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.
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
#1Tonk-Sawai Madhopur
Photo finish
317votes
0.0% of valid votes
Winner
Namo Narain
INC
Runner-up
Kirori Bainsla
BJP
Open constituency result →
2009 · Punjab
#2Hoshiarpur
Photo finish
366votes
0.0% of valid votes
Winner
Santosh Chowdhary
INC
Runner-up
Som Parkash
BJP
Open constituency result →
2009 · Uttar Pradesh
#3Chandauli
Photo finish
459votes
0.1% of valid votes
Winner
Ramkishun
SP
Runner-up
Kailash Yadav
BSP
Open constituency result →
2009 · Kerala
#4Kozhikode
Nail-biter
838votes
0.1% of valid votes
Winner
M.K. Raghavan
INC
Runner-up
Adv. Riyas
CPM
Open constituency result →
2009 · Gujarat
#5Kheda
Nail-biter
846votes
0.1% of valid votes
Winner
Dinsha Patel
INC
Runner-up
Chauhan Jesingbhai
BJP
Open constituency result →
2009 · Andhra Pradesh 27
#6Narasaraopet
Nail-biter
1,607votes
0.1% of valid votes
Winner
Modugula Reddy
TDP
Runner-up
Balashowry Vallabhaneni
INC
Open constituency result →
2009 · Andhra Pradesh 27
#7Rajahmundry
Nail-biter
2,147votes
0.2% of valid votes
Winner
Aruna Vundavalli
INC
Runner-up
M. Mohan
TDP
Open constituency result →
2009 · Karnataka
#8Davanagere
Nail-biter
2,024votes
0.2% of valid votes
Winner
G.M. Siddeswara
BJP
Runner-up
S.S. Mallikarjuna
INC
Open constituency result →
2009 · Kerala
#9Palakkad
Nail-biter
1,820votes
0.2% of valid votes
Winner
M.B. Rajesh
CPM
Runner-up
Satheesan Pacheni
INC
Open constituency result →
2009 · Karnataka
#10Bellary
Nail-biter
2,243votes
0.3% of valid votes
Winner
J. Shantha
BJP
Runner-up
N.Y. Hanumanthappa
INC
Open constituency result →
2009 · Gujarat
#11Panchmahal
Nail-biter
2,081votes
0.3% of valid votes
Winner
Chauhan Pratapsinh
BJP
Runner-up
Vaghela Laxmansinh
INC
Open constituency result →
2009 · Tamil Nadu
#12Viluppuram
Nail-biter
2,797votes
0.4% of valid votes
Winner
Anandan M
ADMK
Runner-up
Swamidurai K
VCK
Open constituency result →
By state
| State | Seats | Leading party | Leading seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andaman Nicobar Islands | 1 | BJP | 1 |
| Andhra Pradesh 27 | 42 | INC | 33 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2 | INC | 2 |
| Assam | 14 | INC | 7 |
| Bihar | 40 | JD(U) | 20 |
| Chandigarh | 1 | INC | 1 |
| Chhattisgarh | 11 | BJP | 10 |
| Dadra Nagar Haveli | 1 | BJP | 1 |
| Daman Diu | 1 | BJP | 1 |
| Delhi | 7 | INC | 7 |
| Goa | 2 | BJP | 1 |
| Gujarat | 26 | BJP | 15 |
| Haryana | 10 | INC | 9 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 4 | BJP | 3 |
| Jammu Kashmir | 6 | JKN | 3 |
| Jharkhand | 14 | BJP | 8 |
| Karnataka | 28 | BJP | 19 |
| Kerala | 20 | INC | 13 |
| Lakshadweep | 1 | INC | 1 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 29 | BJP | 16 |
| Maharashtra | 48 | INC | 17 |
| Manipur | 2 | INC | 2 |
| Meghalaya | 2 | INC | 1 |
| Mizoram | 1 | INC | 1 |
| Nagaland | 1 | NPF | 1 |
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Party board
| Party | Seats won | Contested | Vote share | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | 206 | 440 | 28.6% | 11,91,11,019 |
| BJP | 116 | 433 | 18.8% | 7,84,35,381 |
| SP | 23 | 193 | 3.4% | 1,42,84,638 |
| BSP | 21 | 500 | 6.2% | 2,57,28,920 |
| JD(U) | 20 | 55 | 1.5% | 63,31,201 |
| AITC | 19 | 35 | 3.2% | 1,33,56,510 |
| DMK | 18 | 22 | 1.8% | 76,25,397 |
| CPM | 16 | 82 | 5.3% | 2,22,19,111 |
| BJD | 14 | 18 | 1.6% | 66,12,552 |
| SHS | 11 | 47 | 1.6% | 64,54,950 |
| IND | 9 | 3,831 | 5.2% | 2,16,47,686 |
| NCP | 9 | 68 | 2.0% | 85,21,502 |
| ADMK | 9 | 23 | 1.7% | 69,53,591 |
| TDP | 6 | 31 | 2.5% | 1,04,81,659 |
| RLD | 5 | 9 | 44.0% | 18,21,054 |
| SAD | 4 | 10 | 96.0% | 40,04,789 |
| CPI | 4 | 56 | 1.4% | 59,51,888 |
| RJD | 4 | 44 | 1.3% | 52,80,084 |
| JD(S) | 3 | 33 | 82.0% | 34,34,082 |
| JKN | 3 | 3 | 12.0% | 4,98,374 |
| TRS | 2 | 9 | 62.0% | 25,82,326 |
| JMM | 2 | 42 | 40.0% | 16,65,173 |
| RSP | 2 | 17 | 38.0% | 15,73,650 |
| AIFB | 2 | 22 | 32.0% | 13,45,803 |
| MUL | 2 | 17 | 21.0% | 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
Points above the dashed line convert votes into seats better than proportionality; below means under-conversion.
| Party | Seats | Vote % | Seat % | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | 206 | 28.6% | 37.9% | 1.33× |
| BJP | 116 | 18.8% | 21.4% | 1.14× |
| SP | 23 | 3.4% | 4.2% | 1.24× |
| BSP | 21 | 6.2% | 3.9% | 0.63× |
| JD(U) | 20 | 1.5% | 3.7% | 2.42× |
| AITC | 19 | 3.2% | 3.5% | 1.09× |
| DMK | 18 | 1.8% | 3.3% | 1.81× |
| CPM | 16 | 5.3% | 2.9% | 0.55× |
| BJD | 14 | 1.6% | 2.6% | 1.62× |
| SHS | 11 | 1.6% | 2.0% | 1.31× |
| IND | 9 | 5.2% | 1.7% | 0.32× |
| NCP | 9 | 2.0% | 1.7% | 0.81× |
| ADMK | 9 | 1.7% | 1.7% | 0.99× |
| TDP | 6 | 2.5% | 1.1% | 0.44× |
| RLD | 5 | 44.0% | 0.9% | 0.02× |
| SAD | 4 | 96.0% | 0.7% | 0.01× |