This report looks at how the Samajwadi Party performed in the 5 assembly seats of Rampur district in the 2017 and 2022 Uttar Pradesh elections. According to Election Commission of India data, the party won 3 of these seats in 2017 and 3 in 2022. In 2022 its share of all valid votes cast across the district’s seats was 50.38%, as calculated by UP Election News from seat wise figures.
SP in Rampur: seat wise position
| Seat | 2017 | 2022 | 2022 votes | 2022 share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suar (34) | Won | Won | 1,26,162 | 59.19% |
| Chamraua (35) | Won | Won | 1,00,976 | 50.34% |
| Bilaspur (36) | Not in top three | Second | 1,01,691 | 43.04% |
| Rampur (37) | Won | Won | 1,31,225 | 59.71% |
| Milak (38) | Second | Second | 92,036 | 40.50% |
Table: UP Election News. Data: Election Commission of India. For 2017 the ECI top three candidates are used.
Seats the SP won in 2022
In Suar, Mohammad Abdullah Azam Khan won by 61,103 votes over the Apna Dal (S) candidate Haidar Ali Khan alias Hamza Mian, a one sided contest. In Chamraua, Naseer Ahmad Khan won by 34,290 votes over the BJP candidate Mohan Kumar Lodhi, a comfortable win. In Rampur, Mohammad Azam Khan won by 55,141 votes over the BJP candidate Akash Saxena (Honey), a one sided contest.
The 2017 wins
In 2017 the SP won Suar, where Mohammad Abdullah Azam Khan defeated the BJP by 53,096 votes; Chamraua, where Naseer Ahmad Khan defeated the BSP by 34,376 votes; Rampur, where Mohammad Azam Khan defeated the BJP by 46,842 votes. All of these seats were retained in 2022.
Where the SP finished second
The party was runner up in 2 seats in 2022: Bilaspur, where it trailed by 307 votes; Milak, where it trailed by 5,912 votes. Seats lost by narrow margins are usually the first ones parties target in the next election.
Reading the numbers
Compared with 2017, the SP held the same number of seats in Rampur. Statewide, the Samajwadi Party’s tally rose from 47 seats to 111, its best result since 2012, so the district result can be read against that broader trend. Vote share also matters: a party can lose seats while still holding a large base of votes, which can be decisive in close contests in 2027.
The statewide picture
Across the state, the BJP won 312 seats in 2017 and 255 in 2022, while the Samajwadi Party rose from 47 to 111 seats. The BSP fell from 19 seats to 1, and the Congress from 7 to 2. Allies on both sides, such as Apna Dal (Soneylal), the NISHAD Party, the RLD and the SBSP, also won seats in 2022.
How the UP assembly is elected
Uttar Pradesh has 403 assembly constituencies, of which 84 are reserved for Scheduled Castes and 2 for Scheduled Tribes. Their boundaries were fixed by the Delimitation Order of 2008, and the 2012, 2017 and 2022 elections were all held on these same boundaries, so results from these years can be compared seat by seat. Members are elected under the first past the post system, which means the candidate with the most valid votes wins even without a majority of votes. The 18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly first met in 2022, so the next assembly election is due by early 2027.
All numbers in this article are taken from the official results published by the Election Commission of India. Vote shares are calculated on total valid votes, including NOTA where stated.
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Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly general elections 2017 and 2022. Original data: Election Commission of India statistical reports.
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