2009 Indian general election in Uttarakhand

2009 Indian general election in Uttarakhand

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5 seats
Turnout	53.43% ( 5.36%)
First party Second party   Leader Harish Rawat B.C. Khanduri Party INC BJP Alliance UPA NDA Leader's seat Haridwar Did not contest Last election 1 3 Seats won 5 0 Seat change 4 3 Percentage 43.14% 33.80% Swing 4.83% 7.18%
Prime Minister before election Manmohan Singh INC Prime Minister after election Manmohan Singh INC

The 2009 Indian general election in Uttarakhand, occurred for 5 seats in the state. All 5 seats were won by the Indian National Congress.

Parties and alliances

   National Democratic Alliance

Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats contested
	Bharatiya Janata Party			B. C. Khanduri	5

   United Progressive Alliance

Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats contested
	Indian National Congress			Harish Rawat	5

Elected MPs

Following is the list of elected MPs from Uttarakhand.

S. No.	Constituency	Turnout %	Elected MP	Party	Margin
1	Tehri Garhwal	50.38	Vijay Bahuguna	Indian National Congress	52,939
2	Garhwal	48.87	Satpal Maharaj	Indian National Congress	17,397
3	Almora (SC)	45.86	Pradeep Tamta	Indian National Congress	6,523
4	Nainital–Udhamsingh Nagar	58.69	Karan Chand Singh Baba	Indian National Congress	88,412
5	Haridwar	60.89	Harish Rawat	Indian National Congress	1,27,412

Assembly segment wise lead

Party		Assembly segments	Position in Assembly (as of 2012 election)
	Indian National Congress	51	32
	Bharatiya Janata Party	19	31
	Others	0	7
Total		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. ^[1]

See also

• Elections in Uttarakhand
• Politics of Uttarakhand
• 2009 Indian general election
• 15th Lok Sabha
• List of members of the 15th Lok Sabha

References

1. www.dailypioneer.com/home/online-channel/360-todays-newspaper/101542-alarm-bells-for-congress.html