2004 Indian general election in Chhattisgarh

The 2004 Indian general election polls in Chhattisgarh were held for 11 seats in the state. This is the first time, that an election took place in this state after it achieved statehood from Madhya Pradesh in 2000. The Result was a Landslide Victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party winning 10 out of 11 Seats and the Indian National Congress could win only one seat.[1]

2004 Indian general election in Chhattisgarh
April–May 2004
11 seats
  First party Second party
 
Party NDA UPA
Seats won 10 1

Results by Alliance
Coalition/Alliance Parties contesting Seats won Swing
National Democratic Alliance Bharatiya Janata Party 10 n/a
United Progressive Alliance Indian National Congress 1 n/a
Left Front[lower-alpha 1] Communist Party of India 0 0
Communist Party of India
Other parties Independent 0 0
  1. Left front, was not part of the UPA, in 2004, instead gave outside support

Results by Constituency

Keys:   BJP (10)   INC (1)

No. Constituency Name of elected M.P. Party affiliation
1 Surguja Nand Kumar Sai Bharatiya Janata Party
2 Raigarh Vishnudeo Sai Bharatiya Janata Party
3 Janjgir Karuna Shukla Bharatiya Janata Party
4 Bilaspur Punnulal Mohle Bharatiya Janata Party
5 Sarangarh Guharam Ajgalle Bharatiya Janata Party
6 Raipur Ramesh Bais Bharatiya Janata Party
7 Mahasamund Ajit Jogi Indian National Congress
8 Kanker Sohan Potai Bharatiya Janata Party
9 Bastar Baliram Kashyap Bharatiya Janata Party
10 Durg Tarachand Sahu Bharatiya Janata Party
11 Rajnandgaon Pradeep Gandhi Bharatiya Janata Party

References
  1. "General Election 2004". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
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