2009 Indian general election in Gujarat

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Indian general election in Gujarat, 2009
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  2004 April–May 2009 2014  

26 seats
Turnout47.90%
 First partySecond party
 
Party BJP INC
Alliance NDA UPA
Last election14 seats, 47.37%12 seats, 43.86%
Seats won1511
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.75%Decrease2.svg 0.78%

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In the 2009 Indian general election for Gujarat were held for 26 seats in the state. The major two contenders in the state were Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) and the Indian National Congress (INC).

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Voting and Results

Source: Election Commission of India [1]

Results by Party

The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) won 15 seats and the Indian National Congress won 11 seats.

List of Elected MPs

NoConstituencyTurnout%Winning CandidateWinning PartyVotesMargin
1 Kachchh 42.55 Poonamben Veljibhai Jat Bharatiya Janata Party 285,22571,343
2 Banaskantha 49.83 Mukesh Gadhvi Indian National Congress 289,40910,154
3 Patan 44.67 Jagdish Thakor Indian National Congress 283,77218,054
4 Mahesana 49.74 Jayshreeben Patel Bharatiya Janata Party 334,59821,865
5 Sabarkantha 49.41 Mahendrasinh Chauhan Bharatiya Janata Party 337,41617,155
6 Gandhinagar 50.83 L.K.Advani Bharatiya Janata Party 434,044121,747
7 Ahmedabad East 42.35 Harin Pathak Bharatiya Janata Party 318,84686,056
8 Ahmedabad West 48.22 Kirit Premjibhai Solanki Bharatiya Janata Party 376,82391,127
9 Surendranagar 39.73 Somabhai Gandalal Koli Patel Indian National Congress 247,7054,831
10 Rajkot 44.64 Kunwarjibhai Mohanbhai Bavaliya Indian National Congress 307,43424,735
11 Porbandar 47.67 Vitthalbhai Hansrajbhai Radadiya Indian National Congress 329,43639,503
12 Jamnagar 45.79 Ahir Vikrambhai Arjanbhai Madam Indian National Congress 281,40326,418
13 Junagadh 57.88 Solanki Dinubhai Boghabhai Bharatiya Janata Party 355,29513,759
14 Amreli 39.97 Kachhadia Naranbhai Bharatiya Janata Party 247,66037,326
15 Bhavnagar 45.16 Rajendrasinh Ghanshyamsinh Rana Bharatiya Janata Party 213,3585,893
16 Anand 48.41 Bharatsinh Madhavsinh Solanki Indian National Congress 348,65267,318
17 Kheda 41.60 Dinsha Patel Indian National Congress 283,780721
18 Panchmahal 42.65 Prabhatsinh Pratapsinh Chauhan Bharatiya Janata Party 282,0792,081
19 Dahod 44.73 Dr. Prabha Kishor Taviad Indian National Congress 250,58658,536
20 Vadodara 49.02 Balkrishna Khanderao Shukla Bharatiya Janata Party 428,833136,028
21 Chhota Udaipur 54.19 Rathwa Ramsingbhai Patalbhai Bharatiya Janata Party 353,52626,998
22 Bharuch 57.14 Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava Bharatiya Janata Party 311,01827,732
23 Bardoli 57.81 Tushar Amarsinh Chaudhary Indian National Congress 398,32358,878
24 Surat 49.01 Darshana Jardosh Bharatiya Janata Party 364,94774,798
25 Navsari 46.66 C. R. Patil Bharatiya Janata Party 423,413132,643
26 Valsad 56.11 Kishanbhai Vestabhai Patel Indian National Congress 357,7557,169

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References

  1. "Election Commission of India". Archived from the original on 2009-05-21. Retrieved 2009-05-21.