Thread: Indian general election, 2009 - Results

Indian general election, 2009 - Results at a glance

• Eligible voters: 714 million voters
• Polling centres: 828,804
• Voting days: 16, 23, 30 April; 7, 13 May
• Vote counting: 16 May

Record number of Tainted MP's

• The 15th Lok Sabha saw the most MPs with criminal backgrounds.
• At least 150 MPs have criminal cases against them with 73 serious cases ranging from Rape to murder.
• While BJP has 42 MPs with criminal backgrounds, Congress has 41, with largest criminal MPs coming from UP. Out of 80 seats, 31 have criminal records.
• The previous Lok Sabha had 128 MPs with criminal cases.

Overall Poliing Percentage (543 Constituencies): 56.97%

Political Parties/Alliances supporting the government

• UPA (262)
• Samajwadi Party (23)
• Bahujan Samaj Party (21)
• Rashtriya Janata Dal (4)
• Bodoland Peoples Front (1)
• Nagaland Peoples Front (1)
• Independent (3)

Total: 315 votes (58.0%)

Results by alliance

United Progressive Alliance: Seats - 262

• Indian National Congress - 206
• All India Trinamool Congress - 19
• Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam - 18
• Nationalist Congress Party - 9
• National Conference - 3
• Jharkhand Mukti Morcha - 2
• Indian Union Muslim League - 2
• Kerala Congress (Mani) - 1
• All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen - 1
• Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi - 1

National Democratic Alliance:Seats - 159

• Bharatiya Janata Party - 116
• Janata Dal (United) - 20
• Shiv Sena - 11
• Rashtriya Lok Dal - 5
• Shiromani Akali Dal - 4
• Telangana Rashtra Samithi - 2
• Asom Gana Parishad - 1

Third Front:Seats - 74

• Left Front - 20
• Bahujan Samaj Party - 21
• Biju Janata Dal - 14
• All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam - 9
• Telugu Desam Party - 6
• Janata Dal (Secular) - 3
• Haryana Janhit Congress - 1
• Pattali Makkal Katchi - 0

Fourth Front:Seats - 27

• Samajwadi Party - 23
• Rashtriya Janata Dal - 4
• Lok Janshakti Party - 0

Other Parties and Independents: Seats - 21

Results by party

• Indian National Congress - 206
• Bharatiya Janata Party - 116
• Samajwadi Party - 23
• Bahujan Samaj Party - 21
• Janata Dal (United) - 20
• All India Trinamool Congress - 19
• Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam - 18
• Communist Party of India (Marxist) - 16
• Biju Janata Dal - 14
• Shivsena - 11
• Nationalist Congress Party - 9
• All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam - 9
• Telugu Desam - 6
• Rashtriya Lok Dal - 5
• Communist Party of India - 4
• Rashtriya Janata Dal - 4
• Shiromani Akali Dal - 4
• Janata Dal (Secular) - 3
• Jammu & Kashmir National Conference - 3
• All India Forward Bloc - 2
• Jharkhand Mukti Morcha - 2
• Revolutionary Socialist Party - 2
• Telangana Rashtra Samithi - 2
• Muslim League Kerala State Committee - 2
• Asom Gana Parishad - 1
• Assam United Democratic Front - 1
• Kerala Congress (M) - 1
• Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam - 1
• Nagaland Peoples Front - 1
• Sikkim Democratic Front - 1
• All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen - 1
• Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi - 1
• Bodaland Peoples Front - 1
• Haryana Janhit Congress (BL) - 1
• Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) - 1
• Swabhimani Paksha - 1
• Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katch - 1
• Independent - 9

Results by states and territories

Andhra Pradesh (42)

• Indian National Congress - 33
• Telugu Desam Party - 6
• Telangana Rashtra Samithi - 2
• All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen - 1

Arunachal Pradesh (2)

• Indian National Congress - 2
• Arunachal Congress - 0
• Bharatiya Janata Party - 0

Assam (14)

• Indian National Congress - 7
• Bharatiya Janata Party - 4
• Assam United Democratic Front - 1
• Asom Gana Parishad - 1
• Bodaland Peoples Front - 1

Bihar (40)

• Janata Dal (United) - 20
• Bharatiya Janata Party - 12
• Rashtriya Janata Dal - 4
• Indian National Congress - 2
• Independent - 2

Chhattisgarh (11)

• Bharatiya Janata Party - 10
• Indian National Congress - 1

Goa (2)

• Bharatiya Janata Party - 1
• Indian National Congress - 1

Gujarat (26)

• Bharatiya Janata Party - 15
• Indian National Congress - 11

Haryana (10)

• Indian National Congress - 9
• Haryana Janhit Congress - 1

Himachal Pradesh (4)

• Bharatiya Janata Party - 3
• Indian National Congress - 1

Jammu & Kashmir (6)

• Jammu & Kashmir National Conference - 3
• Indian National Congress - 2
• Independent - 1

Jharkhand (14)

• Bharatiya Janata Party - 8
• Jharkhand Mukti Morcha - 2
• Indian National Congress - 1
• Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) - 1
• Independent - 2

Karnataka (28)

• Bharatiya Janata Party - 19
• Indian National Congress - 6
• Janata Dal (Secular) - 3

Kerala (20)

• Indian National Congress - 13
• Left Front - 4
• Indian Union Muslim League - 2
• Kerala Congress (M) - 1

Madhya Pradesh (29)

• Bharatiya Janata Party - 16
• Indian National Congress - 12
• Bahujan Samaj Party - 1

Maharashtra (48)

• Indian National Congress - 17
• Shiv Sena - 11
• Bharatiya Janata Party - 9
• Nationalist Congress Party - 8
• Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi - 1
• Swabhimani Paksha - 1
• Independent - 1

Manipur (2)

• Indian National Congress - 2

Meghalaya (2)

• Indian National Congress - 1
• Nationalist Congress Party - 1

Mizoram (1)

• Indian National Congress - 1

Nagaland (1)

• Nagaland People's Front - 1

Orissa (21)

• Biju Janata Dal - 14
• Indian National Congress - 6
• Communist Party of India - 1
• Bharatiya Janata Party - 0

Punjab (13)

• Indian National Congress - 8
• Shiromani Akali Dal - 4
• Bharatiya Janata Party - 1

Rajasthan (25)

• Indian National Congress - 20
• Bharatiya Janata Party - 4
• Independent - 1

Sikkim (1)

• Sikkim Democratic Front - 1

Tamil Nadu (39)

• Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam - 18
• All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam - 9
• Indian National Congress - 8
• Left Front - 2
• Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam - 1
• Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi - 1
• Pattali Makkal Katchi - 0
• Bharatiya Janata Party - 0

Tripura (2)

• Communist Party of India (Marxist) - 2
• Indian National Congress - 0

Uttar Pradesh (80)

• Samajwadi Party - 23
• Indian National Congress - 21
• Bahujan Samaj Party - 20
• Bharatiya Janata Party - 10
• Rashtriya Lok Dal - 5
• Independent - 1

Uttarakhand (5)

• Indian National Congress - 5
• Bharatiya Janata Party - 0

West Bengal (42)

• All India Trinamool Congress - 19
• Left Front - 15
• Indian National Congress - 6
• Bharatiya Janata Party - 1
• Socialist Unity Centre of India - 1

Territory

Andaman & Nicobar Islands (1)

• Bharatiya Janata Party - 1
• Indian National Congress - 0

Chandigarh (1)

• Indian National Congress - 1
• Bharatiya Janata Party - 0

Dadra & Nagar Haveli (1)

• Bharatiya Janata Party - 1
• Indian National Congress - 0

Daman & Diu (1)

• Bharatiya Janata Party - 1
• Indian National Congress - 0

Delhi(7)

• Indian National Congress - 7
• Bharatiya Janata Party - 0

Lakshadweep (1)

• Indian National Congress - 1
• Bharatiya Janata Party - 0

Puducherry (1)

• Indian National Congress - 1
• Pattali Makkal Katchi - 0

Source: Wikipedia

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