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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox Indian elections
| year = 2009
| type =
| incumbent_pm = [[Manmohan Singh]] (<span style="color:{{Party colour|United Progressive Alliance}}">[[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]</span>)
| next_lok_sabha = [[15th Lok Sabha|15th]]
| rajya_control =[[Indian National Congress]]
| rajya_seats_contested = TBD
| rajya_net_change =TBD
| rajya_map =
| rajya_map_caption =
| lok_control =
| lok_seats_contested = 543
| lok_net_change =
| lok_map =
| lok_map_caption =
| states_contested = 7
| state_net_change =TBD
| state_map =
| state_map_caption =
| website =
}}

The '''2009 elections in India''' includes [[2009 Indian general election|the general election]] and elections to the [[Rajya Sabha]], to [[Legislative Assembly elections in India|state legislative assemblies]], to [[Panchayati raj in India|Panchayats]] and [[Municipal governance in India|urban local bodies]].

==General election==

{{main|2009 Indian general election}}
A national election occurred between 16 April and 13 May 2009, to constitute the [[2009 Indian general election|''15th Lok Sabha'']].

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Date*
!Election
!colspan="2"|Government before
!Prime Minister before election
!colspan="2"|Government after
!Elected Prime Minister
|-
|16 April – 13 May 2009
|[[2009 Indian general election|Lok Sabha]]
|{{Full party name with color|United Progressive Alliance}}
|[[Manmohan Singh]]
|{{Full party name with color|United Progressive Alliance}}
|[[Manmohan Singh]]
|-
|}

== Lok Sabha by-elections ==
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!S.No
!Date
!Constituency
!State/UT
!MP before election
!colspan=2|Party before election
!Reason
!Elected MP
!colspan=2|Party after election
|-
!1
|7 November 2009
|[[Firozabad Lok Sabha constituency|Firozabad]]
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|[[Akhilesh Yadav]]
|{{Full party name with color|Samajwadi Party}}
|Retained [[Kannauj Lok Sabha constituency|Kannauj]] and vacated [[Firozabad Lok Sabha constituency|Firozabad]]
|[[Raj Babbar]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|}

==Legislative Assembly elections==
Indian media reporting indicate elections for the following state legislative assemblies held in 2009.
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Date(s)
!State
!colspan="2"|Government before
!Chief Minister before
! colspan="2" |Government after
!Elected Chief Minister
!Maps
|-
|rowspan=2|16 April 2009 & 23 April 2009
|[[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Andhra Pradesh]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy]]
|[[File:IN-AP.svg|50px]]
|-
|[[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|Odisha]]
|{{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Naveen Patnaik]]
|{{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Naveen Patnaik]]
|[[File:IN-OD.svg|50px]]
|-
|30 April 2009
|[[2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|Sikkim]]
|{{Full party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
|[[Pawan Kumar Chamling]]
|{{Full party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
|[[Pawan Kumar Chamling]]
|[[File:IN-SK.svg|50px]]
|-
|rowspan=4|13 October 2009
|[[2009 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Arunachal Pradesh]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Dorjee Khandu]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Dorjee Khandu]]
|[[File:IN-AR.svg|50px]]
|-
|[[2009 Haryana Legislative Assembly election|Haryana]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Bhupinder Singh Hooda]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Bhupinder Singh Hooda]]
|[[File:IN-HR.svg|50px]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|Maharashtra]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Ashok Chavan]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Ashok Chavan]]
|rowspan=2|[[File:IN-MH.svg|50px]]
|-
| {{Full party name with color|Nationalist Congress Party}}
| {{Full party name with color|Nationalist Congress Party}}
|-
|rowspan=2|25 November 2009 - 18 December 2009
|rowspan=2|[[2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|Jharkhand]]
| {{Full party name with color|Independent|rowspan=2}}
|rowspan=2|[[Madhu Koda]]
| {{Full party name with color|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}
|rowspan=2|[[Shibu Soren]]
|rowspan="2"|[[File:IN-JH.svg|50px]]
|-
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|}

==Legislative assembly by elections==
===[[Bihar Legislative Assembly|Bihar]]===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!S.No
!Date
!Constituency
!MLA before election
! colspan="2" |Party before election
!Elected MLA
! colspan="2" |Party after election
|-
!186
|28 May 2009
|[[Fatuha Assembly constituency|Fatuha]]
|Saryug Paswan
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)|dab=yes}}
|Arun Manjhi
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)|dab=yes}}
|}

===[[Delhi Legislative Assembly|Delhi]]===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!S.No
!Date
!Constituency
!MLA before election
! colspan="2" |Party before election
!Elected MLA
! colspan="2" |Party after election
|-
!64
|07 May 2009
|[[Rohtas Nagar Assembly constituency|Rohtas Nagar]]
|Ram Babu Sharma
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Vipin Sharma
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|}

===[[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly|Jammu and Kashmir]]===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!S.No
!Date
!Constituency
!MLA before election
! colspan="2" |Party before election
!Elected MLA
! colspan="2" |Party after election
|-
!54
|23 April 2009
|[[Bhaderwah Assembly constituency|Bhaderwah]]
|[[Ghulam Nabi Azad]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Mohammed Sharief Niaz
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
!24
|07 May 2009
|[[Sonawar Assembly constituency|Sonawar]]
|[[Farooq Abdullah]]
|{{Full party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}
|Mohammad Yasin Shah
|{{Full party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}
|-
!18
|03 June 2009
|[[Hazratbal Assembly constituency|Hazratbal]]
|[[Farooq Abdullah]]
|{{Full party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}
|Sheikh Mustafa Kamal
|{{Full party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}
|}

===[[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly|Jharkhand]]===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!S.No
!Date
!Constituency
!MLA before election
! colspan="2" |Party before election
!Elected MLA
! colspan="2" |Party after election
|-
!58
|08 January 2009
|[[Tamar Assembly constituency|Tamar]]
|Ramesh Singh Munda
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)|dab=yes}}
|Gopal Krishna Patar
|{{Full party name with color|Jharkhand Party}}
|}
===[[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Karnataka]]===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!S.No
!Date
!Constituency
!MLA before election
! colspan="2" |Party before election
!Elected MLA
! colspan="2" |Party after election
|-
!50
|23 April 2009
|[[Bidar Assembly constituency|Bidar]]
|[[Gurupadappa Nagamarapalli]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Rahim Khan (Indian politician)|Rahim Khan]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|}

===[[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly|Meghalaya]]===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!S.No
!Date
!Constituency
!MLA before election
! colspan="2" |Party before election
!Elected MLA
! colspan="2" |Party after election
|-
!09
|26 February 2009
|[[Umroi Assembly constituency|Umroi]]
|[[E. K. Mawlong]]
|{{Full party name with color|United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)}}
|Stanlywiss Rymbai
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|}
===[[Mizoram Legislative Assembly|Mizoram]]===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!S.No
!Date
!Constituency
!MLA before election
! colspan="2" |Party before election
!Elected MLA
! colspan="2" |Party after election
|-
!29
|16 April 2009
|[[South Tuipui Assembly constituency|South Tuipui]]
|[[Lal Thanhawla]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|John Siamkunga
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|}
===[[Nagaland Legislative Assembly|Nagaland]]===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!S.No
!Date
!Constituency
!MLA before election
! colspan="2" |Party before election
!Elected MLA
! colspan="2" |Party after election
|-
!03
|Rowspan=4|16 April 2009
|[[Dimapur III Assembly constituency|Dimapur III]]
|Azheto Zhimomi
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Azheto Zhimomi
|{{Full party name with color|Naga People's Front}}
|-
!17
|[[Chizami Assembly constituency|Chizami]]
|Deo Nukhu
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Deo Nukhu
|{{Full party name with color|Naga People's Front}}
|-
!41
|[[Tizit Assembly constituency|Tizit]]
|T Aloh
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|T Aloh
|{{Full party name with color|Naga People's Front}}
|-
!54
|[[Tuensang Sadar II Assembly constituency|Tuensang Sadar II]]
|Kejong Chang
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Kejong Chang
|{{Full party name with color|Naga People's Front}}
|-
|}

===[[Punjab Legislative Assembly|Punjab]]===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!S.No
!Date
!Constituency
!MLA before election
! colspan="2" |Party before election
!Elected MLA
! colspan="2" |Party after election
|-
!36
|12 June 2009
|Nur Mahal
|Gurdip Singh Bhullar
|{{Full party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Rajwinder Kaur Bhullar
|{{Full party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|-
!05
|Rowspan=3|03 August 2009
|Kahnuwan
|[[Partap Singh Bajwa]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Sewa Singh Sekhwan
|{{Full party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|-
!70
|Banur
|Kanwaljit Singh
|{{Full party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Jasjit Singh Bunny
|{{Full party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|-
!93
|[[Jalalabad, Punjab Assembly constituency|Jalalabad]]
|[[Sher Singh Ghubaya]]
|{{Full party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|[[Sukhbir Singh Badal]]
|{{Full party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|}

===[[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Tamil Nadu]]===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!S.No
!Date
!Constituency
!MLA before election
! colspan="2" |Party before election
!Elected MLA
! colspan="2" |Party after election
|-
!137
|09 January 2009
|[[Thirumangalam Assembly constituency|Thirumangalam]]
|[[Veera Elavarasu]]
|{{Full party name with color|Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[Latha Athiyaman]]
|{{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
!103
|Rowspan=3|18 August 2009
|[[Thondamuthur Assembly constituency|Thondamuthur]]
|[[M. Kannappan]]
|{{Full party name with color|Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|M. N. Kandaswamy
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
!134
|[[Cumbum Assembly constituency|Cumbum]]
|N. Eramakrishnan
|{{Full party name with color|Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|N. Eramakrishnan
|{{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
!197
|[[Ilaiyangudi Assembly constituency|Ilaiyangudi]]
|[[Raja Kannappan]]
|{{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|Suba. Mathiarasan
|{{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|}

===[[Tripura Legislative Assembly|Tripura]]===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!S.No
!Date
!Constituency
!MLA before election
! colspan="2" |Party before election
!Elected MLA
! colspan="2" |Party after election
|-
!08
|28 May 2009
|[[Town Bordowali Assembly constituency|Town Bordowali]]
|[[Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Ashish Kumar Saha]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|}

===[[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Uttar Pradesh]]===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!S.No
!Date
!Constituency
!MLA before election
! colspan="2" |Party before election
!Elected MLA
! colspan="2" |Party after election
|-
!233
|26 February 2009
|[[Bhadohi Assembly constituency|Bhadohi]]
|Archana Saroj
|{{Full party name with color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}
|Madhubala
|{{Full party name with color|Samajwadi Party}}
|-
!45
|rowspan=6|7 November 2009
|[[Powayan Assembly constituency|Powayan]]
|Mithlesh Kumar
|{{Full party name with color|Samajwadi Party}}
|Dhirendra Prasad
|{{Full party name with color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}
|-
!86
|[[Lucknow West Assembly constituency|Lucknow West]]
|[[Lalji Tandon]]
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Shyam Kishore Shukla
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
!181
|[[Padrauna Assembly constituency|Padrauna]]
|[[Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Swami Prasad Maurya]]
|{{Full party name with color|Bahujan Samaj Party|rowspan=4}}
|-
!239
|Rari
|Dhananjay Singh
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)}}
|Rajdeo Singh
|-
!288
|[[Etawah Assembly constituency|Etawah]]
|Mahendra Singh Rajput
|{{Full party name with color|Samajwadi Party|rowspan=2}}
|Mahendra Singh Rajput
|-
!290
|[[Bharthana Assembly constituency|Bharthana]]
|[[Mulayam Singh Yadav]]
|Shiv Prasad Yadav
|-
|}

=== [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|West Bengal]] ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!S.No
!Date
!Constituency
!MLA before election
! colspan="2" |Party before election
!Elected MLA
! colspan="2" |Party after election
|-
!206
|05 January 2010
|[[Nandigram Assembly constituency|Nandigram]]
|[[Sheikh Mohammad Illias]]
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes}}
|[[Phiroja Bibi]]
|{{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress}}
|}

==See also==
*[[Navin Chawla]]
*[[N. Gopalaswami]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{Commons}}
*[http://eci.nic.in Election Commission of India]

{{Indian elections}}
{{Legislatures of India}}

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[[Category:2009 elections in Asia|India]]
[[Category:2009 in India]]
[[Category:Elections in India by year]]

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