Indian general election, 2009 (Uttarakhand)

Indian general election in Uttarakhand, 2009

13 May 2009

5 seats   First party   Party Indian National Congress Alliance United Progressive Alliance Last election 1 seat, 38.31% Seats won 5 Seat change 4 Swing 4.82%

Uttarakhand

The Indian general election, 2009 in Uttarakhand, occurred for 5 seats in the state. All 5 seats were won by the Indian National Congress.

Elected MPs

Following is the list of elected MPs from Uttarakhand.

No.	Constituency	Name of elected M.P.	Party affiliation
1	Tehri Garhwal	Vijay Bahuguna	Indian National Congress
2	Garhwal	Satpal Maharaj	Indian National Congress
3	Almora	Pradeep Tamta	Indian National Congress
4	Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar	K. C. Singh Baba	Indian National Congress
5	Hardwar	Harish Rawat	Indian National Congress

By-election

By-elections were held in Tehri Garhwal constituency as Elected MP Vijay Bahuguna became Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.

In the election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah defeated Saket Bahuguna, son of Vijay Bahuguna by margin of over 22,000.^[1]

References

1. www.dailypioneer.com/home/online-channel/360-todays-newspaper/101542-alarm-bells-for-congress.html