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{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2009 Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| previous_election = 2004 Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh
| previous_year = 2004
| next_election = 2014 Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh
| next_year = 2014
| election_date = 13 May 2009
| seats_for_election = 4 seats
| turnout = 58.43%
| party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| last_election1 = 1
| seats1 = '''3'''
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 2
| party2 = Indian National Congress
| last_election2 = 3
| seats2 = 1
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 2
| map_image = 2009 election.png
| map_caption = [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| ongoing =
| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Lotus flower symbol.svg|bSize=120|cWidth=120|cHeight=120|oLeft=0|oTop=0}}
| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Hand INC.svg||bSize=140|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=16|oTop=0}}
| percentage1 = '''49.58%'''
| percentage2 = 45.61%
| title = [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]]
| posttitle = Prime Minister after election
| before_election = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| before_party = Indian National Congress
| after_election = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| after_party = Indian National Congress
}}

The [[2009 Indian general election]] in [[Himachal Pradesh]] were held for 4 seats. [[Bhartiya Janata Party]] won 3 seats. While [[Indian National Congress]] won 1 seat.<ref name=election2009>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/98-general-election-2009/ |title=General Election 2009 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 22 October 2021}}</ref>

== Parties and alliances ==

==={{legend2|{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}|[[National Democratic Alliance]]}}===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!colspan="2"|Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Seats contested
|-
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[File:BJP flag.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Lotus flower symbol.svg|50px]]
|[[Prem Kumar Dhumal]]
|4
|}

==={{legend2|{{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}|[[United Progressive Alliance]]}}===

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!colspan="2"|Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Seats contested
|-
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Hand INC.svg|50px]]
|[[Virbhadra Singh]]
|4
|-
|}

==Results==

===Party Wise Results===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="4" rowspan="2" | Party Name
! colspan="3" | Popular vote
! colspan="3" | Seats
|-
! Votes
! %
! ±[[Percentage point|pp]]
! Contested
! Won
! '''+/−'''
|-
| {{Party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| colspan="3"|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| 13,33,774
| 49.58
| {{increase}} 5.34
| 4
| 3
| {{increase}} 2
|-
| {{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
| colspan="3"|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| 12,26,933
| 45.61
| {{decrease}} 6.28
| 4
| 1
| {{decrease}} 2
|-
| {{Party color cell|Other}}
| colspan="3" | [[2009 Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh#Others|Others]]
| 89,592
| 3.33
| {{steady}}
| 14
| 0
| {{steady}}
|-
| {{Party color cell|Independent (politician)}}
| colspan="3" | [[Independent (politician)|IND]]
| 39,991
| 1.49
| {{decrease}} 0.17
| 9
| 0
| {{steady}}
|-
! colspan="4" | Total
! 26,90,290
! 100%
! -
! 31
! 4
! -
|}

===Elected MPs===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Constituency
! colspan="5" |Winner
! colspan="5" |Runner-up
! colspan="2" |Margin
|-
!Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
! data-sort-type=number | Votes
! data-sort-type=number | %
!Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
!data-sort-type=number | Votes
!data-sort-type=number | %
!data-sort-type=number | Votes
!data-sort-type=number | %
|-
!1
|[[Kangra Lok Sabha constituency|Kangra]]
|Dr. Rajan Sushant
|{{Party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|322,254
|48.69
|Chander Kumar
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|301,475
|45.55
!style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|20,779
!style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|3.14

|-
!2
|[[Mandi Lok Sabha constituency|Mandi]]
|[[Virbhadra Singh]]
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|340,973
|47.82
|Maheshwar Singh
|{{Party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|326,976
|45.86
!style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|13,997
!style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|1.96

|-
!3
|[[Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha constituency|Hamirpur]]
|[[Anurag Thakur|Anurag Singh Thakur]]
|{{Party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|373,598
|53.47
|Narinder Thakur
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|300,866
|43.06
!style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|72,732
!style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|10.41

|-
!4
|[[Shimla Lok Sabha constituency|Shimla]]
|Virender Kashyap
|{{Party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|310,946
|50.42
|Dhani Ram Shandil
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|283,619
|45.99
!style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|27,327
!style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|4.43
|-
|}

==Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Himachal Pradesh==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; text-align:center;"
|-
!#
!Name
!Constituency
!Designation
!Department
!From
!To
!colspan="2"|Party
|-
|rowspan="2"|1
|rowspan="2"|Virbhadra Singh
|rowspan="2"|Mandi
|rowspan="2"|Cabinet Minister
|Steel
|28 May 2009
|19 January 2011
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
|19 January 2011
|26 June 2012
|-
|}

== Assembly Segment wise lead ==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!colspan=2|Party
!Assembly segments
!Position in Assembly (as of 2012 election)
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
! [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 48
| 26
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
! [[Indian National Congress]]
| 20
| 36
|-
|bgcolor=#FAF8FA|
! Others
| 0
| 6
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!colspan=2|68
|}

==See also==
* [[Results of the 2009 Indian general election by state]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Himachal Pradesh elections}}

[[Category:2009 Indian general election by state or union territory|Himachal]]
[[Category:Indian general elections in Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:2000s in Himachal Pradesh]]

2009 Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh - Revision history

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