The SP majority of 2012: 224 seats and 29.13 percent of the vote
प्रकाशित
In the 2012 Uttar Pradesh assembly election the Samajwadi Party won 224 seats and 29.13 percent of the vote. That was 22 above the majority mark of 202 in a House of 403. The SP fielded candidates in 401 seats and polled 2,20,90,571 votes. Akhilesh Yadav became chief minister on the strength of that majority.
| Party | Seats | Vote % | Seats contested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samajwadi Party | 224 | 29.13% | 401 |
| BSP | 80 | 25.91% | 403 |
| BJP | 47 | 15.00% | 398 |
| Congress | 28 | 11.65% | 355 |
| RLD | 9 | 2.33% | 46 |
Table: UP Election News. Data: Election Commission of India, 2012 statistical report.
Where other parties stood
The BSP, which had been in power, fell to 80 seats and 25.91 percent. The BJP won 47 seats and 15 percent, Congress 28 seats and 11.65 percent, and the RLD 9 seats. The Peace Party won 4, the Quami Ekta Dal 2, and Apna Dal, the NCP and the Ittehad-E-Millait Council 1 each. Six independents won.
This was the first assembly election held on the boundaries drawn by the 2008 delimitation. Seat-by-seat comparison with results before 2012 is therefore not always possible.
Votes and seats
Winning 224 seats, about 55.6 percent of the House, on 29.13 percent of the vote is a clear example of first past the post. The vote gap between the SP and the BSP was about 3.2 percentage points, but the seat gap was 144.
Set against later elections, the SP fell to 47 seats on 21.82 percent in 2017 and rose to 111 seats on 32.06 percent in 2022. The 2022 vote share was higher than in 2012, but the seat count was less than half, because the BJP polled 41.29 percent in 2022.
Key points
- In the 2012 Uttar Pradesh assembly election the Samajwadi Party won 224 seats and 29.
- The BSP, which had been in power, fell to 80 seats and 25.
- Winning 224 seats, about 55.
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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