REPUBLIC OF INDIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS OF APRIL-MAY 2004 =================================================================== Source: Election Commission of India Candidates polling less than 5% of the vote are not shown. Seats are in the order given by the Election Commission of India. VOTING BY STATE =================================================================== CHHATISGARH =================================================================== SURGUJA (ST) (1,387,483 voters) =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Nand Kumar SAI BJP 357,108 52.77 Khelsay Singh * INC 253,656 37.48 6 others ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 676,699 ------------------------------------------------------------------- RAIGARH (ST) (1,038,634 voters) =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Vishnudeo SAI * BJP 329,057 50.75 Rampukar Singh INC 254,814 39.30 3 others ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 648,435 ------------------------------------------------------------------- JANJGIR (1,374,418 voters) =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Karuna SHUKLA BJP 303,655 42.31 Dr Charandas Mahant * INC 292,326 40.73 Murtiramsahu BSP 51,901 07.23 13 others ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 717,698 ------------------------------------------------------------------- BILASPUR (SC) (1,412,161 voters) =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Punnulal MOHLE * BJP 324,729 52.26 Dr Basant Pahre INC 243,176 39.13 5 others ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 621,425 ------------------------------------------------------------------- SARANGARH (SC) (1,191,389 voters) =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Guharam AJGALLE + BJP 242,575 41.26 Parasram Bhardwaj INC 183,457 31.21 Dau Ram Ratnakar BSP 113,004 19.22 8 others ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 587,907 ------------------------------------------------------------------- RAIPUR (1,370,242 voters) =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Ramesh BAIS * BJP 376,029 54.54 Shyamacharan Shukla INC 246,510 35.75 11 others ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 689,517 ------------------------------------------------------------------- MAHASAMUND (1,169,419 voters) =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajit JOGI + INC 414,647 53.75 Vidhya Charan Shukla BJP 296,142 38.39 8 others ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 771,432 ------------------------------------------------------------------- KANKER (ST) (1,152,128 voters) =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Sohan POTAI * BJP 274,294 49.52 Ganga Potai Thakur INC 200,668 36.23 G R Rana SP 28,906 05.22 3 others ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 553,888 ------------------------------------------------------------------- BASTAR (ST) (1,039,442 voters) =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Baliram KASHYAP * BJP 212,893 47.26 Mahendra Karma INC 158,520 35.19 Ramnath Sarfe CPI 30,608 06.80 Dasi Bai 24,556 05.45 4 others ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 450,425 ------------------------------------------------------------------- DURG (1,462,883 voters) =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Tarachand SAHU * BJP 382,757 50.24 Bhupesh Baghel INC 321,289 42.17 9 others ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 761,815 ------------------------------------------------------------------- RAJNANDGAON (1,121,618 voters) =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Pradeep GANDHI + BJP 314,520 47.23 Devvrat Singh INC 300,197 45.08 5 others ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 665,935 -------------------------------------------------------------------