2004 Indian general election in Punjab

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]

Indian general election in Punjab, 2004

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13 seats
Turnout61.6%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Sukhbir Singh Badal Avinash Rai Khanna Harvendra Singh Hanspal
Party SAD BJP INC
Alliance NDA NDA UPA
Leader's seat Faridkot
(won)
did not contest did not contest
Seats before 2 1 8
Seats won 8 3 2
Seat change Increase6 Increase2 Decrease6
Percentage 34.28% 10.48% 34.17%

Parties and alliances

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  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

Results

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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

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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

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  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.