The biggest losers in the 2009 polls
Image: Ram Vilas Paswan
Loser: Ram Vilas Paswan
Constituency: Hajipur
Party: Lok Janshakti Party
Winning Candidate: Ram Sundar Das of the Janata Dal-United
Image: Vaiko
Losing Candidate: Vaiko
Constituency: Virudhunagar
Party:Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Winning Candidate: Manicka Tagore of the Congress
Image: Lalu Prasad Yadav
Losing Candidate: Lalu Prasad Yadav
Constituency: Pataliputra
Party:Rashtriya Janata Dal
Winning Candidate: Ranjan Prasad Yadav of the Janata Dal-United
Image: S Bangarappa
Photographs: N V Reuben
Losing Candidate: S Bangarappa
Constituency: Shimoga
Party: Indian National Congress
Winning Candidate: B Y Raghavendra of the Bharatiya Janata Party
Image: Renuka Chowdhury
Photographs: Tanushree Punwani/Reuters
Losing Candidate: Renuka Chowdhary
Constituency: Khammam
Party: Indian National Congress
Winning Candidate: Nama Nageswara Rao of the Telugu Desam Party
Image: C K Jaffer Sharief
Losing Candidate: C K Jaffer Sharief
Constituency: Bangalore North
Party: Indian National Congress
Winning Candidate: D B Chandre Gowda of the Bharatiya Janata Party
Image: Mani Shankar Aiyar
Losing Candidate: Mani Shankar Aiyar
Constituency: Mayiladuthurai
Party: Indian National Congress
Winning Candidate: Manian O S of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Image: Margaret Alva
Losing Candidate: Alva Margaret
Constituency: Uttara Kannada
Party: Indian National Congress
Winning Candidate: Anantkumar Hegde of the Bharatiya Janata Party