BSP from 2017 to 2022: 19 seats and 22.23 percent, then 1 seat and 12.88 percent
प्रकाशित
The BSP won 19 seats and 22.23 percent of the vote in the 2017 assembly election. In 2022 it fell to 1 seat and 12.88 percent. In both elections it contested all 403 seats.
| Year | Seats | Vote % | Votes | Deposits forfeited |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 80 | 25.91% | 1,96,47,303 | 51 |
| 2017 | 19 | 22.23% | 1,92,81,340 | 81 |
| 2022 | 1 | 12.88% | 1,18,73,137 | 287 |
Table: UP Election News. Data: Election Commission of India. 2012 figures from the Commission’s 2012 statistical report.
Votes and deposits
The BSP polled 1,92,81,340 votes in 2017 and 1,18,73,137 in 2022, about 74 lakh fewer, even as total votes polled in the state rose. Deposits forfeited rose from 81 to 287.
Against 2012 the decline is starker. In 2012 the BSP won 80 seats on 25.91 percent and forfeited deposits on only 51 seats.
Where the 19 seats of 2017 went
Of the 19 seats the BSP won in 2017, 11 went to the SP in 2022, 5 to the BJP, and 1 each to the RLD and the SBSP. Only Rasara in Ballia stayed with the BSP, won by Umashankar Singh.
In 2022 the BSP finished second on only 18 seats, many of them in western districts such as Agra, Aligarh, Hathras and Mathura.
Votes and seats
One seat on 12.88 percent shows that under first past the post a spread-out vote does not turn into seats. In the same election Apna Dal (S) won 12 seats on 1.62 percent because it contested only 17.
Key points
- The BSP won 19 seats and 22.
- The BSP polled 1,92,81,340 votes in 2017 and 1,18,73,137 in 2022, about 74 lakh fewer, even as total votes polled in the state rose.
- Of the 19 seats the BSP won in 2017, 11 went to the SP in 2022, 5 to the BJP, and 1 each to the RLD and the SBSP.
- One seat on 12.
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.
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.
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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