BJP on UP’s 84 SC reserved seats: 58 wins in 2022
प्रकाशित
Of the 403 seats in the Uttar Pradesh assembly, 84 are reserved for Scheduled Castes. In 2022 the BJP won 58 of them. The Samajwadi Party won 16, Apna Dal (S) 5, the SBSP 3, the RLD 1 and the Jansatta Dal Loktantrik 1. The BSP, long associated with Dalit voters, did not win any of these 84 seats.
| Party | SC seats in 2022 |
|---|---|
| BJP | 58 |
| Samajwadi Party | 16 |
| Apna Dal (Soneylal) | 5 |
| Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party | 3 |
| RLD | 1 |
| Jansatta Dal Loktantrik | 1 |
Table: UP Election News. Data: Election Commission of India.
Compared with 2017
In 2017 the BJP held 69 of the same 84 SC seats. The SP had 7, the SBSP 3, the BSP and Apna Dal (S) 2 each, and an independent 1. The BJP’s SC tally therefore fell from 69 to 58 in 2022, while the SP rose from 7 to 16.
Of the BJP’s 2017 SC seats, 53 stayed with it in 2022. At the state level its seats fell from 312 to 255. The rate of decline on reserved seats was a little lower than that.
Wide and narrow margins
The BJP’s widest SC-seat margin came in Mehroni in Lalitpur district, where Manohar Lal won by 1,10,451 votes. Anjula Singh Mahaur won Hathras by 1,00,856 and Jay Mangal won Maharajganj by 76,903.
The tightest contest was Nehtaur in Bijnor district, where the BJP’s Omkumar beat the RLD candidate by 258 votes. The margin was 1,647 in Aurai in Bhadohi and 2,111 in Salon in Amethi. Average turnout across the 84 SC seats was 61.23 percent, close to the state figure of 60.94 percent.
Key points
- Of the 403 seats in the Uttar Pradesh assembly, 84 are reserved for Scheduled Castes.
- In 2017 the BJP held 69 of the same 84 SC seats.
- The BJP’s widest SC-seat margin came in Mehroni in Lalitpur district, where Manohar Lal won by 1,10,451 votes.
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:
- Saharanpur district assembly results 2022
- Ayodhya district assembly results 2022
- Budaun district assembly results 2022
Source: Election Commission of India. Figures are from official statistical reports.
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