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
Turnout53.67% ( 5.60%)
  First party
 
Party INC
Alliance UPA
Last election 1
Seats won 5
Seat change 4
Percentage 43.14%
Swing 4.83%
Constituencies of the Lok Sabha in Uttarakhand

Elected MPs

Following is the list of elected MPs from Uttarakhand.

S. No. Constituency Elected MP Party
1Tehri GarhwalVijay BahugunaIndian National Congress
2GarhwalSatpal MaharajIndian National Congress
3Almora (SC)Pradeep TamtaIndian National Congress
4Nainital–Udhamsingh NagarKaran Chand Singh BabaIndian National Congress
5HaridwarHarish RawatIndian National Congress

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
  1. www.dailypioneer.com/home/online-channel/360-todays-newspaper/101542-alarm-bells-for-congress.html
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