The SP’s 16 wins on SC reserved seats in Uttar Pradesh in 2022
प्रकाशित
In the 2022 assembly election the SP won 16 of the 84 seats reserved for Scheduled Castes, up from 7 in 2017. Of the 16, the SP held 5, took 9 from the BJP, 1 from Apna Dal (S) and 1 from the BSP.
| Seat | District | Margin | In 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saidpur | Ghazipur | 36,635 | Samajwadi Party |
| Muhammadabad-Gohna | Mau | 26,649 | BJP |
| Nagina | Bijnor | 26,451 | Samajwadi Party |
| Manjhanpur | Kaushambi | 23,878 | BJP |
| Kishni | Mainpuri | 19,151 | Samajwadi Party |
| Lalganj | Azamgarh | 14,733 | BSP |
| Mehnagar | Azamgarh | 14,149 | Samajwadi Party |
| Milkipur | Ayodhya | 13,338 | BJP |
| Kerakat | Jaunpur | 9,844 | BJP |
| Alapur | Ambedkar Nagar | 9,383 | BJP |
| Machhlishahr | Jaunpur | 8,484 | Samajwadi Party |
| Bharthana | Etawah | 7,559 | BJP |
| Soraon | Prayagraj | 5,590 | Apna Dal (Soneylal) |
| Zaidpur | Barabanki | 2,982 | BJP |
| Bachhrawan | Raebareli | 2,812 | BJP |
| Bisauli | Budaun | 1,834 | BJP |
Table: UP Election News. Data: Election Commission of India.
Widest and narrowest margins
The widest margin was 36,635 in Saidpur in Ghazipur, followed by 26,649 in Muhammadabad-Gohna in Mau and 26,451 in Nagina in Bijnor. The narrowest were Bisauli in Budaun at 1,834 and Bachhrawan in Rae Bareli at 2,812.
The BJP was runner-up on 14 of the 16 and Apna Dal (S) on 2, so these were almost entirely SP versus NDA contests.
The spread
These SP seats stretch from Purvanchal to the west. Lalganj and Mehnagar in Azamgarh, Machhlishahr and Kerakat in Jaunpur, Saidpur in Ghazipur and Muhammadabad-Gohna in Mau are in the east. Nagina, Kishni, Bisauli and Bharthana are in western and central districts.
Across all SC seats the BJP led with 58. The SP’s 16 make up about 14 percent of its 111 seats.
Key points
- In the 2022 assembly election the SP won 16 of the 84 seats reserved for Scheduled Castes, up from 7 in 2017.
- The widest margin was 36,635 in Saidpur in Ghazipur, followed by 26,649 in Muhammadabad-Gohna in Mau and 26,451 in Nagina in Bijnor.
- These SP seats stretch from Purvanchal to the west.
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:
- Mathura district assembly results 2022
- Ghazipur district assembly results 2022
- Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha 2024 result
Source: Election Commission of India. Figures are from official statistical reports.
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