Indian general election, 2009 (Maharashtra)

Indian general election in Maharashtra, 2009

16 April 23 April, 30 April
48 seats
First party Second party Third party   Party INC Shiv Sena BJP Alliance UPA NDA NDA Last election 13 12 13 Seats won 17 11 9 Seat change 4 1   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party NCP SWP Bahujan Vikas Aghadi Alliance UPA Independent Independent Last election 9 0 0 Seats won 8 1 1 Seat change 1 1 1
Maharashtra

The Indian general election, 2009 in Maharashtra were held for 48 seats with the state going to polls in the first three phases of the general elections. The major contenders in the state were the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and National Democratic Alliance (NDA). UPA consisted of the Indian National Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party whereas the NDA consisted of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Shiv Sena. The Shiv Sena contested on 22 seats in the state and the BJP over 25 seats . Similarly, the NCP contested on 21 seats and the Indian National Congress contested on 25 seats . Other parties in the fray included the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), Bahujan Samaj Party which fielded candidates on 47 seats, and the Fourth Front. The MNS which was contesting its first general elections fielded candidates on 11 seats in the state.^[1]

Voting and results

Source: Election Commission of India ^[2]

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