2009 Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh

2009 Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh
13 May 2009
4 seats
Turnout58.43%
  First party Second party
 
Party BJP INC
Last election 1 3
Seats won 3 1
Seat change 2 2
Percentage 49.58% 45.61%
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

References

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