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On 22 May 2009, Manmohan Singh was sworn in as the prime minister during a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan. [71] [72] The 2009 Indian general election was the then largest democratic election in the world held prior to 2014 (834 million), 2019 (912 million) and 2024 (968 million), with an eligible electorate of 714 million.
The Indian National Congress (INC) is one of the two major political parties in India. The prominent members of the party are the president Sonia Gandhi, vice-president Rahul Gandhi, Prime minister Manmohan Singh. INC took part in the elections alongside other members of the United Progressive Alliance.The INC announced that its campaign for ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 November 2024. 2009 Indian general election ← 2004 16 April 2009 – 13 May 2009 (2009-05-13) 2014 → ← outgoing members elected members → 543 of the 545 seats in the Lok Sabha 272 seats needed for a majority Registered 716,985,101 Turnout 58.21% (0.14 pp) First party Second party Third party ...
The Second Manmohan Singh ministry came into existence after the general election in 2009. The results of the election were announced on 16 May 2009 and led to the formation of the 15th Lok Sabha . Manmohan Singh took the oath as the 13th Prime Minister of India on 22 May 2009, followed by the oath-taking ceremonies of the Council of Ministers ...
To constitute India's 15th Lok Sabha, general elections were held in April–May 2009. The results were announced on 16 May 2009. The main contenders were two alliance groups of the Incumbent United Progressive Alliance and the Opposition National Democratic Alliance; led by Indian National Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party respectively.
15th Lok Sabha. Members of the 15th Lok Sabha were elected during the 2009 general election in India. It was dissolved on 18 May 2014 by President Pranab Mukherjee. [1] Indian National Congress-led United Progressive Alliance won 44 more seats than the previous 14th Lok Sabha. The next 16th Lok Sabha was convened after 2014 Indian general election.
A national election occurred between 16 April and 13 May 2009, to constitute the 15th Lok Sabha. Date*. Election. Government before. Prime Minister before election. Government after. Elected Prime Minister. 16 April – 13 May 2009. Lok Sabha.
Party Votes % Seats; Indian National Congress: 119,111,019: 28.55: 206: Bharatiya Janata Party: 78,435,381: 18.80: 116: Bahujan Samaj Party: 25,728,920: 6.17: 21 ...