2009 Indian general election in Gujarat

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 1 1
Percentage 46.52% 43.38%
Swing 0.75% 0.78%
Prime Minister before election

Manmohan Singh
INC

Prime Minister after election

Manmohan Singh
INC

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).

Parties and alliances

  National Democratic Alliance

Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
Bharatiya Janata Party Narendra Modi 26

  United Progressive Alliance

Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
Indian National Congress Siddharth Patel 26

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.

Party Name Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/−
BJP 81,28,858 46.52 0.85 26 15 1
INC 75,79,957 43.38 0.48 26 11 1
Others 9,31,252 5.33 131 0
IND 8,32,856 4.77 1.32 176 0
Total 1,74,72,923 100% - 359 26 -

List of elected MPs

Constituency Winner Runner-up Margin
Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes % Votes %
1 Kachchh Jat Poonamben Veljibhai BJP 2,85,300 50.58 Danicha Valjibhai Punamchandra INC 2,13,957 37.94 71,343 12.64
2 Banaskantha Gadhvi Mukeshkumar Bheiravdanji INC 2,89,409 44.78 Chaudhary Haribhai Parathibhai BJP 2,79,108 43.19 10,301 1.59
3 Patan Jagdish Thakor INC 2,83,778 44.82 Rathod Bhavsinhbhai Dahyabhai BJP 2,65,274 41.90 18,504 2.92
4 Mahesana Patel Jayshreeben Kanubhai BJP 3,34,631 48.31 Patel Jivabhai Ambalal INC 3,12,766 45.15 21,865 3.16
5 Sabarkantha Chauhan Mahendrasinh BJP 3,37,432 47.02 Mistry Madhusudan INC 3,20,272 44.63 17,160 2.39
6 Gandhinagar L. K. Advani BJP 4,34,044 54.89 Patel Sureshkumar Chaturdas INC 3,12,297 39.49 1,21,747 15.40
7 Ahmedabad East Harin Pathak BJP 3,18,846 53.37 Babaria Dipakbhai Ratilal INC 2,32,790 38.97 86,056 14.40
8 Ahmedabad West Dr. Solanki Kiritbhai Premajibhai BJP 3,76,823 54.61 Parmar Shailesh Manharlal INC 2,85,696 41.40 91,127 13.21
9 Surendranagar Koli Patel Somabhai Gandalal INC 2,47,710 42.25 Mer Laljibhai Chaturbhai BJP 2,42,879 41.42 4,831 0.83
10 Rajkot Kuvarjibhai Mohanbhai Bavalia INC 3,07,553 47.34 Kirankumar Valjibhai Bhalodia (Patel) BJP 2,82,818 43.54 24,735 3.80
11 Porbandar Radadiya Vitthalbhai Hansrajbhai INC 3,29,436 49.87 Khachariya Mansukhbhai Shamjibhai BJP 2,89,933 43.89 39,503 5.98
12 Jamnagar Ahir Vikrambhai Arjanbhai Madam INC 2,81,410 47.33 Mungra Rameshbhai Devrajbhai BJP 2,54,992 42.89 26,418 4.44
13 Junagadh Solanki Dinubhai Boghabhai BJP 3,55,335 46.75 Barad Jashubhai Dhanabhai INC 3,41,576 44.94 13,759 1.81
14 Amreli Kachhadia Naranbhai BJP 2,47,666 47.21 Nilaben Virjibhai Thummar INC 2,10,349 40.10 37,317 7.11
15 Bhavnagar Rajendrasinh Ghanshyamsinh Rana BJP 2,13,376 34.23 Gohil Mahavirsinh Bhagirathsinh INC 2,07,483 33.29 5,893 0.94
16 Anand Solanki Bharatbhai Madhavsinh INC 3,48,655 51.57 Patel Dipakbhai Chimanbhai BJP 2,81,337 41.61 67,318 9.96
17 Kheda Dinsha Patel INC 2,84,004 47.12 Chauhan Devusinh Jesingbhai BJP 2,83,158 46.98 846 0.14
18 Panchmahal Chauhan Prabhatsinh Pratapsinh BJP 2,82,079 46.50 Vaghela Shankarsinh Laxmansinh INC 2,79,998 46.15 2,081 0.35
19 Dahod Dr. Prabha Kishor Taviad INC 2,50,586 46.89 Damor Somjibhai Punjabhai BJP 1,92,050 35.94 58,536 10.95
20 Vadodara Balkrishna Khanderao Shukla BJP 4,28,833 57.40 Gaekwad Satyajitsinh Dulipsinh INC 2,92,805 39.19 1,36,028 18.21
21 Chhota Udaipur Rathwa Ramsingbhai Patalbhai BJP 3,53,534 46.20 Rathwa Naranbhai Jemlabhai INC 3,26,536 42.67 26,998 3.53
22 Bharuch Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava BJP 3,11,019 41.50 Umerji Ahmed Ugharatdar INC 2,83,787 37.87 27,232 3.63
23 Bardoli Chaudhari Tusharbhai Amrasinhbhai INC 3,98,430 47.86 Vasava Riteshkumar Amarsinh BJP 3,39,445 40.77 58,985 7.09
24 Surat Shrimati Darshana Vikram Jardosh BJP 3,64,947 52.45 Gajera Dhirubhai Haribhai INC 2,90,149 41.70 74,798 10.75
25 Navsari C. R. Patil BJP 4,23,413 55.89 Dhansukh Rajput INC 2,90,770 38.38 1,32,643 17.51
26 Valsad Kishanbhai Vestabhai Patel INC 3,57,755 46.20 Patel Dhirubhai Chhaganbhai BJP 3,50,586 45.27 7,169 0.93

Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Gujarat

# Name Constituency Designation Department From To Party
1 Dinsha Patel Kheda MoS(I/C) Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises 28 May
2009 		19 Jan
2011 		INC
Mines 19 Jan
2011 		28 Oct
2012
Cabinet Minister 28 Oct
2012 		26 May
2014
2 Bharatsinh Solanki Anand MoS Power 28 May
2009 		19 Jan
2011
Railways 19 Jan
2011 		28 Oct
2012
MoS(I/C) Drinking Water and Sanitation 28 Oct
2012 		26 May
2014
3 Tushar Amarsinh Chaudhary Bardoli MoS Tribal Affairs 28 May
2009 		19 Jan
2011
Road Transport and Highways 19 Jan
2011 		26 May
2014

Assembly segments wise lead of parties

Party Assembly segments Position in Assembly
(as of 2007)
Bharatiya Janata Party 105 117
Indian National Congress 76 59
Janata Dal (United) 1 1
Others  – 5
Total 182

References

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