2009 Indian general election in Uttarakhand
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{{Infobox Election
| 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% ({{increase}} 5.36%)
| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=HarishRawat.jpg|bSize=100|cWidth=80|cHeight=100|oLeft=10|oTop=07}}
| leader1 = Harish Rawat
| leaders_seat1 = Haridwar
| party1 = Indian National Congress
| alliance1 = United Progressive Alliance
| last_election1 = 1
| seats1 = 5
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 4
| percentage1 = 43.14%
| swing1 = {{increase}} 4.83%
| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image=The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Major General (Retd.) B. C. Khanduri meeting with the Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Murli Deora, in New Delhi on December 07, 2007.jpg|bSize=100|cWidth=80|cHeight=100|oLeft=10|oTop=10}}
| party2 = Bhartiya Janata Party
| alliance2 = National Democratic Alliance
| leader2 = B.C. Khanduri
| leaders_seat2 = Did not contest
| last_election2 = 3
| seats2 = 0
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 3
| percentage2 = 33.80%
| swing2 = {{decrease}} 7.18%
| map_image = File:2009 Indian General Election in Uttarakhand Result.png
| map_size = 300px
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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.
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! S. No. ! Constituency !Turnout % ! Elected MP ! Party !Margin | |||
1 | Tehri Garhwal
|50.38 | Vijay Bahuguna | bgcolor=#00BFFF | Indian National Congress
|52,939 |
2 | Garhwal
|48.87 | Satpal Maharaj | bgcolor=#00BFFF | Indian National Congress
|17,397 |
3 | Almora (SC)
|45.86 | Pradeep Tamta | bgcolor=#00BFFF | Indian National Congress
|6,523 |
4 | Nainital–Udhamsingh Nagar
|58.69 | Karan Chand Singh Baba | bgcolor=#00BFFF | Indian National Congress
|88,412 |
5 | Haridwar
|60.89 | Harish Rawat | bgcolor=#00BFFF | Indian National Congress
|1,27,412 |
Assembly segment wise lead
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!Assembly segments !Position in Assembly (as of 2012 election) |
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|51 |32 |
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|19 |31 |
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! Others |0 |7 |
colspan=2|Total
!colspan=2|70 |
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.{{url|http://www.dailypioneer.com/home/online-channel/360-todays-newspaper/101542-alarm-bells-for-congress.html}}
See also
References
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{{Uttarakhand elections}}
{{15th LS members from Uttarakhand}}
{{Indian general election, 2009}}