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Incumbent Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh (UPA) |
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Next Lok Sabha | 15th |
Rajya Sabha elections | |
Overall control | Indian National Congress |
Seats contested | TBD |
Net seat change | TBD |
Lok Sabha elections | |
Seats contested | 543 |
State elections | |
States contested | 7 |
Net state change | TBD |
State by-elections | |
Seats contested | TBD |
Net seat change | TBD |
Local elections | |
Seats contested | TBD |
Net seat change | TBD |
The 2009 elections in India includes the general election and elections to the Rajya Sabha, to state legislative assemblies, to Panchayats and urban local bodies.
General election
A national election occurred between 16 April and 13 May 2009, to constitute the 15th Lok Sabha.
Date* | Election | Government before | Prime Minister before election | Government after | Elected Prime Minister | ||
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16 April – 13 May 2009 | Lok Sabha | United Progressive Alliance | Manmohan Singh | United Progressive Alliance | Manmohan Singh |
Lok Sabha by-elections
S.No | Date | Constituency | State/UT | MP before election | Party before election | Reason | Elected MP | Party after election | ||
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1 | 7 November 2009 | Firozabad | Uttar Pradesh | Akhilesh Yadav | Samajwadi Party | Retained Kannauj and vacated Firozabad | Raj Babbar | Indian National Congress |
Legislative Assembly elections
Indian media reporting indicate elections for the following state legislative assemblies held in 2009.
Date(s) | State | Government before | Chief Minister before | Government after | Elected Chief Minister | Maps | ||
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16 April 2009 & 23 April 2009 | Andhra Pradesh | Indian National Congress | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy | Indian National Congress | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy | ![]() | ||
Odisha | Biju Janata Dal | Naveen Patnaik | Biju Janata Dal | Naveen Patnaik | ![]() | |||
30 April 2009 | Sikkim | Sikkim Democratic Front | Pawan Kumar Chamling | Sikkim Democratic Front | Pawan Kumar Chamling | ![]() | ||
13 October 2009 | Arunachal Pradesh | Indian National Congress | Dorjee Khandu | Indian National Congress | Dorjee Khandu | ![]() | ||
Haryana | Indian National Congress | Bhupinder Singh Hooda | Indian National Congress | Bhupinder Singh Hooda | ![]() | |||
Maharashtra | Indian National Congress | Ashok Chavan | Indian National Congress | Ashok Chavan | ![]() | |||
Nationalist Congress Party | Nationalist Congress Party | |||||||
25 November 2009 - 18 December 2009 | Jharkhand | Independent politician | Madhu Koda | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | Shibu Soren | ![]() | ||
Bharatiya Janata Party |
Legislative assembly by elections
Date | Constituency | Previous MLA | Reason | Elected MLA | |||||
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7 November 2009 | 45 | Powayan | Mithlesh Kumar | Samajwadi Party | Died | Dhirendra Prasad | Bahujan Samaj Party | ||
86 | Lucknow West | Lalji Tandon | Bharatiya Janata Party | Elected to 15th Lok Sabha | Shyam Kishore Shukla | Indian National Congress | |||
181 | Padrauna | Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh | Indian National Congress | Elected to 15th Lok Sabha | Swami Prasad Maurya | Bahujan Samaj Party | |||
239 | Rari | Dhananjay Singh | Janata Dal | NA | Rajdeo Singh | ||||
288 | Etawah | Mahendra Singh Rajput | Samajwadi Party | Resigned | Mahendra Singh Rajput | Bahujan Samaj Party | |||
290 | Bharthana | Mulayam Singh Yadav | Elected to 15th Lok Sabha | Shiv Prasad Yadav |