2009 Indian general election in Delhi explained

Election Name:Indian general election in National Capital Territory of Delhi, 2009
Country:India
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:Indian general election in National Capital Territory of Delhi, 2004
Previous Year:2004
Next Election:Indian general election, 2014 (Delhi)
Next Year:2014
Election Date:7 May 2009
Seats For Election:7 seats
Turnout:51.86%
Image1:File:Manmohan Singh in 2009.jpg
Leader1:Manmohan Singh
Party1:Indian National Congress
Seats1:7
Seat Change1: 1
Popular Vote1:3,285,353
Percentage1:57.11%
Swing1: 2.31pp
Leader2:L. K. Advani
Party2:Bharatiya Janata Party
Seats2:0
Seat Change2: 1
Popular Vote2:2,026,876
Percentage2:35.23%
Swing2: 5.43pp
Map Size:200px

The 2009 Indian general election in Delhi was held on 7 May 2009 to elect representatives of the 7 parliamentary constituencies in the union territory.

The Indian National Congress won all the 7 seats of Delhi in the Lok Sabha, making it the third time it won all the seats in Delhi since 1952.[1]

Results

PartySeatsVotes
ContestedWon%
773,285,35357.11
702,026,87635.23
70307,2325.34
7016,3570.28
105,2440.09
504,7130.08
103,1570.05
102,8870.05
102,6050.05
102,1730.04
202,1510.04
102,0990.04
202,0740.04
201,9500.03
301,8500.03
101,6820.03
301,5700.03
201,5690.03
301,5510.03
101,4390.03
301,3720.02
101,2170.02
201,0560.02
201,0060.02
108360.01
107930.01
106490.01
106140.01
106090.01
105950.01
205310.01
105150.01
104860.01
104780.01
104540.01
104340.01
104050.01
103580.01
103510.01
103450.01
103220.01
103010.01
102890.01
102660.00
102300.00
101860.00
N/A062,8171.09
Total75,753,733100.0

List of elected MPs

S. No. Constituency Turnout %Name of Elected M.P. Party Affiliation Margin
1 55.21Indian National Congress2,00,710
2 52.35Indian National Congress2,22,243
3 53.43Indian National Congress2,41,053
4 55.83Indian National Congress1,87,809
5 47.63Indian National Congress1,84,433
6 52.34Indian National Congress1,29,010
7 47.41Indian National Congress93,219

Assembly segment wise lead of parties

PartyAssembly segments[2] Position in Assembly (as of 2008 election)
Indian National Congress6843
Bharatiya Janata Party223
Total70

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 17 May 2009 . Cong wins all 7 seats in Delhi for third time since 1952 . 12 November 2023 . Business Standard.
  2. Web site: IndiaVotes PC: Delhi [1977 Onwards] 2009 ]. 2023-11-11 . IndiaVotes.