Indian general election in Chhattisgarh, 2009|
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| Turnout | 55.29% |
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First party
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Second party
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| Party
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BJP
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INC
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| Alliance
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NDA
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UPA
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| Seats won
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10
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1
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| Seat change
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| Popular vote
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3,851,970
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3,192,007
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| Percentage
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45.03%
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37.31%
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Map of the state's eleven parliamentary constituencies |
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The 2009 Indian general election polls in Chhattisgarh were held for eleven seats in the state. The Result was a Landslide Victory for the BJP and the Congress won only one seat in first-past-the-post elections. Voting in the state took place on 16 April. The election was marred by Naxalite violence in several of the state's constituencies. Out of approximately 15.4 million eligible voters 55.29 percent exercised their right to vote.
Parties and alliances
Result
Result by Party
| Party Name
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Popular vote
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Seats
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| Votes
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%
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±pp
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Contested
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Won
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+/−
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BJP
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38,51,970
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45.03
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2.75
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11
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10
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INC
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31,92,007
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37.31
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2.85
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11
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1
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BSP
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3,86,872
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4.52
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11
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0
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Others
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2,81,139
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3.29
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48
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0
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IND
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8,42,855
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9.85
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5.99
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97
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0
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| Total
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85,54,843
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100%
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-
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178
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11
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-
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Detailed Results
| Constituency
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Winner
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Runner-up
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Margin
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| Candidate
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Party
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Votes
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%
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Candidate
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Party
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Votes
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%
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Votes
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%
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| 1
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Sarguja (ST)
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Murarilal Singh
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BJP
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416,532
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51.73
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Bhanu Pratap Singh
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INC
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256,984
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31.92
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159,548
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19.81
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| 2
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Raigarh (ST)
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Vishnu Deo Sai
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BJP
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443,948
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47.44
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Hridayaram Rathiya
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INC
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388,100
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41.47
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55,848
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5.97
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| 3
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Janjgir-Champa (SC)
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Kamla Devi Patle
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BJP
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302,142
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40.96
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Dr. Shivkumar Dahariya
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INC
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214,931
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29.14
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87,211
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11.82
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| 4
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Korba
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Charan Das Mahant
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INC
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314,616
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42.20
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Karuna Shukla
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BJP
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293,879
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39.41
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20,737
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2.79
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| 5
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Bilaspur
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Dilip Singh Judev
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BJP
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347,930
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45.18
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Dr. Renu Jogi
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INC
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327,791
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42.57
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20,139
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2.61
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| 6
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Rajnandgaon
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Madhusudan Yadav
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BJP
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437,721
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52.70
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Devwrat Singh
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INC
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318,647
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38.36
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119,074
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14.34
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| 7
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Durg
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Saroj Pandey
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BJP
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283,170
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31.27
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Pradeep Choubey
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INC
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273,216
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30.17
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9,954
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1.10
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| 8
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Raipur
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Ramesh Bais
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BJP
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364,943
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49.19
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Bhupesh Baghel
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INC
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307,042
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41.39
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57,901
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7.80
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| 9
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Mahasamund
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Chandulal Sahu
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BJP
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371,201
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47.82
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Motilal Sahu
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INC
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319,726
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41.19
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51,475
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6.63
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| 10
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Bastar (ST)
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Baliram Kashyap
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BJP
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249,373
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44.16
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Shankar Sodi
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INC
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149,111
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26.40
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100,262
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17.76
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| 11
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Kanker (ST)
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Sohan Potai
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BJP
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341,131
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45.99
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Smt. Phoolo Devi Netam
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INC
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321,843
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43.39
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19,288
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2.60
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Assembly segments wise lead of Parties
References