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2004 general election

The 14th Lok Sabha. Polled in 4 phases, counted 13 May 2004.

Seats declared
543
272 needed for a majority
Largest party
INC
145 seats · short of a majority
Candidates
5,435
359 women, 47 elected
Turnout
58.05%
39 cr of 67.1 cr

The house

543 seats, each dot one constituency

543SEATS
  • INC145
  • BJP138
  • CPM43
  • SP36
  • RJD24
  • BSP19
  • DMK16
  • SHS12
  • BJD11
  • CPI10
  • NCP9
  • JD(U)8
  • SAD8
  • PMK6
  • IND5
  • TDP5
  • BRS5
  • JMM5
  • Others38

Biggest movements

Seat change against the previous general election

BJP
-44
INC
+31
TDP
-24
RJD
+17
JD(U)
-13
CPM
+10
SP
+10
ADMK
-10
CPI
+6
SAD
+6
AITC
-6
BSP
+5

Parties

Ordered by seats won

PartyWon+/−ContestedStrike rateVotesShareShare +/−Deposits lost
INCIndian National Congress145+3141734.4%10,34,08,94926.53%-1.7782
BJPBharatiya Janata Party138-4436434.4%8,63,71,56122.16%-1.5957
CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)43+106942.3%2,20,70,6145.66%+0.2615
SPSamajwadi Party36+1023710.3%1,68,24,0724.32%+0.55169
RJDRashtriya Janata Dal24+174231.3%93,84,1472.41%-0.3814
BSPBahujan Samaj Party19+54356.7%2,07,65,2295.33%+1.16358
DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam16+41658.2%70,64,3931.81%+0.080
SHSShiv Sena12-35617.9%70,56,2551.81%+0.2534
BJDBiju Janata Dal11+11251.1%50,82,8491.30%+0.100
CPICommunist Party of India10+63423.7%54,84,1111.41%-0.0719
NCPNationalist Congress Party9+13234.0%70,23,1751.80%-0.4710
JD(U)JD(U)8-137317.7%91,44,9632.35%-0.7544
SADShiromani Akali Dal8+61043.4%35,06,6810.90%+0.210
PMKPattali Makkal Katchi6+1651.7%21,69,0200.56%-0.100
INDIndependent5-123851.0%1,65,49,9004.25%+1.502370
TDPTelugu Desam Party5-243342.8%1,18,44,8113.04%-0.610
BRSBharat Rashtra Samithi5—2213.2%24,41,4050.63%—17
JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha5+5928.4%18,46,8430.47%+0.213
LJNSPLJNSP4—4010.0%27,71,4270.71%—32
MDMKMarumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam40458.2%16,79,8700.43%-0.010
JD(S)JD(S)3+24315.7%57,32,2961.47%+0.5624
RLDRashtriya Lok Dal3+13211.1%24,63,6070.63%+0.2623
RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party30633.5%16,89,7940.43%+0.022
AIFBAIFB3—1018.8%13,65,0550.35%—7
AITCAll India Trinamool Congress2-63330.0%80,71,8672.07%-0.507
AGPAsom Gana Parishad2+21223.5%20,69,6000.53%+0.214
JKNJammu & Kashmir National Conference2-2622.0%4,93,0670.13%0.002
MULIndian Union Muslim League1-1109.6%7,70,0980.20%-0.038
NPFNaga People's Front1—331.8%7,15,3660.18%—2
AIMIMAll India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen10221.3%4,17,2480.11%-0.021
RPIARPIA1+176.3%3,67,5100.09%+0.096
NLPNLP1+1182.8%3,67,0490.09%+0.0617
KECKerala Congress10148.5%3,53,9050.09%-0.010
SJPRSJPR10105.3%3,37,3860.09%+0.019
JKPDPJKPDP1—339.3%2,67,4570.07%—0
IFDPIFDP1—134.4%2,56,4110.07%—0
MNFMizo National Front1—152.5%1,82,8640.05%—0
BNPBNP1—49.3%1,71,0800.04%—3
SDFSikkim Democratic Front10169.8%1,53,4090.04%+0.010
ADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam0-103335.6%85,47,0142.19%+0.260

Showing the 40 largest parties. The full list is at /api/elections/lok-sabha-2004/parties?limit=500.

States & union territories

Seats and the parties that won them

State / UTSeatsTurnoutWon by
Uttar Pradesh8048.1%SP35BSP19BJP10INC9
Maharashtra4854.4%INC13BJP13SHS12NCP9
Andhra Pradesh4269.9%INC29TDP5BRS5CPM1
West Bengal4278.0%CPM26INC6AIFB3RSP3
Bihar4058.0%RJD22JD(U)6BJP5LJNSP4
Tamil Nadu3960.8%DMK16INC10PMK5MDMK4
Madhya Pradesh2948.1%BJP25INC4
Karnataka2865.1%BJP18INC8JD(S)2
Gujarat2645.2%BJP14INC12
Rajasthan2549.9%BJP21INC4
Odisha2166.0%BJD11BJP7INC2JMM1
Kerala2071.4%CPM12CPI3JD(S)1MUL1
Assam1469.1%INC9BJP2AGP2IND1
Jharkhand1455.7%INC6JMM4RJD2BJP1
Punjab1361.6%SAD8BJP3INC2
Chhattisgarh1152.1%BJP10INC1
Haryana1065.7%INC9BJP1
Delhi747.1%INC6BJP1
Jammu and Kashmir635.2%JKN2INC2JKPDP1IND1
Uttarakhand548.0%BJP3INC1SP1
Himachal Pradesh459.7%INC3BJP1
Arunachal Pradesh256.3%BJP2
Goa258.7%BJP1INC1
Manipur267.4%INC1IND1
Meghalaya252.6%INC1AITC1
Tripura266.9%CPM2
Andaman and Nicobar Islands163.7%INC1
Chandigarh150.9%INC1
Dadra and Nagar Haveli169.0%BNP1
Daman and Diu170.2%INC1
Lakshadweep181.5%JD(U)1
Mizoram163.4%MNF1
Nagaland191.7%NPF1
Puducherry176.0%PMK1
Sikkim177.9%SDF1

Largest victories of 2004

All seats via API →
ConstituencyStateWinnerRunner-upMargin
ARAMBAGHWest BengalCPMAnil BasuBJPSwapan Kumar Nandi5,92,50261.41%
TRIPURA WESTTripuraCPMKHAGEN DASINCNIRMALA DASGUPTA3,84,63654.86%
KOKRAJHARAssamINDSANSUMA KHUNGGUR BWISWMUTHIARYINDSABDA RAM RABHA4,84,12950.07%
TRIPURA EASTTripuraCPMBAJU BAN RIYANBJPPULIN BIHARI DEWAN3,10,73649.87%
AMETHIUttar PradeshINCRAHUL GANDHIBSPChandra Parkash Mishra Matiyari2,90,85349.33%
BARAMATIMaharashtraNCPPAWAR SHARADCHANDRA GOVINDRAOBJPPRITHVIRAJ SAHEBRAO JACHAK4,22,97547.35%
NAGALANDNagalandNPFW. WANGYUHINCK. ASUNGBA SANGTAM4,52,01947.35%
BURDWANWest BengalCPMNikhilananda SarBJPAnindya Gopal Mitra4,71,35147.28%
MAINPURIUttar PradeshSPMULAYAM SINGH YADAVBSPASHOK SHAKYA3,37,87046.93%
CHANDNI CHOWKDelhiINCKAPIL SIBALBJPSMRITI Z. IRAANI79,41544.36%

Closest results of 2004

All seats via API →
ConstituencyStateWinnerRunner-upMargin
RAICHURKarnatakaINCA.VENKATESH NAIKJD(S)RAJA MADANGOPAL NAYAK5080.06%
DOHADGujaratBJPKATARA BABUBHAI KHIMABHAIINCTAVIYAD DR. PRABHABAHEN KISHORSINH3610.07%
MUVATTUPUZHAKeralaIFDPP. C. THOMAS (PULLOLIL)CPMADV P M ISMAIL5290.07%
CHAILUttar PradeshSPSHAILENDRA KUMARBSPVACHASPATI6300.11%
ALLEPPEYKeralaCPMDR. K. S. MANOJINCV M SUDHEERAN1,0090.14%
HINDUPURAndhra PradeshINCNIZAMODDINTDPB.K.PARDHASARATHI1,8400.21%
LAKSHADWEEPLakshadweepJD(U)DR. P. POOKUNHIKOYAINCP. M. SAYEED710.22%
CHANDAULIUttar PradeshBSPKAILASH NATH SINGH YADAVSPANAND RATNA MAURYA1,6690.24%
HAMIRPURHimachal PradeshBJPSURESH CHANDELINCTHAKUR RAM LAL1,6150.25%
OSMANABADMaharashtraSHSNARHIRE KALPANA RAMESHNCPDHOBALE LAXMAN KONDIBA1,6490.26%