Elections Archive

Lok Sabha 2009

National seat composition, alliance leadership, and constituency map for the general election.

Seats
543
Electors
71,69,85,104
Votes polled
41,70,87,209
Turnout
58.2%

Lok Sabha composition

Seat arc coloured by party.

Majority mark at 272 seats.

Alliance / party

Toggle party seats or curated alliance rollups.

Alliance map not curated for 2009.

Total seats543

543 of 543 seats shown · top 8 parties, rest grouped

National map

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Closest races in 2009

Tightest races by winning margin — winner, runner-up, and the votes that separated them.

2009 · Rajasthan

#1

Tonk-Sawai Madhopur

Photo finish

317votes

0.0% of valid votes

Winner

Namo Narain

INC

vs

Runner-up

Kirori Bainsla

BJP

Open constituency result →

2009 · Punjab

#2

Hoshiarpur

Photo finish

366votes

0.0% of valid votes

Winner

Santosh Chowdhary

INC

vs

Runner-up

Som Parkash

BJP

Open constituency result →

2009 · Uttar Pradesh

#3

Chandauli

Photo finish

459votes

0.1% of valid votes

Winner

Ramkishun

SP

vs

Runner-up

Kailash Yadav

BSP

Open constituency result →

2009 · Kerala

#4

Kozhikode

Nail-biter

838votes

0.1% of valid votes

Winner

M.K. Raghavan

INC

vs

Runner-up

Adv. Riyas

CPM

Open constituency result →

2009 · Gujarat

#5

Kheda

Nail-biter

846votes

0.1% of valid votes

Winner

Dinsha Patel

INC

vs

Runner-up

Chauhan Jesingbhai

BJP

Open constituency result →

2009 · Andhra Pradesh 27

#6

Narasaraopet

Nail-biter

1,607votes

0.1% of valid votes

Winner

Modugula Reddy

TDP

vs

Runner-up

Balashowry Vallabhaneni

INC

Open constituency result →

2009 · Andhra Pradesh 27

#7

Rajahmundry

Nail-biter

2,147votes

0.2% of valid votes

Winner

Aruna Vundavalli

INC

vs

Runner-up

M. Mohan

TDP

Open constituency result →

2009 · Karnataka

#8

Davanagere

Nail-biter

2,024votes

0.2% of valid votes

Winner

G.M. Siddeswara

BJP

vs

Runner-up

S.S. Mallikarjuna

INC

Open constituency result →

2009 · Kerala

#9

Palakkad

Nail-biter

1,820votes

0.2% of valid votes

Winner

M.B. Rajesh

CPM

vs

Runner-up

Satheesan Pacheni

INC

Open constituency result →

2009 · Karnataka

#10

Bellary

Nail-biter

2,243votes

0.3% of valid votes

Winner

J. Shantha

BJP

vs

Runner-up

N.Y. Hanumanthappa

INC

Open constituency result →

2009 · Gujarat

#11

Panchmahal

Nail-biter

2,081votes

0.3% of valid votes

Winner

Chauhan Pratapsinh

BJP

vs

Runner-up

Vaghela Laxmansinh

INC

Open constituency result →

2009 · Tamil Nadu

#12

Viluppuram

Nail-biter

2,797votes

0.4% of valid votes

Winner

Anandan M

ADMK

vs

Runner-up

Swamidurai K

VCK

Open constituency result →

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By state

State results 2009
StateSeatsLeading partyLeading seats
Andaman Nicobar Islands1BJP1
Andhra Pradesh 2742INC33
Arunachal Pradesh2INC2
Assam14INC7
Bihar40JD(U)20
Chandigarh1INC1
Chhattisgarh11BJP10
Dadra Nagar Haveli1BJP1
Daman Diu1BJP1
Delhi7INC7
Goa2BJP1
Gujarat26BJP15
Haryana10INC9
Himachal Pradesh4BJP3
Jammu Kashmir6JKN3
Jharkhand14BJP8
Karnataka28BJP19
Kerala20INC13
Lakshadweep1INC1
Madhya Pradesh29BJP16
Maharashtra48INC17
Manipur2INC2
Meghalaya2INC1
Mizoram1INC1
Nagaland1NPF1

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Party board

Party results 2009
PartySeats wonContestedVote shareTotal votes
INC20644028.6%11,91,11,019
BJP11643318.8%7,84,35,381
SP231933.4%1,42,84,638
BSP215006.2%2,57,28,920
JD(U)20551.5%63,31,201
AITC19353.2%1,33,56,510
DMK18221.8%76,25,397
CPM16825.3%2,22,19,111
BJD14181.6%66,12,552
SHS11471.6%64,54,950
IND93,8315.2%2,16,47,686
NCP9682.0%85,21,502
ADMK9231.7%69,53,591
TDP6312.5%1,04,81,659
RLD5944.0%18,21,054
SAD41096.0%40,04,789
CPI4561.4%59,51,888
RJD4441.3%52,80,084
JD(S)33382.0%34,34,082
JKN3312.0%4,98,374
TRS2962.0%25,82,326
JMM24240.0%16,65,173
RSP21738.0%15,73,650
AIFB22232.0%13,45,803
MUL21721.0%8,77,494

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Party efficiency

Seat share vs vote share — over/under-conversion relative to proportionality. Open target / defence list

  • knife-edge: 77
  • marginal: 121
  • competitive: 144
  • comfortable: 140
  • safe: 61

Lok Sabha 2009 · 543 seats

INCBJPSPBSPJD(U)AITCDMKCPMBJDSHSINDNCPADMKTDPRLDSADVote share →Seat share →

Points above the dashed line convert votes into seats better than proportionality; below means under-conversion.

PartySeatsVote %Seat %Efficiency
INC20628.6%37.9%1.33×
BJP11618.8%21.4%1.14×
SP233.4%4.2%1.24×
BSP216.2%3.9%0.63×
JD(U)201.5%3.7%2.42×
AITC193.2%3.5%1.09×
DMK181.8%3.3%1.81×
CPM165.3%2.9%0.55×
BJD141.6%2.6%1.62×
SHS111.6%2.0%1.31×
IND95.2%1.7%0.32×
NCP92.0%1.7%0.81×
ADMK91.7%1.7%0.99×
TDP62.5%1.1%0.44×
RLD544.0%0.9%0.02×
SAD496.0%0.7%0.01×