2004 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir

Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir, 2004
20 April, 26 April, 5 May, May 10
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Omar Abdullah Ghulam Nabi Azad Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
Party JKNC INC JKPDP
Alliance - UPA UPA
Seats won 2 2 1
Seat change 2 2 1
Percentage 22.02% 27.83% 11.94%
Swing 2.03% 10.00% new party
Jammu and Kashmir

The 2004 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir to the 14th Lok Sabha were held for 6 seats. Jammu and Kashmir National Conference won 2 seats, Indian National Congress won 2, Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party won one seat and one was won by an Independent politician Thupstan Chhewang from Ladakh.[1]

Constituency Details

Constituency Candidates Electors Voters Polling % Polling Stations
Baramulla 13 940998 335442 35.65 1167
Srinagar 16 1053734 195678 18.57 1080
Anantnag 19 998905 150219 15.04 1049
Ladakh 8 175768 129230 73.52 442
Udhampur 22 1348721 608079 45.09 1655
Jammu 31 1849989 820595 44.49 1822

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Parties and alliances

  National Conference

No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
1. Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Farooq Abdullah 6

  United Progressive Alliance

No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
1. Indian National Congress Ghulam Nabi Azad 3
2. Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party Mufti Mohammed Sayeed 2 + 1[a]

  National Democratic Alliance

No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
1. Bharatiya Janata Party Dr Nirmal Singh 6

List of Candidates

Constituency
JKNC JKPDP+ BJP
1 Baramulla JKNC Abdul Rashid Shaheen JKPDP Nizam Uddin Bhat BJP Mohmad Akbar
INC Ghulam Rasool Kar
2 Srinagar JKNC Omar Abdullah JKPDP Ghulam Nabi Lone BJP Iftikhar Sadiq
3 Anantnag JKNC Dr. Mehboob Beg JKPDP Mehbooba Mufti BJP Sofi Mohd. Yousuf
4 Ladakh JKNC Hassan Khan BJP Sonam Palzor
5 Udhampur JKNC Khalid Najib Suharwardy INC Chaudhary Lal Singh BJP Chaman Lal Gupta
6 Jammu JKNC Surjeet Singh Slathia INC Madan Lal Sharma BJP Nirmal Kumar Singh

Results

Results by Party/Alliance

Alliance/ Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/−
UPA INC 6,23,182 27.83 10.00 2 + 1 2 2
JKPDP 2,67,457 11.94 2 + 1 1 1
Total 8,90,639 39.77 4 + 2 3
JKNC 4,93,067 22.02 6.92 6 2 2
BJP 5,15,965 23.04 8.52 6 0 2
JKNPP 67,619 3.02 2.14 4 0
BSP 49,754 2.22 2.62 3 0
Others 56,946 2.55 21 0
IND 1,65,352 7.38 2.25 37 1
Total 22,39,342 100% - 83 6 -

List of Elected MPs

Parliamentary Constituency Turnout Winner Runner-up Margin
No. Name Type Candidate Party Votes Vote% Candidate Party Votes Vote% Votes %
1 Baramulla GEN 35.65 Abdul Rashid Shaheen JKNC 1,27,653 Nizamuudin Bhat JKPDP 1,17,758 9,895 2.96%
2 Srinagar GEN 18.57 Omar Abdullah JNNC 98,422 Ghulam Nabi Lone JKPDP 75,263 23,159 11.84%
3 Anantnag GEN 15.04 Mehbooba Mufti JKPDP 74,436 Mirza Mehboob Beg JKNC 35,498 38,938 25.92%
4 Ladakh GEN 73.52 Thupstan Chhewang Independent 66,839 Hassan Khan JKNC 41,126 25,713 19.94%
5 Udhampur GEN 45.09 Ch. Lal Singh INC 2,40,872 Chaman Lal Gupta BJP 1,93,697 47,175 7.76%
6 Jammu GEN 44.49 Madan Lal Sharma INC 3,19,994 Nirmal Singh BJP 3,02,426 17,568 2.14%

Assembly segments wise lead of Parties

Party Assembly segments Position in Assembly (as of 2002 election)
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 25 28
Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party 23 16
Indian National Congress 20 20
Bharatiya Janata Party 15 1
Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party 1 4
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 1 1
Others 2 17
Total 87

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Friendly Contest on Baramulla between PDP and INC.

References

  1. ^ "General Elections 2004 - Statewise Winners Details for Independent". eci.nic.in. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha" (PDF). New Delhi: Election Commission Of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
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