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{{Infobox election
{{Infobox election
| election_name = Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh, 2009
| election_name = 2009 Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh
| country = India
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| type = parliamentary
| previous_election = Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh, 2004
| previous_election = 2004 Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh
| previous_year = 2004
| previous_year = 2004
| next_election = Indian general election, 2014 (Himachal Pradesh)
| next_election = 2014 Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh
| next_year = 2014
| next_year = 2014
| election_date = 13 May
| election_date = 13 May 2009
| seats_for_election = 4 seats
| seats_for_election = 4 seats
| turnout = 58.43%
| turnout = 58.43%
<!-- BJP -->| party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party
<!-- BJP -->| party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| seats1 = 3
| last_election1 = 1
| seats1 = '''3'''
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 2
<!-- Congress -->| party2 = Indian National Congress
<!-- Congress -->| party2 = Indian National Congress
| last_election2 = 3
| seats2 = 1
| seats2 = 1
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 2
| map_image = 2009 election.png
| map_image = 2009 election.png
| map_caption = [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| map_caption = [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| ongoing =  
| ongoing =  
| percentage1 = 49.58%
| image1            = {{CSS image crop|Image=Lotus flower symbol.svg|bSize=120|cWidth=120|cHeight=120|oLeft=0|oTop=0}}
| image2            = {{CSS image crop|Image=Hand INC.svg||bSize=140|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=16|oTop=0}}
| percentage1 = '''49.58%'''
| percentage2 = 45.61%
| percentage2 = 45.61%
| title = [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]]
| posttitle = Prime Minister after election
| before_election = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| before_party = Indian National Congress
| after_election = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| after_party = Indian National Congress
}}
}}


The [[2009 Indian general election]] in [[Himachal Pradesh]] were held for 4 seats. [[Bhartiya Janata Party]] won 3 seats. While [[Indian National Congress]] won 1 seat.
The [[2009 Indian general election]] in [[Himachal Pradesh]] were held for 4 seats. [[Bhartiya Janata Party]] won 3 seats. While [[Indian National Congress]] won 1 seat.<ref name=election2009>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/98-general-election-2009/ |title=General Election 2009 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 22 October 2021}}</ref>
 
== Parties and alliances ==
 
==={{legend2|{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}|[[National Democratic Alliance]]}}===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!colspan="2"|Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Seats contested
|-
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[File:BJP flag.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Lotus flower symbol.svg|50px]]
|[[Prem Kumar Dhumal]]
|4
|}
 
==={{legend2|{{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}|[[United Progressive Alliance]]}}===
 
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!colspan="2"|Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Seats contested
|-
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Hand INC.svg|50px]]
|[[Virbhadra Singh]]
|4
|-
|}


==Results==
==Results==


===Party Wise Results===
===Party Wise Results===
{| class="wikitable sortable"  
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
! colspan="4" rowspan="2" | Party Name
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left valign=top|Party
! colspan="3" | Popular vote
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center valign=top|Elected MPs
! colspan="3" | Seats
|-
|-
|[[Bhartiya Janata Party|BJP]]
! Votes
! %
! ±[[Percentage point|pp]]
! Contested
! Won
! '''+/−'''
|-
| {{Party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| colspan="3"|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| 13,33,774
| 49.58
| {{increase}} 5.34
| 4
| 3
| 3
| {{increase}} 2
|-
|-
|[[Indian National Congress|Congress]]
| {{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
| colspan="3"|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| 12,26,933
| 45.61
| {{decrease}} 6.28
| 4
| 1
| 1
| {{decrease}} 2
|-
| {{Party color cell|Other}}
| colspan="3" | [[2009 Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh#Others|Others]]
| 89,592
| 3.33
| {{steady}}
| 14
| 0
| {{steady}}
|-
|-
| Total
| {{Party color cell|Independent (politician)}}
| 4
| colspan="3" | [[Independent (politician)|IND]]
| 39,991
| 1.49
| {{decrease}} 0.17
| 9
| 0
| {{steady}}
|-
|-
! colspan="4" | Total
! 26,90,290
! 100%
! -
! 31
! 4
! -
|}
|}


===Elected MPs===
===Elected MPs===
{|class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
!colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Constituency
! No.
! colspan="5" |Winner
! Constituency
! colspan="5" |Runner-up
!Turnout%
! colspan="2" |Margin
! Name of elected M.P.
|-
! Party affiliation
!Candidate
!Margin
! colspan="2" |Party
! data-sort-type=number | Votes
! data-sort-type=number | %
!Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
!data-sort-type=number | Votes
!data-sort-type=number | %
!data-sort-type=number | Votes
!data-sort-type=number | %
|-
!1
|[[Kangra Lok Sabha constituency|Kangra]]
|Dr. Rajan Sushant
|{{Party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|322,254
|48.69
|Chander Kumar
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|301,475
|45.55
!style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|20,779
!style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|3.14
 
|-
|-
| 1 || [[Kangra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kangra]]
!2
| 55.19|| [[Rajan Sushant]] ||bgcolor=#FBB917 | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[Mandi Lok Sabha constituency|Mandi]]
|20,779
|[[Virbhadra Singh]]
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|340,973
|47.82
|Maheshwar Singh
|{{Party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|326,976
|45.86
!style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|13,997
!style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|1.96
 
|-
|-
| 2 || [[Mandi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mandi]]
!3
| 64.09|| [[Virbhadra Singh]] ||bgcolor=#00ffff | [[Indian National Congress]]
|[[Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha constituency|Hamirpur]]
|13,997
|[[Anurag Thakur|Anurag Singh Thakur]]
|{{Party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|373,598
|53.47
|Narinder Thakur
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|300,866
|43.06
!style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|72,732
!style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|10.41
 
|-
|-
| 3 || [[Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hamirpur]]  
!4
| 58.85|| [[Anurag Singh Thakur]] ||bgcolor=#FBB917 | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[Shimla Lok Sabha constituency|Shimla]]
|72,732
|Virender Kashyap
|{{Party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|310,946
|50.42
|Dhani Ram Shandil
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|283,619
|45.99
!style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|27,327
!style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|4.43
|-
|-
| 4 || [[Shimla (Lok Sabha constituency)|Shimla]]
|}
| 55.73|| [[Virender Kashyap]] ||bgcolor=#FBB917 | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
 
|27,327
==Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Himachal Pradesh==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; text-align:center;"
|-
!#
!Name
!Constituency
!Designation
!Department
!From
!To
!colspan="2"|Party
|-
|rowspan="2"|1
|rowspan="2"|Virbhadra Singh
|rowspan="2"|Mandi
|rowspan="2"|Cabinet Minister
|Steel
|<small>28 May</small><br>2009
|<small>19 January</small><br>2011
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
|<small>19 January</small><br>2011
|<small>26 June</small><br>2012
|-
|-
|}
== Assembly Segment wise lead ==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!colspan=2|Party
!Assembly segments
!Position in Assembly (as of 2012 election)
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
! [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 48
| 26
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
! [[Indian National Congress]]
| 20
| 36
|-
|bgcolor=#FAF8FA|
! Others
| 0
| 6
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!colspan=2|68
|}
|}


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Results of the 2009 Indian general election by state]]
* [[Results of the 2009 Indian general election by state]]
==References==
{{reflist}}


{{Himachal Pradesh elections}}
{{Himachal Pradesh elections}}
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Latest revision as of 23:10, 31 December 2025


2009 Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh
← 2004 13 May 2009 2014 →
4 seats
Turnout58.43%
  First party Second party
 
Lotus flower symbol.svg
Hand INC.svg
Party BJP INC
Last election 1 3
Seats won 3 1
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2
Percentage 49.58% 45.61%
Prime Minister before election

Manmohan Singh
INC

Prime Minister after election

Manmohan Singh
INC

The 2009 Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh were held for 4 seats. Bhartiya Janata Party won 3 seats. While Indian National Congress won 1 seat.[1]

Parties and alliances[edit | edit source]

  National Democratic Alliance[edit | edit source]

Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
Bharatiya Janata Party File:BJP flag.svg Prem Kumar Dhumal 4

  United Progressive Alliance[edit | edit source]

Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
Indian National Congress Virbhadra Singh 4

Results[edit | edit source]

Party Wise Results[edit | edit source]

Party Name Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/−
BJP 13,33,774 49.58 Increase 5.34 4 3 Increase 2
INC 12,26,933 45.61 Decrease 6.28 4 1 Decrease 2
Others 89,592 3.33 Steady 14 0 Steady
IND 39,991 1.49 Decrease 0.17 9 0 Steady
Total 26,90,290 100% - 31 4 -

Elected MPs[edit | edit source]

Constituency Winner Runner-up Margin
Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes % Votes %
1 Kangra Dr. Rajan Sushant BJP 322,254 48.69 Chander Kumar INC 301,475 45.55 20,779 3.14
2 Mandi Virbhadra Singh INC 340,973 47.82 Maheshwar Singh BJP 326,976 45.86 13,997 1.96
3 Hamirpur Anurag Singh Thakur BJP 373,598 53.47 Narinder Thakur INC 300,866 43.06 72,732 10.41
4 Shimla Virender Kashyap BJP 310,946 50.42 Dhani Ram Shandil INC 283,619 45.99 27,327 4.43

Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Himachal Pradesh[edit | edit source]

# Name Constituency Designation Department From To Party
1 Virbhadra Singh Mandi Cabinet Minister Steel 28 May
2009 		19 January
2011 		INC
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises 19 January
2011 		26 June
2012

Assembly Segment wise lead[edit | edit source]

Party Assembly segments Position in Assembly (as of 2012 election)
Bharatiya Janata Party 48 26
Indian National Congress 20 36
Others 0 6
Total 68

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "General Election 2009". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
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