Indian Election Information

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• Election 2004
• Number of seats in the Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament): 545 (of which 2 are appointed by the President)
• Total Number of Candidates: 5398
• Total Votes Polled: 387453223
• Average Votes Per Candidate: 70665
• Number of registered voters: 675 million
• Number of polling stations: 700,000 in the 2004 Lok Sabha election duration of election: 3 weeks, in 4 separate rounds (for different areas)
• Lowest Number of Votes 45 for Ashok Kumar, Independent Candidate from Chandni Chowk, Delhi
• Highest Number of Votes 855543 for Sajjan Kumar, Congress Candidate from Outter Delhi, Delhi
• Highest Number of Candidates from a Constituency 35 from Madras South in Tamil Nadu
• Lowest Number of Candidates from a Constituency 2 from Cuttack in Orissa, Godhra in Gujarat and Tura in Meghalaya
• Highest polling booth in India: at Fastan village (Ladakh); 5,180 metres altitude, 26 km from the nearest road
• Largest parliamentary constituency: Ladakh (173,265 square kilometres, with a population density of 1.3 people per sq km)
• Total Number Of Parties: 220
• Total Number of Independent Candidates: 2369
• Seats needed for majority: 272
• Total Cost of the Election Rs. 100 Million Approx.
• Voter turnout: about 56%, or nearly 380 million people
• Number of constituencies in India: 543

Statistics on Electronic Voting Machines (EVM)

• Total EVM's used 10.25 Lakh
• Operational speed of EVMs: maximum of 5 votes per minute
• Number of votes one EVM can register: 3,840
• Number of candidates an EVM can hold: 64 maximum
• Amount of paper not being used due to EVMs: 8,000 metric tonnes
• EVMs first used in India: 1989-90 in 16 assembly constituencies in three states

Largest Margin of Victory

• ANIL BASU (CPM )
  Constituency: Arambagh (WEST BENGAL)
  Led by: 5,92,502

• SANSUMA KHUNGGUR BWISWMUTHIARY (IND)
  Constituency: Kokrajhar (ASSAM)
  Led by: 4,84,129

• NIKHILANANDA SAR (CPM)
  Constituency: Burdwan (WEST BENGAL)
  Led by: 4,71,351

• SHRI. W. WANGYUH (NPF)
  Constituency: Nagaland (NAGALAND)
  Led by: 4,52,019

• PAWAR SHARADCHANDRA GOVINDRAO (NCP)
  Constituency: Baramati (MAHARASHTRA)
  Led by: 4,22,975

• KHAGEN DAS (CPM)
  Constituency: Tripura West (TRIPURA)
  Led by: 3,84,636

• ANURADHA CHOUDHARY (RLD)
  Constituency: Kairana (UTTAR PRADESH)
  Led by: 3,42,414

• KAILASH JOSHI (BJP)
  Constituency: Bhopal (MADHYA PRADESH)
  Led by: 3,06,005

Slimmest Margin of Victory

• DR. P. POOKUNHIKOYA (JD(U))
  Constituency: Lakshadweep (LAKSHADWEEP)
  Led by: 71

• VENKATESH NAIK A (INC)
  Constituency: Raichur (KARNATAKA)
  Led by: 508

• ADV P C THOMAS (PULLOLIL) (IFDP)
  Constituency: Muvattupuzha (KERALA)
  Led by: 529

• PATEL DAHYABHAI VALLABHBHAI (INC )
  Constituency: Daman And Diu (DAMAN & DIU )
  Led by: 607

• SHAILENDRA KUMAR (SP)
  Constituency: Chail (UTTAR PRADESH)
  Led by: 630