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
| No | Constituency | Turnout% | Winning Candidate | Winning Party | Votes | Margin |
|---|
| 1 | Kachchh | 42.55 | Poonamben Veljibhai Jat | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 285,225 | 71,343 |
| 2 | Banaskantha | 49.83 | | | | 289,409 | 10,154 |
| 3 | Patan | 44.67 | Jagdish Thakor | | Indian National Congress | 283,772 | 18,054 |
| 4 | Mahesana | 49.74 | Jayshreeben Patel | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 334,598 | 21,865 |
| 5 | Sabarkantha | 49.41 | Mahendrasinh Chauhan | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 337,416 | 17,155 |
| 6 | Gandhinagar | 50.83 | L.K.Advani | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 434,044 | 121,747 |
| 7 | Ahmedabad East | 42.35 | Harin Pathak | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 318,846 | 86,056 |
| 8 | Ahmedabad West | 48.22 | Kirit Premjibhai Solanki | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 376,823 | 91,127 |
| 9 | Surendranagar | 39.73 | Somabhai Gandalal Koli Patel | | Indian National Congress | 247,705 | 4,831 |
| 10 | Rajkot | 44.64 | Kunwarjibhai Mohanbhai Bavaliya | | Indian National Congress | 307,434 | 24,735 |
| 11 | Porbandar | 47.67 | Vitthalbhai Hansrajbhai Radadiya | | Indian National Congress | 329,436 | 39,503 |
| 12 | Jamnagar | 45.79 | Ahir Vikrambhai Arjanbhai Madam | | Indian National Congress | 281,403 | 26,418 |
| 13 | Junagadh | 57.88 | Solanki Dinubhai Boghabhai | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 355,295 | 13,759 |
| 14 | Amreli | 39.97 | Kachhadia Naranbhai | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 247,660 | 37,326 |
| 15 | Bhavnagar | 45.16 | Rajendrasinh Ghanshyamsinh Rana | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 213,358 | 5,893 |
| 16 | Anand | 48.41 | Bharatsinh Madhavsinh Solanki | | Indian National Congress | 348,652 | 67,318 |
| 17 | Kheda | 41.60 | Dinsha Patel | | Indian National Congress | 283,780 | 721 |
| 18 | Panchmahal | 42.65 | Prabhatsinh Pratapsinh Chauhan | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 282,079 | 2,081 |
| 19 | Dahod | 44.73 | Dr. Prabha Kishor Taviad | | Indian National Congress | 250,586 | 58,536 |
| 20 | Vadodara | 49.02 | Balkrishna Khanderao Shukla | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 428,833 | 136,028 |
| 21 | Chhota Udaipur | 54.19 | Rathwa Ramsingbhai Patalbhai | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 353,526 | 26,998 |
| 22 | Bharuch | 57.14 | Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 311,018 | 27,732 |
| 23 | Bardoli | 57.81 | Tushar Amarsinh Chaudhary | | Indian National Congress | 398,323 | 58,878 |
| 24 | Surat | 49.01 | Darshana Jardosh | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 364,947 | 74,798 |
| 25 | Navsari | 46.66 | C. R. Patil | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 423,413 | 132,643 |
| 26 | Valsad | 56.11 | Kishanbhai Vestabhai Patel | | Indian National Congress | 357,755 | 7,169 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Election Commission of India . 2009-05-21 . 2009-05-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090521143146/http://eci.nic.in// . dead .
