Party change in UP 2022: 278 seats held, 125 changed hands
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A seat-by-seat comparison of the 2017 and 2022 assembly elections shows that 278 of 403 seats stayed with the party that won them in 2017. The other 125 changed hands, about 31 percent of the House.
Of the 278 retained seats, the BJP held 232, the SP 36 and Apna Dal (S) 4. The BJP kept 232 of its 312 seats from 2017.
Which way the seats moved
The largest movement was from the BJP to the SP, at 59 seats. The SP took 11 from the BSP and the BJP took 10 from the SP. The BJP lost 8 to Apna Dal (S) and 6 to the RLD, which also reflects seat-sharing within the alliances of the time.
| 2017 to 2022 | Seats |
|---|---|
| BJP to Samajwadi Party | 59 |
| BSP to Samajwadi Party | 11 |
| Samajwadi Party to BJP | 10 |
| BJP to Apna Dal (Soneylal) | 8 |
| BJP to RLD | 6 |
| BSP to BJP | 5 |
| Congress to Samajwadi Party | 4 |
| Apna Dal (Soneylal) to BJP | 4 |
Table: UP Election News. Data: Election Commission of India.
The party-wise effect
Of the 125 seats that changed hands, 75 went to the SP and 23 to the BJP. Apna Dal (S) gained 8, the RLD 7, the NISHAD Party 5 and the SBSP 4. The BSP kept only 1 of its 19 seats from 2017.
The count uses the Commission’s declared results for both elections. Boundaries have been the same since 2012, so every seat can be compared directly.
Key points
- A seat-by-seat comparison of the 2017 and 2022 assembly elections shows that 278 of 403 seats stayed with the party that won them in 2017.
- The largest movement was from the BJP to the SP, at 59 seats.
- Of the 125 seats that changed hands, 75 went to the SP and 23 to the BJP.
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:
- 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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