2009 Indian general election in Maharashtra explained

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
Seats1:30
Seat Change1: 17
Party2:Shiv Sena
Alliance2:United Progressive Alliance
Last Election2:12
Seats2:3
Seat Change2: 9
Party3:Bharatiya Janata Party
Alliance3:National Democratic Alliance (India)
Last Election3:13
Seats3:5
Seat Change3: 8
Party4:Nationalist Congress Party
Alliance4:United Progressive Alliance
Last Election4:9
Seats4:6
Seat Change4: 3
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:File:Sharad Govindrao Pawar.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]

Voting and results

Source: Election Commission of India[2]

Results by Alliance

AlliancePartyVotes wonSeats wonAlliance Total
%No.+/-No.+/-
UPAINC19.6117+425+3
NCP19.288-1
NDABJP18.179-420-5
SS1711-1
NoneSwabhimani Paksha1.31
Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi0.601
Independent0.11
PartyLeaderMPsVotes
Of totalOf total
Indian National CongressSushilkumar Shinde17261,23,87,32233.4%
Shiv SenaAnant Geete112282,50,03822.4%
Bharatiya Janata PartyGopinath Munde092670,25,88419.08%
Nationalist Congress PartySharad Pawar082265,00,80017.6%

List of Elected MPs

No.ConstituencyTurnout%Winning CandidateParty AffiliationMargin
1.Nandurbar52.64Gavit Manikrao HodlyaIndian National Congress40,843
2.Dhule42.53Pratap Narayanrao SonawaneBharatiya Janata Party19,419
3.Jalgaon42.38A. T. PatilBharatiya Janata Party96,020
4.Raver50.75Haribhau Madhav JawaleBharatiya Janata Party28,218
5.Buldhana61.72Prataprao Ganpatrao JadhavShivsena28,078
6.Akola49.91Sanjay Shamrao DhotreBharatiya Janata Party64,848
7.Amravati51.45Anandrao Vithoba AdsulShivsena61,716
8.Wardha54.60Datta MegheIndian National Congress95,918
9.Ramtek50.88Mukul Balkrishna WasnikIndian National Congress16,701
10.Nagpur43.44Vilasrao Baburaoji MuttemwarIndian National Congress24,399
11.Bhandara-Gondiya71.11Praful Manoharbhai PatelNationalist Congress Party2,51,915
12.Gadchiroli-Chimur65.14Marotrao Sainuji KowaseIndian National Congress28,580
13.Chandrapur58.48Hansraj Gangaram AhirBharatiya Janata Party32,495
14.Yavatmal-Washim54.06Bhavana Pundlikrao GawaliShivsena56,951
15.Hingoli59.68Subhash Bapurao WankhedeShivsena73,634
16.Nanded53.83Bhaskarrao Bapurao Khatgaonkar PatilIndian National Congress74,614
17.Parbhani54.08Adv. Ganeshrao Nagorao DudhgaonkarShivsena65,418
18.Jalna55.89Raosaheb Dadarao DanveBharatiya Janata Party8,482
19.Aurangabad51.56Chandrakant KhaireShivsena33,014
20.Dindori47.57Harishchandra ChavanBharatiya Janata Party37,347
21.Nashik45.42Sameer BhujbalNationalist Congress Party22,032
22.Palghar48.10Baliram Sukur JadhavBahujan Vikas Aghadi12,360
23.Bhiwandi39.39Suresh Kashinath TawareIndian National Congress41,364
24.Kalyan34.31Anand Prakash ParanjapeShivsena24,202
25.Thane41.50Dr.Sanjeev Ganesh NaikNationalist Congress Party49,020
26.Mumbai North42.60Sanjay Brijkishorlal NirupamIndian National Congress5,779
27.Mumbai North West44.06Ad.Gurudas KamatIndian National Congress38,387
28.Mumbai North East42.46Sanjay Dina PatilNationalist Congress Party2,933
29.Mumbai North Central39.52Priya Sunil DuttIndian National Congress1,74,555
30.Mumbai South Central39.50Eknath GaikwadIndian National Congress75,706
31.Mumbai South40.37Milind Murli DeoraIndian National Congress1,12,682
32.Raigad56.43Anant GeeteShivsena1,46,521
33.Maval44.71Gajanan Dharmshi BabarShivsena80,619
34.Pune40.66Suresh KalmadiIndian National Congress25,701
35.Baramati46.07Supriya SuleNationalist Congress Party3,36,831
36.Shirur51.45Shivajirao Adhalarao PatilShivsena1,78,611
37.Ahmednagar51.84Dilipkumar Mansukhlal GandhiBharatiya Janata Party46,731
38.Shirdi50.37Bhausaheb Rajaram WakchaureShivsena1,32,751
39.Beed65.60Gopinathrao Pandurang MundeBharatiya Janata Party1,40,952
40.Osmanabad57.47Padamsinha Bajirao PatilNationalist Congress Party6,787
41.Latur54.93Awale Jaywant GangaramIndian National Congress7,975
42.Solapur46.62Sushilkumar Sambhajirao ShindeIndian National Congress99,632
43.Madha59.04Sharadchandra Govindrao PawarNationalist Congress Party3,14,459
44.Sangli52.12Pratik Prakashbapu PatilIndian National Congress39,783
45.Satara52.82Udayanraje BhonsleNationalist Congress Party2,97,515
46.Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg57.39Nilesh Narayan RaneIndian National Congress46,750
47.Kolhapur64.93Sadashivrao Dadoba MandlikIndependent44,800
48.Hatkanangle67.07Raju ShettiSwabhimani Paksha95,060

List of all elected Indian National Congress MPs

No.ConstituencyElected MPParty Affiliation
1.NandurbarGavit Manikrao HodlyaIndian National Congress
2.WardhaDatta MegheIndian National Congress
3.RamtekMukul Balkrishna WasnikIndian National Congress
4.NagpurVilasrao Baburaoji MuttemwarIndian National Congress
5.Gadchiroli-ChimurMarotrao Sainuji KowaseIndian National Congress
6.NandedBhaskarrao Bapurao Khatgaonkar PatilIndian National Congress
7.BhiwandiSuresh Kashinath TawareIndian National Congress
8.Mumbai NorthSanjay Brijkishorlal NirupamIndian National Congress
9.Mumbai North WestAd.Gurudas KamatIndian National Congress
10.Mumbai North CentralPriya Sunil DuttIndian National Congress
11.Mumbai South CentralEknath GaikwadIndian National Congress
12.Mumbai SouthMilind Murli DeoraIndian National Congress
13.PuneSuresh KalmadiIndian National Congress
14.LaturAwale Jaywant GangaramIndian National Congress
15.SolapurSushilkumar Sambhajirao ShindeIndian National Congress
16.SangliPratik Prakashbapu PatilIndian National Congress
17.Ratnagiri-SindhudurgNilesh Narayan RaneIndian National Congress

List of all elected Nationalist Congress Party MPs

No.ConstituencyElected MPParty Affiliation
1.Bhandara-GondiyaPraful Manoharbhai PatelNationalist Congress Party
2.NashikSameer BhujbalNationalist Congress Party
3.ThaneDr.Sanjeev Ganesh NaikNationalist Congress Party
4.Mumbai North EastSanjay Dina PatilNationalist Congress Party
5.BaramatiSupriya SuleNationalist Congress Party
6.OsmanabadPadamsinha Bajirao PatilNationalist Congress Party
7.MadhaSharadchandra Govindrao PawarNationalist Congress Party
8.SataraUdayanraje BhonsleNationalist Congress Party

List of all elected Shiv Sena MPs

No.ConstituencyElected MPParty Affiliation
1.BuldhanaPrataprao Ganpatrao JadhavShivsena
2.AmravatiAnandrao Vithoba AdsulShivsena
3.Yavatmal-WashimBhavana Pundlikrao GawaliShivsena
4.HingoliSubhash Bapurao WankhedeShivsena
5.ParbhaniAdv. Ganeshrao Nagorao DudhgaonkarShivsena
6.AurangabadChandrakant KhaireShivsena
7.KalyanAnand Prakash ParanjapeShivsena
8.RaigadAnant GeeteShivsena
9.MavalGajanan Dharmshi BabarShivsena
10.ShirurShivajirao Adhalarao PatilShivsena
11.ShirdiBhausaheb Rajaram WakchaureShivsena

List of all elected Bharatiya Janata Party MPs

No.ConstituencyElected MPParty Affiliation
1.DhulePratap Narayanrao SonawaneBharatiya Janata Party
2.JalgaonA. T. PatilBharatiya Janata Party
3.RaverHaribhau Madhav JawaleBharatiya Janata Party
4.AkolaSanjay Shamrao DhotreBharatiya Janata Party
5.ChandrapurHansraj Gangaram AhirBharatiya Janata Party
6.JalnaRaosaheb Dadarao DanveBharatiya Janata Party
7.DindoriHarishchandra ChavanBharatiya Janata Party
8.AhmednagarDilipkumar Mansukhlal GandhiBharatiya Janata Party
9.BeedGopinathrao Pandurang MundeBharatiya Janata Party

Region-wise Breakup

RegionTotal seatsIndian National CongressShiv SenaBharatiya Janata PartyNationalist Congress PartyOthers
Votes PolledSeats WonVotes PolledSeats WonVotes PolledSeats WonVotes PolledSeats Won
Western Maharashtra1122,56,5780315,03,69802 017,87,1530124,70,20003 0302
Vidarbha1031,28,40204 0324,27,03203 0216,38,52302 0310,30,99501 0100
Marathwada816,04,43502 0222,86,67303 0114,78,842029,24,8100100
Thane+Konkan713,04,03502 0120,32,6350300007,49,91001 0101
Mumbai632,97,46405 010000 0100006,67,95501 0100
North Maharashtra67,66,40801 01000020,47,31404 016,56,93001 0100
Total[3] 481,23,57,32217 0482,50,03811 0159,51,83209 0465,00,80008 0103

Western Maharashtra

Seats won
1.PuneSuresh KalmadiIndian National Congress
2.SolapurSushilkumar Sambhajirao ShindeIndian National Congress
3.SangliPratik Prakashbapu PatilIndian National Congress
4.BaramatiSupriya SuleNationalist Congress Party
5.MadhaSharadchandra Govindrao PawarNationalist Congress Party
6.SataraUdayanraje BhonsleNationalist Congress Party
7.MavalGajanan Dharmshi BabarShivsena
8.ShirurShivajirao Adhalarao PatilShivsena
9.AhmednagarDilipkumar Mansukhlal GandhiBharatiya Janata Party
10.KolhapurSadashivrao Dadoba MandlikIndependent
11.HatkanangleRaju ShettiSwabhimani Paksha

Vidarbha

Sr.noSeats won
1.WardhaDatta MegheIndian National Congress
2.RamtekMukul Balkrishna WasnikIndian National Congress
3.NagpurVilasrao Baburaoji MuttemwarIndian National Congress
4.Gadchiroli-ChimurMarotrao Sainuji KowaseIndian National Congress
5.Bhandara-GondiyaPraful Manoharbhai PatelNationalist Congress Party
6.BuldhanaPrataprao Ganpatrao JadhavShivsena
7.AmravatiAnandrao Vithoba AdsulShivsena
8.Yavatmal-WashimBhavana Pundlikrao GawaliShivsena
9.AkolaSanjay Shamrao DhotreBharatiya Janata Party
10.ChandrapurHansraj Gangaram AhirBharatiya Janata Party

Marathwada

Sr.noSeats wonParty
1.NandedBhaskarrao Bapurao Khatgaonkar PatilIndian National Congress
2.LaturAwale Jaywant GangaramIndian National Congress
3.OsmanabadPadamsinha Bajirao PatilNationalist Congress Party
4.HingoliSubhash Bapurao WankhedeShivsena
5.ParbhaniAdv. Ganeshrao Nagorao DudhgaonkarShivsena
6.AurangabadChandrakant KhaireShivsena
7.JalnaRaosaheb Dadarao DanveBharatiya Janata Party
8.BeedGopinathrao Pandurang MundeBharatiya Janata Party

Thane+Konkan

Sr.noSeats wonParty
1.BhiwandiSuresh Kashinath TawareIndian National Congress
2.Ratnagiri-SindhudurgNilesh Narayan RaneIndian National Congress
3.ThaneDr.Sanjeev Ganesh NaikNationalist Congress Party
4.KalyanAnand Prakash ParanjapeShivsena
5.RaigadAnant GeeteShivsena
7.PalgharBaliram Sukur JadhavBahujan Vikas Aghadi

Mumbai

Sr.noSeats WonParty
1.Mumbai NorthSanjay Brijkishorlal NirupamIndian National Congress
2.Mumbai North WestAd.Gurudas KamatIndian National Congress
3.Mumbai North EastSanjay Dina PatilNationalist Congress Party
4.Mumbai North CentralPriya Sunil DuttIndian National Congress
5.Mumbai South CentralEknath GaikwadIndian National Congress
6.Mumbai SouthMilind Murli DeoraIndian National Congress

North Maharashtra

Sr.noSeats wonParty
1.NandurbarGavit Manikrao HodlyaIndian National Congress
2.DhulePratap Narayanrao SonawaneBharatiya Janata Party
3.JalgaonA. T. PatilBharatiya Janata Party
4.RaverHaribhau Madhav JawaleBharatiya Janata Party
5.NashikSameer BhujbalNationalist Congress Party
6.DindoriHarishchandra ChavanBharatiya Janata Party

Notes and References

  1. News: State-Wise Position. Election Commission of India. 19 May 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090619060703/http://genesys.nic.in/ge_2009/. 19 June 2009. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: General Election 2009. Electoral Commission of India. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190226172903/https://eci.gov.in/files/category/98-general-election-2009/ . 26 February 2019 . 30 October 2019.
  3. News: Spoils of five-point duel. https://web.archive.org/web/20141020001027/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1141020/jsp/nation/story_18944791.jsp. dead. 20 October 2014. 26 September 2017.