Samajwadi Party in UP 2022: 111 seats and 32.06 percent of the vote
प्रकाशित
In the 2022 Uttar Pradesh election the Samajwadi Party won 111 seats and 32.06 percent of the vote. It contested 347 seats. In those constituencies its share was 37.25 percent. It forfeited deposits on six seats. The figures are from the Commission’s party table.
111 seats make the SP the largest opposition party in the assembly, but the tally is below the majority mark of 202. The BJP won 255 seats in the same election. The SP’s return is large when set beside its 47 seats in 2017.
The gap between votes and seats
111 seats on 32.06 percent of the vote, about 27.5 percent of the House, show the conversion rate under first past the post. The BJP won about 63.3 percent of seats on 41.29 percent of the vote. The two parties were converted at different rates in the same system.
| Party | Seats | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samajwadi Party | 111 | 32.06% | 2,95,43,934 |
| BJP | 255 | 41.29% | 3,80,51,721 |
| BSP | 1 | 12.88% | 1,18,73,137 |
| Congress | 2 | 2.33% | 21,51,234 |
Table: UP Election News. Data: Election Commission of India, 2022.
All 10 seats in Azamgarh district went to the SP in 2022. So did all 5 seats in Ambedkar Nagar. Those districts sit above the statewide average, but the state total still stops at 111.
Set beside 2017 and 2012
In 2017 the SP had 21.82 percent of the vote and 47 seats. In 2012 it had 29.13 percent and 224 seats, a full majority. The 2022 vote share of 32.06 percent is a little above the 2012 share, but the seats are far below 224.
Vote share alone does not fix the seat tally. The split of opposing votes and the margin in each constituency also matter. In 2022, 59 seats moved from the BJP to the SP, the largest single block in this recovery.
Key points
- In the 2022 Uttar Pradesh election the Samajwadi Party won 111 seats and 32.
- 111 seats on 32.
- In 2017 the SP had 21.
The 2024 Lok Sabha context
In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Uttar Pradesh’s 80 seats were won as follows: Samajwadi Party 37, BJP 33, Congress 6, RLD 2, Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) 1 and Apna Dal (S) 1. Lok Sabha and assembly elections turn on different issues and alliances, so the two results should not be added together to reach a conclusion.
The structure of the House
The Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly has 403 seats. Of these, 84 are reserved for Scheduled Castes and 2 for Scheduled Tribes. The majority mark is 202. The state sends 80 members to the Lok Sabha and 31 to the Rajya Sabha. The legislative council is a separate House whose members come through different electorates and nomination.
Official 2022 figures for context
For context, the 2022 assembly election had 15,12,46,168 electors and 9,21,62,897 votes polled, with statewide turnout of 60.94 percent. The BJP won 255 seats on 41.29 percent and the Samajwadi Party 111 seats on 32.06 percent. Apna Dal (S) won 12, the RLD 8, the SBSP and NISHAD Party 6 each, Congress and the Jansatta Dal Loktantrik 2 each, and the BSP 1.
Also read:
- Meerut district assembly results 2022
- Saharanpur district assembly results 2022
- Ayodhya district assembly results 2022
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