Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
To constitute India's 14th Lok Sabha, general elections were held in April–May 2004. The results were announced on 13 May 2004. The main contenders were two alliance groups of the Incumbent National Democratic Alliance and the Opposition Congress+ led by Bharatiya Janata Party and Indian National Congress respectively.
General elections were held in India in four phases between 20 April and 10 May 2004. Over 670 million people were eligible to vote, electing 543 members of the 14th Lok Sabha. [1] Seven states also held assembly elections to elect state governments. They were the first elections fully carried out with electronic voting machines.
Elections to the State Legislative Assemblies were held in six Indian states during 2004. Four (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa and Sikkim) had assembly election simultaneous with the Lok Sabha elections in April–May. In Maharashtra and Arunachal Pradesh elections were held September–October.
Party Alliance Seats Contested Votes % Change Seats Change; Bahujan Samaj Party: none 30 167,619 0.58 n/a 0 n/a Bharatiya Janata Party: National Democratic Alliance
The 2004 Indian general election in Karnataka, occurred for 28 seats in the state. Of the 28 seats, 24 belonged to the general category and 4 were belonging to SC ...
The 14th Lok Sabha (2 June 2004 – 18 May 2009) was convened after the 2004 Indian general election held in four phases during 20 April – 10 May 2004, which led to the formation of first Manmohan Singh ministry (2004–2009). Indian National Congress-led United Progressive Alliance won 62 more seats than previous 13th Lok Sabha.
The 2004 Indian general election in Punjab was held on 13 seats of Lok Sabha in April to May 2004 and elections were held in the 4th Phase on 10th May 2004 for all the 13 constituencies. The members were elected for the 14th Lok Sabha .
The 2004 general elections defied the predictions made by pre-poll predictions and exit polls and allowed the newly formed UPA alliance led by Sonia Gandhi, to come to power. This election also saw the rise of marginalized parties like the left, to join forces with the opposition, which led to a major realignment in social and political power.