BJP won both ST reserved seats in Uttar Pradesh in 2022
प्रकाशित
Only 2 of Uttar Pradesh’s 403 assembly seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribes. Both are in Sonbhadra district: Obra (No. 402) and Duddhi (No. 403). The BJP won both in 2022, and the Samajwadi Party was runner-up on both.
| Seat | 2022 winner (BJP) | Votes | Vote % | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obra (402) | Sanjeev Kumar Gond | 78,364 | 48.04% | 26,442 | 49.8% |
| Duddhi (403) | Ramdular | 84,407 | 41.28% | 6,297 | 61.58% |
Table: UP Election News. Data: Election Commission of India.
Obra: a wide margin on low turnout
In Obra the BJP’s Sanjeev Kumar Gond polled 78,364 votes, or 48.04 percent, and beat the SP’s Arvind Kumar alias Sunil Singh Gond by 26,442 votes. The seat had 3,27,556 electors and turnout of 49.8 percent, well below the state average.
The seat was also with the BJP in 2017, when Sanjeev Kumar won with 78,058 votes and 49.24 percent on turnout of 52.9 percent.
Duddhi: a closer contest
In Duddhi the BJP’s Ramdular won with 84,407 votes, or 41.28 percent. The SP’s Vijay Singh polled 78,110, a margin of 6,297. Turnout was 61.58 percent.
According to the Commission’s 2017 result, the seat had been won by Hariram of Apna Dal (S), a BJP ally, with 64,399 votes and 34.24 percent. In 2022 it went to the BJP’s own candidate.
What two seats mean
Two seats are a small number, but they are how a tribal-majority area such as Sonbhadra is represented in the assembly. The SP finishing second on both shows that the contest was mainly between two parties. This article gives the declared figures only, not a projection.
Key points
- Only 2 of Uttar Pradesh’s 403 assembly seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribes.
- In Obra the BJP’s Sanjeev Kumar Gond polled 78,364 votes, or 48.
- In Duddhi the BJP’s Ramdular won with 84,407 votes, or 41.
- Two seats are a small number, but they are how a tribal-majority area such as Sonbhadra is represented in the assembly.
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
Source: Election Commission of India. Figures are from official statistical reports.
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