2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election
Assembly elections was held in Maharashtra, India on October 13, 2004. The major alliances were the Democratic Front and the Bharatiya Janata Party - Shiv Sena alliance. Other political parties contested were the Bahujan Samaj Party, the Samajwadi Party, the Rashtriya Janata Dal, and the LJP. 66,000 electronic voting machines were used to elect the 288 members of the Maharashtra legislative assembly.
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Results
The result was announced on October 17, 2004 in which Congress and its alliance got majority votes. BJP lost elections that leads to resignation of Venkaiah Naidu and followed by leading command of party to Lal Krishna Advani.[1]
| Party | No. of candidates | No. of elected | No. of votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 111 | 54 | 5717287 | 13.67% |
| Bahujan Samaj Party | 272 | 0 | 1671429 | 4.00% |
| Communist Party of India | 15 | 0 | 59242 | 0.14% |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 16 | 3 | 259567 | 0.62% |
| Indian National Congress | 157 | 69 | 8810363 | 21.06% |
| Nationalist Congress Party | 124 | 71 | 7841962 | 18.75% |
| Shiv Sena | 163 | 62 | 8351654 | 19.97% |
| All India Forward Bloc | 2 | 0 | 2747 | 0.01% |
| Janata Dal (Secular) | 34 | 0 | 242720 | 0.58% |
| Janata Dal (United) | 17 | 0 | 16891 | 0.04% |
| Indian Union Muslim League | 2 | 0 | 342 | 0.00%
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| Rashtriya Lok Dal | 12 | 0 | 9538 | 0.02% |
| Samajwadi Party | 95 | 0 | 471425 | 1.13% |
| Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha | 18 | 0 | 14914 | 0.04% |
| Akhil Bharatiya Sena | 20 | 1 | 69986 | 0.17% |
| Apna Dal | 1 | 0 | 1053 | 0.00% |
| All India Forward Bloc (Subhasist) | 1 | 0 | 1113 | 0.00% |
| All India Krantikari Congress | 3 | 0 | 1527 | 0.00% |
| Ambedkarist Republican Party | 21 | 0 | 13282 | 0.03% |
| Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangha | 83 | 1 | 516221 | 1.23% |
| Bharatiya Minorities Suraksha Mahasangh | 1 | 0 | 223 | 0.00% |
| Bahujan Mahasangha Paksha | 6 | 0 | 20478 | 0.05% |
| Bharatiya Rashtriya Swadeshi Congress Paksh | 1 | 0 | 721 | 0.00% |
| Gondvana Gantantra Party | 30 | 0 | 58288 | 0.14% |
| Hindu Ekta Andolan Party | 1 | 0 | 273 | 0.00% |
| Hindustan Janata Party | 2 | 0 | 1832 | 0.00% |
| Indian Justice Party | 9 | 0 | 7153 | 0.02% |
| Indian Union Muslim League (dissident group) | 1 | 0 | 111 | 0.00% |
| Janata Party | 2 | 0 | 1497 | 0.00% |
| Jan Surajya Shakti | 19 | 4 | 368156 | 0.88% |
| Kranti Kari Jai Hind Sena | 14 | 0 | 10683 | 0.01% |
| Lok Janshakti Party | 33 | 0 | 30180 | 0.07% |
| Lok Rajya Party | 9 | 0 | 16738 | 0.04% |
| Maharashtra Rajiv Congress | 2 | 0 | 586 | 0.00% |
| Maharashtra Secular Front | 1 | 0 | 457 | 0.00% |
| National Loktantrik Party | 15 | 0 | 9509 | 0.02% |
| Nag Vidarbha Andolan Samiti | 1 | 0 | 29499 | 0.07% |
| Native People’s Party | 1 | 0 | 315 | 0.00% |
| Peoples Republican Party | 55 | 0 | 73806 | 0.18% |
| Prabuddha Republican Party | 21 | 0 | 12501 | 0.03% |
| Peasants and Workers Party of India | 43 | 2 | 549010 | 1.31% |
| Republican Party of India | 4 | 0 | 62531 | 0.15% |
| Republican Party of India (Athvale) | 20 | 1 | 206175 | 0.49% |
| Republican Party of India (Democratic) | 18 | 0 | 12094 | 0.03% |
| Republican Party of India (Kamble) | 2 | 0 | 866 | 0.00% |
| Rashtriya Samajik Nayak Paksha | 6 | 0 | 10087 | 0.02% |
| Rashtriya Samaj Paksha | 38 | 0 | 144753 | 0.35% |
| Sachet Bharat Party | 1 | 0 | 378 | 0.00% |
| Samajwadi Janata Party(Maharashtra) | 4 | 0 | 25866 | 0.06% |
| Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | 1 | 0 | 473 | 0.00% |
| Swatantra Bharat Paksha | 7 | 1 | 176022 | 0.42% |
| Shivrajya Party | 37 | 0 | 28071 | 0.07% |
| Savarn Samaj Party | 1 | 0 | 262 | 0.00% |
| Samajwadi Jan Parishad | 1 | 0 | 545 | 0.00% |
| Vidharbha Janata Congress | 2 | 0 | 7417 | 0.02% |
| Vidharbha Rajya Party | 10 | 0 | 6157 | 0.01% |
| Womanist Party of India | 9 | 0 | 5215 | 0.01% |
| Independents | 1083 | 19 | 5877454 | 14.05% |
| Total: | 2678 | 288 | 41829645 | 100% |
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References
- "Maharashtra Assembly Election Results in 2004". www.elections.in. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
External links
- "Maharashtra assembly polls on October 13" - rediff.com article dated August 24, 2004
- "State Assembly polls on October 13" - Mid-Day articled dated August 24, 2004
- "Maharashtra gears up for assembly election" - Hindustantimes.com article dated September 14, 2004
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