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]
Congress had a seat sharing agreement with the left parties during the elections.[2]
No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Photo | Seats contested | ||
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! style="text-align:center; background:;color:white" | 1. | Indian National Congress | Harvendra Singh Hanspal | 11 | ||||
! 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 India | 1 |
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 |
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 | ||||||||
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No. | Name | Candidate | Colspan=2 | Party | Votes | Candidate | Colspan=2 | Party | Votes | ||
1 | Gurdaspur | Vinod Khanna | 3,87,612 | Sukhbans Kaur Bhinder | 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 | 3,64,646 | Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria | 3,08,252 | 56,394 | |||||
4 | Jullundur | Rana Gurjeet Singh | 3,44,619 | Naresh Gujral | 3,11,156 | 33,463 | |||||
5 | Phillaur (SC) | Charanjit Singh Atwal | 3,24,512 | Santosh Chowdhary | bgcolor=#00BFFF | Indian National Congress | 2,25,628 | 98,884 | |||
6 | Hoshiarpur | Avinash Rai Khanna | 2,89,815 | Darshan Singh Mattu | 1,85,444 | 1,04,371 | |||||
7 | Ropar (SC) | Sukhdev Singh Libra | 3,47,631 | Shamsher Singh Dullo | 3,13,994 | 33,637 | |||||
8 | Patiala | Preneet Kaur | 4,09,917 | Kanwaljit Singh | 3,86,250 | 23,667 | |||||
9 | Ludhiana | Sharanjit Singh Dhillon | 3,29,234 | Manish Tewari | 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 | 2,60,752 | 62,642 | |||||
12 | Faridkot | Sukhbir Singh Badal | 4,75,928 | Karan Kaur Brar | 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] |
Party | Assembly segments | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |