp-spends-rs-150-cr-on-india-shining-campaign/articleshow/684246.cms?from=mdr 6 January 2023 17 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231017022311/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/brand-equity/advertising/bjp-spends-rs-150-cr-on-india-shining-campaign/articleshow/684246.cms?from=mdr live In the past, BJP has largely been seen as a hardline Hindu right wing party with close ties with the hardline organisations the RSS and Vishva Hindu Parishad. Over the years, the party under Vajpayee has slightly distanced itself from hardline policies in order to accommodate a variety of parties within the NDA, like TMC (a Congress-breakaway party), breakaway factions of the Janata Dal like INLD, RLD, JD(U) and BJD, Dravidianist parties like DMK (which left the alliance in December 2003), PMK (which left the alliance in January 2004) and AIADMK (which joined after DMK left) and parties largely representing non-Hindus like SAD and JKNC (which joined the alliance in 2002), a change that was being questioned after the party's good performance in the 2003 assembly elections of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh, Karnataka. These elections were marked by the campaign's emphasis on economic gains instead of issues involving religious polarisation. Ban on cow-slaughter, implementation of a Uniform Civil Code, construction of Ram-mandir at the site of Ayodhya, abolition of the provisions of secularism in order to make Hinduism the country's state religion etc. characterised BJP's campaign in the 1996 election. From the last few elections, BJP had realised that its voter base had reached a ceiling and had concentrated on pre-poll rather than post-poll alliances. The Vajpayee wave and foreign origin of Sonia Gandhi also constituted part of the NDA's campaign. Opinion polls Conducted in month(s) NDA UPA Other August 2002250 195 100 February 2003315 115 115 August 2003247 180 115 January 2004335 110 100 Exit polls Polling organisation NDA UPA OtherNDTV-AC Nielsen230-250190-205100-120Star News-C voter263-275174-18486-98Aaj Tak-MARG248190105Sahara DRS278181102Zee News-Taleem249176117 Actual result 181 218 143Sources:-2004 exit polls: when surveys got it horribly wrong https://www.oneindia.com/india/2004-exit-polls-when-surveys-got-it-horribly-wrong-2892987.html 20 May 2019 Oneindia 20 May 2019 4 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231004135936/https://www.oneindia.com/india/2004-exit-polls-when-surveys-got-it-horribly-wrong-2892987.html live Can 2019 exit polls turn out to be wrong like 2004? https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/lok-sabha-election-exit-polls-will-2019-turn-out-to-be-like-2004-3993761.html 14 December 2022 Moneycontrol 20 May 2019 en 21 January 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240121084547/https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/lok-sabha-election-exit-polls-will-2019-turn-out-to-be-like-2004-3993761.html live Exit polls: How accurate are they? A look back at 2004, 2009, 2014 predictions https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/exit-polls-opinion-polls-bjp-congress-nda-upa-predictions-results-in-2004-2009-2014/1582662/ 14 December 2022 Financial Express 19 May 2019 en 4 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231004140650/https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/exit-polls-opinion-polls-bjp-congress-nda-upa-predictions-results-in-2004-2009-2014/1582662/ live Voter turnout State/UT Seats Electors Voters TurnoutMen WomenTotalMen WomenTotalMen WomenTotal Andhra Pradesh 42 2,53,55,118 2,57,91,224  5,11,46,342 1,83,20,019 1,73,84,444 3,57,76,275 72.25 67.4 69.95% Arunachal Pradesh 2 3,51,564 3,32,470 6,84,034 1,99,413 1,83,909  3,85,446 56.72 55.31 56.35% Assam 14 78,21,591 71,93,283  1,50,14,874 56,71,454 47,01,710 1,03,77,354 72.51 65.36 69.11% Bihar 40 2,70,53,408 2,35,06,264 5,05,59,672 1,71,95,139 1,21,34,913 2,93,32,306 63.56 51.62 58.02% Chhattisgarh 11 69,04,742 68,14,700 1,37,19,442 40,39,747 31,00,827 71,46,189 58.51 45.50 52.09% Goa 2 4,75,847 4,65,320 9,41,167 2,86,156 2,64,934 5,53,105 60.14 56.94 58.77% Gujarat 26 1,73,41,760 1,63,33,302 3,36,75,062 86,64,929 65,43,424 1,52,13,501 49.97 40.06 45.18% Haryana 10 66,60,631 56,59,926 1,23,20,557 45,36,234 35,54,361 80,97,064 68.11 62.80 65.72% Himachal Pradesh 4 21,28,828 20,53,167 41,81,995 12,69,539 12,11,994 24,97,149 59.84 59.03 59.71% Jammu & Kashmir 6 34,68,235 28,99,880 63,68,115 13,91,263 8,41,489 22,41,729 40.11 29.02 35.20% Jharkhand 14 89,14,164 78,98,175 1,68,12,339 55,61,056 38,01,786 93,63,363 62.38 48.13 55.69% Karnataka 28 1,96,05,257 1,89,86,838 3,85,92,095 1,31,19,442 1,19,62,519 2,51,39,122 66.92 63.00 65.14% Kerala 20 1,01,68,428 1,09,57,045 2,11,25,473 74,80,351 75,67,329 1,50,93,960 73.56 69.06 71.45% Madhya Pradesh 29 2,00,28,161 1,83,61,940 3,83,90,101 1,13,22,391 71,24,280 1,84,63,451 56.53 38.80 48.09% Maharashtra 48 3,27,88,476 3,02,23,732 6,30,12,208  1,89,57,642 1,52,63,748 3,42,63,317 57.82 50.50 54.38% Manipur 2 7,46,054 7,90,456 15,36,510 5,22,526 5,12,834 10,35,696 70.03 64.88 67.41% Meghalaya 2 6,48,654 6,40,720 12,89,374 3,02,113 3,77,125 6,79,321 46.58 58.86 52.69% Mizoram 1 2,73,454 2,76,505 5,49,959 1,75,372 1,70,000 3,49,799 64.13 61.48 63.60% Nagaland 1 5,47,114 4,94,319 10,41,433 5,05,682 4,46,002 9,55,690 92.43 90.23 91.77% Orissa 21 1,31,91,691 1,24,60,298 2,56,51,989 90,10,592 79,29,405 1,69,45,092 68.30 63.64 66.06% Punjab 13 86,52,294 79,63,105 1,66,15,399 54,37,861 47,94,658 1,02,33,165 62.85 60.21 61.59% Rajasthan 25 1,81,49,028 1,65,63,357 3,47,12,385 1,00,09,085 72,90,569 1,73,46,549 55.15 44.02 49.97%  Sikkim 1 1,45,738 1,36,199 2,81,937 1,12,404 1,02,890 2,19,769 77.13 75.54 77.95% Tamil Nadu 39 2,32,69,301 2,39,82,970 4,72,52,271 1,50,06,523 1,36,42,797 2,87,32,954 64.49 56.89   60.81% Tripura 2 10,23,368 9,54,854 19,78,222 7,14,491 6,04,452 13,27,000 69.82 63.30 67.08% Uttar Pradesh 80 6,03,28,608 5,02,95,882 11,06,34,490 3,25,52,479 2,07,20,447 5,32,78,071 53.96 41.20 48.16% Uttarakhand 5 28,38,204 27,24,433 55,62,637 14,70,496 11,97,917  26,73,832 51.81 43.97 48.16% West Bengal 42 2,47,98,089 2,26,39,342 4,74,37,431 1,98,04,552 1,70,66,370 3,70,21,478 79.86 75.38 78.04%  Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT) 1 1,31,502 1,10,143 2,41,645 83,520 70,284 1,53,841 63.51 63.81 63.66% Chandigarh (UT) 1 2,92,438 2,53,246 5,27,684 1,51,932 1,17,886 2,69,849 51.95 50.11 51.14% Dadra & Nagar Haveli (UT) 1 65,059 57,622 1,22,681 43,795 40,904 84,703 67.32 70.99 69.04% Daman & Diu (UT) 1 39,595 39,637 79,232 29,751 55,591 25,839 65.26 75.06 70.16% Lakshadweep (UT) 1 19,880 19,153 39,033 15,698 16,122 31,820 78.96 84.17 81.52% NCT OF Delhi 7 49,53,925 38,09,550 87,63,475 24,28,289 16,97,944 41,26,443 49.02 44.57 47.09% Pondicherry (UT) 1 3,10,658 3,26,009 6,36,667 2,40,114 2,44,202 4,84,336 77.29 74.91 76.07% India 543 34,94,90,864 32,19,97,066 67,14,87,930 21,72,34,104 17,27,14,226 38,99,48,330 62.16 53.64 58.07% Source-ECI Results right Seat share of parties in the election yes 26.60 INC Indian National Congress 25.32 BJP Bharatiya Janata Party 7.88 CPI(M) Communist Party of India (Marxist) 6.60 SP Samajwadi Party 4.40 RJD Rashtriya Janata Dal 3.48 BSP Bahujan Samaj Party 2.93 DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 2.20 SHS Shiv Sena Other right Vote share of parties in the election yes 26.53 INC Indian National Congress 22.16 BJP Bharatiya Janata Party 5.66 CPI(M) Communist Party of India (Marxist) 5.33 BSP Bahujan Samaj Party 4.32 SP Samajwadi Party 3.04 TDP Telugu Desam Party 2.41 RJD Rashtriya Janata Dal 2.35 JD(U) Janata Dal (United) Other 350px Indian National Congress 103408949 145 Bharatiya Janata Party 86371561 138 Communist Party of India (Marxist) 22070614 43 Bahujan Samaj Party 20765229 19 Samajwadi Party 16824072 36 Telugu Desam Party 11844811 5 Rashtriya Janata Dal 9384147 24 Janata Dal (United) 9144963 8 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 8547014 0 Trinamool Congress 8071867 2 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7064393 16 Shiv Sena 7056255 12 Nationalist Congress Party 7023175 9 Janata Dal (Secular) 5732296 3 Communist Party of India 5484111 10 Biju Janata Dal 5082849 11 Shiromani Akali Dal 3506681 8 Lok Janshakti Party 2771427 4 Rashtriya Lok Dal 2463607 3 Telangana Rashtra Samithi 2441405 5 Pattali Makkal Katchi 2169020 6 Asom Gana Parishad 2069600 2 Indian National Lok Dal 1936703 0 Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 1846843 5 Revolutionary Socialist Party 1689794 3 Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1679870 4 All India Forward Bloc 1365055 3 Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation 1281688 0 Apna Dal 844053 0 Indian Union Muslim League 770098 1 Gondwana Ganatantra Party 720189 0 Naga People's Front 715366 1 Janata Party 517683 0 Haryana Vikas Party 506122 0 Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 493067 2 Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh 428566 0 All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen 417248 1 Shiromani Akali Dal (Simranjit Singh Mann) 387682 0 Republican Party of India (Athawale) 367510 1 National Loktantrik Party 367049 1 Kerala Congress 353905 1 Kannada Nadu Party 349183 0 Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) 337386 1 Peasants and Workers Party of India 319572 0 Republican Party of India 295545 0 Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party 275267 0 PDP(in Kashmir) 267457 1 Peoples Republican Party 261219 0 Indian Federal Democratic Party 256411 1 Kerala Congress (M) 209880 0 Rashtriya Samanta Dal 209694 0 Samta Party 201276 0 Lok Bhalai Party 187787 0 Mizo National Front 182864 1 Bharatiya Navshakti Party 171080 1 All Jharkhand Students Union 157930 0 Sikkim Democratic Front 153409 1 Marxist Co-ordination Committee 147470 0 Rashtriya Samaj Paksha 146571 0 Rashtriya Parivartan Dal 139145 0 Jharkhand Disom Party 135685 0 Pyramid Party of India 130362 0 Ekta Shakti 126924 0 Autonomous State Demand Committee 101808 0 Akhil Bharatiya Sena 92210 0 Hindu Mahasabha 88214 0 Federal Party of Manipur 88179 0 Bihar People's Party 86418 0 Party of Democratic Socialism 81999 0 Samata Samaj Party 78791 0 Mahabharat People's Party 77055 0 Arunachal Congress 76527 0 Jharkhand Party 74364 0 Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party 70078 0 Indian Justice Party 67914 0 Jharkhand Party (Naren) 67782 0 United Minorities Front, Assam 64657 0 Labour Party (Secular) 63989 0 Rashtriya Swabhimaan Party 58296 0 Pragatisheel Manav Samaj Party 54746 0 Lok Rajya Party 54097 0 Bahujan Kisan Dal 52669 0 Majlis Bachao Tahreek 47560 0 Peoples Democratic Party 45720 0 Uttarakhand Kranti Dal 43899 0 Marxist Communist Party of India (S.S. Srivastava) 38766 0 Amra Bangali 38107 0 Vidharbha Rajya Party 36974 0 Urs Samyuktha Paksha 33128 0 Ambedkarist Republican Party 31467 0 Prabuddha Republican Party 29792 0 Rashtravadi Communist Party 28757 0 Rashtriya Samajik Nayak Paksha 27594 0 Sampurna Vikas Dal 27135 0 Tamil Desiyak Katchi 25348 0 Kosi Vikas Party 25258 0 Chhattisgarhi Samaj Party 24696 0 Bharatiya Manavata Vikas Party 24176 0 Loktantrik Samajwadi Party 22811 0 Savarn Samaj Party 21246 0 Ambedkar Samaj Party 20767 0 Indian National League 20159 0 Bharatiya Gaon Taj Dal 19909 0 Akhil Bharatiya Congress Dal (Ambedkar) 19548 0 Socialist Party (Lohia) 18628 0 Shivrajya Party 18374 0 Samajwadi Jan Parishad 17717 0 Hindustan Janata Party 17410 0 Revolutionary Communist Party of India (Rasik Bhatt) 16691 0 Bharatiya Republican Paksha 16546 0 Rashtriya Vikas Party 15159 0 Trinamool Gana Parishad 14933 0 Manuvadi Party 14233 0 Bharat Kranti Rakshak Party 12547 0 Rashtriya Hamara Dal 12346 0 Parivartan Samaj Party 12273 0 Bharatiya Eklavya Party 12197 0 Proutist Sarva Samaj Party 11561 0 Bharatiya Rashtravadi Paksha 11459 0 Pachim Banga Rajya Muslim League 10446 0 Rajasthan Vikash Party 10032 0 Lokpriya Samaj Party 9913 0 Bharatiya Jana Sangh 9707 0 Rashtriya Krantikari Samajwadi Party 9145 0 Vidarbha Janata Congress 9097 0 Shoshit Samaj Dal 8862 0 Jai Hind Party 8645 0 Bharatiya Minorities Suraksha Mahasangh 8200 0 Akhil Bharatiya Desh Bhakt Morcha 7696 0 Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 7584 0 Rashtriya Swarn Dal 7374 0 Navabharata Nirman Party 7169 0 Krantikari Samyavadi Party 6948 0 Democratic Bharatiya Samaj Party 6717 0 Youth and Students Party 6580 0 Ephraim Union 6512 0 Akhil Bharatiya Lok Tantrik Alp-Sankhyak Jan Morcha 6003 0 United Goans Democratic Party 5881 0 Pichhra Samaj Party 5672 0 All India Momin Conference 5113 0 Labour Party of India (V.V. Prasad) 4977 0 All India Minorities Front 4874 0 Republican Party of India (Khobragade) 4790 0 Naari Shakti Party 4649 0 Bahujan Vikas Party 4533 0 Bharatiya Ekta Dal 4312 0 Shikshit Berozgar Sena 4303 0 Yuva Gantantra Party 4140 0 Rashtravadi Janata Party 3737 0 Kranti Kari Jai Hind Sena 3393 0 Mudiraj Rashtriya Samithi 3345 0 Sikkim Sangram Parishad 3216 0 Janata Vikas Party 3173 0 National Students Party 3069 0 Secular Party of India 3041 0 Vikas Party 2998 0 Social Action Party 2987 0 Akhil Bharatiya Rashtriya Azad Hind Party 2801 0 Loktantrik Chetna Party 2776 0 Sikkim Himali Rajya Parishad 2765 0 Janmangal Paksh 2684 0 Sanatan Samaj Party 2679 0 Lok Sewa Dal 2646 0 Jana Unnayan Mancha 2592 0 Rashtriya Lok Seva Morcha 2476 0 Republican Party of India (Democratic) 2370 0 Bhartiya Lok Kalyan Dal 2242 0 Panchayat Raj Party 2165 0 Bharatiya Backward Party 2162 0 All Kerala M.G.R. Dravida Munnetra Party 2158 0 Akhil Bhartiya Rajarya Sabha 2080 0 Bharat Ki Lok Jimmedar Party 2055 0 Rashtriya Garima Party 2043 0 Rashtriya Garib Dal 1977 0 Ekta Krandi Dal U.P. 1939 0 Bharatiya Labour Party 1758 0 Phule Bharti Lok Party 1690 0 Bharatiya Prajatantrik Shudh Gandhiwadi Krishak Dal 1689 0 Mool Bharati (S) Party 1675 0 Bharatiya Nagrik Party 1580 0 Jammu and Kashmir Awami League 1519 0 Hind Morcha 1459 0 Jharkhand People's Party 1449 0 Maharashtra Rajiv Congress 1399 0 Janhit Samaj Party 1310 0 Vijeta Party 1304 0 Socialistic Democratic Party 1265 0 Jansatta Party 1189 0 Federal Congress of India 1037 0 Nidaya Malik (N) Party 1030 0 Indian Bahujan Samajwadi Party 972 0 Desh Bhakt Party 912 0 Ambedkar National Congress 825 0 NTR Telugu Desam Party (Lakshmi Parvathi) 759 0 Akhil Bhartiya Loktantra Party 754 0 Jebamani Janata 734 0 Niswarth Sewa Party 730 0 Jan Chetna Party 671 0 Hindu Ekta Andolan Party 620 0 Krantikari Manuwadi Morcha 597 0 Bharatiya Prajatantra Party 573 0 Bharatiya Muhabbat Party (All India) 566 0 Manav Jagriti Manch 552 0 Bharatiya Janvadi Party 543 0 Bharatiya Surajya Manch 515 0 Rashtriya Janadhikar Party 487 0 Praja Party 485 0 Bharti Sarvadarshi Parishad 427 0 Shoshit Samaj Party 395 0 Rashtriya Sakar Party 379 0 Bharatiya Sarvkalyan Krantidal 365 0 Awami Party 327 0 Swaraj Dal 298 0 Akhand Bharti 138 0 Parmarth Party 126 0 Independents 16549900 5 Nominated Anglo-Indians 2 168546 671487930 ECI Region-wise results RegionTotal seatsIndian National CongressBharatiya Janata PartyOthersSouth India13148 1418 165 13West India7827 1028 723 3Hindi-Heartland22546 1278 34101 22North-East India2511 34 213 4East India638 37 448 1Union Territories225 5314 5Total543145+31138-44264+17Source: Times of IndiaLok Sabha Results Constituency Map: Lok Sabha Election Result with constituencies details along electoral map https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/constituency-map 20 July 2021 The Times of India 4 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210804170258/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/constituency-map live By state and territory States +State/Union TerritorySeatsUPANDATFROTHA & N Islands11000Andhra Pradesh4235520Arunachal Pradesh20200Assam1411302Bihar40291100Chandigarh11000Chhattisgarh1111000Dadra and Nagar Haveli10001Daman and Diu11000Delhi76100Goa21100Gujarat26121400Haryana109100Himachal Pradesh43100Jammu and Kashmir63003Jharkhand1412110Karnataka2881820Kerala2011180Lakshadweep10100Madhya Pradesh2942500Maharashtra48232500Manipur21001Meghalaya21100Mizoram10100Nagaland10100Orissa2131800Pondicherry11000Punjab1321100Rajasthan2542100Sikkim10100Tamil Nadu3939000Tripura20020Uttar Pradesh80911061Uttarakhand51301West Bengal4261350Total5432181816084 Party Wise Results StateTotalseatsSeats wonINCBJPCPMSPRJDBSPDMKSHSBJDCPINCPINDOTHAndhra Pradesh42291111Arunachal Pradesh22Assam149212Bihar40352210Goa211Gujarat261214Haryana1091Himachal Pradesh431Jammu and Kashmir6213Karnataka288182Kerala2012314Madhya Pradesh29425Maharashtra4813131291Manipur211Meghalaya211Mizoram11Nagaland11Orissa2127111Punjab13238Rajasthan25421Sikkim11Tamil Nadu391021629Tripura22Uttar Pradesh80910351916West Bengal4262637Chhattisgarh11110Jharkhand1461214Uttaranchal5131A & N Islands11Chandigarh11D & N Haveli11Daman and Diu11Delhi761Lakshadweep11Pondicherry11Total54314513843362419161211109575 Territories TerritoriesPartySeats won% of VotesAllianceAndaman & Nicobar Islands Indian National Congress155.77United Progressive Alliance Bharatiya Janata Party035.95National Democratic Alliance Communist Party of India (Marxist)02.71Left Front Independent01.72None Others03.85NoneChandigarh Indian National Congress152.06United Progressive Alliance Bharatiya Janata Party035.22National Democratic Alliance Indian National Lok Dal06.61None Independent03.42None Others02.69NoneNational Capital Territory of Delhi Indian National Congress654.81United Progressive Alliance Bharatiya Janata Party140.67National Democratic Alliance Bahujan Samaj Party02.48None Independent01.27NoneLakshadweep Janata Dal (United)149.02National Democratic Alliance Indian National Congress048.79United Progressive Alliance Janata Party01.47None Samajwadi Party00.72None Analysis thumb|A crowd watches live results on an electronic billboard in New Delhi on 13 May 2004 Indian general election analysis Though pre-poll predictions were for an overwhelming majority for the BJP, the exit polls (immediately after the elections and before the counting began) predicted a hung parliament. However, even the exit polls could only indicate the general trend and nowhere close to the final figures. There is also the general perception that as soon as the BJP started realising that events might not proceed entirely in its favour, it changed the focus of its campaign from India Shining to issues of stability. Congress was regarded as old-fashioned by the ruling NDA and many. But Congress declared that it has largely backing of poor, rural, lower-caste and minority voters though all sections of the society had participated in the economic boom of Vajpayee's years. The BJP declared that, PV Narasimha Rao's govt had created a wealthy middle class. But Congress achieved its victory on grounds of coalition politics. Impact The rout of the ruling parties in the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala in the general elections led to calls for the dissolution of the governments of these states. The stock market (Bombay Stock Exchange) fell in the week prior to the announcement of the results due to fears of the defeat of NDA government and stoppage of its economic reforms. As soon as counting began, however, it became clear that the Congress coalition was headed for a sizeable lead over the NDA and the market surged, only to crash the following day when the left parties, whose support would be required for government formation, announced that it was their intention to do away with the disinvestment ministry. Following this, Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister (in office 2004–14) and the prime architect of the economic liberalisation of the early 1990s, hurried to reassure investors that the new government would strive to create a business-friendly climate. Later in his Book, Turning Points Former president Abdul Kalam said that he has no objection against Sonia's candidacy and he said to ready the documents with Sonia as Prime Minister.Subrahmaniam Vidya December 4, 2021 https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kalam-was-ready-to-make-sonia-pm/article3585909.ece Kalam was ready to make Sonia PM The Hindu June 13, 2026 Events 13 May - Congress wins a minority of seats in the Lok Sabha (142) and forms UPA which has plurality of seats (219 seats against 188 for the BJP). This event shocks many. 13 May - Counting of votes in the parliamentary elections begins. 11 May - Congress wins the Assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh by 2/3 majority. 10 May - The fourth and final phase of elections comes to an end. Results will come out for 542 of the 543 parliament seats with elections to be held again in Chhapra. 5 May - Third phase of polling comes to an end with the ruling coalition government gaining seats according to exit polls but still off the victory target. Reports of booth capturing in Chhapra, capture headlines. 26 April - Second phase of elections sees 55-60% polling. This is the final phase for assembly elections. Polling covers 136 parliamentary constituencies in 11 states. The share market starts to crash as the investors suspected that the NDA government might find it hard to come back to power—raising doubts about the continuation of economic reforms initiated by the NDA government. 22 April - Tripura, where polling was delayed because of a local holiday, votes for its two MPs. A turnout of close to 60% is reported, despite calls for abstention made by separatists. 20 April - The first phase of the vote is held, with average turnouts of between 50% and 55%. Voting is reported as brisk, and the day unfolds relatively smoothly, albeit with some glitches reported with the electronic voting machines. Isolated violent incidents take place in Kashmir, Jammu, Manipur, and Jharkhand. 8 April - The NDA's top leaders meet in New Delhi to adopt its manifesto for the elections, Agenda for Development and Good Governance. 7 April - Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Bajpayee files nomination as the candidate from his seat Lucknow. 6 April - The BJP and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) tell the Election Commission that they will continue to raise the issue of the foreign origin of Congress president Sonia Gandhi. 4 April - An FIR is lodged against external affairs minister Yashwant Sinha for alleged violation of election code of conduct during a poll meeting in Ranchi. Besides Sinha, FIRs were lodged against three other BJP leaders who participated in the meeting. All were acquitted. See also List of members of the 14th Lok Sabha 2004 elections in India Election Commission of India:Category:2004 Indian general election by state or union territory Further reading Shastri, Sandeep, K.C. Suri & Yogendra Yadav (2009) (ed.). Electoral Politics in Indian States : Lok Sabha Elections in 2004 and Beyond, New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 0-19-806329-6 Notes References External links Election Commission of India Parliament of India Interactive map at rediff.com Report from Mumbai, Gujarat during 2004 election General India Category:General elections in India