This report looks at how the BJP performed in the 9 assembly seats of Lucknow district in the 2017 and 2022 Uttar Pradesh elections. According to Election Commission of India data, the party won 8 of these seats in 2017 and 7 in 2022. In 2022 its share of all valid votes cast across the district’s seats was 48.84%, as calculated by UP Election News from seat wise figures.
BJP in Lucknow: seat wise position
| Seat | 2017 | 2022 | 2022 votes | 2022 share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malihabad (168) | Won | Won | 1,06,372 | 44.15% |
| Bakshi Kaa Talab (169) | Won | Won | 1,47,922 | 46.36% |
| Sarojini Nagar (170) | Won | Won | 1,60,626 | 49.07% |
| Lucknow West (171) | Won | Second | 1,16,313 | 45.03% |
| Lucknow North (172) | Won | Won | 1,39,159 | 53.30% |
| Lucknow East (173) | Won | Won | 1,52,928 | 59.40% |
| Lucknow Central (174) | Won | Second | 93,553 | 44.43% |
| Lucknow Cantonment (175) | Won | Won | 1,08,147 | 54.70% |
| Mohanlalganj (176) | Not in top three | Won | 1,07,089 | 43.58% |
Table: UP Election News. Data: Election Commission of India. For 2017 the ECI top three candidates are used.
Seats the BJP won in 2022
In Malihabad, Jai Devi won by 7,745 votes over the SP candidate Surendra Kumar, a moderately close contest. In Bakshi Kaa Talab, Yogesh Shukla won by 27,788 votes over the SP candidate Gomti Yadav, a comfortable win. In Sarojini Nagar, Rajeshwar Singh won by 56,186 votes over the SP candidate Abhishek Mishra, a one sided contest. In Lucknow North, Dr. Neeraj Bora won by 33,953 votes over the SP candidate Pooja Shukla, a comfortable win. In Lucknow East, Ashutosh Tandon ‘Gopal Ji ‘ won by 68,731 votes over the SP candidate Anurag Singh Bhadouriya, a one sided contest. In Lucknow Cantonment, Brajesh Pathak won by 39,512 votes over the SP candidate Surendra Singh Gandhi ‘Raju Gandhi’, a comfortable win. In Mohanlalganj, Amresh Kumar won by 16,548 votes over the SP candidate Sushila Saroj, a moderately close contest.
The 2017 wins
In 2017 the BJP won Malihabad, where Jai Devi defeated the SP by 22,668 votes; Bakshi Kaa Talab, where Avinash Trivedi defeated the BSP by 17,584 votes; Sarojini Nagar, where Swati Singh defeated the SP by 34,179 votes; Lucknow West, where Suresh Kumar Shrivastav defeated the SP by 13,072 votes; Lucknow North, where Dr.neeraj Bora defeated the SP by 27,276 votes; Lucknow East, where Ashutosh Tandan "gopal Ji" defeated the Congress by 79,230 votes; Lucknow Central, where Brijesh Pathak defeated the SP by 5,094 votes; Lucknow Cantonment, where Dr. Reeta Joshi defeated the SP by 33,796 votes. Not all of these seats were retained in 2022.
Where the BJP finished second
The party was runner up in 2 seats in 2022: Lucknow West, where it trailed by 8,184 votes; Lucknow Central, where it trailed by 10,935 votes. Seats lost by narrow margins are usually the first ones parties target in the next election.
Reading the numbers
Compared with 2017, the BJP lost 1 seat in Lucknow. Statewide, the BJP’s tally went from 312 seats to 255, so the district result can be read against that broader trend. Vote share also matters: a party can lose seats while still holding a large base of votes, which can be decisive in close contests in 2027.
The statewide picture
Across the state, the BJP won 312 seats in 2017 and 255 in 2022, while the Samajwadi Party rose from 47 to 111 seats. The BSP fell from 19 seats to 1, and the Congress from 7 to 2. Allies on both sides, such as Apna Dal (Soneylal), the NISHAD Party, the RLD and the SBSP, also won seats in 2022.
How the UP assembly is elected
Uttar Pradesh has 403 assembly constituencies, of which 84 are reserved for Scheduled Castes and 2 for Scheduled Tribes. Their boundaries were fixed by the Delimitation Order of 2008, and the 2012, 2017 and 2022 elections were all held on these same boundaries, so results from these years can be compared seat by seat. Members are elected under the first past the post system, which means the candidate with the most valid votes wins even without a majority of votes. The 18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly first met in 2022, so the next assembly election is due by early 2027.
All numbers in this article are taken from the official results published by the Election Commission of India. Vote shares are calculated on total valid votes, including NOTA where stated.
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Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly general elections 2017 and 2022. Original data: Election Commission of India statistical reports.
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