2009 Indian general election in Gujarat
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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).
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April–May 2009
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| Turnout | 47.90% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parties and alliances
National Democratic Alliance
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party |  |
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Narendra Modi | 26 | |
United Progressive Alliance
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress |  |
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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.
List of elected MPs
| Constituency | Winner | Runner Up | Margin | % | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||||
| 1 | Kachchh | Poonamben Jat | BJP | 2,85,300 | 50.58 | Danicha Punamchandra | INC | 2,13,957 | 37.94 | 71,343 | 12.64 | ||
| 2 | Banaskantha | Mukesh Gadhvi | INC | 2,89,409 | 44.78 | Haribhai Chaudhary | BJP | 2,79,108 | 43.19 | 10,301 | 1.59 | ||
| 3 | Patan | Jagdish Thakor | INC | 2,83,778 | 44.82 | Bhavsinh Rathod | BJP | 2,65,274 | 41.90 | 18,504 | 2.92 | ||
| 4 | Mahesana | Jayshreeben Patel | BJP | 3,34,631 | 48.31 | Jivabhai Patel | INC | 3,12,766 | 45.15 | 21,865 | 3.16 | ||
| 5 | Sabarkantha | Mahendrasinh Chauhan | BJP | 3,37,432 | 47.02 | Madhusudan Mistry | INC | 3,20,272 | 44.63 | 17,160 | 2.39 | ||
| 6 | Gandhinagar | L. K. Advani | BJP | 4,34,044 | 54.89 | Sureshkumar Patel | INC | 3,12,297 | 39.49 | 1,21,747 | 15.40 | ||
| 7 | Ahmedabad East | Harin Pathak | BJP | 3,18,846 | 53.37 | Dipakbhai Ratilal | INC | 2,32,790 | 38.97 | 86,056 | 14.40 | ||
| 8 | Ahmedabad West | Kirit Solanki | BJP | 3,76,823 | 54.61 | Shailesh M. Parmar | INC | 2,85,696 | 41.40 | 91,127 | 13.21 | ||
| 9 | Surendranagar | Somabhai Patel | INC | 2,47,710 | 42.25 | Lalji Mer | BJP | 2,42,879 | 41.42 | 4,831 | 0.83 | ||
| 10 | Rajkot | Kunwarjibhai Bavaliya | INC | 3,07,553 | 47.34 | Kirankumar Bhalodia | BJP | 2,82,818 | 43.54 | 24,735 | 3.80 | ||
| 11 | Porbandar | Vitthal Radadiya | INC | 3,29,436 | 49.87 | Mansukhbhai Khachariya | BJP | 2,89,933 | 43.89 | 39,503 | 5.98 | ||
| 12 | Jamnagar | Vikrambhai Madam | INC | 2,81,410 | 47.33 | Rameshbhai Devrajbhai | BJP | 2,54,992 | 42.89 | 26,418 | 4.44 | ||
| 13 | Junagadh | Dinu Solanki | BJP | 3,55,335 | 46.75 | Jashubhai Barad | INC | 3,41,576 | 44.94 | 13,759 | 1.81 | ||
| 14 | Amreli | Naranbhai Kachhadia | BJP | 2,47,666 | 47.21 | Virjibhai Thummar | INC | 2,10,349 | 40.10 | 37,317 | 7.11 | ||
| 15 | Bhavnagar | Rajendrasinh Rana | BJP | 2,13,376 | 34.23 | Mahavirsinh Gohil | INC | 2,07,483 | 33.29 | 5,893 | 0.94 | ||
| 16 | Anand | Bharatsinh Solanki | INC | 3,48,655 | 51.57 | Dipakbhai Chimanbhai | BJP | 2,81,337 | 41.61 | 67,318 | 9.96 | ||
| 17 | Kheda | Dinsha Patel | INC | 2,84,004 | 47.12 | Devusinh Chauhan | BJP | 2,83,158 | 46.98 | 846 | 0.14 | ||
| 18 | Panchmahal | Prabhatsinh Chauhan | BJP | 2,82,079 | 46.50 | Shankersinh Vaghela | INC | 2,79,998 | 46.15 | 2,081 | 0.35 | ||
| 19 | Dahod | Prabha Taviad | INC | 2,50,586 | 46.89 | Somjibhai Damor | BJP | 1,92,050 | 35.94 | 58,536 | 10.95 | ||
| 20 | Vadodara | Balkrishna Shukla | BJP | 4,28,833 | 57.40 | Satyajitsinh Gaekwad | INC | 2,92,805 | 39.19 | 1,36,028 | 18.21 | ||
| 21 | Chhota Udaipur | Ramsinh Rathwa | BJP | 3,53,534 | 46.20 | Naranbhai Rathwa | INC | 3,26,536 | 42.67 | 26,998 | 3.53 | ||
| 22 | Bharuch | Mansukhbhai Vasava | BJP | 3,11,019 | 41.50 | Umerji Ugharatdar | INC | 2,83,787 | 37.87 | 27,232 | 3.63 | ||
| 23 | Bardoli | Tushar Chaudhary | INC | 3,98,430 | 47.86 | Ritesh Vasava | BJP | 3,39,445 | 40.77 | 58,985 | 7.09 | ||
| 24 | Surat | Darshana Jardosh | BJP | 3,64,947 | 52.45 | Haribhai Gajera | 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 Patel | INC | 3,57,755 | 46.20 | Chhaganbhai Dhirubhai | 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 & 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 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 | ||