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The 13thAssembly elections were held inMaharashtra,India on October 13, 2009. The rulingDemocratic Front (Congress andNationalist Congress Party (NCP)) contested the elections against the alliance ofShiv Sena andBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Against the Third Front Known asRepublican Left Democratic Front popularly known asRIDALOS.
Voters elected the 288 members of theMaharashtra Legislative Assembly in newly organized assembly constituencies after thedelimitation approved in 2008. The results were declared on October 22, 2009.
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.
About 60% of polling was recorded in Maharashtra. In the island city ofMumbai, 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.[1] Congress-MNS worker clashes were reported in Nashik and police had to fire in air to disperse the mob.[2]
Voting in at least 11 polling stations in two Assembly constituencies,Aheri andArmori ofGadchiroli 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.[3]
Various news agencies and exit polls had predicted the future outcome of the elections.
| Source | Prediction |
|---|---|
| CNN-IBN[4][5] | Congress-NCP (135 to 145) Shiv Sena-BJP (105 to 115 ) MNS (8-12) Others (25 - 35) |
| Maharashtra Times | Shiv Sena-BJP (160)[6] |
| Star News-Nielsen exit poll | Congress (89) NCP (48) Shiv Sena (62) BJP (51) MNS (12) Third Front and others (26)[7] |
Party-wise no.of Candidates:
| Alliance | Party | Seats Contested | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPA |  | Indian National Congress | 171 | |
 | Nationalist Congress Party | 112 | ||
| NDA |  | Shiv Sena | 160 | |
 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 119 | ||
| Others | Republican Left Democratic Front | 200 | ||
| Maharashtra Navnirman Sena | 145 | |||
| Bahujan Samaj Party | 281 | |||
| Communist Party of India | 21 | |||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 19 | |||
Indian National Congress 171,Nationalist Congress Party 112,Shiv Sena 160,Bharatiya Janata Party 119,Republican Left Democratic FrontRIDALOS 200,MNS 145, BSP 281,Communist Party of India 21,Communist Party of India (Marxist) 19, RJD <--??-->1, Independents + others 2,675news.outlookindia.com | Assembly Elections: 66% Turnout, 1 Killed
List of Political Parties participated in 2009 Maharashtra Assembly Elections.
| 82 | 62 | 46 | 44 | 50 |
| INC | NCP | BJP | SHS | OTH |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Leader | MLAs | Votes | |||||
| Of total | Of total | |||||||
| Indian National Congress | Ashok Chavan | 82 | 170 | 82 / 288 (28%) | 9,521,703 | 21.01% | ||
| Nationalist Congress Party | R. R. Patil | 62 | 113 | 62 / 288 (22%) | 7,420,212 | 16.37% | ||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | Gopinath Munde | 46 | 119 | 46 / 288 (16%) | 6,352,147 | 14.02% | ||
| Shiv Sena | Balasaheb Thackeray | 44 | 160 | 44 / 288 (15%) | 7,369,030 | 16.26% | ||
| Maharashtra Navnirman Sena | Raj Thackeray | 13 | 143 | 13 / 288 (5%) | 2,585,597 | 5.71% | ||
| Peasants and Workers Party of India | Jayant Prabhakar Patil | 04 | 17 | 4 / 288 (1%) | 503,895 | 1.11% | ||
| Samajwadi Party | Abu Azmi | 04 | 31 | 4 / 288 (1%) | 337,378 | 0.74% | ||
| Jan Surajya Shakti | Vinay Kore | 02 | 37 | 2 / 288 (0.7%) | 575,224 | 1.27% | ||
| Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi | Hitendra Thakur | 02 | 04 | 2 / 288 (0.7%) | 208,321 | 0.46% | ||
| Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh | Prakash Ambedkar | 01 | 103 | 1 / 288 (0.3%) | 376,645 | 0.83% | ||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Rajaram Ozare | 01 | 20 | 1 / 288 (0.3%) | 270,052 | 0.60% | ||
| Rashtriya Samaj Paksha | Babasaheb Mohanrao Patil | 01 | 26 | 1 / 288 (0.3%) | 187,126 | 0.41% | ||
| Swabhimani Paksha | Raju Shetti | 01 | 14 | 1 / 288 (0.3%) | 352,101 | 0.78% | ||
| Lok Sangram | Anil Anna Gote | 01 | 02 | 1 / 288 (0.3%) | 60,924 | 0.13% | ||
| Independents | - | 24 | 1820 | 24 / 288 (8%) | 7,023,817 | 15.50 | ||
| 288 | 45,314,855 | 59.68% | ||||||
| Valid votes | 45,314,850 | 99.95% | |
| Invalid votes | 23,095 | 0.05% | |
| Votes cast / turnout | 45,337,945 | 59.68% | |
| Abstentions | 30,630,367 | 40.32% | |
| Registered voters | 75,968,312 | ||
| Party | Indian National Congress | Nationalist Congress Party | Bharatiya Janata Party | Shiv Sena |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Progressive Alliance | National Democratic Alliance | |||
|  | | | |
| Leader | ||||
| Ashok Chavan | R. R. Patil | Gopinath Munde | Uddhav Thackeray | |
| Votes | 21.01% | 16.37% | 14.02% | 16.26% |
| Seats | 82 / 288  13 | 62 / 288 09 | 46 / 288 08 | 44 / 288 17 |
| City Name | Seats | INC | NCP | BJP | SHS | Oth | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mumbai | 35 | 17 | 03 | 05 | 04 | 06 | |||||
| Pune | 08 | 02 | 01 | 02 | 02 | 00 | |||||
| Nagpur | 06 | 02 | 00 | 04 | 00 | 00 | |||||
| Thane | 05 | 00 | 02 | 00 | 03 | 00 | |||||
| Pimpri-Chinchwad | 06 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 02 | |||||
| Nashik | 08 | 02 | 00 | 00 | 03 | 00 | |||||
| Kalyan-Dombivli | 06 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 01 | 02 | |||||
| Vasai-Virar City MC | 02 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 02 | |||||
| Aurangabad | 03 | 01 | 00 | 00 | 02 | 00 | |||||
| Navi Mumbai | 02 | 00 | 02 | 00 | 00 | 00 | |||||
| Solapur | 03 | 02 | 00 | 01 | 00 | 00 | |||||
| Mira-Bhayandar | 01 | 00 | 01 | 00 | 00 | 00 | |||||
| Bhiwandi-Nizampur MC | 03 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 01 | 02 | |||||
| Jalgaon | 05 | 00 | 01 | 01 | 02 | 01 | |||||
| Amravati | 01 | 01 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | |||||
| Nanded | 03 | 03 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | |||||
| Kolhapur | 06 | 01 | 02 | 00 | 02 | 00 | |||||
| Ulhasnagar | 01 | 00 | 00 | 01 | 00 | 00 | |||||
| Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad | 02 | 00 | 00 | 02 | 00 | 00 | |||||
| Malegaon | 02 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 01 | 00 | |||||
| Akola | 02 | 00 | 00 | 01 | 00 | 01 | |||||
| Latur | 01 | 01 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | |||||
| Dhule | 01 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 01 | |||||
| Ahmednagar | 01 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 01 | 00 | |||||
| Chandrapur | 03 | 00 | 00 | 03 | 00 | 00 | |||||
| Parbhani | 03 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 02 | 01 | |||||
| Ichalkaranji | 04 | 01 | 00 | 01 | 01 | 01 | |||||
| Jalna | 03 | 01 | 01 | 00 | 00 | 01 | |||||
| Ambarnath | 02 | 00 | 01 | 00 | 01 | 00 | |||||
| Bhusawal | 02 | 00 | 01 | 00 | 00 | 01 | |||||
| Panvel | 02 | 01 | 01 | 00 | 00 | 00 | |||||
| Beed | 05 | 00 | 04 | 01 | 00 | 00 | |||||
| Gondia | 02 | 01 | 00 | 01 | 00 | 00 | |||||
| Satara | 07 | 01 | 04 | 00 | 00 | 02 | |||||
| Solapur | 03 | 02 | 00 | 01 | 00 | 00 | |||||
| Barshi | 01 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 01 | |||||
| Yavatmal | 03 | 02 | 00 | 00 | 01 | 00 | |||||
| Achalpur | 01 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 01 | |||||
| Osmanabad | 03 | 01 | 00 | 00 | 02 | 00 | |||||
| Nandurbar | 04 | 02 | 01 | 00 | 00 | 01 | |||||
| Wardha | 01 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 01 | |||||
| Udgir | 01 | 00 | 00 | 01 | 00 | 00 | |||||
| Hinganghat | 01 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 01 | 00 | |||||
| Total | 109 | 40 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 15 | |||||
| Type | Seats | INC | NCP | BJP | SHS | OTH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN | 235 | 64 | 52 | 36 | 33 | 50 |
| SC | 28 | 06 | 06 | 06 | 09 | 01 |
| ST | 25 | 12 | 04 | 04 | 02 | 03 |
| Total | 288 | 82 | 62 | 46 | 44 | 53 |
| Division Name | Seats | INC | NCP | BJP | SHS | Others | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amravati division | 30 | 12 | 02 | 03 | 06 | 05 | 01 | 05 | 01 | 05 |
| Aurangabad division | 46 | 18 | 03 | 12 | 06 | 02 | 05 | 07 | 01 | 07 |
| Konkan division | 75 | 19 | 07 | 11 | 03 | 09 | 06 | 13 | 14 | 17 |
| Nagpur division | 32 | 12 | 04 | 02 | 04 | 13 | 07 | 03 | 02 | 02 |
| Nashik division | 47 | 10 | 02 | 13 | 01 | 05 | 06 | 11 | 03 | 08 |
| Pune division | 58 | 11 | 03 | 21 | 03 | 09 |  | 06 | 02 | 12 |
| Total Seats | 288 | 82 | 13 | 62 | 09 | 46 | 08 | 45 | 17 | 53 |
| Name of Division | District | Seats | INC | NCP | BJP | SHS | Others | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amravati Division | Akola | 5 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Amravati | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | | 3 | |
| Buldhana | 7 | 2 | | 1 | | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Yavatmal | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | | 1 | | 0 | |
| Washim | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| Total Seats | 30 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
| Aurangabad Division | Aurangabad | 9 | 3 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Beed | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Jalna | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Osmanabad | 4 | 1 | | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Nanded | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Latur | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Parbhani | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hingoli | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| Total Seats | 46 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 7 | |
| Konkan Division | Mumbai City | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | | 1 | | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Mumbai Suburban | 26 | 11 | 3 | 2 | | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | |
| Thane | 24 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | |
| Raigad | 7 | 1 | | 2 | | 0 | | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Ratnagiri | 3 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total Seats | 69 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 17 | |
| Nagpur Division | Bhandara | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | 0 | 3 | 1 | | 0 |
| Chandrapur | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Gadchiroli | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Gondia | 4 | 2 | | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Nagpur | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | | 7 | 3 | 1 | | 0 | |
| Wardha | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total Seats | 32 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Nashik Division | Dhule | 5 | 2 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 1 |
| Jalgaon | 11 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | 2 | |
| Nandurbar | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Nashik | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| Ahmednagar | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total Seats | 47 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 8 | |
| Pune Division | Kolhapur | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Pune | 21 | 4 | 1 | 7 | | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
| Sangli | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Satara | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Solapur | 11 | 2 | | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Total Seats | 58 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 9 | | 6 | 2 | 12 | |
| 288 | 82 | 13 | 62 | 9 | 46 | 8 | 45 | 17 | 53 | ||
| Region | Total seats | |  | | | Others | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | Nationalist Congress Party | Bharatiya Janata Party | Shiv Sena | |||||||
| Seats Won | Seats Won | Seats Won | Seats Won | |||||||
| Western Maharashtra | 70 | 14 | 03 | 25 | 01 | 11 | 03 | 09 | 01 | 12 |
| Vidarbha | 62 | 24 | 05 | 05 | 04 | 18 | 01 | 08 | 04 | 07 |
| Marathwada | 46 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 02 | 02 | 10 | 05 | 09 | 07 |
| Thane+Konkan | 39 | 02 | | 08 | 03 | 06 | 02 | 08 | 04 | 07 |
| Mumbai | 36 | 17 | 02 | 03 | | 05 | | 08 | 01 | 06 |
| North Maharashtra | 35 | 07 | 03 | 09 | 03 | 04 | 02 | 07 | 06 | 08 |
| Total[8] | 288 | 82 | 13 | 62 | 09 | 46 | 08 | 45 | 17 | 53 |
| Region | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | Nationalist Congress Party | Bharatiya Janata Party | Shiv Sena | |
| Vote Share % | Vote Share % | Vote Share % | Vote Share % | |
| Western Maharashtra | 23.9% | 44.3% | 15% | 16.7% |
| Vidarbha | 43.06% | 7.8% | 34.3% | 14.7% |
| Marathwada | 47% | 33.1% | 9% | 10.7% |
| Thane+Konkan | 12.7% | 37.8% | 12.9% | 36.4% |
| Mumbai | 60.6% | 9.2% | 16.5% | 13.5% |
| North Maharashtra | 20.8% | 43.4% | 21.9% | 13.7% |
| Avg.Vote Share[9] | 34.68% | 29.27% | 18.27% | 17.62% |
| Alliance | Party | Western Maharashtra | Vidarbha | Marathwada | Thane+Konkan | Mumbai | North Maharashtra | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Progressive Alliance | | Indian National Congress | 14 / 70 (20%) | 24 / 62 (39%) | 18 / 46 (39%) | 02 / 39 (5%) | 17 / 36 (47%) | 07 / 35 (20%) | |
| Nationalist Congress Party | 25 / 70 (36%) | 11 / 62 (18%) | 13 / 46 (28%) | 6 / 39 (15%) | 3 / 36 (8%) | 4 / 35 (11%) | ||
| National Democratic Alliance | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 9 / 70 (13%) | 21 / 62 (34%) | 6 / 46 (13%) | 4 / 39 (10%) | 5 / 36 (14%) | 1 / 35 (3%) | |
| Shiv Sena | 10 / 70 (14%) | 4 / 62 (6%) | 3 / 46 (7%) | 15 / 39 (38%) | 11 / 36 (31%) | 2 / 35 (6%) | ||
| Others | Others | 11 / 70 (16%) | 14 / 70 (20%) | 7 / 46 (15%) | 2 / 39 (5%) | 6 / 36 (17%) | 0 / 35 (0%) | ||
| Region | Total Seats | United Progressive Alliance | National Democratic Alliance | Others | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Maharashtra | 70 | 5 | 40 / 70 (57%) | 2 | 19 / 70 (27%) | 3 | 11 / 70 (16%) |
| Vidarbha | 62 | | 23 / 62 (37%) | 7 | 25 / 62 (40%) | 7 | 14 / 70 (20%) |
| Marathwada | 46 | 4 | 30 / 46 (65%) | 9 | 9 / 46 (20%) | 5 | 7 / 46 (15%) |
| Thane +Konkan | 39 | 4 | 11 / 39 (28%) | 10 | 19 / 39 (49%) | 1 | 2 / 39 (5%) |
| Mumbai | 36 | | 9 / 36 (25%) | 1 | 16 / 36 (44%) | 1 | 11 / 36 (31%) |
| North Maharashtra | 35 | 1 | 31 / 35 (89%) | 2 | 3 / 35 (9%) | 1 | 1 / 35 (3%) |
| Total | 4 | 144 / 288 (50%) | 15 | 91 / 288 (32%) | 1 | 33 / 288 (11%) | |
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