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UP Election 2022 Results: BJP Victory, Seats & Vote Share

The BJP-led NDA won the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election with 273 of 403 seats (BJP 255, allies 18), and the Samajwadi Party-led alliance became the princi…

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BASELINE

2017: BJP's 312-Seat Sweep

BJP won 312 of 403 seats in 2017 on 39.67% of the vote, one of its largest state mandates. SP (contesting with Congress) won 47 seats, BSP held 19 seats on 22.23% of the…

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ALLIANCES FORM

Pre-Poll Alliances Take Shape

SP built its SP+ alliance around Rashtriya Lok Dal and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party, replacing its 2017 alliance with Congress. BJP retained Apna Dal (Sonelal) and add…

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SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED

ECI Announces the 7-Phase Schedule

The Election Commission announced a seven-phase schedule for Uttar Pradesh running February 10 to March 7, 2022, alongside four other state elections.

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POLLING BEGINS

Phase One of Seven-Phase Polling

Polling for the 403 seats ran in seven phases from February 10 to March 7, 2022. Final turnout across all phases came in at approximately 61.03%, marginally below 2017's…

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RESULTS DECLARED

BJP-Led NDA Wins 273 of 403 Seats

BJP won 255 seats (41.29% vote share); with allies Apna Dal-Sonelal (12) and NISHAD Party (6), the NDA total was 273. SP won 111 seats (32.06%); with allies RLD (8) and…

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GOVERNMENT FORMS

Yogi Adityanath Sworn In for Second Term

Governor Anandiben Patel administered the oath to Yogi Adityanath as Chief Minister, with Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak as Deputy Chief Ministers. Reports at t…

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AFTERMATH

SP Becomes the Principal Opposition

With BSP down to 1 seat and Congress to 2, SP's 111 seats made it the unambiguous principal opposition in the 18th UP Assembly — a position it had not held outright in t…

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