2004 Indian general election in Arunachal Pradesh

For state election, see 2004 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.

2004 Indian general election in Arunachal Pradesh
5 May 2004
2 seats
  First party Second party
 
NDA
INC
Party NDA INC
Seats won 2 0
Seat change 2 2
Prime Minister before election

A. B. Vajpayee
BJP

Prime Minister after election

Manmohan Singh
INC

The Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh represents two Lok Sabha constituencies.[1] Following the 25 July 2003 Congress split, Gegong Apang formed the state government with the help of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[2] Congress had an alliance with its splinter group Arunachal Congress.[3] Congress candidate and former Arunachal Congress leader Wangcha Rajkumar contested Arunachal East and AC candidate Kamen Ringu contested Arunachal West. Nationalist Trinamool Congress had a candidate in Arunachal West, competing against BJP. BJP won both seats with comfortable margins.[4]

Ahead of the 2004 Lok Sabha elections Arunachal Congress talked about calling for a boycott as a protest against Chakma and Hajong refugees having been given the right to vote in the state. In the end the party did however decide to contest.[5]

Parties and alliances

  National Democratic Alliance

Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
Bharatiya Janata Party Kiren Rijiju 2

  United Progressive Alliance

Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
Indian National Congress Mukut Mithi 1
Arunachal Congress Gegong Apang 1

Party wise Result

Alliance/ Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/−
BJP 2,07,286 53.85 37.55 2 2 2
UPA AC 76,527 19.88 3.26 1 0
INC 38,341 9.96 46.96 1 0 2
Total 1,14,868 29.84 2 0
AITC 6,241 1.62 1 0
SP 4,901 1.27 1 0
SAP 4,896 1.27 1 0
IND 46,736 12.14 6 0
Total 3,84,928 100% - 13 2 -

Results by constituency

Constituency Turnout Winner Runner-up Margin
Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes % Votes %
1 Arunachal West 56.19% Kiren Rijiju BJP 123,951 55.95 Kamen Ringu AC 76,527 34.54 47,424 21.41
2 Arunachal East 56.56% Tapir Gao BJP 83,335 51.01 Wangcha Rajkumar INC 38,341 23.47 44,994 27.54

Assembly Segment wise lead

Party Assembly segments Position in Assembly (as of 2004 election)
Bharatiya Janata Party 48 9
Arunachal Congress 5 2
Indian National Congress 2 34
Others 5 15
Total 60

References

  1. ^ Election Commission of India (2004). "Parliamentary Elections, 2004 – Arunachal Pradesh" (JPEG). Election Commission of India.
  2. ^ "Apang sworn in as Arunachal CM". Asian Tribune. 3 August 2003.
  3. ^ "Arunachal Congress". Mid Day. 10 March 2009.
  4. ^ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 2004 TO THE 14th LOK SABHA" (PDF). ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA. 2004.
  5. ^ "Arunachal Congress". Mid Day. 10 March 2009.
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