BJP from 2017 to 2022: 312 seats to 255 seats in Uttar Pradesh
प्रकाशित
Between 2017 and 2022 the BJP’s Uttar Pradesh assembly tally moved from 312 seats to 255. That is a drop of 57 seats. In the same period its statewide vote share rose from 39.67 percent to 41.29 percent. The vote went up, the seats came down. That is the main finding of this comparison.
The BJP contested 384 seats in 2017 and 376 in 2022. The number of constituencies fought therefore also dipped a little, but that alone does not explain a gap of 57 seats.
How many seats changed hands
125 seats changed parties between 2017 and 2022. Of those, 59 moved from the BJP to the Samajwadi Party. In the other direction, 10 seats moved from the SP to the BJP. In net terms, the BJP’s larger loss was against the SP.
The BJP had won all 19 Bundelkhand seats in 2017. In 2022 it held 14 of them. The 11 seats in Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar and Hapur remained with the BJP in 2022. The losses were not even across regions.
| Year | Seats | Vote % | Votes | Seats contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 312 | 39.67% | 3,44,03,299 | 384 |
| 2022 | 255 | 41.29% | 3,80,51,721 | 376 |
Table: UP Election News. Data: Election Commission of India.
Read the result with vote shares
The SP’s vote rose from 21.82 percent in 2017 to 32.06 percent in 2022, and its seats rose from 47 to 111. The BSP’s vote fell from 22.23 percent to 12.88 percent, and its seats fell from 19 to 1. The BJP’s seat decline took place on that shifting field.
This comparison does not yield a forecast. It is only the difference between two declared elections. In 2012 the BJP had 47 seats and 15 percent of the vote, which shows how much the party’s size changed across three cycles.
Key points
- Between 2017 and 2022 the BJP’s Uttar Pradesh assembly tally moved from 312 seats to 255.
- 125 seats changed parties between 2017 and 2022.
- The SP’s vote rose from 21.
The 2017 baseline
The 2017 assembly election had 14,16,63,646 electors and turnout of 61.22 percent. The BJP won 312 seats on 39.67 percent. The Samajwadi Party won 47, the BSP 19, Apna Dal (S) 9, Congress 7 and the SBSP 4. Three independents also won. Between 2017 and 2022, 125 seats changed parties.
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.
Also read:
- Mathura district assembly results 2022
- Ghazipur district assembly results 2022
- Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha 2024 result
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