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2009 general election

The 15th Lok Sabha. Polled in 5 phases, counted 16 May 2009.

Seats declared
543
272 needed for a majority
Largest party
INC
206 seats · short of a majority
Candidates
8,070
560 women, 58 elected
Turnout
58.18%
41.7 cr of 71.7 cr

The house

543 seats, each dot one constituency

543SEATS
  • INC206
  • BJP116
  • SP23
  • BSP21
  • JD(U)20
  • AITC19
  • DMK18
  • CPM16
  • BJD14
  • SHS11
  • IND9
  • NCP9
  • ADMK9
  • TDP6
  • RLD5
  • Others41

Biggest movements

Seat change against the previous general election

INC
+61
CPM
-27
BJP
-22
RJD
-20
AITC
+17
SP
-13
JD(U)
+12
ADMK
+9
CPI
-6

Parties

Ordered by seats won

PartyWon+/−ContestedStrike rateVotesShareShare +/−Deposits lost
INCIndian National Congress206+6144035.8%11,91,11,01928.55%+2.0271
BJPBharatiya Janata Party116-2243323.4%7,84,35,38118.80%-3.36170
SPSamajwadi Party23-1319310.0%1,42,84,6383.42%-0.89134
BSPBahujan Samaj Party21+25006.6%2,57,28,9206.17%+0.84410
JD(U)JD(U)20+125516.1%63,31,2011.52%-0.8331
AITCAll India Trinamool Congress19+173538.5%1,33,56,5103.20%+1.138
DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam18+22244.9%76,25,3971.83%+0.020
CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)16-278231.8%2,22,19,1115.33%-0.3429
BJDBiju Janata Dal14+31843.7%66,12,5521.58%+0.280
SHSShiv Sena11-14718.5%64,54,9501.55%-0.2626
INDIndependent9+438310.7%2,16,47,6865.19%+0.943806
NCPNationalist Congress Party906817.2%85,21,5022.04%+0.2442
ADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam9+92339.1%69,53,5911.67%-0.530
TDPTelugu Desam Party6+13133.6%1,04,81,6592.51%-0.532
RLDRashtriya Lok Dal5+2930.1%18,21,0540.44%-0.202
CPICommunist Party of India4-65614.3%59,51,8881.43%+0.0241
RJDRashtriya Janata Dal4-204419.2%52,80,0841.27%-1.1416
SADShiromani Akali Dal4-41043.4%40,04,7890.96%+0.060
JD(S)JD(S)303312.6%34,34,0820.82%-0.6523
JKNJammu & Kashmir National Conference3+1347.8%4,98,3740.12%-0.010
BRSBharat Rashtra Samithi2-3929.7%25,82,3260.62%-0.011
JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha2-3425.0%16,65,1730.40%-0.0836
RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party2-11711.9%15,73,6500.38%-0.0613
AIFBAIFB2-1228.6%13,45,8030.32%-0.0319
MULIndian Union Muslim League2+1176.2%8,77,4940.21%+0.0115
AUDFAUDF1—259.0%21,84,5530.52%—18
AGPAsom Gana Parishad1-1633.0%17,73,1030.42%-0.110
MDMKMarumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam1-3436.5%11,12,9080.27%-0.160
JVMJVM1—169.3%9,63,2740.23%—13
NPFNaga People's Front10170.0%8,32,2240.20%+0.020
HJCBLHJCBL1—1010.0%8,16,3950.20%—8
VCKViduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi1—330.0%7,35,8470.18%—1
BOPFBOPF1—232.8%6,56,4300.16%—1
SWPSWP1—149.2%4,81,0250.12%—0
KECMKerala Congress (M)1+1150.1%4,04,9620.10%+0.040
AIMIMAll India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen10142.1%3,08,0610.07%-0.030
BVABVA1—130.5%2,23,2340.05%—0
SDFSikkim Democratic Front10163.3%1,59,3510.04%0.000
PRAPPRAP0—4016.5%65,90,0461.58%—23
DMDKDMDK0—4010.1%31,26,1170.75%—40

Showing the 40 largest parties. The full list is at /api/elections/lok-sabha-2009/parties?limit=500.

States & union territories

Seats and the parties that won them

State / UTSeatsTurnoutWon by
Uttar Pradesh8047.8%SP23INC21BSP20BJP10
Maharashtra4850.7%INC17SHS11BJP9NCP8
Andhra Pradesh4272.6%INC33TDP6BRS2AIMIM1
West Bengal4281.4%AITC19CPM9INC6AIFB2
Bihar4044.5%JD(U)20BJP12RJD4INC2
Tamil Nadu3973.0%DMK18ADMK9INC8MDMK1
Madhya Pradesh2951.2%BJP16INC12BSP1
Karnataka2858.8%BJP19INC6JD(S)3
Gujarat2647.9%BJP15INC11
Rajasthan2548.4%INC20BJP4IND1
Odisha2165.3%BJD14INC6CPI1
Kerala2073.3%INC13CPM4MUL2KECM1
Assam1469.5%INC7BJP4AUDF1BOPF1
Jharkhand1450.9%BJP8JMM2IND2JVM1
Punjab1369.8%INC8SAD4BJP1
Chhattisgarh1155.3%BJP10INC1
Haryana1067.5%INC9HJCBL1
Delhi751.8%INC7
Jammu and Kashmir639.7%JKN3INC2IND1
Uttarakhand553.3%INC5
Himachal Pradesh458.4%BJP3INC1
Arunachal Pradesh268.2%INC2
Goa255.3%BJP1INC1
Manipur277.1%INC2
Meghalaya264.4%INC1NCP1
Tripura284.5%CPM2
Andaman and Nicobar Islands164.2%BJP1
Chandigarh165.5%INC1
Dadra and Nagar Haveli173.2%BJP1
Daman and Diu171.3%BJP1
Lakshadweep185.9%INC1
Mizoram151.8%INC1
Nagaland190.0%NPF1
Puducherry179.7%INC1
Sikkim183.8%SDF1

Largest victories of 2009

All seats via API →
ConstituencyStateWinnerRunner-upMargin
VIDISHAMadhya PradeshBJPSUSHMA SWARAJSPCHOUDHARY MUNABBAR SALIM3,89,84470.10%
AMETHIUttar PradeshINCRAHUL GANDHIBSPASHEESH SHUKLA3,70,19857.25%
RAE BARELIUttar PradeshINCSONIA GANDHIBSPR.S.KUSHWAHA3,72,16555.83%
ROHTAKHaryanaINCDEEPENDER SINGHINLDNAFE SINGH RATHEE4,45,73653.32%
BARAMATIMaharashtraNCPSUPRIYA SULEBJPKANTA JAYSING NALAWADE3,36,83145.89%
NAGALANDNagalandNPFC.M. CHANGINCK. ASUNGBA SANGTAM4,83,02140.60%
GUNAMadhya PradeshINCJYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIABJPDR.NAROTTAM MISHRA2,49,73738.43%
DAMAN & DIUDaman and DiuBJPLALUBHAI PATELINCDAHYABHAI VALLABHBHAI PATEL24,83836.51%
SATARAMaharashtraNCPBHONSLE SHRIMANT CHH. UDYANRAJE PRATAPSINHMAHARAJSHSPURUSHOTTAM BAJIRAO JADHAV2,97,51536.43%
TRIPURA EASTTripuraCPMBAJU BAN RIYANINCDIBA CHANDRA HRANGKHAWL2,95,58136.00%

Closest results of 2009

All seats via API →
ConstituencyStateWinnerRunner-upMargin
TONK-SAWAI MADHOPURRajasthanINCNAMO NARAINBJPKIRORI SINGH BAINSLA3170.04%
HOSHIARPURPunjabINCSANTOSH CHOWDHARYBJPSOM PARKASH3660.04%
CHANDAULIUttar PradeshSPRAMKISHUNBSPKAILASH NATH SINGH YADAV4590.07%
KOZHIKODEKeralaINCM.K. RAGHAVANCPMADV. P.A. MOHAMED RIYAS8380.11%
KHEDAGujaratINCDINSHA PATELBJPCHAUHAN DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI8460.14%
NARASARAOPETAndhra PradeshTDPMODUGULA VENUGOPALA REDDYINCBALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI1,6070.15%
RAJAHMUNDRYAndhra PradeshINCARUNA KUMAR VUNDAVALLITDPM. MURALI MOHAN2,1470.21%
DAVANAGEREKarnatakaBJPG.M. SIDDESWARAINCS.S. MALLIKARJUNA2,0240.22%
PALAKKADKeralaCPMM.B. RAJESHINCSATHEESAN PACHENI1,8200.23%
BELLARYKarnatakaBJPJ. SHANTHAINCN.Y. HANUMANTHAPPA2,2430.26%