# 2009 elections in India

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 | Government before | Prime Minister before election | Government after | Government after | Elected Prime Minister |
| 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 | Party before election | Reason | Elected MP | Party after election | Party after election |
| 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 |
| 16 April 2009 & 23 April 2009 | Andhra Pradesh | Indian National Congress | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy | Indian National Congress | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy |
| 16 April 2009 & 23 April 2009 | 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 |
| 13 October 2009 | Haryana | Indian National Congress | Bhupinder Singh Hooda | Indian National Congress | Bhupinder Singh Hooda |
| 13 October 2009 | Maharashtra | Indian National Congress | Ashok Chavan | Indian National Congress | Ashok Chavan |
| 13 October 2009 | Maharashtra | Nationalist Congress Party | Ashok Chavan | Nationalist Congress Party | Ashok Chavan |
| 25 November 2009 - 18 December 2009 | Jharkhand | Independent politician | Madhu Koda | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | Shibu Soren |
| 25 November 2009 - 18 December 2009 | Jharkhand | Independent politician | Madhu Koda | Bharatiya Janata Party | Shibu Soren |

## Legislative assembly by elections
### Jammu and Kashmir

| Assembly Constituency | Assembly Constituency | Turnout | Winner | Winner | Winner | Winner | Winner | Runner Up | Runner Up | Runner Up | Runner Up | Runner Up | Margin |
| #k | Names | % | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Margin |
| 1 | Hazratbal | 19.89% | Sheikh Mustafa Kamal | | JKNC | 8,555 | 49.25% | Asiya Naqash | | JKPDP | 7,003 | 1.04% | 1,552 |
| 2 | Bhaderwah | 56.49% | Mohammed Sharief Niaz | | INC | 21,966 | 36.13% | Daleep Singh Parihar | | BJP | 19,219 | .76% | 2,747 |
| 3 | Sonawar | 28.42% | Mohammad Yasin Shah | | JKNC | 9,306 | 5.67% | Mohammed Ashraf Mir | | JKPDP | 9,256 | 47.04% | 50 |

### Uttar Pradesh

| Date | Constituency | Constituency | Previous MLA | Previous MLA | Reason | Elected MLA | Elected MLA |
| 7 November 2009 | 45 | Powayan | Mithlesh Kumar | Samajwadi Party | Died | Dhirendra Prasad | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 7 November 2009 | 86 | Lucknow West | Lalji Tandon | Bharatiya Janata Party | Elected to 15th Lok Sabha | Shyam Kishore Shukla | Indian National Congress |
| 7 November 2009 | 181 | Padrauna | Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh | Indian National Congress | Elected to 15th Lok Sabha | Swami Prasad Maurya | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 7 November 2009 | 239 | Rari | Dhananjay Singh | Janata Dal | NA | Rajdeo Singh | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 7 November 2009 | 288 | Etawah | Mahendra Singh Rajput | Samajwadi Party | Resigned | Mahendra Singh Rajput | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 7 November 2009 | 290 | Bharthana | Mulayam Singh Yadav | Samajwadi Party | Elected to 15th Lok Sabha | Shiv Prasad Yadav | Bahujan Samaj Party |