2009 Indian general election in Uttarakhand

The 2009 Indian general election in Uttarakhand, occurred for 5 seats in the state. All 5 seats were won by the Indian National Congress.

2009 Indian general election in Uttarakhand

13 May 2009

5 seats
Turnout53.43% (Increase 5.36%)
  First party
 
Party INC
Alliance UPA
Last election 1
Seats won 5
Seat change Increase 4
Percentage 43.14%
Swing Increase 4.83%

Constituencies of the Lok Sabha in Uttarakhand

Elected MPs

Following is the list of elected MPs from Uttarakhand.

S. No. Constituency Turnout % Elected MP Party Margin
1Tehri Garhwal 50.38Vijay BahugunaIndian National Congress 52,939
2Garhwal 48.87Satpal MaharajIndian National Congress 17,397
3Almora (SC) 45.86Pradeep TamtaIndian National Congress 6,523
4Nainital–Udhamsingh Nagar 58.69Karan Chand Singh BabaIndian National Congress 88,412
5Haridwar 60.89Harish RawatIndian National Congress 1,27,412

By-election

By-elections were held in 2012 for Tehri Garhwal constituency as Elected MP Vijay Bahuguna became the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.

In the election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah defeated Saket Bahuguna, son of Vijay Bahuguna by margin of over 22,000.[1]

See also

References

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