Himachal Pradesh, Lok Sabha election 2004
4 constituencies in Himachal Pradesh, 59.67% turnout.
Seats
4
Candidates
23
2 women, 1 elected
Turnout
59.67%
25 lakh of 41.8 lakh
Leading party
INC
3 of 4 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Himachal Pradesh
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 3 | +3 | 4 | 12,94,988 | 51.89% | +12.37 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 1 | -2 | 4 | 11,04,066 | 44.24% | -2.02 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 4 | 43,475 | 1.74% | +1.44 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | 0 | 9 | 41,412 | 1.66% | +1.18 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7,092 | 0.28% | +0.19 |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4,453 | 0.18% | -0.01 |
- INC3 (75%)
- BJP1 (25%)
- INC3
- BJP1
- INC3
- BJP1
Constituency performance
From the 4 results in Himachal Pradesh
Closest contest
HAMIRPUR
won by 1,615 (0.25%)
Biggest victory
SIMLA
won by 1,08,180 (20.46%)
Highest turnout
MANDI
62.86%
Lowest turnout
SIMLA
51.88%
Seat change
Against Himachal Pradesh's previous Lok Sabha election (1999), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained1 (25%)
- Changed hands3 (75%)
1 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 3 changed hands.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Himachal Pradesh, every Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- BJP
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 4 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–4 of 4
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAMIRPUR | BJPSURESH CHANDEL | INCTHAKUR RAM LAL | 1,6150.25% | 61.5% |
| KANGRA | INCCHANDER KUMAR | BJPSHANTA KUMAR | 17,7912.77% | 62.2% |
| MANDI | INCPRATIBHA SINGH | BJPMAHESHWAR SINGH | 66,5669.94% | 62.9% |
| SIMLA | INCDHANI RAM SHANDIL | BJPHIRA NAND KASHYAP | 1,08,18020.46% | 51.9% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Himachal Pradesh alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.