Indian Parlimentary Elections 2009

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India will hold general elections to the 15th LokSabha in 5 phases on April 16, April 22, April 23, April 30, May 7 and May 13, 2009.^[1] Results will be announced on May 16, 2009. The elections for 499 out of 543 Parliamentary Constituencies in all the states, NCT of Delhi and Union Territory of Pondicherry (except Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Manipur and Nagaland) will be held on the basis of the newly delimited constituencies as determined by the Delimitation Commission set up under the Delimitation Act, 2002^[2]

Elections in India for the Lok Sabha (the national parliament) must be held at least every five years under normal circumstances. With the last elections held in 2004, the term of the 14th Lok Sabha expires on June 1, 2009.

During the budget presented in February 2009, Rupees 1,120 Crores (Approx. EUR 180 M) was budgeted for election expenses.^[3]

National Issues for the Elections

Visions for the Next Prime Minister

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Updating the Election Information

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Polling Schedule

The following is the polling schedule for states announced by Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami on March 2nd, 2009:

April 16 - Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Andaman and Nicobar Island, Lakshadweep.
April 23 - Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Goa, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Orissa, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand.
April 30 - Bihar, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Dadar and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
May 7 - Bihar, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, westbengal and Delhi.
May 13 - Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Chandigargh and Puducherry

Lead up to the announcement of polling dates

India's Chief Election Commissioner, N. Gopalaswami, had stated on December 28th, 2008, that the elections were likely to be held between April and May of 2009.^[4] He attributed this schedule to the examination period from February to March, making polling places unavailable. ^[5]

Detailed Polling Schedule for each Phase

**Detailed Schedule for 2009 General Elections**
Poll Event	Phases
	Phase 1	Phase 2		Phase 3			Phase 4	Phase 5
	Phase 1	Phase 2A	Phase 2B	Phase 3A	Phase 3B	Phase 3C	Phase 4	Phase 5A	Phase 5B
Announcement & Issues of Press Notes	Mon, 02-Mar
Issue of Notification	Mon, 23-Mar	Sat, 28-Mar		Thu, 02-Apr			Sat, 11-Apr	Fri, 17-Apr
Last Date for filing Nominations	Mon, 30-Mar	Sat, 04-Apr		Thu, 09-Apr			Sat, 18-Apr	Fri, 24-Apr
Scrutiny of Nominations	Tue, 31-Mar	Mon, 06-Apr		Sat, 11-Apr	Fri, 10-Apr		Mon, 20-Apr	Sat, 25-Apr
Last Date for Withdrawal of Candidature	Thu, 02-Apr	Wed, 08-Apr		Mon, 13-Apr	Wed, 15-Apr	Mon, 13-Apr	Wed, 22-Apr	Mon, 27-Apr	Tue, 28-Apr
Date of Poll	Thu, 16-Apr	Wed, 22-Apr	Thu, 23-Apr	Thu, 30-Apr			Thu, 07-May	Wed, 13-May
Counting of Votes	Sat, 16-May
Date before which election shall be Completed	Thu, 28-May
Number of States & UTs	17	1	12	6	1	4	8	8	1
Number of Parliamentary Constituencies	124	1	140	77	1	29	85	72	14
Source: Official Press Release by Election Commission of India, dated March 2, 2009

Polling Schedule for each State/UT

**Polling schedule for each State/UT in 2009 General Elections**
States/UTs	Constituencies	Phases	Phase 1	Phase 2	Phase 3	Phase 4	Phase 5
States/UTs	Constituencies	Phases	16-Apr	22,23-Apr	30-Apr	07-May	13-May
Andaman & Nicobar Islands	1	1	1
Andhra Pradesh	42	2	22	20
Arunachal Pradesh	2	1	2
Assam	14	2	3	11
Bihar	40	4	13	13	11	3
Chandigarh	1	1					1
Chhattisgarh	11	1	11
Dadra & Nagar Haveli	1	1			1
Daman & Diu	1	1			1
NCT of Delhi	7	1				7
Goa	2	1		2
Gujarat	26	1			26
Haryana	10	1				10
Himachal Pradesh	4	1					4
Jammu & Kashmir	6	5	1	1	1	1	2
Jharkhand	14	2	6	8
Karnataka	28	2		17	11
Kerala	20	1	20
Lakshadweep	1	1	1
Madhya Pradesh	29	2		13	16
Maharashtra	48	3	13	25	10
Manipur	2	2	1	1
Meghalaya	2	1	2
Mizoram	1	1	1
Nagaland	1	1	1
Orissa	21	2	10	11
Puducherry	1	1					1
Punjab	13	2				4	9
Rajasthan	25	1				25
Sikkim	1	1			1
Tamil Nadu	39	1					39
Tripura	2	1		2
Uttar Pradesh	80	5	16	17	15	18	14
Uttarakhand	5	1					5
West Bengal	42	3			14	17	11
Total Constituencies	543		124	141	107	85	86
Total States/UTs polling on this day			17	13	11	8	9
				States/UTs		Constituencies
Number of States & UTs polling in single phase				22		164
Number of States & UTs polling in two phases				8		163
Number of States & UTs polling in three phases				2		90
Number of States & UTs polling in four phases				1		40
Number of States & UTs polling in five phases				2		86
Total				35		543
Source: Official Press Release by Election Commission of India, dated March 2, 2009

Prime Ministerial Candidates

United Progressive Alliance Following the August 2008 confidence vote victory for the current government, a statement by Indian National Congress President Sonia Gandhi has caused speculation that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would be projected as the Prime Ministerial candidate in the next elections.^[6] Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharad Pawar has indicated that he is also a possible Prime Ministerial candidate post elections.^[7] On January 24th, 2009, Manmohan Singh underwent cardiac bypass surgery at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.^[8] Following the surgery, speculation of alternate PM candidates arose both within the Congress and amongst coalition partners. In an attempt to quell such speculations, Sonia Gandhi on February 6th, 2009, wrote in the Congress party magazine Sandesh that Manmohan Singh is the UPA coalition's Prime Ministerial candidate for the 2009 elections.^[9]

National Democratic Alliance The main opposition, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its coalition partners in the National Democratic Alliance, announced on December 11, 2007 that their candidate for prime minister would be BJP party leader Lal Krishna Advani,^[10] the Leader of the Opposition. On January 23, 2008, leaders from BJP and other NDA parties convened to officially elect him their candidate^[11]. No other party or alliance has announced a prime ministerial candidate.

United National Progressive Alliance A motley group of regional parties, as well as the Communist parties, have been striving to form a third front to counter the BJP-led and Congress-led alliances. Among the possible members are the United National Progressive Alliance, India's Left parties and the Bahujan Samaj Party. Once again, the media has speculated that Mayawati, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, could potentially be projected as the front's Prime Ministerial candidate, but no official move has taken place yet. If Mayawati's party can win enough seats, she has openly stated that she would be willing to take the support of the national parties to become Prime Minister. ^[12] No other candidate has publicly expressed interest in becoming Prime Minister thus far.

Coalition Members

United Progressive Alliance

^*1 - Though not officially a UPA member, the Trinamool Congress announced on March 1st, 2009, that it would form an alliance with the Indian National Congress in the state of West Bengal for the 2009 general elections.^[13]

National Democratic Alliance

United National Progressive Alliance

Lok Sabha Election
Conducting the Elections to the 15th Lok Sabha
Planned Start: 2nd March 2009 Planned Completion: 28th May 2009

References

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Complete Lok Sabha Election 2009 Update

Facts about Indian Parlimentary Elections 2009RDF feed

End date	28 May 2009 +
Event description	Conducting the Elections to the 15th Lok Sabha +
Event name	Lok Sabha Election +
Start date	2 March 2009 +

[0] Election Commission of India announces 2009 election dates

[1] Official press release by ECI announcing the 2009 election

[2] Rs 1120 crore allocated for Lok Sabha polls

[3] India to vote April 16-May 13 for a new government

[4] Indian Parliament elections likely in April-May 2009

[5] Manmohan PM candidate of the Congress: Sonia

[6] Pawar won't give up on PM race

[7] Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's bypass surgery update

[8] Sonia does it again, picks Manmohan for PM job

[9] India party declares PM candidate, BBC News Online, 11 December 2007

[10] NDA endorses Advani as its prime ministerial candidate, The Hindu, 23 January 2008

[11] Mayawati may rock Third Front.

[12] Congress, Trinamool form alliance for LS polls

[13] Jayalalithaa has no problem with Mayawati: Gowda

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