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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2004 Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| previous_election = 1999 Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh
| previous_year = 1999
| next_election = 2009 Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh
| next_year = 2009
| election_date = 10 May 2004
| seats_for_election = 4 seats
| turnout = 59.3%

| party2 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| last_election2 = 3
| seats2 = 1
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 2

| party1 = Indian National Congress
| last_election1 = 0
| seats1 = '''3'''
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 3
| map_image =
| map_caption = [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Lotus flower symbol.svg|bSize=120|cWidth=120|cHeight=120|oLeft=0|oTop=0}}
| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Hand INC.svg||bSize=140|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=16|oTop=0}}
| percentage1 = '''51.9%'''
| percentage2 = 44.2%
| title = [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]]
| posttitle = Prime Minister after election
| before_election = [[A. B. Vajpayee]]
| before_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| after_election = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| after_party = Indian National Congress
}}

The [[2004 Indian general election]] in [[Himachal Pradesh]] were held for 4 seats. The [[Indian National Congress]] won 3 seats while the [[Bhartiya Janata Party]] won 1 seat.

The [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] survived a clean sweep by the Congress as one of its candidates, [[Suresh Chandel]], managed to scrape through by a slender margin in the [[Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha constituency|Hamirpur Lok Sabha]] constituency. He defeated [[Ram Lal Thakur]], Industries Minister, by 2202 votes<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India – Himachal Pradesh |url=https://m.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040514/himachal.htm#1 |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=m.tribuneindia.com}}</ref>

== Parties and alliances ==

==={{legend2|{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}|[[National Democratic Alliance]]}}===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!colspan="2"|Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Seats contested
|-
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[File:BJP flag.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Lotus flower symbol.svg|50px]]
|[[Prem Kumar Dhumal]]
|4
|}

==={{legend2|{{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}|[[United Progressive Alliance]]}}===

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!colspan="2"|Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Seats contested
|-
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Hand INC.svg|50px]]
|[[Virbhadra Singh]]
|4
|-
|}

== Results ==

===Results by Party===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="4" rowspan="2" | Party Name
! colspan="3" | Popular vote
! colspan="3" | Seats
|-
! Votes
! %
! ±[[Percentage point|pp]]
! Contested
! Won
! '''+/−'''
|-
| {{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
| colspan="3"|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| 12,94,988
| 51.89
| {{increase}} 12.37
| 4
| 3
| {{increase}} 3
|-
| {{Party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| colspan="3"|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| 11,04,066
| 44.24
| {{decrease}} 2.03
| 4
| 1
| {{decrease}} 2
|-
| {{Party color cell|Bahujan Samaj Party}}
| colspan="3"|[[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]]
| 43,475
| 1.74
| {{increase}} 1.43
| 4
| 0
| {{steady}}
|-
| {{Party color cell|Samajwadi Party}}
| colspan="3"|[[Samajwadi Party|SP]]
| 7,092
| 0.28
| {{increase}} 0.19
| 1
| 0
| {{steady}}
|-
| {{Party color cell|Janata Dal (Secular)}}
| colspan="3"|[[Janata Dal (Secular)|JD(S)]]
| 4,453
| 0.18
| {{decrease}} 0.01
| 1
| 0
| {{steady}}
|-
| {{Party color cell|Independent (politician)}}
| colspan="3" | [[Independent (politician)|IND]]
| 41,412
| 1.66
| {{increase}} 1.18
| 9
| 0
| {{steady}}
|-
! colspan="4" | Total
! 24,95,486
! 100%
! -
! 23
! 4
! -
|}

=== Elected MPs ===
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! colspan="3" | Parliamentary Constituency
! rowspan="2" | Turnout
! colspan="5" | Winner
! colspan="5" | Runner-up
! colspan="2" | Margin
|-
! No.
! Name
! Type
! Candidate
! Colspan=2 | Party
! Votes
! Vote%
! Candidate
! Colspan=2 | Party
! Votes
! Vote%
! Votes
! %
|-
| 1
| [[Shimla Lok Sabha constituency|Shimla]]
| SC
| 51.6%
| [[Dhani Ram Shandil]]
| style=background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| 3,11,182
|
| [[Hiranand Kashyap]]
| style=background-color:{{party color|BJP}}|
| [[BJP]]
| 2,03,002
|
| 1,08,180
| 20.46
|-
| 2
| [[Mandi Lok Sabha constituency|Mandi]]
| GEN
| 61.1%
| [[Pratibha Singh]]
| style=background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| 3,57,623
|
| [[Maheshwar Singh (Kullu politician)|Maheshwar Singh]]
| style=background-color:{{party color|BJP}}|
| [[BJP]]
| 2,91,057
|
| 66,556
| 9.94
|-
| 3
| [[Kangra Lok Sabha constituency|Kangra]]
| GEN
| 62.0%
| [[Chander Kumar]]
| style=background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| 3,14,555
|
| [[Shanta Kumar]]
| style=background-color:{{party color|BJP}}|
| [[BJP]]
| 2,96,764
|
| 17,791
| 2.77
|-
| 4
| [[Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha constituency|Hamirpur]]
| GEN
| 62.5%
| [[Suresh Chandel]]
| style=background-color:{{party color|BJP}}|
| [[BJP]]
| 3,13,243
|
| [[Ram Lal Thakur]]
| style=background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| 3,11,628
|
| 1,615
| 0.25
|}

==Bye-Elections Held==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="3" |Constituency
! colspan="5" |Winner
! colspan="5" |Runner Up
! rowspan="2" |Margin
|-
! No.
! Name
! Date
! Candidate
! colspan="2" | Party
! Votes
! %
! Candidate
! colspan="2" | Party
! Votes
! %
|-

!rowspan=2 |4
|rowspan=2 |[[Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha constituency|Hamirpur]]
|rowspan=2 |2007
|[[Prem Kumar Dhumal]]
|{{Party name with colour|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|382,128
|54.32
|[[Thakur Ram Lal]]
|{{Party name with colour|Indian National Congress}}
|302,069
|42.94
|style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};Color:white;"|80,059
|-
!colspan=12 |The bypoll was held due to the resignation of the sitting Member of Parliament, creating a vacancy in the constituency.
|-

!rowspan=2 |4
|rowspan=2 |[[Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha constituency|Hamirpur]]
|rowspan=2 |2008
|[[Anurag Singh Thakur]]
|{{Party name with colour|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|374,339
|63.94
|[[Madan Lal]]
|{{Party name with colour|Indian National Congress}}
|199,673
|34.10
|style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};Color:white;"|174,666
|-
!colspan=12 |The bypoll was held after the sitting MP, Prem Kumar Dhumal, resigned from the Lok Sabha upon becoming Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.
|-
|}

== Assembly Segment wise lead ==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!colspan=2|Party
!Assembly segments
!Position in Assembly (as of 2007 election)
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
! [[Indian National Congress]]
| 45
| 23
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
! [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 23
| 41
|-
|bgcolor=#FAF8FA|
! Others
| 0
| 4
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!colspan=2|68
|}

== See also ==
* [[Results of the 2009 Indian general election by state]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Himachal Pradesh elections}}

[[Category:Indian general elections in Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:2000s in Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:2004 Indian general election by state or union territory|Himachal Pradesh]]

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2004 Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh - Revision history

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