2009 elections in India
(Redirected from State Assembly elections in India, 2009)
| ← 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 → | |
| Incumbent Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh (UPA) |
|---|---|
| Next Lok Sabha | 15th |
| Rajya Sabha elections | |
| Overall control | Indian National Congress |
| Seats contested | TBD |
| Net seat change | TBD |
| Lok Sabha elections | |
| Seats contested | 543 |
| State elections | |
| States contested | 7 |
| Net state change | TBD |
The 2009 elections in India includes the general election and elections to the Rajya Sabha, to state legislative assemblies, to Panchayats and urban local bodies.
General election
[edit]A national election occurred between 16 April and 13 May 2009, to constitute the 15th Lok Sabha.
| Date* | Election | Government before | Prime Minister before election | Government after | Elected Prime Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 April – 13 May 2009 | Lok Sabha | United Progressive Alliance | Manmohan Singh | United Progressive Alliance | Manmohan Singh | ||
Lok Sabha by-elections
[edit]| S.No | Date | Constituency | State/UT | MP before election | Party before election | Reason | Elected MP | Party after election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 November 2009 | Firozabad | Uttar Pradesh | Akhilesh Yadav | Samajwadi Party | Retained Kannauj and vacated Firozabad | Raj Babbar | Indian National Congress | ||
Legislative Assembly elections
[edit]Indian media reporting indicate elections for the following state legislative assemblies held in 2009.
| Date(s) | State | Government before | Chief Minister before | Government after | Elected Chief Minister | Maps | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 April 2009 & 23 April 2009 | Andhra Pradesh | Indian National Congress | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy | Indian National Congress | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy | 
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| Odisha | Biju Janata Dal | Naveen Patnaik | Biju Janata Dal | Naveen Patnaik | 
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| 30 April 2009 | Sikkim | Sikkim Democratic Front | Pawan Kumar Chamling | Sikkim Democratic Front | Pawan Kumar Chamling | 
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| 13 October 2009 | Arunachal Pradesh | Indian National Congress | Dorjee Khandu | Indian National Congress | Dorjee Khandu | 
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| Haryana | Indian National Congress | Bhupinder Singh Hooda | Indian National Congress | Bhupinder Singh Hooda | 
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| Maharashtra | Indian National Congress | Ashok Chavan | Indian National Congress | Ashok Chavan | 
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| Nationalist Congress Party | Nationalist Congress Party | |||||||
| 25 November 2009 - 18 December 2009 | Jharkhand | Independent politician | Madhu Koda | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | Shibu Soren | 
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| Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||||
Legislative assembly by elections
[edit]| Date | Constituency | Previous MLA | Reason | Elected MLA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 November 2009 | 45 | Powayan | Mithlesh Kumar | Samajwadi Party | Died | Dhirendra Prasad | Bahujan Samaj Party | ||
| 86 | Lucknow West | Lalji Tandon | Bharatiya Janata Party | Elected to 15th Lok Sabha | Shyam Kishore Shukla | Indian National Congress | |||
| 181 | Padrauna | Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh | Indian National Congress | Elected to 15th Lok Sabha | Swami Prasad Maurya | Bahujan Samaj Party | |||
| 239 | Rari | Dhananjay Singh | Janata Dal | NA | Rajdeo Singh | ||||
| 288 | Etawah | Mahendra Singh Rajput | Samajwadi Party | Resigned | Mahendra Singh Rajput | Bahujan Samaj Party | |||
| 290 | Bharthana | Mulayam Singh Yadav | Elected to 15th Lok Sabha | Shiv Prasad Yadav | |||||
See also
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