Congress in UP 2017: 7 seats and 6.25 percent of the vote
प्रकाशित
Congress won 7 seats and 6.25 percent of the vote in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh assembly election. It contested 114 seats, and in those its vote share was 22.09 percent. It forfeited deposits on 29 seats.
Of those seven seats, four went to the Samajwadi Party in 2022, two went to the BJP, and only Rampur Khas stayed with Congress. The table gives the official figure for each seat.
| Seat | District | 2017 winner | Votes | Vote % | 2022 holder |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behat | Saharanpur | Naresh Saini | 97,035 | 38.66% | Samajwadi Party |
| Saharanpur | Saharanpur | Masood Akhtar | 87,689 | 37.08% | Samajwadi Party |
| Harchandpur | Raebareli | Rakesh Singh | 65,104 | 35.55% | Samajwadi Party |
| Rae Bareli | Raebareli | Aditi Singh | 1,28,319 | 62.94% | BJP |
| Kanpur Cantt. | Kanpur Nagar | Sohil Akhtar Ansari | 81,169 | 46.19% | Samajwadi Party |
| Rampur Khas | Pratapgarh | Aradhana Mishra Mona | 81,463 | 48.19% | Congress |
| Tamkuhi Raj | Kushinagar | Ajay Kumar Lallu | 61,211 | 28.88% | BJP |
Table: UP Election News. Data: Election Commission of India.
Highest share in Rae Bareli
Congress’s highest 2017 share came in Rae Bareli, where Aditi Singh polled 1,28,319 votes, or 62.94 percent. In 2022 Aditi Singh won the same seat on a BJP ticket, defeating the SP’s Ram Pratap Yadav by 7,175 votes.
In Tamkuhi Raj, Ajay Kumar Lallu won in 2017 with 28.88 percent, the lowest winning share among the seven. In 2022 the BJP’s Asim Kumar won there by 66,472 votes.
Two seats in the west
Behat and Saharanpur in Saharanpur district were Congress seats in 2017. Both went to the SP in 2022. Umar Ali Khan won Behat by 37,880 votes and Ashu Malik won Saharanpur by 30,745.
Sohil Akhtar Ansari had won Kanpur Cantt in 2017. In 2022 the SP’s Mohammad Hasan Roomi took the seat by 19,987 votes. In Harchandpur the SP’s Rahul Rajpoot won by 14,489.
Three elections in sequence
Congress had 28 seats in 2012, 7 in 2017 and 2 in 2022. Its vote share moved from 11.65 to 6.25 and then to 2.33 percent. Because it contested fewer seats in 2017, its share in seats contested appears as 22.09 percent, a different base from the statewide 6.25 percent.
Key points
- Congress won 7 seats and 6.
- Congress’s highest 2017 share came in Rae Bareli, where Aditi Singh polled 1,28,319 votes, or 62.
- Behat and Saharanpur in Saharanpur district were Congress seats in 2017.
- Congress had 28 seats in 2012, 7 in 2017 and 2 in 2022.
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:
- Ghazipur district assembly results 2022
- Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha 2024 result
- Meerut district assembly results 2022
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