Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh, 2004

10 May 2004

4 seats
Turnout59.3%
  First party Second party
 
Party INC BJP
Seats won 3 1
Percentage 51.9% 44.2%

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 votes[1]

Results

Party Wise Results

Party Elected MPs
Congress 3
BJP 1
Total 4

Elected MPs

No. Constituency Turnout% Name of elected M.P. Party affiliation Margin
1 Kangra 62.0% Chander Kumar Indian National Congress 17,791
2 Mandi 61.1% Pratibha Singh Indian National Congress 66,556
3 Hamirpur 62.5% Suresh Chandel Bharatiya Janata Party 1,615
4 Shimla 51.6% Dhani Ram Shandil Indian National Congress 1,08,180

See also

References

  1. "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Himachal Pradesh". m.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
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