2009 Indian general election in Jharkhand

For Assembly election, see 2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election.
Indian general election in Jharkhand, 2009
April–May 2009
14 seats
Turnout50.98%
  First party Second party
 
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Leader Arjun Munda Shibu Soren
Party BJP JMM
Alliance NDA UPA
Leader's seat Jamshedpur (won) Dumka (won)
Last election 1 12
Seats won 8 3
Seat change Increase 7 Decrease 9
Percentage 28.74% 26.72%
Prime Minister before election

Manmohan Singh
INC

Prime Minister after election

Manmohan Singh
INC

The 2009 Indian general election in Jharkhand was held for 14 seats in the state.

Parties and Alliances

National Democratic Alliance

Party Flag Symbol Leader Contesting Seats
Bharatiya Janata Party Arjun Munda 12
Janata Dal (United) Nitish Kumar 2
Total 14

United Progressive Alliance

Party Flag Symbol Leader Contesting Seats
Indian National Congress Sonia Gandhi 9
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Shibu Soren 5 + 3 [a]
Total 14 + 3 [b]

Other Parties

Party Flag Symbol Leader Contesting Seats
Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) Babulal Marandi 14
Rashtriya Janata Dal Lalu Prasad Yadav 6
All Jharkhand Students Union Sudesh Mahato 6

Results

Political Party Seats Won
Bharatiya Janata Party 08
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 02
Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) 01
Indian National Congress 01
Independents 02
Total 14

List of Elected MPs

No. Constituency Turnout% Name of elected M.P. Party affiliation Margin
1 Rajmahal 55.21 Devidhan Besra Bharatiya Janata Party 8,983
2 Dumka 55.13 Shibu Soren Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 18,812
3 Godda 56.55 Nishikant Dubey Bharatiya Janata Party 6,407
4 Chatra 45.67 Inder Singh Namdhari Independent 16,178
5 Kodarma 56.14 Babulal Marandi Jharkhand Vikas Morcha 48,520
6 Giridih 45.98 Ravindra Kumar Pandey Bharatiya Janata Party 94,738
7 Dhanbad 45.07 Pashupati Nath Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 58,047
8 Ranchi 44.56 Subodh Kant Sahay Indian National Congress 13,350
9 Jamshedpur 51.12 Arjun Munda (resigned in 2011) Bharatiya Janata Party 1,19,663
10 Singhbhum 60.77 Madhu Koda Independent 89,673
11 Khunti 52.03 Karia Munda Bharatiya Janata Party 80,175
12 Lohardaga 53.42 Sudarshan Bhagat Bharatiya Janata Party 8,283
13 Palamau 45.97 Kameshwar Baitha Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 23,538
14 Hazaribagh 53.08 Yashwant Sinha Bharatiya Janata Party 40,164

Bye-election

No. Constituency Name of Newly elected M.P. Party affiliation
9 Jamshedpur Ajay Kumar (won in By-Election) Jharkhand Vikas Morcha

Assembly Segment wise lead

Party Assembly segments Position in Assembly (as of 2009 election)
Bharatiya Janata Party 39 18
Indian National Congress 11 14
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 8 18
Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) 6 11
Rashtriya Janata Dal 3 5
All Jharkhand Students Union 1 5
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation 2 1
Bahujan Samaj Party 2 0
Janata Dal (United) 1 2
Others 8 7
Total 81

References

Notes

  1. ^ Friendly Contest on Godda, Kodarma and Hazaribagh between INC and JMM.
  2. ^ Friendly Contest on Godda, Kodarma and Hazaribagh between INC and JMM.
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