| Election Name: | Indian general election in Maharashtra, 2009 |
| Country: | India |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2004 Indian general election in Maharashtra |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Next Election: | Indian general election, 2014 (Maharashtra) |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Election Date: | 16 April 23 April, 30 April |
| Seats For Election: | 48 seats |
| Turnout: | 50.73% |
| Party1: | Indian National Congress |
| Alliance1: | United Progressive Alliance |
| Last Election1: | 13 |
| Seats1: | 17 |
| Seat Change1: | 4 |
| Party2: | Shiv Sena |
| Alliance2: | National Democratic Alliance |
| Last Election2: | 12 |
| Seats2: | 11 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Party3: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Alliance3: | National Democratic Alliance (India) |
| Last Election3: | 13 |
| Seats3: | 9 |
| Seat Change3: | 4 |
| Party4: | Nationalist Congress Party |
| Alliance4: | United Progressive Alliance |
| Last Election4: | 9 |
| Seats4: | 8 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Party5: | Swabhimani Paksha |
| Alliance5: | United Progressive Alliance |
| Last Election5: | 0 |
| Seats5: | 3 |
| Seat Change5: | 3 |
| Party6: | Bahujan Vikas Aghadi |
| Alliance6: | United Progressive Alliance |
| Last Election6: | 0 |
| Seats6: | 1 |
| Seat Change6: | 1 |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Leader1: | Sushilkumar Shinde |
| Leader2: | Anant Geete |
| Leader3: | Gopinath Munde |
| Leader4: | Sharad Pawar |
| Leader5: | Raju Shetti |
| Leader6: | Baliram Sukur Jadhav |
| Image1: | File:Shri Sushilkumar Shinde, in New Delhi on August 06, 2009 (cropped).jpg |
| Image4: | Sharad Pawar, Minister of AgricultureCrop.jpg |
| Percentage1: | 19.61% |
| Percentage2: | 17% |
| Percentage3: | 18.17% |
| Percentage4: | 19.28% |
| Percentage5: | 1.3% |
| Percentage6: | 0.60% |
The Indian general election, 2009 in Maharashtra were held for 48 seats with the state going to polls in the first three phases of the general elections. The major contenders in the state were the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and National Democratic Alliance (NDA). UPA consisted of the Indian National Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party whereas the NDA consisted of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Shiv Sena. The Shiv Sena contested on 22 seats in the state and the BJP over 25 seats. Similarly, the NCP contested on 21 seats and the Indian National Congress contested on 25 seats. Other parties in the fray included the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), Bahujan Samaj Party which fielded candidates on 47 seats, and the Fourth Front. The MNS which was contesting its first general elections fielded candidates on 11 seats in the state.[1]
Source: Election Commission of India[2]
| Alliance | Party | Votes won | Seats won | Alliance Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | No. | +/- | No. | +/- | ||||
| UPA | INC | 19.61 | 17 | +4 | 25 | +3 | ||
| NCP | 19.28 | 8 | -1 | |||||
| NDA | BJP | 18.17 | 9 | -4 | 20 | -5 | ||
| SS | 17 | 11 | -1 | |||||
| None | Swabhimani Paksha | 1.3 | 1 | |||||
| Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi | 0.60 | 1 | ||||||
| Independent | 0.1 | 1 | ||||||
| Party | Leader | MPs | Votes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Of total | Of total | ||||||||
| Indian National Congress | Sushilkumar Shinde | 17 | 26 | 1,23,87,322 | 33.4% | ||||
| Shiv Sena | Anant Geete | 11 | 22 | 82,50,038 | 22.4% | ||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | Gopinath Munde | 09 | 26 | 70,25,884 | 19.08% | ||||
| Nationalist Congress Party | Sharad Pawar | 08 | 22 | 65,00,800 | 17.6% | ||||
| Region | Total seats | Indian National Congress | Shiv Sena | Bharatiya Janata Party | Nationalist Congress Party | Others | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes Polled | Seats Won | Votes Polled | Seats Won | Votes Polled | Seats Won | Votes Polled | Seats Won | ||||||||
| Western Maharashtra | 11 | 22,56,578 | 03 | 15,03,698 | 02 | 01 | 7,87,153 | 01 | 24,70,200 | 03 | 03 | 02 | |||
| Vidarbha | 10 | 31,28,402 | 04 | 03 | 24,27,032 | 03 | 01 | 16,38,523 | 02 | 04 | 10,30,995 | 01 | 01 | 00 | |
| Marathwada | 8 | 16,04,435 | 02 | 02 | 22,86,673 | 03 | 01 | 14,78,842 | 02 | 01 | 9,24,810 | 01 | 01 | 00 | |
| Thane+Konkan | 6 | 13,04,035 | 02 | 20,32,635 | 02 | 01 | 00 | 00 | 7,49,910 | 01 | 01 | 01 | |||
| Mumbai | 6 | 32,97,464 | 05 | 01 | 00 | 00 | 01 | 00 | 00 | 6,67,955 | 01 | 01 | 00 | ||
| North Maharashtra | 6 | 7,66,408 | 01 | 01 | 00 | 00 | 20,47,314 | 04 | 01 | 6,56,930 | 01 | 00 | |||
| Total[3] | 48 | 1,23,57,322 | 17 | 04 | 82,50,038 | 11 | 01 | 59,51,832 | 09 | 04 | 65,00,800 | 08 | 01 | 03 | |