2009 Indian general election in Gujarat

In the 2009 Indian general election for Gujarat were held for 26 seats in the state. The major two contenders in the state were Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) and the Indian National Congress (INC).

Indian general election in Gujarat, 2009
April–May 2009
26 seats
Turnout47.90%
  First party Second party
 
Party BJP INC
Alliance NDA UPA
Last election 14 seats, 47.37% 12 seats, 43.86%
Seats won 15 11
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Swing Decrease 0.75% Decrease 0.78%

Voting and Results

Source: Election Commission of India[1]

Results by Party

The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) won 15 seats and the Indian National Congress won 11 seats.

List of Elected MPs
No Constituency Turnout% Winning Candidate Winning Party Votes Margin
1 Kachchh 42.55 Poonamben Veljibhai Jat Bharatiya Janata Party 285,225 71,343
2 Banaskantha 49.83 Mukesh Gadhvi Indian National Congress 289,409 10,154
3 Patan 44.67 Jagdish Thakor Indian National Congress 283,772 18,054
4 Mahesana 49.74 Jayshreeben Patel Bharatiya Janata Party 334,598 21,865
5 Sabarkantha 49.41 Mahendrasinh Chauhan Bharatiya Janata Party 337,416 17,155
6 Gandhinagar 50.83 L.K.Advani Bharatiya Janata Party 434,044 121,747
7 Ahmedabad East 42.35 Harin Pathak Bharatiya Janata Party 318,846 86,056
8 Ahmedabad West 48.22 Kirit Premjibhai Solanki Bharatiya Janata Party 376,823 91,127
9 Surendranagar 39.73 Somabhai Gandalal Koli Patel Indian National Congress 247,705 4,831
10 Rajkot 44.64 Kunwarjibhai Mohanbhai Bavaliya Indian National Congress 307,434 24,735
11 Porbandar 47.67 Vitthalbhai Hansrajbhai Radadiya Indian National Congress 329,436 39,503
12 Jamnagar 45.79 Ahir Vikrambhai Arjanbhai Madam Indian National Congress 281,403 26,418
13 Junagadh 57.88 Solanki Dinubhai Boghabhai Bharatiya Janata Party 355,295 13,759
14 Amreli 39.97 Kachhadia Naranbhai Bharatiya Janata Party 247,660 37,326
15 Bhavnagar 45.16 Rajendrasinh Ghanshyamsinh Rana Bharatiya Janata Party 213,358 5,893
16 Anand 48.41 Bharatsinh Madhavsinh Solanki Indian National Congress 348,652 67,318
17 Kheda 41.60 Dinsha Patel Indian National Congress 283,780 721
18 Panchmahal 42.65 Prabhatsinh Pratapsinh Chauhan Bharatiya Janata Party 282,079 2,081
19 Dahod 44.73 Dr. Prabha Kishor Taviad Indian National Congress 250,586 58,536
20 Vadodara 49.02 Balkrishna Khanderao Shukla Bharatiya Janata Party 428,833 136,028
21 Chhota Udaipur 54.19 Rathwa Ramsingbhai Patalbhai Bharatiya Janata Party 353,526 26,998
22 Bharuch 57.14 Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava Bharatiya Janata Party 311,018 27,732
23 Bardoli 57.81 Tushar Amarsinh Chaudhary Indian National Congress 398,323 58,878
24 Surat 49.01 Darshana Jardosh Bharatiya Janata Party 364,947 74,798
25 Navsari 46.66 C. R. Patil Bharatiya Janata Party 423,413 132,643
26 Valsad 56.11 Kishanbhai Vestabhai Patel Indian National Congress 357,755 7,169

References
  1. "Election Commission of India". Archived from the original on 2009-05-21. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
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