2004 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir

Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir, 2004

20 April, 26 April, 5 May, May 10

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.

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

Results

Party-wise Results

Party		Seats			Popular Vote
		Contested	Won	±	Votes	%	±
	Jammu & Kashmir National Conference	6	2	2	4,93,067	22.02	2.03
	Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party	3	1	New	2,67,457	11.94	New
	Indian National Congress	3	2	3	6,23,182	27.83	10.0
	Bharatiya Janata Party	6	0	2	5,15,965	23.04	8.52
	Independent	37	1	1	1,65,352	7.38	2.25
Total (valid votes)		6			22,39,342	100.0

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%

See also

• Elections in Jammu and Kashmir