2004 Indian general election in Uttarakhand explained

Election Name:2004 Indian general election in Uttarakhand
Country:India
Type:Parliamentary
Next Election:2009 Indian general election in Uttarakhand
Next Year:2009
Election Date:10 May 2004
Seats For Election:5 seats
Turnout:48.07%
Party1:Bharatiya Janata Party
Alliance1:National Democratic Alliance
Seats1:3
Percentage1:40.98%
Party2:Indian National Congress
Alliance2:United Progressive Alliance
Seats2:1
Percentage2:38.31%
Party3:Samajwadi Party
Seats3:1
Percentage3:7.93%
Map Size:200px

The 2004 Indian general election in Uttarakhand, occurred for 5 seats in the state. 3 seats were won by the Bharatiya Janata Party, 1 seat by Indian National Congress and 1 seat by Samajwadi Party.

Elected MPs

Following is the list of elected MPs from Uttarakhand.

S. No.ConstituencyElected MPParty
1 bgcolor=#FF9933 Bharatiya Janata Party
2 bgcolor=#FF9933 Bharatiya Janata Party
3 bgcolor=#FF9933 Bharatiya Janata Party
4 bgcolor=#00BFFF Indian National Congress
5 Haridwar (SC)bgcolor=#FF0000 Samajwadi Party

By-election

By-elections were held in 2007 for Tehri Garhwal constituency on the death of Elected MP Manabendra Shah and for Garhwal constituency as Elected MP B. C. Khanduri became the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.

In the election for Tehri Garhwal constituency, Indian National Congress candidate Vijay Bahuguna defeated Manujendra Shah, son of Manabendra Shah by margin of over 22,000.

In the election for Garhwal constituency, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Tejpal Singh Rawat defeated Satpal Maharaj.

See also