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Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 2009

Maharashtra state assembly elections, 2009
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All 288 Assembly Constituencies
Turnout 60%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
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Leader Ashok Chavan
Party INC NCP BJP
Alliance Democratic Front Democratic Front NDA
Leader since 2008
Leader's seat Bhokar
Seats before 69 71 54
Seats won 82 62 46
Seat change Increase 13 Decrease 9 Decrease 8

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
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Leader Uddhav Thackeray Ramdas Athawale Raj Thackeray
Party Shiv Sena RPI(A) MNS
Alliance NDA RIDALOS Independent
Leader since 2004 2009 2006
Leader's seat Independent (politician) Independent (politician)
Seats before 62 (New Party) (New Party)
Seats won 45 14 13
Seat change Decrease 17 Increase 14 Increase 13

  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
Party PWP SP Bahujan Vikas Aghadi
Alliance Independent Independent Independent
Last election 2 0 0
Seats won 4 3 2
Seat change Increase 2 Increase 3 Increase 2

CM before election

Ashok Chavan
INC

CM-elect

Ashok Chavan
INC


Ashok Chavan
INC

Ashok Chavan
INC

The 13th Assembly elections were held in Maharashtra, India on October 13, 2009. The ruling Democratic Front (Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)) contested the elections against the alliance of Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Against the Third Front Known as Republican Left Democratic Front Polpularly known as RIDALOS.

Voters elected the 288 members of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in newly organised assembly constituencies after the delimitation 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 of Mumbai, 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.

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


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