2009 Indian general election in Chhattisgarh

The 2009 Indian general election polls in Chhattisgarh were held for eleven seats in the state. The Result was a Landslide Victory for the BJP and the Congress won only one seat in first-past-the-post elections. Voting in the state took place on 16 April. The election was marred by Naxalite violence in several of the state's constituencies. Out of approximately 15.4 million eligible voters 55.29 percent exercised their right to vote.^{[citation needed]}

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Indian general election in Chhattisgarh, 2009

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11 seats
Turnout	55.29%
First party Second party   Party BJP INC Alliance NDA UPA Seats won 10 1 Seat change Popular vote 3,851,970 3,192,007 Percentage 45.03% 37.31%
Map of the state's eleven parliamentary constituencies
Prime Minister before election Manmohan Singh INC Prime Minister after election Manmohan Singh INC

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The first phase of elections were marred by naxal violence in some pockets of the state.^[1]