2009 Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh
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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]
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13 May 2009
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| Turnout | 58.43% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Parties and alliances
National Democratic Alliance
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
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| Bharatiya Janata Party |  |
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Prem Kumar Dhumal | 4 | |
United Progressive Alliance
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
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| Indian National Congress |  |
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Virbhadra Singh | 4 | |
Results
Party Wise Results
Elected MPs
| Constituency | Winner | Runner Up | Margin | % | |||||||||
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| # | Name | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | 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 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
| # | Name | Constituency | Designation | Department | From | To | Party | |
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| 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
| Party | Assembly segments | Position in Assembly (as of 2012 election) | |
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| Bharatiya Janata Party | 48 | 26 | |
| Indian National Congress | 20 | 36 | |
| Others | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 68 | ||