Indian National Congress campaign for the 2009 Indian general election

The Indian National Congress (INC) is one of the two major political parties in India. The prominent members of the party are the president Sonia Gandhi, vice-president Rahul Gandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. INC took part in the elections alongside other members of the United Progressive Alliance.[1]

Indian National Congress campaign for the 2009 Indian general election
Campaigned for2009 Indian general election
CandidateDr.Manmohan Singh
AffiliationIndian National Congress
Headquarters24, Akbar Road, New Delhi-110001
Key peopleSonia Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi
Kapil Sibal

A.K. Antony
SloganCongress ka hath, Aam Aadmi ke saath
Aam aadmi ke badhte kadam, Har kadam par Bharat buland
ChantJai Ho

Seat Sharing

United Progressive Alliance Seat Sharing for the 2009 Indian General Election[2]
Sr. NoPartyStatusSeats ContestedSeats Won
1.Indian National CongressNational Party440206Increase 61
2.All India Trinamool CongressState Party (West Bengal)2719Increase 18
3.Nationalist Congress PartyNational Party239Decrease 1
4.Dravida Munnetra KazhagamState Party (Tamil Nadu)2218Increase 2
5.Jammu & Kashmir National ConferenceState Party (Jammu and Kashmir)33Increase 3
6.Indian Union Muslim LeagueState Party (Kerala)22Increase 1
7.Jharkhand Mukti MorchaState Party (Jharkhand)62Decrease 3
8.Viduthalai Chiruthaigal KatchiState Party (Tamil Nadu)21Increase 1
9.Bodoland People's FrontState Party (Assam)11Increase 1
10.Kerala Congress (M)State Party (Kerala)11Increase 1
11.Independents-11
12.Republican Party of India (Athawale)State Party (Maharashtra)20Steady
13.Republican Party of IndiaUnrecognised20Steady
14.Rashtriya Janata DalState Party (Bihar)284Decrease 17
532262

Results

StateTotal SeatsSeats contestedSeats WonSeat Change
Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT)1010Decrease 1
Andhra Pradesh424133Increase 3
Arunachal Pradesh2022Increase 2
Assam14147Decrease 2
Bihar40401Decrease 2
Chandigarh (UT)1011Steady
Chhattisgarh11111Steady
Dadra & Nagar Haveli (UT)1010Steady
Daman & Diu (UT)1010Steady
Goa2021Steady
Gujarat262611Decrease 1
Haryana10109Steady
Himachal Pradesh4041Steady
Jammu & Kashmir6022Steady
Jharkhand14071Decrease 5
Karnataka28286Decrease 2
Kerala201713Increase 13
Lakshadweep (UT)1011Increase 1
Madhya Pradesh292912Increase 8
Maharashtra482517Increase 4
Manipur2022Increase 1
Meghalaya2011Increase 1
Mizoram1011Increase 1
Nagaland1010Decrease 1
NCT of Delhi7077Increase 1
Orissa21216Increase 4
Puducherry (UT)1011Increase 1
Punjab13138Increase 6
Rajasthan252520Increase 16
Sikkim1010Steady
Tamil Nadu39158Increase 1
Tripura2020Steady
Uttar Pradesh808021Increase 12
Uttarakhand5055Increase 4
West Bengal42146Increase 1
Total543440206Increase 61


References

  1. ^ "2009 Lok Sabha election: Final results tally". Hindustan Times. 17 May 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Partywise Seats Distributions 2009 All State". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
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