This report looks at how the BJP performed in the 7 assembly seats of Meerut district in the 2017 and 2022 Uttar Pradesh elections. According to Election Commission of India data, the party won 6 of these seats in 2017 and 3 in 2022. In 2022 its share of all valid votes cast across the district’s seats was 45.60%, as calculated by UP Election News from seat wise figures.
BJP in Meerut: seat wise position
| Seat | 2017 | 2022 | 2022 votes | 2022 share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siwalkhas (43) | Won | Second | 92,567 | 39.61% |
| Sardhana (44) | Won | Second | 1,00,373 | 41.27% |
| Hastinapur (45) | Won | Won | 1,07,587 | 46.72% |
| Kithore (46) | Won | Second | 1,04,924 | 41.33% |
| Meerut Cantt. (47) | Won | Won | 1,62,032 | 66.27% |
| Meerut (48) | Second | Second | 80,330 | 39.84% |
| Meerut South (49) | Won | Won | 1,29,667 | 43.46% |
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 Hastinapur, Dinesh won by 7,312 votes over the SP candidate Yogesh Verma, a moderately close contest. In Meerut Cantt., Amit Agarwal won by 1,18,072 votes over the RLD candidate Manisha Ahlawat, a one sided contest. In Meerut South, Dr. Somendra Singh Tomar won by 7,942 votes over the SP candidate Mohd Adil, a moderately close contest.
The 2017 wins
In 2017 the BJP won Siwalkhas, where Jitendra Pal Singh (billu) defeated the SP by 11,421 votes; Sardhana, where Sangeet Singh Som defeated the SP by 21,625 votes; Hastinapur, where Dinesh Khatik defeated the BSP by 36,062 votes; Kithore, where Satyavir Tyagi defeated the SP by 10,822 votes; Meerut Cantt., where Satya Prakash Agarwal defeated the BSP by 76,619 votes; Meerut South, where Dr. Somendra Tomar defeated the BSP by 35,395 votes. Not all of these seats were retained in 2022.
Where the BJP finished second
The party was runner up in 4 seats in 2022: Siwalkhas, where it trailed by 9,182 votes; Sardhana, where it trailed by 18,200 votes; Kithore, where it trailed by 2,180 votes; Meerut, where it trailed by 26,065 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 3 seats in Meerut. 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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