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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]
| Party | Seats | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contested | Won | # | % | ||
| Indian National Congress | 7 | 7 | 3,285,353 | 57.11 | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 7 | 0 | 2,026,876 | 35.23 | |
| Bahujan Samaj Party | 7 | 0 | 307,232 | 5.34 | |
| Samajwadi Party | 7 | 0 | 16,357 | 0.28 | |
| Communist Party of India | 1 | 0 | 5,244 | 0.09 | |
| Bharatiya Sampuran Krantikari Party | 5 | 0 | 4,713 | 0.08 | |
| Lokdal | 1 | 0 | 3,157 | 0.05 | |
| Rashtriya Krantikari Samajwadi Party | 1 | 0 | 2,887 | 0.05 | |
| Ambedkar Samaj Party | 1 | 0 | 2,605 | 0.05 | |
| Bharatiya Sarvodaya Kranti Party | 1 | 0 | 2,173 | 0.04 | |
| United Women Front | 2 | 0 | 2,151 | 0.04 | |
| Youth For Equality | 1 | 0 | 2,099 | 0.04 | |
| Indian Justice Party | 2 | 0 | 2,074 | 0.04 | |
| Rashtravadi Janata Party | 2 | 0 | 1,950 | 0.03 | |
| Hindu Mahasabha | 3 | 0 | 1,850 | 0.03 | |
| All India Forward Bloc | 1 | 0 | 1,682 | 0.03 | |
| Bharat Punarnirmal Dal | 3 | 0 | 1,570 | 0.03 | |
| Rashtriya Krantikari Janata Party | 2 | 0 | 1,569 | 0.03 | |
| Republican Party of India | 3 | 0 | 1,551 | 0.03 | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation | 1 | 0 | 1,439 | 0.03 | |
| Bhartiya Pragatisheel Congress | 3 | 0 | 1,372 | 0.02 | |
| All India Bahujan Samman Party | 1 | 0 | 1,217 | 0.02 | |
| Republican Party of India Ektavadi | 2 | 0 | 1,056 | 0.02 | |
| Matra Bhakta Party | 2 | 0 | 1,006 | 0.02 | |
| Jai Bharat Party | 1 | 0 | 836 | 0.01 | |
| Nelopa | 1 | 0 | 793 | 0.01 | |
| Shiv Sena | 1 | 0 | 649 | 0.01 | |
| Adarshwadi Dal | 1 | 0 | 614 | 0.01 | |
| Rashtrawadi Sena | 1 | 0 | 609 | 0.01 | |
| Yuva Vikas Party | 1 | 0 | 595 | 0.01 | |
| Desh Bhakt Party | 2 | 0 | 531 | 0.01 | |
| Rashtrawadi Labour Party | 1 | 0 | 515 | 0.01 | |
| Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party | 1 | 0 | 486 | 0.01 | |
| Lokpriya Samaj Party | 1 | 0 | 478 | 0.01 | |
| Rashtriya Dehat Morcha Party | 1 | 0 | 454 | 0.01 | |
| Rashtriya Janadhikar Party | 1 | 0 | 434 | 0.01 | |
| Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 1 | 0 | 405 | 0.01 | |
| The Humanist Party of India | 1 | 0 | 358 | 0.01 | |
| Loktantrik Janata Party | 1 | 0 | 351 | 0.01 | |
| Samajwadi Janata Party | 1 | 0 | 345 | 0.01 | |
| Ambedkar National Congress | 1 | 0 | 322 | 0.01 | |
| Bharatiya Gaon Taj Dal | 1 | 0 | 301 | 0.01 | |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1 | 0 | 289 | 0.01 | |
| Janata Dal | 1 | 0 | 266 | 0.00 | |
| Pyramid Party of India | 1 | 0 | 230 | 0.00 | |
| Buddhiviveki Vikas Party | 1 | 0 | 186 | 0.00 | |
| Independent | N/A | 0 | 62,817 | 1.09 | |
| Total | 7 | 5,753,733 | 100.0 | ||
| S. No. | Constituency | Turnout % | Name of Elected M.P. | Party Affiliation | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chandni Chowk | 55.21 | Kapil Sibal | Indian National Congress | 2,00,710 | |
| 2 | North East Delhi | 52.35 | Jai Parkash Aggarwal | Indian National Congress | 2,22,243 | |
| 3 | East Delhi | 53.43 | Sandeep Dikshit | Indian National Congress | 2,41,053 | |
| 4 | New Delhi | 55.83 | Ajay Maken | Indian National Congress | 1,87,809 | |
| 5 | North West Delhi | 47.63 | Krishna Tirath | Indian National Congress | 1,84,433 | |
| 6 | West Delhi | 52.34 | Mahabal Mishra | Indian National Congress | 1,29,010 | |
| 7 | South Delhi | 47.41 | Ramesh Kumar | Indian National Congress | 93,219 | |
| Party | Assembly segments [2] | Position in Assembly (as of 2008 election) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 68 | 43 | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 2 | 23 | |
| Total | 70 | ||
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