1. The document lists 23 constituencies across India where the victory margin in the 2004 election was less than 5,000 votes.
2. It provides details of each close contest including the constituency name, winning candidate and party, votes secured, runner up, and victory margin.
3. Constituencies where the victory margin was under 5,000 votes occurred in states across India, including Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Daman & Diu, and Lakshadweep.
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12923974 India Assembly Election 2009 Close Contests in 2004
1. The document lists 23 constituencies across India where the victory margin in the 2004 election was less than 5,000 votes.
2. It provides details of each close contest including the constituency name, winning candidate and party, votes secured, runner up, and victory margin.
3. Constituencies where the victory margin was under 5,000 votes occurred in states across India, including Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Daman & Diu, and Lakshadweep.
1. The document lists 23 constituencies across India where the victory margin in the 2004 election was less than 5,000 votes.
2. It provides details of each close contest including the constituency name, winning candidate and party, votes secured, runner up, and victory margin.
3. Constituencies where the victory margin was under 5,000 votes occurred in states across India, including Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Daman & Diu, and Lakshadweep.
CLOSE CONTESTS IN 2004 – VICTORY MARGIN LESS THAN 5000 VOTES
Constituency Candidate Name Winner Party Votes % of Votes Runner-Up Margin
Name Secured/Vot es Polled 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Andhra Pradesh 1-Hindupur NIZAMODDIN INDIAN NATIONAL 419744 48.35 TELUGU 1840 CONGRESS DESAM Bihar 2-Katihar NIKHIL KUMAR BHARATIYA 288922 41.01 NATIONALIS 2565 JANATA PARTY T CONGRESS CHOUDHARY PARTY 3-Banka GIRIDHARI YADAV RASHTRIYA 339880 47.61 JANATA 4669 JANATA DAL DAL (UNITED) Gujarat 4-Amreli VIRJIBHAI INDIAN NATIONAL 220649 46.39 BHARATIYA 2030 CONGRESS JANATA THUMMAR PARTY 5-Dohad KATARA BHARATIYA 228154 44.06 INDIAN 361 JANATA PARTY NATIONAL BABUBHAI CONGRESS KHIMABHAI Himachal Pradesh 6-Hamirpur SURESH CHANDEL BHARATIYA 313243 47.89 INDIAN 1615 JANATA PARTY NATIONAL CONGRESS Karnataka 7-Raichur A.VENKATESH INDIAN NATIONAL 289424 35.08 JANATA 508 CONGRESS DAL NAIK (SECULAR) 8-Tumkur S. BHARATIYA 303016 35.08 JANATA 2351 JANATA PARTY DAL MALLIKARJUNAIA (SECULAR) H Kerala 9-Muvattupuzha P. C. THOMAS INDIAN FEDERAL 256411 34.38 COMMUNIST 529 DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF (PULLOLIL) PARTY INDIA (MARXIST) 10-Alleppey DR. K. S. MANOJ COMMUNIST 335494 45.95 INDIAN 1009 PARTY OF INDIA NATIONAL (MARXIST) CONGRESS Maharashtra 11-Malegaon HARISCHANDRA BHARATIYA 218259 36.94 JANATA 4528 JANATA PARTY DAL DEVRAM CHAVAN (SECULAR) 12-Bhandara PATLE SHISHUPAL BHARATIYA 277388 40.76 NATIONALIS 3009 JANATA PARTY T CONGRESS NATTHU PARTY 13-Wardha WAGMARE BHARATIYA 269045 42.97 INDIAN 3188 JANATA PARTY NATIONAL SURESH GANAPAT CONGRESS 14-Osmanabad NARHIRE SHIVSENA 294436 46.15 NATIONALIS 1649 T CONGRESS KALPANA PARTY RAMESH 15-Satara LAXMANRAO NATIONALIST 281577 41.71 SHIVSENA 3957 CONGRESS PARTY PANDURANG JADHAV (PATIL) Constituency Name Candidate Name Winner Party Votes % of Votes Runner-Up Margin Secured/Vot es Polled 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Uttar Pradesh 16-Mohanlalganj JAI PRAKASH SAMAJWADI 148578 25.98 BAHUJAN 2568 PARTY SAMAJ PARTY 17-Chandauli KAILASH NATH BAHUJAN SAMAJ 204625 29.05 SAMAJWADI 1669 PARTY PARTY SINGH YADAV 18-Chail SHAILENDRA SAMAJWADI 196206 35.33 BAHUJAN 630 PARTY SAMAJ KUMAR PARTY 19-Farrukhabad CHANDRA SAMAJWADI 176129 26.47 INDIAN 2745 PARTY NATIONAL BHUSHAN SINGH CONGRESS (MUNNOO BABU) 20-Aligarh BIJENDRA SINGH INDIAN NATIONAL 167142 26.38 BHARATIYA 2791 CONGRESS JANATA PARTY 21-Rajmahal HEMLAL MURMU JHARKHAND 226411 32.76 INDIAN 2974 MUKTI MORCHA NATIONAL CONGRESS Daman & Diu 22-Daman And Diu PATEL INDIAN NATIONAL 27523 49.51 BHARATIYA 607 CONGRESS JANATA DAHYABHAI PARTY VALLABHBHAI Lakshadweep 23-Lakshadweep(ST) DR. P. JANATA DAL 15597 49.02 INDIAN 71 (UNITED) NATIONAL POOKUNHIKOYA CONGRESS