2009 Indian general election in Maharashtra

For state election, see 2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election.
Indian general election in Maharashtra, 2009
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48 seats
Turnout50.73%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Sushilkumar Shinde Anant Geete Gopinath Munde
Party INC SS BJP
Alliance UPA NDA NDA
Last election 13 12 13
Seats won 17 11 9
Seat change Increase 4 Decrease 1 Decrease 4
Percentage 19.61% 17% 18.17%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
SWP
BVA
Leader Sharad Pawar Raju Shetti Baliram Sukur Jadhav
Party NCP SWP BVA
Alliance UPA UPA UPA
Last election 9 0 0
Seats won 8 1 1
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1 Increase 1
Percentage 19.28% 1.3% 0.60%
Maharashtra 2009 Lok Sabha Results
Alliance wise structure
Prime Minister before election

Manmohan Singh
INC

Prime Minister after election

Manmohan Singh
INC

The Indian general election, 2009 in Maharashtra were held for 48 seats with the state going to polls in the first three phases of the general elections. The major contenders in the state were the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and National Democratic Alliance (NDA). UPA consisted of the Indian National Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party whereas the NDA consisted of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Shiv Sena. The Shiv Sena contested on 22 seats in the state and the BJP over 25 seats . Similarly, the NCP contested on 21 seats and the Indian National Congress contested on 25 seats . Other parties in the fray included the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), Bahujan Samaj Party which fielded candidates on 47 seats, and the Fourth Front. The MNS which was contesting its first general elections fielded candidates on 11 seats in the state.[1]

Parties and alliances

  National Democratic Alliance

Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
Bharatiya Janata Party Gopinath Munde 25
Shiv Sena Anant Geete 22
Independent Ajitrao Shankarrao Ghorpade 1
Total 48

  United Progressive Alliance

Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
Indian National Congress Sushilkumar Shinde 25
Nationalist Congress Party Sharad Pawar 21
Republican Party of India (Athawale) Ramdas Athawale 1
Republican Party of India Gawai Rajendra Ramkrushna 1
Total 48

List of Candidates

Constituency UPA NDA
No. Name Party Candidate Party Candidate
1 Nandurbar (ST) INC Manikrao Hodlya Gavit BJP Suhas Natawadkar
2 Dhule INC Amarishbhai Rasiklal Patel BJP Pratap Narayanrao Sonawane
3 Jalgaon NCP Vasantrao More BJP A. T. Patil
4 Raver NCP Bhaiyyasaheb Ravindra Patil BJP Haribhau Madhav Jawale
5 Buldhana NCP Rajendra Shingne SS Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav
6 Akola INC Babasaheb Dhabekar BJP Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre
7 Amravati (SC) RPI(G) Rajendra Gavai SS Anandrao Vithoba Adsul
8 Wardha INC Datta Meghe BJP Suresh Waghmare
9 Ramtek (SC) INC Mukul Balkrishna Wasnik SS Krupal Tumane
10 Nagpur INC Vilasrao Baburaoji Muttemwar BJP Banwarilal Purohit
11 Bhandara-Gondiya NCP Praful Manoharbhai Patel BJP Shishupal Natthu Patle
12 Gadchiroli-Chimur (ST) INC Marotrao Sainuji Kowase BJP Ashok Nete
13 Chandrapur INC Naresh Kumar Puglia BJP Hansraj Gangaram Ahir
14 Yavatmal-Washim INC Harising Nasaru Rathod SS Bhavana Pundlikrao Gawali
15 Hingoli NCP Suryakanta Patil SS Subhash Bapurao Wankhede
16 Nanded INC Bhaskarrao Bapurao Khatgaonkar Patil BJP Sambhaji Pawar
17 Parbhani NCP Suresh Warpudkar SS Ganeshrao Nagorao Dudhgaonkar
18 Jalna INC Kalyan Vaijinath Kale BJP Raosaheb Dadarao Danve
19 Aurangabad INC Uttamsingh Pawar SS Chandrakant Khaire
20 Dindori (ST) NCP Narhari Sitaram Zirwal BJP Harishchandra Chavan
21 Nashik NCP Sameer Bhujbal SS Datta Gaikwad
22 Palghar (ST) INC Damodar Shingada BJP Chintaman Vanaga
23 Bhiwandi INC Suresh Kashinath Taware BJP Jagannath Patil
24 Kalyan NCP Vasant Davkhare SS Anand Prakash Paranjape
25 Thane NCP Sanjeev Ganesh Naik BJP Vijay Laxman Chaugule
26 Mumbai North INC Sanjay Brijkishorlal Nirupam BJP Ram Naik
27 Mumbai North West INC Gurudas Kamat SS Gajanan Kirtikar
28 Mumbai North East NCP Sanjay Dina Patil BJP Kirit Somaiya
29 Mumbai North Central INC Priya Sunil Dutt BJP Mahesh Jethmalani
30 Mumbai South Central INC Eknath Gaikwad SS Suresh Anant Gambhir
31 Mumbai South INC Milind Murli Deora SS Mohan Rawale
32 Raigad INC A. R. Antulay SS Anant Geete
33 Maval NCP Azam Pansare SS Gajanan Dharmshi Babar
34 Pune INC Suresh Kalmadi BJP Anil Shirole
35 Baramati NCP Supriya Sule BJP Kanta Nalawade
36 Shirur NCP Vilas Vithoba Lande SS Shivajirao Adhalarao Patil
37 Ahmednagar NCP Shivaji Kardile BJP Dilipkumar Mansukhlal Gandhi
38 Shirdi (SC) RPI(A) Ramdas Athawale SS Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure
39 Beed NCP Rameshrao Baburao Kokate BJP Gopinathrao Pandurang Munde
40 Osmanabad NCP Padamsinha Bajirao Patil SS Ravindra Gaikwad
41 Latur (SC) INC Jaywant Gangaram Awale BJP Sunil Baliram Gaikwad
42 Solapur (SC) INC Sushilkumar Sambhajirao Shinde BJP Sharad Bansode
43 Madha NCP Sharadchandra Govindrao Pawar BJP Subhash Deshmukh
44 Sangli INC Pratik Prakashbapu Patil IND Ajitrao Shankarrao Ghorpade
45 Satara NCP Udayanraje Bhonsle SS Purushottam Bajirao Jadhav
46 Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg INC Nilesh Narayan Rane SS Suresh Prabhu
47 Kolhapur NCP Chhatrapati Sambhajiraje Shahu SS Vijay Devane
48 Hatkanangle NCP Nivedita Sambhajirao Mane SS Raghunath Patil

Voting and results

Source: Election Commission of India[2]

Results by Alliance

Alliance/ Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/−
UPA INC 72,53,634 19.61 Decrease 4.16 25 17 Increase 4
NCP 71,31,175 19.28 Increase 0.97 21 8 Decrease 1
RPI 2,52,570 0.68 Increase 0.24 1 0 Steady
RPI(A) 2,27,170 0.61 Decrease 0.40 1 0 Decrease 1
Total 1,48,64,549 40.18 Decrease 4.66 48 25 Increase 3
NDA SHS 62,87,964 17.00 Decrease 3.11 22 11 Decrease 1
BJP 67,21,644 18.71 Decrease 3.90 25 9 Decrease 4
IND 3,38,837 0.92 Steady 1 0 Steady
Total 1,33,48,445 36.09 Decrease 6.63 48 20 Decrease 5
SWP 4,81,025 1.30 Steady 1 1 Increase 1
BVA 2,23,234 0.60 Steady 1 1 Increase 1
BSP 17,85,643 4.83 Steady 47 0
MNS 15,03,863 4.07 New entry 11 0 Steady
BBM 4,92,470 1.33 Steady 39 0 Steady
SP 3,71,209 1.00 Steady 10 0 Steady
CPI(M) 1,97,576 0.53 Steady 2 0 Steady
SBP 1,88,608 0.51 Steady 4 0 Steady
Others 8,90,398 2.41 Steady 199 0 Steady
IND 29,83,128 8.06 Increase 4.17 410 1 Increase 1
Total 3,69,91,311 100% - 819 48 -

Result of Prominent Parties

Party Leader MPs Votes
Of total Of total
Indian National Congress Sushilkumar Shinde 17 26
17 / 48 (35%)
 1,23,87,322 33.4%
Shiv Sena Anant Geete 11 22
11 / 48 (23%)
 82,50,038 22.4%
Bharatiya Janata Party Gopinath Munde 09 26
09 / 48 (19%)
 70,25,884 19.08%
Nationalist Congress Party Sharad Pawar 08 22
08 / 48 (17%)
 65,00,800 17.6%

List of Elected MPs

Constituency Winner Runner-up Margin
Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes % Votes %
1 Nandurbar Manikrao Gavit INC 275,936 36.01 Gavit Sharad Krushnrao SP 235,093 30.68 40,843 5.33
2 Dhule Pratap Sonawane BJP 263,260 39.30 Amrish Patel INC 243,841 36.40 19,419 2.90
3 Jalgaon A. T. Patil BJP 343,647 52.34 Vasantrao More NCP 247,627 37.72 96,020 14.62
4 Raver Haribhau Jawale BJP 328,843 45.67 Adv. Ravindra Pralhadrao Patil NCP 300,625 41.75 28,218 3.92
5 Buldhana Prataprao Jadhav SHS 353,671 41.46 Rajendra Shingne NCP 325,593 38.16 28,078 3.30
6 Akola Sanjay Dhotre BJP 287,526 38.91 Ambedkar Yashwant BBM 222,678 30.13 64,848 8.78
7 Amravati Anandrao Adsul SHS 314,286 42.91 Rajendra Gavai RPI 252,570 34.48 61,716 8.43
8 Wardha Datta Meghe INC 352,853 45.88 Suresh Wagmare BJP 256,935 33.41 95,918 12.47
9 Ramtek Mukul Wasnik INC 311,614 40.75 Krupal Tumane SHS 294,913 38.57 16,701 2.18
10 Nagpur Vilas Muttemwar INC 315,148 41.72 Banwarilal Purohit BJP 290,749 38.49 24,399 3.23
11 Bhandara–Gondiya Praful Patel NCP 489,814 47.52 Nana Patole IND 237,899 23.08 251,915 24.44
12 Gadchiroli–Chimur Marotrao Kowase INC 321,756 38.43 Ashok Nete BJP 293,176 35.02 28,580 3.41
13 Chandrapur Hansraj Ahir BJP 301,467 33.55 Naresh Puglia INC 268,972 29.94 32,495 3.61
14 Yavatmal–Washim Bhavana Gawali SHS 384,443 45.76 Harising Rathod INC 327,492 38.98 56,951 6.78
15 Hingoli Subhash Wankhede SHS 340,148 41.61 Suryakanta Patil NCP 266,514 32.60 73,634 9.01
16 Nanded Bhaskarrao Patil INC 346,400 44.72 Sambhaji Pawar BJP 271,786 35.09 74,614 9.63
17 Parbhani Ganeshrao Dudhgaonkar SHS 385,387 44.26 Suresh Warpudkar NCP 319,969 36.75 65,418 7.51
18 Jalna Raosaheb Danve BJP 350,710 44.00 Kalyan Kale INC 342,228 42.93 8,482 1.07
19 Aurangabad Chandrakant Khaire SHS 255,896 35.00 Uttamsingh Pawar INC 222,882 30.48 33,014 4.52
20 Dindori Harischandra Chavan BJP 281,254 41.26 Narhari Zirwal NCP 243,907 35.78 37,347 5.48
21 Nashik Sameer Bhujbal NCP 238,706 36.34 Hemant Godse MNS 216,674 32.98 22,032 3.36
22 Palghar Baliram Jadhav BVA 223,234 30.47 Chintaman Vanaga BJP 210,874 28.78 12,360 1.69
23 Bhiwandi Suresh Taware INC 182,789 31.29 Jagannath Patil BJP 141,425 24.21 41,364 7.08
24 Kalyan Anand Paranjpe SHS 212,476 39.00 Vasant Davkhare NCP 188,274 34.56 24,202 4.44
25 Thane Sanjeev Naik NCP 301,000 40.14 Vijay Chougule SHS 251,980 33.60 49,020 6.54
26 Mumbai North Sanjay Nirupam INC 255,157 37.25 Ram Naik BJP 249,378 36.40 5,779 0.85
27 Mumbai North West Gurudas Kamat INC 253,920 35.91 Gajanan Kirtikar SHS 215,533 30.48 38,387 5.43
28 Mumbai North East Sanjay Patil NCP 213,505 31.97 Kirit Somaiya BJP 210,572 31.53 2,933 0.44
29 Mumbai North Central Priya Dutt INC 319,352 48.05 Mahesh Jethmalani BJP 144,797 21.79 174,555 26.26
30 Mumbai South Central Eknath Gaikwad INC 257,523 43.00 Suresh Anant Gambhir SHS 181,817 30.36 75,706 12.64
31 Mumbai South Milind Deora INC 272,411 42.46 Bala Nandgaonkar MNS 159,729 24.90 112,682 17.56
32 Raigad Anant Geete SHS 413,546 53.89 A. R. Antulay INC 267,025 34.80 146,521 19.09
33 Maval Gajanan Babar SHS 364,857 50.84 Pansare Azam Fakeerbhai NCP 284,238 39.61 80,619 11.23
34 Pune Suresh Kalmadi INC 279,973 38.11 Anil Shirole BJP 254,272 34.61 25,701 3.50
35 Baramati Supriya Sule NCP 487,827 66.46 Kanta Nalawade BJP 150,996 20.57 336,831 45.89
36 Shirur Shivajirao Patil SHS 482,563 57.54 Vilas Vithoba Lande NCP 303,952 36.24 178,611 21.30
37 Ahmadnagar Dilipkumar Gandhi BJP 312,047 39.65 Shivaji Kardile NCP 265,316 33.71 46,731 5.94
38 Shirdi Bhausaheb Wakchaure SHS 359,921 54.21 Ramdas Athawale RPI(A) 227,170 34.22 132,751 19.99
39 Beed Gopinath Munde BJP 553,994 51.58 Kokate Baburao NCP 413,042 38.46 140,952 13.12
40 Osmanabad Padamsinh Patil NCP 408,840 44.22 Ravindra Gaikwad SHS 402,053 43.49 6,787 0.73
41 Latur Jaywantrao Awale INC 372,890 44.96 Sunil Gaikwad BJP 364,915 44.00 7,975 0.96
42 Solapur Sushilkumar Shinde INC 387,591 52.15 Sharad Bansode BJP 287,959 38.74 99,632 13.41
43 Madha Sharad Pawar NCP 530,596 57.71 Subhash Deshmukh BJP 216,137 23.51 314,459 34.20
44 Sangli Pratik Patil INC 378,620 48.74 Ajitrao Shankarrao Ghorpade IND 338,837 43.62 39,783 5.12
45 Satara Udayanraje Bhosale NCP 532,583 65.22 Purushottam Bajirao Jadhav SHS 235,068 28.78 297,515 36.44
46 Ratnagiri–Sindhudurg Nilesh Rane INC 353,915 49.24 Suresh Prabhu SHS 307,165 42.74 46,750 6.50
47 Kolhapur Sadashivrao Mandlik IND 428,082 41.65 Sambhaji Raje NCP 383,282 37.29 44,800 4.36
48 Hatkanangle Raju Shetti SWP 481,025 49.17 Nivedita Mane NCP 385,965 39.46 95,060 9.71

Region–wise breakup

Region Total seats Indian National Congress Shiv Sena Bharatiya Janata Party Nationalist Congress Party Others
Votes Polled Seats Won Votes Polled Seats Won Votes Polled Seats Won Votes Polled Seats Won
Western Maharashtra 11 22,56,578 03 Steady 15,03,698 02 Increase 01 7,87,153 01 Steady 24,70,200 03 Decrease 03 02
Vidarbha 10 31,28,402 04 Increase 03 24,27,032 03 Decrease 01 16,38,523 02 Decrease 04 10,30,995 01 Increase 01 00
Marathwada 8 16,04,435 02 Increase 02 22,86,673 03 Increase 01 14,78,842 02 Decrease 01 9,24,810 01 Decrease 01 00
Thane+Konkan 6 13,04,035 02 Steady 20,32,635 02 Decrease 01 00 00 Steady 7,49,910 01 Increase 01 01
Mumbai 6 32,97,464 05 Increase 01 00 00 Decrease 01 00 00 Steady 6,67,955 01 Increase 01 00
North Maharashtra 6 7,66,408 01 Decrease 01 00 00 Steady 20,47,314 04 Increase 01 6,56,930 01 Steady 00
Total[3] 48 1,23,57,322 17 Increase 04 82,50,038 11 Decrease 01 59,51,832 09 Decrease 04 65,00,800 08 Decrease 01 03

Western Maharashtra

Sr.no Seats won
1. Pune Suresh Kalmadi Indian National Congress
2. Solapur (SC) Sushilkumar Sambhajirao Shinde Indian National Congress
3. Sangli Pratik Prakashbapu Patil Indian National Congress
4. Baramati Supriya Sule Nationalist Congress Party
5. Madha Sharadchandra Govindrao Pawar Nationalist Congress Party
6. Satara Udayanraje Bhonsle Nationalist Congress Party
7. Maval Gajanan Dharmshi Babar Shiv Sena
8. Shirur Shivajirao Adhalarao Patil Shiv Sena
9. Ahmednagar Dilipkumar Mansukhlal Gandhi Bharatiya Janata Party
10. Kolhapur Sadashivrao Dadoba Mandlik Independent
11. Hatkanangle Raju Shetti Swabhimani Paksha

Vidarbha

Sr.no Seats won
1. Wardha Datta Meghe Indian National Congress
2. Ramtek (SC) Mukul Balkrishna Wasnik Indian National Congress
3. Nagpur Vilasrao Baburaoji Muttemwar Indian National Congress
4. Gadchiroli-Chimur (ST) Marotrao Sainuji Kowase Indian National Congress
5. Bhandara-Gondiya Praful Manoharbhai Patel Nationalist Congress Party
6. Buldhana Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav Shiv Sena
7. Amravati (SC) Anandrao Vithoba Adsul Shiv Sena
8. Yavatmal-Washim Bhavana Pundlikrao Gawali Shiv Sena
9. Akola Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre Bharatiya Janata Party
10. Chandrapur Hansraj Gangaram Ahir Bharatiya Janata Party

Marathwada

Sr.no Seats won Party
1. Nanded Bhaskarrao Bapurao Khatgaonkar Patil Indian National Congress
2. Latur (SC) Awale Jaywant Gangaram Indian National Congress
3. Osmanabad Padamsinha Bajirao Patil Nationalist Congress Party
4. Hingoli Subhash Bapurao Wankhede Shiv Sena
5. Parbhani Ganeshrao Nagorao Dudhgaonkar Shiv Sena
6. Aurangabad Chandrakant Khaire Shiv Sena
7. Jalna Raosaheb Dadarao Danve Bharatiya Janata Party
8. Beed Gopinathrao Pandurang Munde Bharatiya Janata Party

Thane+Konkan

Sr.no Seats won Party
1. Bhiwandi Suresh Kashinath Taware Indian National Congress
2. Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Nilesh Narayan Rane Indian National Congress
3. Thane Sanjeev Ganesh Naik Nationalist Congress Party
4. Kalyan Anand Prakash Paranjape Shiv Sena
5. Raigad Anant Geete Shiv Sena
6. Palghar (ST) Baliram Sukur Jadhav Bahujan Vikas Aghadi

Mumbai

Sr.no Seats Won Party
1. Mumbai North Sanjay Brijkishorlal Nirupam Indian National Congress
2. Mumbai North West Gurudas Kamat Indian National Congress
3. Mumbai North East Sanjay Dina Patil Nationalist Congress Party
4. Mumbai North Central Priya Sunil Dutt Indian National Congress
5. Mumbai South Central Eknath Gaikwad Indian National Congress
6. Mumbai South Milind Murli Deora Indian National Congress

North Maharashtra

Sr.no Seats won Party
1. Nandurbar (ST) Gavit Manikrao Hodlya Indian National Congress
2. Dhule Pratap Narayanrao Sonawane Bharatiya Janata Party
3. Jalgaon A. T. Patil Bharatiya Janata Party
4. Raver Haribhau Madhav Jawale Bharatiya Janata Party
5. Nashik Sameer Bhujbal Nationalist Congress Party
6. Dindori (ST) Harishchandra Chavan Bharatiya Janata Party

Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Maharashtra

# Name Constituency Designation Department From To Party
1 Sharad Pawar Madha Cabinet Minister Agriculture 23 May
2009 		26 May
2014 		NCP
Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution 23 May
2009 		19 January
2011
Food Processing Industries 19 January
2011 		26 May
2014
2 Sushilkumar Shinde Solapur Cabinet Minister Power 28 May
2009 		31 July
2012 		INC
Home Affairs 31 July
2012 		26 May
2014
3 Vilasrao Deshmukh Rajya Sabha (Maharashtra) Cabinet Minister Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises 28 May
2009 		19 January
2011
Rural Development; Panchayati Raj 19 January
2011 		12 July
2011
Science and Technology; Earth Sciences 12 July
2011 		10 August
2012
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises 26 June
2012 		10 August
2012
Minister without portfolio 10 August
2012 		14 August
2012
4 Murli Deora Rajya Sabha (Maharashtra) Cabinet Minister Petroleum and Natural Gas 28 May
2009 		19 January
2011
Corporate Affairs 19 January
2011 		12 July
2011
5 Praful Patel Bhandara – Gondiya MoS (I/C) Civil Aviation 28 May
2009 		19 January
2011 		NCP
Cabinet Minister Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises 19 January
2011 		26 May
2014
6 Mukul Wasnik Ramtek Cabinet Minister Social Justice and Empowerment 28 May
2009 		27 October
2012 		INC
7 Prithviraj Chavan Rajya Sabha (Maharashtra) MoS (I/C) Science and Technology; Earth Sciences 28 May
2009 		10 November
2010
MoS Prime Minister's Office
Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Parliamentary Affairs
8 Gurudas Kamat Mumbai North West MoS Communications and Information Technology 28 May
2009 		19 January
2011
Home Affairs 19 January
2011 		12 July
2011
Communications and Information Technology 21 January
2011 		12 July
2011
MoS (I/C) Drinking Water and Sanitation 12 July
2011 		13 July
2011
9 Pratik Prakashbapu Patil Sangli MoS Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises 28 May
2009 		14 June
2009
Youth Affairs and Sports 14 June
2009 		19 January
2011
Coal 19 January
2011 		26 May
2014
10 Milind Deora Mumbai South MoS Communications and Information Technology 12 July
2011 		26 May
2014
Shipping 30 October
2012 		26 May
2014
11 Rajeev Shukla Rajya Sabha (Maharashtra) MoS Parliamentary Affairs 12 July
2011 		26 May
2014
Planning 28 October
2012 		26 May
2014
12 Tariq Anwar Rajya Sabha (Maharashtra) MoS Agriculture 28 October
2012 		26 May
2014 		NCP
Food Processing Industries 28 October
2012 		26 May
2014
13 Manikrao Hodlya Gavit Nandurbar MoS Social Justice and Empowerment 17 June
2013 		26 May
2014 		INC

Assembly segments wise lead of Parties

Party Assembly segments Position in Assembly (as of 2009 election)
Indian National Congress 79 82
Bharatiya Janata Party 61 46
Shiv Sena 61 44
Nationalist Congress Party 52 62
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena 8 13
Swabhimani Paksha 4 1
Bahujan Vikas Aghadi 3 2
Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh 2 1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 2 1
Lok Sangram 1 1
Janata Dal (Secular) 1 0
Republican Party of India 1 0
Others 13 35
Total 288

References

  1. ^ "State-Wise Position". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
  2. ^ "General Election 2009". Electoral Commission of India. Archived from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Spoils of five-point duel". Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
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