2009 Indian general election in West Bengal

2009 Indian general election in West Bengal

30 April, 7 May and 13 May
All 42 West Bengal seats in the Lok Sabha
Turnout	81.42% ( 3.38 pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Mamata Banerjee Buddhadeb Bhattacharya Tathagata Roy Party AITC CPI(M) BJP Alliance UPA TF NDA Leader since 1998 2000 2002 Leader's seat Kolkata Dakshin Did not contest Kolkata Uttar (lost) Last election 21.04%, 1 seat 41.81%, 40 seats 8.06%, 0 seat Seats won 19 9 1 Seat change 18 17 1 Popular vote 13,321,553 14,144,667 3,513,121 Percentage 31.2% 33.1% 10.16% Alliance seats 26 15 1
Seatwise Result Map of the 2009 general election in West Bengal
Prime Minister before election Manmohan Singh INC Elected Prime Minister Manmohan Singh INC

The Indian general election, 2009 in West Bengal were held for 42 seats with the state going to polls in the last three phases of the general elections. There was pre-poll alliance in the state between the Indian National Congress and the Trinamool Congress against the Left Front. Indian National Congress contested on 14 seats across the state whereas the Trinamool Congress contested on 27 seats and SUCI(C) contested one seat. The alliance was largely successful as the Trinamool Congress, the Congress and the SUCI(C) won 19, 6 and 1 seat respectively, dislodging the Left Front, which won only 15 seats out of 42.

Alliance wise result

LF+	SEATS	%	UPA+	SEATS	%	NDA+	SEATS	%	OTHERS	SEATS	%
CPIM	9	33.1	AITC	19	31.18	BJP	1	6.14	IND	0	3.08
CPI	2	3.6	INC	6	13.45
AIFB	2	3.04	SUCI(C)	1
RSP	2	3.56
TOTAL (2009)	15		TOTAL (2009)	26		TOTAL (2009)	1		TOTAL (2009)	0
TOTAL (2004)	35		TOTAL (2004)	6		TOTAL (2004)	1		TOTAL (2004)	0

Elected MPs

No.	Constituency	Turnout %	Name of elected M.P.	Party affiliation		Margin
1	Cooch Behar (SC)	84.35	Nripendra Nath Roy		All India Forward Bloc	41,749
2	Alipurduars (ST)	75.96	Manohar Tirkey		Revolutionary Socialist Party	1,12,822
3	Jalpaiguri (SC)	82.36	Mahendra Kumar Roy		Communist Party of India (Marxist)	88,371
4	Darjeeling	79.51	Jaswant Singh		Bharatiya Janata Party	2,53,289
5	Raiganj	81.05	Deepa Dasmunsi		Indian National Congress	1,05,203
6	Balurghat	86.65	Prasanta Kumar Majumdar		Revolutionary Socialist Party	5,005
7	Maldaha Uttar	83.69	Mausam Noor		Indian National Congress	60,141
8	Maldaha Dakshin	78.84	Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury		Indian National Congress	1,36,280
9	Jangipur	85.95	Pranab Mukherjee		Indian National Congress	1,28,149
10	Baharampur	80.70	Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury		Indian National Congress	1,86,977
11	Murshidabad	88.14	Abdul Mannan Hossain		Indian National Congress	35,647
12	Krishnanagar	85.50	Tapas Paul		All India Trinamool Congress	77,386
13	Ranaghat (SC)	86.30	Sucharu Ranjan Haldar		All India Trinamool Congress	1,01,823
14	Bangaon (SC)	86.47	Gobinda Chandra Naskar		All India Trinamool Congress	92,826
15	Barrackpore	80.46	Dinesh Trivedi		All India Trinamool Congress	56,024
16	Dum Dum	80.49	Saugata Roy		All India Trinamool Congress	20,478
17	Barasat	83.60	Kakali Ghosh Dastidar		All India Trinamool Congress	1,22,901
18	Basirhat	86.62	Haji Nurul Islam		All India Trinamool Congress	59,379
19	Jaynagar (SC)	80.08	Tarun Mondal		Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)	53,705
20	Mathurapur (SC)	85.45	Choudhury Mohan Jatua		All India Trinamool Congress	1,29,963
21	Diamond Harbour	80.94	Somendra Nath Mitra		All India Trinamool Congress	1,51,689
22	Jadavpur	81.47	Kabir Suman		All India Trinamool Congress	56,267
23	Kolkata Dakshin	66.90	Mamata Banerjee		All India Trinamool Congress	2,19,571
24	Kolkata Uttar	64.20	Sudip Bandyopadhyay		All India Trinamool Congress	1,09,278
25	Howrah	73.91	Ambica Banerjee		All India Trinamool Congress	37,392
26	Uluberia	80.68	Sultan Ahmed		All India Trinamool Congress	98,936
27	Srerampur	77.49	Kalyan Banerjee		All India Trinamool Congress	1,37,190
28	Hooghly	82.71	Ratna De (Nag)		All India Trinamool Congress	81,523
29	Arambagh (SC)	84.58	Sakti Mohan Malik		Communist Party of India (Marxist)	2,01,558
30	Tamluk	90.32	Suvendu Adhikari		All India Trinamool Congress	1,72,958
31	Kanthi	89.97	Sisir Adhikari		All India Trinamool Congress	1,29,103
32	Ghatal	86.35	Gurudas Dasgupta		Communist Party of India	1,47,184
33	Jhargram (ST)	77.19	Dr. Pulin Bihari Baske		Communist Party of India (Marxist)	2,92,345
34	Medinipur	82.54	Prabodh Panda		Communist Party of India	48,017
35	Purulia	71.91	Narahari Mahato		All India Forward Bloc	19,301
36	Bankura	77.64	Acharia Basudeb		Communist Party of India (Marxist)	1,08,502
37	Bishnupur (SC)	85.16	Susmita Bauri		Communist Party of India (Marxist)	1,29,366
38	Bardhaman Purba (SC)	87.21	Anup Kumar Saha		Communist Party of India (Marxist)	59,419
39	Bardhaman-Durgapur	83.87	Saidul Haque		Communist Party of India (Marxist)	1,08,237
40	Asansol	71.49	Bansa Gopal Chowdhury		Communist Party of India (Marxist)	72,956
41	Bolpur (SC)	82.49	Ram Chandra Dome		Communist Party of India (Marxist)	92,882
42	Birbhum	83.27	Satabdi Roy		All India Trinamool Congress	61,519

Analysis

Assembly segments wise lead of Parties

Party		Assembly segments	Constituencies	Position in Assembly (as of 2011 election)	Constituencies
	INC + AITC	184	2 - Mathabhanga (SC), 8 - Natabari, 17 - Jalpaiguri (SC), 28 - Chopra, 29 - Islampur, 30 - Goalpokhar, 31 - Chakulia, 32 - Karandighi, 33 - Hemtabad (SC), 34 - Kaliaganj (SC), 35 - Raiganj, 36 - Itahar, 40 - Tapan (ST), 42 - Harirampur, 44 - Gazole (SC), 45 - Chanchal, 46 - Harischandrapur, 47 - Malatipur, 48 - Ratua, 50 - Maldaha (SC), 49 - Manikchak, 51 - Englishbazar, 52 - Mothabari, 53 - Sujapur, 54 - Baisnabnagar, 55 - Farakka, 56 - Samserganj, 57 - Suti, 58 - Jangipur, 59 - Raghunathganj, 60 - Sagardighi, 61 - Lalgola, 65 - Nabagram (SC), 66 - Khargram (SC), 67 - Burwan (SC), 68 - Kandi, 69 - Bharatpur, 70 - Rejinagar, 71 - Beldanga, 72 - Baharampur, 74 - Naoda, 62 - Bhagabangola, 63 - Raninagar, 64 - Murshidabad, 73 - Hariharpara, 75 - Domkal, 77 - Karimpur, 78 - Tehatta, 79 - Palashipara, 80 - Kaliganj, 81 - Nakashipara, 82 - Chapra, 83 - Krishnanagar Uttar, 85 - Krishnanagar Dakshin, 84 - Nabadwip, 86 - Santipur, 87 - Ranaghat Uttar paschim, 88 - Krishnaganj (SC), 89 - Ranaghat Uttar Purba (SC), 90 - Ranaghat Dakshin (SC), 91 - Chakdaha, 93 - Haringhata (SC), 94 - Bagda (SC), 95 - Bangaon Uttar (SC), 96 - Bangaon Dakshin (SC), 97 - Gaighata (SC), 98 - Swarupnagar (SC), 102 - Amdanga, 104 - Naihati, 105 - Bhatpara, 106 - Jagatdal, 107 - Noapara, 109 - Khardaha, 111 - Panihati, 112 - Kamarhati, 114 - Dum dum, 117 - Rajarhat gopalpur, 100 - Habra, 101 - Ashoknagar, 115 - Rajarhat new town, 116 - Bidhannagar, 118 - Madhyamgram, 119 - Barasat, 120 - Deganga, 99 - Baduria, 121 - Haroa, 122 - Minakhan (SC), 123 - Sandeshkhali (ST), 124 - Basirhat Dakshin, 125 - Basirhat Uttar, 130 - Patharpratima, 131 - Kakdwip, 132 - Sagar, 133 - Kulpi, 134 - Raidighi, 135 - Mandirbazar (SC), 142 - Magrahat paschim, 143 - Diamond harbour, 144 - Falta, 145 - Satgachhia, 146 - Bishnupur (SC), 155 - Maheshtala, 156 - Budge budge, 157 - Metiaburuz, 137 - Baruipur Purba (SC), 140 - Baruipur paschim, 147 - Sonarpur Dakshin, 148 - Bhangar, 151 - Sonarpur Uttar, 149 - Kasba, 153 - Behala Purba, 154 - Behala paschim, 158 - Kolkata port, 159 - Bhabanipur, 160 - Rashbehari, 161 - Ballygunge, 162 - Chowrangee, 163 - Entally, 164 - Beleghata, 165 - Jorasanko, 166 - Shyampukur, 167 - Maniktola, 168 - Kashipur-belgachhia, 171 - Howrah madhya, 172 - Shibpur, 173 - Howrah Dakshin, 174 - Sankrail (SC), 175 - Panchla, 176 - Uluberia Purba, 177 - Uluberia Uttar (SC), 178 - Uluberia Dakshin, 179 - Shyampur, 180 - Bagnan, 181 - Amta, 182 - Udaynarayanpur, 183 - Jagatballavpur, 184 - Domjur, 185 - Uttarpara, 186 - Sreerampur, 187 - Champdani, 194 - Chanditala, 188 - Singur, 189 - Chandannagar, 190 - Chunchura, 191 - Balagarh (SC), 193 - Saptagram, 196 - Haripal, 203 - Tamluk, 204 - Panskura Purba, 206 - Moyna, 207 - Nandakumar, 208 - Mahishadal, 209 - Haldia (SC), 210 - Nandigram, 211 - Chandipur, 212 - Patashpur, 213 - Kanthi Uttar, 214 - Bhagabanpur, 215 - Khejuri (SC), 216 - Kanthi Dakshin, 217 - Ramnagar, 205 - Panskura paschim, 230 - Daspur, 218 - Egra, 224 - Kharagpur sadar, 236 - Medinipur, 239 - Balarampur, 240 - Baghmundi, 241 - Joypur, 242 - Purulia, 252 - Bankura, 264 - Kalna (SC), 268 - Purbasthali Dakshin, 270 - Katwa, 260 - Burdwan Dakshin, 281 - Asansol Uttar, 282 - Kulti, 283 - Barabani, 285 - Suri, 289 - Sainthia (SC), 291 - Rampurhat, 292 - Hansan, 293 - Nalhati, 294 - Murarai	228
	Left Front	100	1 - Mekliganj (SC), 3 - Cooch behar Uttar (SC), 4 - Cooch behar Dakshin, 5 - Sitalkuchi (SC), 6 - Sitai (SC), 7 - Dinhata, 9 - Tufanganj, 10 - Kumargram (ST), 12 - Alipurduars, 13 - Falakata (SC), 21 - Nagrakata (ST), 15 - Dhupguri (SC), 16 - Maynaguri (SC), 18 - Rajganj (SC), 19 - Dabgram-phulbari, 20 - Mal (ST), 25 - Matigara-naxalbari (SC), 26 - Siliguri, 27 - Phansidewa (ST), 37 - Kushmandi (SC), 38 - Kumarganj, 39 - Balurghat, 41 - Gangarampur (SC), 43 - Habibpur (ST), 76 - Jalangi, 92 - Kalyani (SC), 103 - Bijpur, 108 - Barrackpur, 110 - Dum dum Uttar, 113 - Baranagar, 126 - Hingalganj (SC), 128 - Basanti (SC), 139 - Canning Purba, 150 - Jadavpur, 152 - Tollyganj, 169 - Bally, 170 - Howrah Uttar, 195 - Jangipara, 192 - Pandua, 197 - Dhanekhali (SC), 198 - Tarakeswar, 199 - Pursurah, 200 - Arambag (SC), 201 - Goghat (SC), 202 - Khanakul, 232 - Chandrakona (SC), 226 - Sabang, 227 - Pingla, 229 - Debra, 231 - Ghatal (SC), 235 - Keshpur (SC), 220 - Nayagram (ST), 221 - Gopiballavpur, 222 - Jhargram, 233 - Garbeta, 234 - Salboni, 237 - Binpur (ST), 238 - Bandwan (ST), 219 - Dantan, 223 - Keshiary (ST), 225 - Narayangarh, 228 - Kharagpur, 243 - Manbazar (ST), 244 - Kashipur, 245 - Para (SC), 246 - Raghunathpur (SC), 247 - Saltora (SC), 248 - Chhatna, 249 - Ranibandh (ST), 250 - Raipur (ST), 251 - Taldangra, 253 - Barjora, 254 - Onda, 255 - Bishnupur, 256 - Katulpur (SC), 257 - Indus (SC), 258 - Sonamukhi (SC), 259 - Khandaghosh (SC), 261 - Raina (SC), 262 - Jamalpur (SC), 265 - Memari, 269 - Purbasthali Uttar, 263 - Monteswar, 266 - Burdwan Uttar (SC), 267 - Bhatar, 274 - Galsi (SC), 276 - Durgapur Purba, 277 - Durgapur paschim, 275 - Pandabeswar, 278 - Raniganj, 279 - Jamuria, 280 - Asnsol Dakshin, 271 - Ketugram, 272 - Mangalkot, 273 - Ausgram (SC), 286 - Bolpur, 287 - Nanoor (SC), 288 - Labhpur, 290 - Mayureswar, 284 - Dubrajpur (SC)	62	1 - Mekliganj (SC), 3 - Cooch behar Uttar (SC), 4 - Cooch behar Dakshin, 7 - Dinhata, 10 - Kumargram (ST), 14 - Madarihat, 15 - Dhupguri (SC), 16 - Maynaguri (SC), 20 - Mal (ST), 31 – Chakulia, 32 – Karandighi, 33 – Hemtabad, 37 - Kushmandi (SC), 43 - Habibpur (ST), 46 – Harishchandrapur, 47 – Malatipur, 56 – Samserganj, 62 – Bhagabangola, 65 – Nabagram, 69 – Bharatpur, 73 – Hariharpara, 75 – Domkal, 76 - Jalangi, 77 – Karimpur, 78 – Tehatta, 79 – Palashipara, 123 – Sandeshkhali (SC), 124 – Basirhat Dakshin, 125 – Basirhat Uttar, 126 - Hingalganj (SC), 128 - Basanti (SC), 129 – Kultali (SC), 139 - Canning Purba, 148 – Bhagrar, 192 - Pandua, 201 - Goghat (SC), 232 - Chandrakona (SC), 227 - Pingla, 235 - Keshpur (SC), 233 - Garbeta, 237 - Binpur (ST), 238 - Bandwan (ST), 219 - Dantan, 223 - Keshiary (ST), 225 - Narayangarh, 228 - Kharagpur, 241 – Joypur, 249 - Ranibandh (ST), 250 - Raipur (ST), 251 - Taldangra, 259 - Khandaghosh (SC), 261 - Raina (SC), 263 - Monteswar, 266 - Burdwan Uttar (SC), 274 - Galsi (SC), 275 - Pandabeswar, 279 - Jamuria, 272 - Mangalkot, 273 - Ausgram (SC), 284 - Dubrajpur (SC), 289 – Sainthia (SC), 290 - Mayureshwar
	Bharatiya Janata Party	5	11 - Kalchini (ST), 14 - Madarihat (ST), 22 - Kalimpong, 23 - Darjeeling, 24 - Kurseong	0	NA
	Others	5	127 - Gosaba (SC), 129 - Kultali (SC), 136 - Joynagar (SC), 138 - Canning paschim (SC), 141 - Magrahat Purba (SC)	3	22 - Kalimpong, 23 - Darjeeling, 24 - Kurseong
Total		294

Postal Ballot wise lead of Parties

Party		No. of Constituencies
	All India Trinamool Congress	2
	Left Front	38
	Bharatiya Janata Party	1
	Indian National Congress	1
Total		42

See also

• 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
• 2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election