2009 Indian General Election

16 April 2009 – 13 May 2009 · The UPA decade · 543 seats, 272 for a majority

General elections were held in India in five phases between 16 April 2009 and 13 May 2009 to elect the members of the fifteenth Lok Sabha. With a registered electorate of 716 million and a turnout of 417 million voters, it was the largest democratic election in the world until being surpassed by the 2014 general election.

Prime Minister before

Manmohan Singh

INC

Prime Minister (continued)

Manmohan Singh

INC

Largest force

Indian National Congress

206 of 543 seats

Turnout

58.2%

The result

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Indian National Congress

Manmohan Singh · 28.6% of votes

206

seats

Bharatiya Janata Party

L. K. Advani · 18.8% of votes

116

seats

Samajwadi Party

3.4% of votes

seats

Bahujan Samaj Party

6.2% of votes

seats

Janata Dal (United)

1.5% of votes

seats

All India Trinamool Congress

3.2% of votes

seats

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

1.8% of votes

seats

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Prakash Karat · 5.3% of votes

seats


Indian National Congress	UPA	Manmohan Singh	206	—	11,91,11,019	28.6%	+2.0
Bharatiya Janata Party	NDA	L. K. Advani	116	—	7,84,35,381	18.8%	-3.4
Samajwadi Party	—	—	23	—	1,42,84,638	3.4%	—
Bahujan Samaj Party	—	—	21	—	2,57,28,920	6.2%	—
Janata Dal (United)	—	—	20	—	63,31,201	1.5%	—
All India Trinamool Congress	—	—	19	—	1,33,56,510	3.2%	—
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	—	—	18	—	76,25,397	1.8%	—
Communist Party of India (Marxist)	TF[1]	Prakash Karat	16	—	2,22,19,111	5.3%	-0.3

104 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.