2004 Indian general election in Punjab explained

Election Date:10 May 2004
Election Name:Indian general election in Punjab, 2004
Country:India
Next Election:2009 Indian general election in Punjab
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:1998 Indian general election in Punjab
Previous Year:1998
Next Year:2009
Ongoing:no
Seats For Election:13 seats
Turnout:61.6%
Party1:Shiromani Akali Dal
Leader1:Sukhbir Singh Badal
Alliance1:NDA
Alliance2:NDA
Alliance3:UPA
Seats Before1:2
Seats1:8
Seat Change1:6
Seats2:3
Party2:Bharatiya Janata Party
Leader2:Avinash Rai Khanna
Percentage2:10.48%
Percentage1:34.28%
Seats Before2:1
Seat Change2:2
Party3:Indian National Congress
Leader3:Harvendra Singh Hanspal
Seats Before3:8
Seats3:2
Seat Change3:6
Percentage3:34.17%
Leaders Seat1:Faridkot
(won)
Leaders Seat2:did not contest
Leaders Seat3:did not contest
Image1:File:Sukhbir Singh Badal.png
Image1 Size:70px
Image2 Size:100px
Map Size:200px

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

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

No.PartyFlagSymbolLeaderPhotoSeats contested
! style="text-align:center; background:;color:white"1.Indian National CongressHarvendra Singh Hanspal11
! style="text-align:center; background:;color:white"2.Communist Party of India (Marxist)1
! style="text-align:center; background:;color:white"3.Communist Party of India1

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

No.PartyFlagSymbolPhotoLeaderSeats contested
1.Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal)Sukhbir Singh Badal10
2.Bharatiya Janata PartyAvinash Rai Khanna3

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 ConstituencyWinnerRunner UpMargin
No.NameCandidateColspan=2 PartyVotesCandidateColspan=2 PartyVotes
1GurdaspurVinod Khanna3,87,612Sukhbans Kaur Bhinder3,62,62924,983
2AmritsarNavjot Singh Sidhu3,94,223Raghunandan Lal Bhatia2,84,6911,09,532
3Tarn TaranRattan Singh Ajnala3,64,646Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria3,08,25256,394
4JullundurRana Gurjeet Singh3,44,619Naresh Gujral3,11,15633,463
5Phillaur (SC)Charanjit Singh Atwal3,24,512Santosh Chowdharybgcolor=#00BFFF Indian National Congress2,25,62898,884
6HoshiarpurAvinash Rai Khanna2,89,815Darshan Singh Mattu1,85,4441,04,371
7Ropar (SC)Sukhdev Singh Libra3,47,631Shamsher Singh Dullo3,13,99433,637
8PatialaPreneet Kaur4,09,917Kanwaljit Singh3,86,25023,667
9LudhianaSharanjit Singh Dhillon3,29,234Manish Tewari2,99,69429,540
10SangrurSukhdev Singh Dhindsa2,86,828Arvind Khanna2,59,55127,277
11Bhatinda (SC)Paramjit Kaur Gulshan3,23,394Kaushalya Chaman Bhaura2,60,75262,642
12FaridkotSukhbir Singh Badal4,75,928Karan Kaur Brar3,40,6491,35,279
13FerozepurZora Singh Maan3,57,102Jagmeet Singh Brar3,45,56311,539
Source: Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab[5]

Assembly segments wise lead of parties

PartyAssembly segments
Shiromani Akali Dal416248
Indian National Congress622944
Bharatiya Janata Party32219
Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)020
Communist Party of India (Marxist)010
Communist Party of India210
Total117

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Schedule for general elections 2004 . Election Commission of India . 2 July 2024.
  2. Web site: Review Report of Lok Sabha Elections (aug 2004) . Communist Party Of India (Marxist) . 2 July 2024 . en.
  3. News: Kumar . Ashutosh . BJP, Akalis reap a positive harvest . 2 July 2024 . The Hindu . https://web.archive.org/web/20140110002436/http://www.hindu.com/elections2004/verdict2004/stories/2004052000380400.htm . 10 January 2014.
  4. Web site: IndiaVotes PC: Punjab 2004 . 2024-06-27 . IndiaVotes.
  5. Web site: 2004 Indian General Election Results . Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab . 2 July 2024.