2009 Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh

2009 Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh

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4 seats
Turnout	58.43%
First party Second party   Party BJP INC Last election 1 3 Seats won 3 1 Seat change 2 2 Percentage 49.58% 45.61%
Himachal Pradesh
Prime Minister before election Manmohan Singh INC Prime Minister after election Manmohan Singh INC

The 2009 Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh were held for 4 seats. Bhartiya Janata Party won 3 seats. While Indian National Congress won 1 seat. ^[1]

Parties and alliances

   National Democratic Alliance

Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats contested
	Bharatiya Janata Party			Prem Kumar Dhumal	4

   United Progressive Alliance

Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats contested
	Indian National Congress			Virbhadra Singh	4

Results

Party Wise Results

Party Name				Popular vote			Seats
				Votes	%	±pp	Contested	Won	+/−
	BJP			13,33,774	49.58	5.34	4	3	2
	INC			12,26,933	45.61	6.28	4	1	2
	Others			89,592	3.33		14	0
	IND			39,991	1.49	0.17	9	0
Total				26,90,290	100%	-	31	4	-

Elected MPs

Constituency		Winner					Runner-up					Margin
		Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Votes	%
1	Kangra	Dr. Rajan Sushant		BJP	322,254	48.69	Chander Kumar		INC	301,475	45.55	20,779	3.14
2	Mandi	Virbhadra Singh		INC	340,973	47.82	Maheshwar Singh		BJP	326,976	45.86	13,997	1.96
3	Hamirpur	Anurag Singh Thakur		BJP	373,598	53.47	Narinder Thakur		INC	300,866	43.06	72,732	10.41
4	Shimla	Virender Kashyap		BJP	310,946	50.42	Dhani Ram Shandil		INC	283,619	45.99	27,327	4.43

Assembly Segment wise lead

Party		Assembly segments	Position in Assembly (as of 2012 election)
	Bharatiya Janata Party	48	26
	Indian National Congress	20	36
	Others	0	6
Total		68

See also

• Results of the 2009 Indian general election by state

References

1. "General Election 2009". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 22 October 2021.