The 13th Assembly elections were held in

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on October 13, 2009. The ruling Democratic Front (

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and

Nationalist Congress Party The Nationalist Congress Party ( NCP) is one of the nine national parties in India. The party generally supports Indian nationalism and Gandhian secularism. It is the largest opposition party in Maharashtra and is also a significant party ...

(NCP)) contested the elections against the alliance of

Shiv Sena Shiv Sena ( IAST: ''Śiva Sēnā'') () was a right-wing to far-right Marathi regionalist and Hindu ultranationalist political party in India founded in 1966 by cartoonist Bal Thackeray. Originally emerging from nativist movements in Bom ...

and

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...

(BJP) and Against the Third Front Known as Republican Left Democratic Front popularly known as RIDALOS. Voters elected the 288 members of the

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in newly organized assembly constituencies after the

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approved in 2008. The results were declared on October 22, 2009.

State on a halt for the most eventful day

In view of the General Assembly Elections in Maharashtra, the Government of Maharashtra via its notification dated September 29, 2009 declared the day of Polling i.e. Tuesday, October 13, 2009, a Public Holiday in the State under section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.

Election day

Overall polling

About 60% of polling was recorded in Maharashtra. In the island city of

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, near about 48% of the total registered voters exercised their franchise. The turnout was slightly better in suburban Mumbai at 52%. Elsewhere in Maharashtra, approximately 60% of the total voters participated in the polling. Congress-MNS worker clashes were reported in Nashik and police had to fire in air to disperse the mob.

Naxal scare in Gadchiroli

Voting in at least 11 polling stations in two Assembly constituencies, Aheri and

Armori Armori is a town and municipal council in the Gadchiroli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is connected with the National Highway NH-353C. It is located on the left of the Wainganga River, a tributary of the Pranahita River wh ...

of Gadchiroli District was delayed until 2 pm (14:00 hrs IST) following a scare early on the election day when Naxals opened fire in the area. Around 9:30 hrs IST, Naxals fired in Bondhai village in the district, despite the presence of stringent security in the Maoist infested districts of eastern Maharashtra's Vidarbha region.

Predictions

Various news agencies and exit polls had predicted the future outcome of the elections.

Election statistics

*Voter Turnout: 60% *Number of constituencies: 288 *Number of candidates: 3,559, including 211 women *Electors: Male 3,97,34,776, Female 3,60,76,469, Total 7,58,11,245 *Polling stations: 84,136 *Constituency with maximum candidates: Aurangabad East - 28 *Constituency with minimum number of candidates: Dahanu (ST) and Islampur - 4 each *Biggest constituency electorate-wise: Chinchwad (391,644 electors) *Smallest constituency electorate-wise: Kudal (186,185 electors) ; ; Party-wise no.of Candidates: ;:

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...

171,

112,

160,

119, Republican Left Democratic Front RIDALOS 200, MNS 145, BSP 281,

Communist Party of India Communist Party of India (CPI) is the oldest Marxist–Leninist communist party in India and one of the nine national parties in the country. The CPI was founded in modern-day Kanpur (formerly known as Cawnpore) on 26 December 1925. H ...

21,

Communist Party of India (Marxist) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)/CPIM/CPM) is a Marxist–Leninist communist political party in India. It is the largest communist party of India in terms of membership and electoral seats and one of the na ...

19, RJD <--??-->1, Independents + others 2,67
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List of Political Parties participated in 2009 Maharashtra Assembly Elections.

Results

Final results chart

Alliance-wise Result of 2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election

City Wise Results

Type-wise results

Division-wise results

District-wise results

Region-wise break up

Western Maharashtra

Vidarbha

Results by constituency

Notes

References

External links

Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of MaharashtraMaharashtra Assembly Elections - Sify
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