This report looks at how the BJP performed in the 9 assembly seats of Bareilly district in the 2017 and 2022 Uttar Pradesh elections. According to Election Commission of India data, the party won 9 of these seats in 2017 and 7 in 2022. In 2022 its share of all valid votes cast across the district’s seats was 47.60%, as calculated by UP Election News from seat wise figures.
BJP in Bareilly: seat wise position
| Seat | 2017 | 2022 | 2022 votes | 2022 share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baheri (118) | Won | Second | 1,20,790 | 45.41% |
| Meerganj (119) | Won | Won | 1,16,435 | 50.98% |
| Bhojipura (120) | Won | Second | 1,09,993 | 42.26% |
| Nawabganj (121) | Won | Won | 1,11,113 | 48.20% |
| Faridpur (122) | Won | Won | 92,070 | 45.22% |
| Bithari Chainpur (123) | Won | Won | 1,15,417 | 46.53% |
| Bareilly (124) | Won | Won | 1,29,014 | 53.77% |
| Bareilly Cantt. (125) | Won | Won | 98,931 | 50.43% |
| Aonla (126) | Won | Won | 88,956 | 46.45% |
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 Meerganj, Dr. D. C. Verma won by 32,480 votes over the SP candidate Sultan Beg, a comfortable win. In Nawabganj, Dr. M. P. Arya won by 9,237 votes over the SP candidate Bhagwat Saran Gangwar, a moderately close contest. In Faridpur, Prof. Shyam Bihari Lal won by 2,921 votes over the SP candidate Vijay Pal Singh, a very close contest. In Bithari Chainpur, Dr. Raghavendra Sharma won by 15,841 votes over the SP candidate Agam Kumar Maurya, a moderately close contest. In Bareilly, Dr Arun Kumar won by 32,320 votes over the SP candidate Rajesh Kumar Agarwal, a comfortable win. In Bareilly Cantt., Sanjeev Agarwal won by 10,768 votes over the SP candidate Supriya Aron, a moderately close contest. In Aonla, Dharmpal Singh won by 18,424 votes over the SP candidate Pt. Radha Krishan Sharma, a moderately close contest.
The 2017 wins
In 2017 the BJP won Baheri, where Chhatra Pal Singh defeated the BSP by 42,837 votes; Meerganj, where Dr. D.c. Verma defeated the BSP by 54,500 votes; Bhojipura, where Bahoran Lal Maurya defeated the SP by 27,764 votes; Nawabganj, where Kesar Singh defeated the SP by 39,142 votes; Faridpur, where Dr. Shyam Bihari Lal defeated the SP by 24,721 votes; Bithari Chainpur, where Rajesh Kumar Mishra defeated the SP by 19,511 votes; Bareilly, where Dr. Arun Kumar defeated the Congress by 28,711 votes; Bareilly Cantt., where Rajesh Agarwal defeated the Congress by 12,664 votes; Aonla, where Dharm Pal Singh defeated the SP by 3,546 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: Baheri, where it trailed by 3,355 votes; Bhojipura, where it trailed by 9,409 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 2 seats in Bareilly. 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.
Also read:
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- बहेड़ी विधानसभा सीट 2027: 2017 में भाजपा, 2022 में सपा; समझिए समीकरण
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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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