2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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All 403 seats of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
202 seats needed for a majority
Turnout61.24% (Increase1.84%)[1]
  Majority party Minority party
 
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Akhilesh Yadav.jpg
Leader Narendra Modi Akhilesh Yadav
Party BJP SP
Alliance NDA SP+INC
Leader since 2016 2012
Leader's seat Did not contest Did not contest
Last election 15.00%, 47 seats 29.15%, 224
Seats won 312 47
Seat change Increase265 Decrease 177
Popular vote 34,403,299 18,923,769
Percentage 39.67% 21.82%
Swing Increase 24.67% Decrease 7.33%

  Third party
 
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Leader Mayawati
Party BSP
Alliance -
Leader since 1995
Leader's seat Did not contest
Last election 25.91%, 80
Seats won 19
Seat change Decrease 61
Popular vote 19,281,340
Percentage 22.23%
Swing Decrease 3.68%

Seatwise Result Map of the election

Structure of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly after the election

Chief Minister before election

Akhilesh Yadav
SP

Elected Chief Minister

Yogi Adityanath
BJP

The election to the 17th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly was held from 11 February to 8 March 2017 in 7 phases. This election saw a voter turnout of 61.11% compared to 59.40% in the previous election. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the election by an overwhelming three-quarters majority of 325 seats despite not projecting a chief ministerial candidate before the election. As part of its election strategy, BJP contested under a collective leadership and capitalised mostly on the political clout and 'brand' of its leader Narendra Modi.

On 18 March 2017, Yogi Adityanath was appointed as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Then Uttar Pradesh BJP chief Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma were appointed as Deputy Chief Ministers.

  1. ^ "Uttar Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017". eci.gov.in.