Posted by Lok Sabha Election Results 2009
15th Lok Sabha election was held in five-phase between 16 April 2009 and 13th May 2009. Around 714 million electoral franchised their vote. It was the largest democratic election in the world, the previous election to the 14th Lok Sabha was held in May 2004 and naturally it terms would have been expired on 1st June 2009. Elections are managed and organised by Election Commission of India, elections are normally held in multiple phases for better handling and also security concerns as well. Total 8070 candidates contested for 543 seats of Lok Sabha. The average turnout was 56.97% from all five phases. On 16th May 2009, the results were announced within three days. The total budget was 11.20 Billion for election expenses by Parliament of India.
With the help of UPA (United Progressive Alliance) which is led by INC (Indian National Congress) formed the government after getting the majority of seats based on the strong performance in UP, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu. UPA collectively won 322 seats out of 543, which is less than 2004 Lok Sabha election where UPA won 335 seats. Alone INC managed to win 218 seats less than previous Lok sabha election where they won 260 seats. In 2004 Lok Sabha election they got external support from parties as well such as BSP, SP, RJD and other minor parties.
Manmohan Singh was sworn in as the Prime Minister on 22 May 2009, at the Ashoka Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan. Since Jawaharlal Nehru in 1962 to be re-elected after a full five-year term, Manmohan Singh became the first prime minister who re-elected consecutively.
2009 Lok Sabha Major Coalitions
National Democratic Alliance (NDA)
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was the first alliance at the national level formed by the National party supported by various state and regional level parties. In the 1998 general election, NDA was formed and led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee from BJP. The government was collapsed a few months later and in 1999 general election NDA returned and came back to power and this time BJP led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee completed 5 years.
United Progressive Alliance(UPA)
INA and other state and regional parties formed UPA and it is formed after the 2004 general election. In the 14th Lok Sabha election, the election was difficult for UPA, but anyhow they managed to win with the help of outside support from Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party, CPI, RSP, AIFB and CPI(M) at different times during this tenure. Before the 2009 look sabha sabha there was the political gap within the UPA , Sonia Gandhi wanted to project Manmohan Singh as the Prime Ministerial candidate while M. Karunanidhi from DMK was agreed with sonia gandhi but (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar not agreed because he wanted to project himself for Prime Ministerial candidate.
Third Front
Third front formed for the 2009 election and led by CPI(M). This front was group of regional political parties who never be a part of any alliance either it is NDA or UPA but most of the constituents of the front were part of the UPA. This front carried 109 seats with them before the 2009 election.
Fourth Front
Agrrement ofseats sharing failed with INC, The Samajwadi Party, the Lok Janshakti Party and the Rashtriya Janata Dal formed a coalition. After the declaration of this front, there was nothing happened as usual other parties continued to declare their support for the UPA.
Lok Sabha Election 2009 Opinion Polling
Major opinion poll survey agencies conducted a opinion poll and gave UPA an edge over the NDA. Check the opinion poll of agency
| Agency | Results | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNN-IBN-CSDS | UPA 215-235 | NDA 165-185 | Others 125-155 | |
| CVoter-The Week | UPA 234 (Congress 144) | NDA 186 (BJP 140) | Third Front 112 | |
| Star-Nielsen | UPA 203 (Congress 155) | NDA 191 (BJP 147) | Third Front 104 | Fourth Front 39 |
| Times of India | UPA 201 (Congress 146) | NDA 195 (BJP 138) | Others 147 | |
| Actual Results | UPA 262 | NDA 159 | Third Front 79 | |
State wise voter turnout details 2009
| State/UT | Seats | Total Voters | Voter Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 80 | 55 | 435 | 386 | 47.79% |
| Maharashtra | 48 | 37 | 007 | 538 | 50.73% |
| Andhra Pradesh | 42 | 42 | 086 | 701 | 72.70% |
| West Bengal | 42 | 42 | 740 | 865 | 81.42% |
| Bihar | 40 | 24 | 236 | 447 | 44.47% |
| Tamil Nadu | 39 | 30 | 405 | 063 | 73.05% |
| Madhya Pradesh | 29 | 19 | 488 | 923 | 51.17% |
| Karnataka | 28 | 24 | 581 | 348 | 58.82% |
| Gujarat | 26 | 17 | 476 | 688 | 47.90% |
| Rajasthan | 25 | 17 | 942 | 477 | 48.41% |
| Orissa | 21 | 17 | 772 | 025 | 65.35% |
| Kerala | 20 | 16 | 041 | 499 | 73.38% |
| Assam | 14 | 12 | 149 | 244 | 69.54% |
| Jharkhand | 14 | 9 | 142 | 557 | 50.98% |
| Punjab | 13 | 11 | 833 | 887 | 69.78% |
| Chhattisgarh | 11 | 8 | 556 | 714 | 55.29% |
| Haryana | 10 | 8 | 160 | 212 | 67.51% |
| NCT OF Delhi | 7 | 5 | 754 | 356 | 51.86% |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 6 | 2 | 609 | 249 | 39.70% |
| Uttarakhand | 5 | 3 | 145 | 818 | 53.43% |
| Himachal Pradesh | 4 | 2 | 691 | 632 | 58.43% |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2 | 500 | 701 | 68.17% | |
| Goa | 2 | 564 | 439 | 55.29% | |
| Manipur | 2 | 1 | 342 | 309 | 77.31% |
| Meghalaya | 2 | 822 | 614 | 64.38% | |
| Tripura | 2 | 1 | 760 | 485 | 84.55% |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT) | 1 | 170 | 713 | 64.16% | |
| Chandigarh (UT) | 1 | 343 | 558 | 65.51% | |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli (UT) | 1 | 110 | 363 | 73.23% | |
| Daman & Diu (UT) | 1 | 68 | 025 | 71.32% | |
| Lakshadweep (UT) | 1 | 39 | 498 | 85.90% | |
| Mizoram | 1 | 326 | 424 | 51.86% | |
| Nagaland | 1 | 1 | 189 | 742 | 90.00% |
| Puducherry (UT) | 1 | 608 | 509 | 79.81% | |
| Sikkim | 1 | 252 | 275 | 83.93% | |
| Total | 543 | 417 | 357 | 674 | 58.21% |
Lok Sabha Election 2019 Results State Wise and Seats Wise
| State | Total Seats | Winning Party | Number of Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 1 | BJP | 1 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 42 | AIMIM | 1 |
| INC | 33 | ||
| TDP | 6 | ||
| TRS | 2 | ||
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2 | INC | 2 |
| Assam | 14 | AGP | 1 |
| AUDF | 1 | ||
| BJP | 4 | ||
| BOPF | 1 | ||
| INC | 7 | ||
| Bihar | 40 | BJP | 12 |
| INC | 2 | ||
| IND | 2 | ||
| JD(U) | 20 | ||
| RJD | 4 | ||
| Chandigarh | 1 | INC | 1 |
| Chhattisgarh | BJP | 10 | |
| INC | 1 | ||
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 1 | BJP | 1 |
| Daman & Diu | 1 | BJP | 1 |
| Goa | 2 | BJP | 1 |
| INC | 1 | ||
| Gujarat | 26 | BJP | 15 |
| INC | 11 | ||
| Haryana | 10 | HJCBL | 1 |
| INC | 9 | ||
| Himachal Pradesh | 4 | BJP | 3 |
| INC | 1 | ||
| Jammu & Kashmir | 6 | INC | 2 |
| IND | 1 | ||
| JKN | 3 | ||
| Jharkhand | 14 | BJP | 8 |
| INC | 1 | ||
| IND | 2 | ||
| JMM | 2 | ||
| JVM | 1 | ||
| Karnataka | 28 | BJP | 19 |
| INC | 6 | ||
| JD(S) | 3 | ||
| Kerala | 20 | CPM | 4 |
| INC | 13 | ||
| KEC(M) | 1 | ||
| MUL | 2 | ||
| Lakshadweep | 1 | INC | 1 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 29 | BJP | 16 |
| BSP | 1 | ||
| INC | 12 | ||
| Maharashtra | 48 | BJP | 9 |
| BVA | 1 | ||
| INC | 17 | ||
| IND | 1 | ||
| NCP | 8 | ||
| SHS | 11 | ||
| SWP | 1 | ||
| Manipur | 2 | INC | 2 |
| Meghalaya | 2 | INC | 1 |
| NCP | 1 | ||
| Mizoram | 1 | INC | 1 |
| Nagaland | 1 | NPF | 1 |
| Delhi | 7 | INC | 7 |
| Orissa | 21 | BJD | 14 |
| CPI | 1 | ||
| INC | 6 | ||
| Puducherry | 1 | INC | 1 |
| Punjab | 13 | BJP | 1 |
| INC | 8 | ||
| SAD | 4 | ||
| Rajasthan | 25 | BJP | 4 |
| INC | 20 | ||
| IND | 1 | ||
| Sikkim | 1 | SDF | 1 |
| Tamil Nadu | 39 | ADMK | 9 |
| CPI | 1 | ||
| CPM | 1 | ||
| DMK | 18 | ||
| INC | 8 | ||
| MDMK | 1 | ||
| VCK | 1 | ||
| Tripura | 2 | CPM | 2 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 80 | BJP | 10 |
| BSP | 20 | ||
| INC | 21 | ||
| IND | 1 | ||
| RLD | 5 | ||
| SP | 23 | ||
| Uttarakhand | 5 | INC | 5 |
| West Bengal | 42 | AIFB | 2 |
| AITC | 19 | ||
| BJP | 1 | ||
| CPI | 2 | ||
| CPM | 9 | ||
| INC | 6 | ||
| IND | 1 | ||
| RSP | 2 | ||
| Total Result | 543 | 543 |
