2009 Indian general election in Uttarakhand

2009 Indian general election in Uttarakhand

13 May 2009

5 seats
Turnout53.43% ( 5.36%)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Harish Rawat B.C. Khanduri
Party INC BJP
Alliance UPA NDA
Leader's seat Haridwar Did not contest
Last election 1 3
Seats won 5 0
Seat change 4 3
Percentage 43.14% 33.80%
Swing 4.83% 7.18%


Prime Minister before election

Manmohan Singh
INC

Prime Minister after election

Manmohan Singh
INC

The 2009 Indian general election in Uttarakhand, occurred for 5 seats in the state. All 5 seats were won by the Indian National Congress.

Parties and alliances

  National Democratic Alliance

Party Flag Symbol Leader Contesting Seats
Bharatiya Janata Party B. C. Khanduri 5
Party Flag Symbol Leader Contesting Seats
Indian National Congress Harish Rawat 5

Elected MPs

Following is the list of elected MPs from Uttarakhand.

S. No. Constituency Turnout % Elected MP Party Margin
1 Tehri Garhwal 50.38 Vijay Bahuguna Indian National Congress 52,939
2 Garhwal 48.87 Satpal Maharaj Indian National Congress 17,397
3 Almora (SC) 45.86 Pradeep Tamta Indian National Congress 6,523
4 Nainital–Udhamsingh Nagar 58.69 Karan Chand Singh Baba Indian National Congress 88,412
5 Haridwar 60.89 Harish Rawat Indian National Congress 1,27,412

Assembly segment wise lead

Party Assembly segments Position in Assembly (as of 2012 election)
Indian National Congress 51 32
Bharatiya Janata Party 19 31
Others 0 7
Total 70


By-election

By-elections were held in 2012 for Tehri Garhwal constituency as Elected MP Vijay Bahuguna became the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.

In the election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah defeated Saket Bahuguna, son of Vijay Bahuguna by margin of over 22,000.[1]

See also

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