2009 Indian general election in Uttarakhand explained

Election Name:2009 Indian general election in Uttarakhand
Country:India
Type:Parliamentary
Previous Election:2004 Indian general election in Uttarakhand
Previous Year:2004
Next Election:2014 Indian general election in Uttarakhand
Next Year:2014
Election Date:13 May 2009
Seats For Election:5 seats
Turnout:53.43% (5.36%)
Leader1:Harish Rawat
Party1:Indian National Congress
Alliance1:United Progressive Alliance
Last Election1:1
Seats1:5
Seat Change1: 4
Percentage1:43.14%
Swing1: 4.83%
Party2:Bhartiya Janata Party
Alliance2:National Democratic Alliance
Last Election2:3
Seats2:0
Seat Change2: 3
Percentage2:33.80%
Swing2: 7.18%
Map Size:300px

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

Elected MPs

Following is the list of elected MPs from Uttarakhand.

S. No.ConstituencyTurnout %Elected MPPartyMargin
1 50.38bgcolor=#00BFFF Indian National Congress52,939
2 48.87bgcolor=#00BFFF Indian National Congress17,397
3 Almora (SC)45.86bgcolor=#00BFFF Indian National Congress6,523
4 58.69bgcolor=#00BFFF Indian National Congress88,412
5 60.89bgcolor=#00BFFF Indian National Congress1,27,412

Assembly segment wise lead

PartyAssembly segmentsPosition in Assembly (as of 2012 election)
Indian National Congress5132
Bharatiya Janata Party1931
Others07
Total70

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.

See also