2009 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir

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Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir, 2009
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  2004 16 April, 23 April, 30 April 2014  

6 seats
Turnout39.70%
 First partySecond party
 
UPA
Ind
Party UPA Independent
Seats won51
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Steady2.svg
Percentage43.78%

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Jammu and Kashmir

Prime Minister before election

Manmohan Singh
INC

Prime Minister after election

Manmohan Singh
INC

The 2009 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir to the 15th Lok Sabha were held for 6 seats. Jammu and Kashmir National Conference won 3 seats. Indian National Congress won 2 and one was won by an Independent politician Hassan Khan.

Contents

The Polling officer administering indelible ink at the finger of a female voter at a polling booth of Budgam, Srinagar in Jammu & Kashmir during the 4th Phase of General Election-2009 on May 07, 2009.jpg
A polling officer administering indelible ink at the finger of a female voter at a polling booth in Budgam, Srinagar during the 4th Phase the elections
The voters standing in a queue for their turn to cast votes at a polling booth of Budgam, Srinagar in Jammu & Kashmir during the 4th Phase of General Election-2009 on May 07, 2009.jpg
Voters standing in a queue for their turn to cast votes at a polling booth of Budgam, Srinagar in Jammu & Kashmir

Parties and alliances

   United Progressive Alliance

No.PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contested
1. Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Flag of Jammu and Kashmir (1936-1953).svg Indian Election Symbol Plough.png Farooq Abdullah 3
2. Indian National Congress Indian National Congress Flag.svg INC Logo.png Ghulam Nabi Azad 3

   Peoples Democratic Party

No.PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contested
1. Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party No image available.svg Indian Election Symbol Ink Pot and Pen.png Mufti Mohammed Sayeed 6

   National Democratic Alliance

No.PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contested
1. Bharatiya Janata Party BJP flag.svg Lotus flower symbol.svg Ashok Kumar Khajuria 4

Results

Party-wise Results

PartyElected MPs
JKNC 3
INC 2
Independents 1
Total6

List of Elected MPs

No.ConstituencyTurnout %Name of elected M.P.Party affiliation
1 Baramulla 41.84 Sharifuddin Shariq Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
2 Srinagar 25.55 Farooq Abdullah Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
3 Anantnag 27.10 Mirza Mehboob Beg Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
4 Ladakh 71.86 Hassan Khan Independent
5 Udhampur 44.88 Ch. Lal Singh Indian National Congress
6 Jammu 49.06 Madan Lal Sharma Indian National Congress

Assembly segments wise lead of Parties

PartyAssembly segmentsPosition in Assembly (as of 2008 election)
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 2928
Indian National Congress 2317
Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party 1821
Bharatiya Janata Party 1311
Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party 23
Others27
Total87

See also