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
Parties and alliances
PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contestedBharatiya Janata PartyPrem Kumar Dhumal4
PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contestedIndian National CongressVirbhadra Singh4
Results
Results by Party Party Name Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/− INC 12,94,988 51.89 12.37 4 3 3 BJP 11,04,066 44.24 2.03 4 1 2 BSP 43,475 1.74 1.43 4 0 SP 7,092 0.28 0.19 1 0 JD(S) 4,453 0.18 0.01 1 0 IND 41,412 1.66 1.18 9 0 Total 24,95,486 100% - 23 4 -
Elected MPs Constituency Winner Runner Up Margin % # Name Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes % 1 Simla (SC) Dhani Ram Shandil 3,11,182 58.86 Hira Nand Kashyap 2,03,002 38.401,08,18020.46 2 Mandi Pratibha Singh 3,57,623 53.41 Maheshwar Singh 2,91,057 43.4766,5669.94 3 Kangra Chander Kumar 3,14,555 48.91 Shanta Kumar 2,96,764 46.1417,7912.77 4 Hamirpur Suresh Chandel 3,13,243 47.89 Ram Lal Thakur 3,11,628 47.641,6150.25
Bye-Elections Held ConstituencyWinnerRunner UpMargin No. Name Date Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %4Hamirpur2007Prem Kumar Dhumal382,12854.32Thakur Ram Lal302,06942.9480,059The bypoll was held due to the resignation of the sitting Member of Parliament, creating a vacancy in the constituency.4Hamirpur2008Anurag Singh Thakur374,33963.94Madan Lal199,67334.10174,666The bypoll was held after the sitting MP, Prem Kumar Dhumal, resigned from the Lok Sabha upon becoming Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.
Assembly Segment wise lead PartyAssembly segmentsPosition in Assembly (as of 2007 election) Indian National Congress 45 23 Bharatiya Janata Party 23 41 Others 0 4Total68
See also Results of the 2009 Indian general election by state
References