2009 Indian general election in Gujarat explained

Election Name:Indian general election in Gujarat, 2009
Country:India
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:Indian general election in Gujarat, 2004
Previous Year:2004
Next Election:Indian general election in Gujarat, 2014
Next Year:2014
Election Date:April–May 2009
Seats For Election:26 seats
Turnout:47.90%
Party1:Bharatiya Janata Party
Alliance1:National Democratic Alliance (India)
Last Election1:14 seats, 47.37%
Seats1:15
Pecentage1:46.52%
Seat Change1: 1
Swing1: 0.75%
Party2:Indian National Congress
Alliance2:United Progressive Alliance
Last Election2:12 seats, 43.86%
Seats2:11
Pecentage2:43.38%
Seat Change2: 1
Swing2: 0.78%
Map Size:300px

In the 2009 Indian general election for Gujarat were held for 26 seats in the state. The major two contenders in the state were Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) and the Indian National Congress (INC).

Voting and Results

Source: Election Commission of India[1]

Results by Party

The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) won 15 seats and the Indian National Congress won 11 seats.

List of Elected MPs

NoConstituencyTurnout%Winning CandidateWinning PartyVotesMargin
1Kachchh42.55Poonamben Veljibhai JatBharatiya Janata Party285,22571,343
2Banaskantha49.83289,40910,154
3Patan44.67Jagdish ThakorIndian National Congress283,77218,054
4Mahesana49.74Jayshreeben PatelBharatiya Janata Party334,59821,865
5Sabarkantha49.41Mahendrasinh ChauhanBharatiya Janata Party337,41617,155
6Gandhinagar50.83L.K.AdvaniBharatiya Janata Party434,044121,747
7Ahmedabad East42.35Harin PathakBharatiya Janata Party318,84686,056
8Ahmedabad West48.22Kirit Premjibhai SolankiBharatiya Janata Party376,82391,127
9Surendranagar39.73Somabhai Gandalal Koli PatelIndian National Congress247,7054,831
10Rajkot44.64Kunwarjibhai Mohanbhai BavaliyaIndian National Congress307,43424,735
11Porbandar47.67Vitthalbhai Hansrajbhai RadadiyaIndian National Congress329,43639,503
12Jamnagar45.79Ahir Vikrambhai Arjanbhai MadamIndian National Congress281,40326,418
13Junagadh57.88Solanki Dinubhai BoghabhaiBharatiya Janata Party355,29513,759
14Amreli39.97Kachhadia NaranbhaiBharatiya Janata Party247,66037,326
15Bhavnagar45.16Rajendrasinh Ghanshyamsinh RanaBharatiya Janata Party213,3585,893
16Anand48.41Bharatsinh Madhavsinh SolankiIndian National Congress348,65267,318
17Kheda41.60Dinsha PatelIndian National Congress283,780721
18Panchmahal42.65Prabhatsinh Pratapsinh ChauhanBharatiya Janata Party282,0792,081
19Dahod44.73Dr. Prabha Kishor TaviadIndian National Congress250,58658,536
20Vadodara49.02Balkrishna Khanderao ShuklaBharatiya Janata Party428,833136,028
21Chhota Udaipur54.19Rathwa Ramsingbhai PatalbhaiBharatiya Janata Party353,52626,998
22Bharuch57.14Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai VasavaBharatiya Janata Party311,01827,732
23Bardoli57.81Tushar Amarsinh ChaudharyIndian National Congress398,32358,878
24Surat49.01Darshana JardoshBharatiya Janata Party364,94774,798
25Navsari46.66C. R. PatilBharatiya Janata Party423,413132,643
26Valsad56.11Kishanbhai Vestabhai PatelIndian National Congress357,7557,169

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Election Commission of India . 2009-05-21 . 2009-05-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090521143146/http://eci.nic.in// . dead .