Uttar Pradesh Profile
U P is the most populous State in India with a population of 200 Million(2011 Estimate)
The administrative and legislative capital of UP is Lucknow, the industrial and financial capital of the state is Kanpur. Most of the main offices of state government, judiciary as well as representative central offices are located at Allahabad. The state's highest court is in Allahabad with a Bench in Lucknow.
Uttar Pradesh is the second largest state-economy in India (Maharashtra being the first)
Kathak,a classical dance form, involving gracefully coordinated movements of feet and arms along with the entire body, grew and flourished in Uttar Pradesh
U P holds much of the heritage of the Mughal Empire, including the world famous mausoleum Taj Mahal built by Shah Jehan
the magnificent tomb of Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great in Agra and Akbar's capital-palace in Fatehpur Sikri
U P has several sites important to Buddhism: the Chaukhandi Stupa marks the spot where Buddha met his first disciples
while the Dhamek Stupa in Sarnath commemorates Buddha's first sermon.
Also the town of Kushinagar is where Gautama Buddha died
U P has more number of metropolitan cities than any other state in India.They are -
Kanpur;Lucknow;Varanasi;Allahabad;Ghaziabad;Noida;Meerut and Agra
The first Chief Minister, Govind Ballabh Pant, renamed the state as Uttar Pradesh(formerly United Provinces) after independence. Sucheta Kripalani became India`s first woman Chief Minister in October 1963 and continued till March 1967
The state language is Hindi and Urdu has the status of being the second official language. While Hindi (Khari boli) is the official language, several regional Hindi dialects like Awadhi, Bagheli, Bhojpuri, Braj and Bundeli are spoken throughout the state
Two regions in the state where a majority of the tourists go are Agra, and the holy cities like Varanasi, Ayodhya, Mathura, and Allahabad
Two sacred rivers, Ganga and Yamuna, are all located in the state, which hosts a Kumbha Mela every 12 years, where over 10 million Hindus congregate — the largest gathering of human beings in the world
The city of Allahabad was home to leaders like Motilal Nehru, Purushottam Das Tandon, and Lal Bahadur Shastri, besides being home to five Prime Ministers: Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Vishwanath Pratap Singh and Rajiv Gandhi.
Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh
| S No | Name | Took Office | Demit Office | Political Party |
| 1 | Govind Ballabh Pant | 26-Jan-50 | 20-May-52 | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Govind Ballabh Pant | 20-May-52 | 27-Dec-54 | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Sampurnanand | 28-Dec-54 | 9-Apr-57 | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Sampurnanand | 10-Apr-57 | 6-Dec-60 | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Chandra Bhanu Gupta | 7-Dec-60 | 14-Apr-62 | Indian National Congress |
| 6 | Chandra Bhanu Gupta | 14-Apr-62 | 1-Oct-63 | Indian National Congress |
| 7 | Sucheta Kriplani | 2-Oct-63 | 13-Mar-67 | Indian National Congress |
| 8 | Chandra Bhanu Gupta | 14-Mar-67 | 2-Apr-67 | Indian National Congress |
| 9 | Charan Singh | 3-Apr-67 | 25-Feb-68 | Bharatiya Lok Dal |
| 10 | President`s Rule | 17-Feb-68 | 26-Feb-69 | |
| 11 | Chandra Bhanu Gupta | 26-Feb-69 | 17-Feb-70 | Indian National Congress |
| 12 | Charan Singh | 18-Feb-70 | 1-Oct-70 | Bharatiya Lok Dal |
| 13 | President`s Rule | 2-Oct-70 | 18-Oct-70 | |
| 14 | Tribhuvana Narayana Singh | 18-Oct-70 | 3-Apr-71 | Indian National Congress |
| 15 | Kamalapati Tripathi | 4-Apr-71 | 12-Jun-73 | Indian National Congress |
| 16 | President`s Rule | 12-Jun-73 | 8-Nov-73 | |
| 17 | Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna | 8-Nov-73 | 4-Apr-74 | Indian National Congress |
| 18 | President`s Rule | 5-Apr-74 | 29-Nov-75 | |
| 19 | President`s Rule | 30-Nov-75 | 21-Jan-76 | |
| 20 | Narayan Dutt Tiwari | 21-Jan-76 | 30-Apr-77 | Indian National Congress |
| 21 | President`s Rule | 30-Apr-77 | 23-Jun-77 | |
| 22 | Ram Naresh Yadav | 23-Jun-77 | 27-Feb-79 | Janata Party |
| 23 | Banarsi Das | 28-Feb-79 | 17-Feb-80 | Janata Party |
| 24 | President`s Rule | 17-Feb-80 | 9-Jun-80 | |
| 25 | Vishwanath Pratap Singh | 9-Jun-80 | 18-Jul-82 | Indian National Congress |
| 26 | Sripati Mishra | 19-Jul-82 | 2-Aug-84 | Indian National Congress |
| 27 | Narayan Dutt Tiwari | 3-Aug-84 | 10-Mar-85 | Indian National Congress |
| 28 | President`s Rule | 11-Mar-85 | 24-Sep-85 | |
| 29 | Vir Bahadur Singh | 24-Sep-85 | 24-Jun-88 | Indian National Congress |
| 30 | Narayan Dutt Tiwari | 25-Jun-88 | 5-Dec-89 | Indian National Congress |
| 31 | Mulayam Singh Yadav | 5-Dec-89 | 24-Jun-91 | Janata Dal |
| 32 | Kalyan Singh | 24-Jun-91 | 6-Dec-92 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 33 | President`s Rule | 6-Dec-92 | 4-Dec-93 | |
| 34 | Mulayam Singh | 4-Dec-93 | 3-Jun-95 | Samajwadi Party |
| 35 | Mayawati | 3-Jun-95 | 18-Oct-95 | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 36 | President`s Rule | 18-Oct-95 | 21-Mar-97 | |
| 37 | Mayawati | 21-Mar-97 | 21-Sep-97 | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 38 | Kalyan Singh | 21-Sep-97 | 21-Feb-98 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 39 | Jagdambika Pal | 21-Feb-98 | 23-Feb-98 | Indian National Congress |
| 40 | Kalyan Singh | 21-Feb-98 | 12-Nov-99 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 41 | Ram Prakash Gupta | 12-Nov-99 | 28-Oct-00 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 42 | Rajnath Singh | 28-Oct-00 | 8-Mar-02 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 43 | President`s Rule | 8-Mar-02 | 3-May-02 | |
| 44 | Mayawati | 3-May-02 | 29-Aug-03 | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 45 | Mulayam Singh Yadav | 29-Aug-03 | 13-May-07 | Samajwadi Party |
| 46 | Mayawati | 13-May-07 | incumbent | Bahujan Samaj Party |
2007 Assembly Elections Results - Party Position
Party Name | No of Seats |
BSP | 206 |
SP | 97 |
BJP | 51 |
INC | 22 |
RLD | 10 |
Others | 17 |
Total | 403 |
Political Parties Performance in 2007 Assembly Election
| Party | Seats Won | Total Votes | % Votes | %Votes in seats contested |
| Bahujan Samaj Party | 206 | 15872561 | 30.43% | 30.43% |
| Samajwadi Party | 97 | 13267674 | 25.43% | 26.07% |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 51 | 8851199 | 16.97% | 19.62% |
| Congress | 22 | 4489234 | 8.61% | 8.84% |
2012 Assembly Elections Dates Announced
Uttar Pradesh Election Schedule
| SN | Poll Event | 1st Phase (55 ACs) | 2nd Phase ( 59 ACs) | 3rd Phase (56 ACs) | 4th Phase (56 ACs) | 5th Phase ( 49 ACs) | 6th Phase (68 ACs) | 7th Phase (60 ACs) |
| 1. | Issue of Notification | 12.01.12 (Thursday) | 16.01.12 (Monday) | 21.01.12 (Saturday) | 25.01.12 (Wednesday) | 28.01.12 (Saturday) | 02.02.12 (Thursday) | 06.02.12 (Monday) |
| 2. | Last date for making Nominations | 19.01.12 (Thursday) | 23.01.12 (Monday) | 28.01.12 (Saturday) | 01.02.12 (Wednesday) | 04.02.12 (Saturday) | 09.02.12 (Thursday) | 13.02.12 (Monday) |
| 3. | Scrutiny of Nominations | 20.01.12 (Friday) | 24.01.12 (Tuesday) | 30.01.12 (Monday) | 02.02.12 (Thursday) | 06.02.12 (Monday) | 10.02.12 (Friday) | 14.02.12 (Tuesday) |
| 4. | Last date for withdrawal of candidature | 23.01.12 (Monday) | 27.01.12 (Friday) | 01.02.12 (Wednesday) | 04.02.12 (Saturday) | 08.02.12 (Wednesday) | 13.02.12 (Monday) | 16.02.12 (Thursday) |
| 5. | Date of Poll | 08.02.12 (Wednesday) | 11.02.12 (Saturday) | 15.02.12 (Wednesday) | 19.02.12 (Sunday) | 23.02.12 (Thursday) | 28.02.12 (Tuesday) | 03.03.12 (Saturday) |
| 6. | Counting of Votes | 06.03.12 (Tuesday) | 06.03.12 (Tuesday) | 06.03.12 (Tuesday) | 06.03.12 (Tuesday) | 06.03.12 (Tuesday) | 06.03.12 (Tuesday) | 06.03.12 (Tuesday) |
| 7. | Date before which election process shall be completed | 09.03.12 (Friday) | 09.03.12 (Friday) | 09.03.12 (Friday) | 09.03.12 (Friday) | 09.03.12 (Friday) | 09.03.12 (Friday) | 09.03.12 (Friday) |
The Election Commission on Saturday Dec 24,2011announced the schedule for Assembly polls to be held in UP with 403 Assembly constituencies (85 reserved for SCs), will witness polling on February 4, 8, 11, 15, 19, 23 and 28. The seven-phased polling in UP will be the longest in any state in the country so far
The counting will be held on March 4,2012
3 State-level Parties Forge Alliance for 2012 UP Assembly Polls
The 3 state-level parties Bundelkhand Congress, Peace Party and Apna Dal formally announced an alliance between them in Lucknow on Tuesday Dec 21,2011 to contest the UP Assembly Elections jointly.
''The 3 parties have decided to contest Assembly elections jointly and an effort will be made to provide a strong alternative to the people," National President of Peace Party Mohammed Ayub told reporters in Lucknow
Peace Party
founded in February 2008 and launched by Mohammad Ayub, a surgeon, to unite Dalits, Muslims and the backward/oppressed classes, which have been mostly used by other political parties of India as tool to gain power.The Peace Party of India, which largely banked on votes from the Muslims in Uttar Pradesh, made its strong presence felt last year when they had secured more votes than Samajwadi Party and Congress in the Uttar Pradesh By-elections at Dumariyaganj and Lakhimpur. The party organised Muslims and most backward communities and has gained the power of over 70 % Muslim vote.
Bundelkhand Congress President Raja Bundela alleged that Muslims of the region were exploited by the state government.
Bundelkhand Congress
Raj Bundela's new party is called Bundelkhand congress whose main agenda is creation of a separate state bundelkhand which will comprise 7 districts of UP.
The Bundelkhand Congress will contest 41 seats in the upcoming UP State Assembly Elections. Consultations for finalising the candidates have been held with Team Anna members Arvind Kejriwal and Kumar Vishwas. The list will be made public on January seven," - said Bundelkhand Congress president Raja Bundela
General Secretary of Apna Dal Anupriya Patel said that the alliance was hopeful that people would reject "corruption of Mayawati and Congress, goondaraj of SP and communalism of BJP".
Apna Dal
Apna Dal is a Kurmi caste oriented regional political party with presence in central and eastern parts of the State of UP.Dr. Sone Lal Patel was a Kurmi leader, founder and National President of Apna Dal.Sone Lal Patel died in a road accident in Oct 2009 in Kanpur.The party people have been demanding for a CBI probe into the incident,however, the UP govt is paying no heed to the plea.After the demise of sonelal patel, his wife krishna patel has taken over as the national president and daughter Anupriya Patel as the General Secretary of the party. Anupriya is a graduate from Lady Sriram College, Delhi University and an MBA as well.
Rahul Gandhi Vs Akhilesh Yadav:The Battle of theYouth in UP
In the run up to the 2012UP Assembly Elections, as battle lines are drawn between Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party's Akhilesh Yadav(Mulayam Singh Yadav's son) it remains to be seen which youth power will attract more votes. The generation next is slugging it out with Rahul Gandhi taking the battle to Mulayam Singh's Yadav's stongholds in the central UP.
INC Party General Secretary Rahul Gandhi, addressed 211 rallies and conducted roadshows covering 18 assembly constituencies from Nov 14,2011 till Feb29,2012.
SP leader Akhilesh Yadav with other party workers participate in a cycle rally from Noida to Agra
BSP Announce Candidates List for Assembly Polls - Jan 15,2012
The BSP was contesting on its own in the assembly elections of UP, Punjab and Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Mayawati decided not to celebrate her 56th birthday on Sunday, Jan 15 but released a list of candidates for all 403 seats in the state.Mayawati said that, honouring the concept of equality, tickets have been given to all sections of society.
Out of the tickets given -
88 SC candidates,
113 OBC,
85 religious minorities,
specially Muslims,
117 upper caste, of which 74 are Brahmins and 33 Chattriyas''.
BJP Announces 1st List for 2012 UP Assembly Elections
BJP had stood 3rd among the political parties in the 2007 elections with 51 seats in the 403-member UP Assembly.
The BJP Central Election Committee, headed by party president Nitin Gadkari, met in New Delhi on Tuesday Dec 21,2011 to finalise the names of candidates .BJP leaders Kalraj Mishra(party's national vice-president), Surya Pratap Sahi(state unit president), Kesari Nath Tripathi(former Assembly Speaker) and Om Prakash(former UP minister and OBC leader) figure in the first list of 143 candidates of the party for the forthcoming Assembly elections in UP.
Of the 143 candidates announced by the BJP, 40 belong to the Scheduled Caste reserved category while 17 are women.
BJP Announces 2nd List for 2012 UP Assembly Elections
BJP on Monday night Jan 02,2012 declared its second list comprising 81 candidates. Of these 6 are former ministers,6 are former MLAs, eight are women, 14 are from Scheduled Caste while 1 is from the minority community.
BJP on Wednesday Jan 04,2012 declared the third list of 77 candidates.
BJP had earlier declared the first and second lists of candidates for UP elections comprising of 143 seats and 81 seats respectively.
BJP announced the fourth list of 46 candidates on Friday Jan 06,2012
Rahul Gandhi's Campaign
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Sitapur on Monday Dec 26,2011 kicked off the third phase of campaign, exhorting people to bring about a change in the state by untying "the hands which have remained tied for the past 22 years". It was Rahul's first campaign after the announcement of polls dates.
INC Party General Secretary Rahul Gandhi, addressed 211 rallies and conducted roadshows covering 18 assembly constituencies from Nov 14,2011 till Feb29,2012.
High School and Board Examinations Postponed
In view of Assembly elections, High School and Board examinations in Uttar Pradesh have been postponed to March 16,2012.The High School and Intermediate examinations will now start from March 16 and would end on April two and April 20 respectively.A decision to this effect was taken by the Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (State Secondary Education Board) on Tuesday Dec 27,2011.
RJD to contest 130 Seats
Lalu Yadav's Rastriya Janata Dal(RJD) will contest 130 of the 403 Assembly seats in the 2012 U P Assembly Elections - RJD state chief Ashok Singh
NCP Announce Candidates List
NCP led by Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, today Jan 03,2012 released its first list of 42 candidates for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
"The list has been released with the permission of national president Sharad Pawar and national general secretary and UP in-charge Tariq Anwar," state president Fazle Masood told
CPI(M) to contest 16 Seats
"We have identified 16 assembly seats in which we willfield candidates. Three or four more seats could be added toit in days to come," - CPI(M) State Secretary SP Kashyap
Marking the failure of seatsharing talks with BJP, Janata Dal (U) said it will go alone in Uttar Pradesh .JD(U) to shortlist candidates for around 100 seats shortlisting candidates for around 100 seats says JD(U) Chief Sharad Yadav
The Ajit Singh-led RLD, which has an alliance with the INC released a list of 17 candidates
Congress-RLD to form Alliance for U P Polls
Congress has left as many as 45 seats in Ajit Singh's stronghold of Western UP as RLD has reached an alliance last month
Congress Candidates List
Rahul Gandhi is leading the campaign for Mission UP 2012 with the aim of bringing the Congress to power in the crucial state where it is in political wilderness for the last 22 years in the wake of the Mandal-Mandir upsurge.
Congress Announce First List of ' list of 73 Candidates on August29, 2011 .
Congress Announce Fifth List of 62 Candidates on Sunday Jan 08,2012.With this Congress has announced a total of 326 candidates.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi waves to supporters at an election rally in Allahabad
Samajwadi Party Announce 162 Candidates
Samajwadi party has announced names of 162 candidates.Though party has given chance to many new faces, the party has still not forgetting to give a chance to old party leaders or their family members.Out of 162 candidates' list,51 are first times, but there are also 42 candidates who are MLA in current vidhan sabha.
Samajwadi Party on a Rath Yatra Across U P from Sept12,2012
"The Samajwadi Kranti Rath Yatra will be taken out by party state president Akhilesh Yadav to root out corrupt BSP government in the state." - Samajwadi Party spokesperson Rajendra Chowdhury
Mayawati Sacking Ministers 'Operation Clean Up'
In the run up to the UP elections, U P CM Mayawati is cracking down on so called corrupt ministers and sacked 21 ministers including Avdesh Verma in the last six months.Mayawati has sacked 27 out of 52 ministers in the last five years, which is more than 50 per cent of her total Cabinet since the government formation in 2007.
As the BSP finalises tickets, more than 100 of her sitting MLAs are likely to get the boot.
Complaint Filed Against Maya in UP Lokayukta
A complaint has been filed before the UP Lokayukta against CM Mayawati(involvement in liquor trade and has benefited to the tune of Rs 250 crores in the liquor trade) and her close aide Naseemuddin Siddiqui.
UP Lokayukta Dismisses Complaint Against Mayawati
UP Lokayukta on Thursday Jan 05,2012 dismissed complaint against CM Mayawati and her close aide Naseemuddin Siddiqui, accusing the CM of benefiting to the tune of Rs 250 crores in the liquor trade. He said no sufficient evidence was provided against Mayawati.
Talks fail, JD (U) to fight UP polls without BJP
The JD(U) will contest all 403 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, party chief Sharad Yadav said on Wednesday Jan 04,2012 after failure of talks with NDA ally BJP for a tie-up.
SP will decide on tie ups after UP polls
"We are confident of getting an absolute majority. If that situation (hung assembly) arises then everything depends on election results," Akhilesh Yadav, President of Uttar Pradesh Samajwadi Party, told on Friday Jan 06,2012
Top Cop, Principal Secretary Home Removed
Atul Kumar will be the New DGP and Manjeet Singh the New Principal Secretary Home for the state of U P.The move follows the EC directions on Saturday Jan 07,2012, asking the U P Govt's to remove the State's Home Secretary Kunwar Fateh Bahadur Singh and DGP Brij Lal, following complaints by opposition parties that the two senior officials had a partisan approach favouring the Mayawati government.
Read more at: http://www.ndtv.com/article/assembly/up-polls-top-cop-principal-secretary-home-removed-164681&cand the police chief.
UP Polls Rescheduled
The first phase of Uttar Pradesh's Assembly elections has been postponed from February 4 to February 8 because of the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammad.
The decision was taken after several political parties, especially in Bareilly, gave written undertakings asking the EC to defer polling dates
Akhilesh Yadav(DOB July 1, 1973)Takes Centrestage
had his schooling at Dholpur Military School ;
a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree from Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysore, affiliated to University of Mysore and a Masters in Environmental Engineering from Sydney University;
was first elected to the Lok Sabha from Kannauj in a by-election in 2000, a seat he would retain in the 2004 and 2009 Lok Sabha elections.Akhilesh contested from the Firozabad Lok Sabha seat too in 2009. He won by a margin of 67,301 votes against Bahujan Samaj Party candidate SPS Baghel.
Akhilesh, having also won from Kannauj, decided to vacate the Firozabad Lok Sabha seat. It led to a by-poll. Akhilesh's wife, Dimple, contested the by-election against the Congress' star candidate, Raj Babbar. But the campaign, anchored by Amar Singh at Akhilesh's behest, that saw Jaya Prada and Jaya Bachchan taking to the dais, failed to pacify the voters who were angered by Akhilesh dumping the seat. Raj Babbar won, and that too by more than 85,000 votes.
Akhilesh crisscrossed the length and breadth of the state to galvanise the grassroot leaders and workers and to increase the support base, on the other hand came promises of free laptops to students on the eve of the 2012 Assembly polls
The mascot and the idiom has completely changed. SP's face and heir apparent Akhilesh Yadav is leading the campaign now with Mulayam Singh taking a backseat.
Akhilesh also put his foot down and refused to induct the likes of DP Yadav.Akhilesh said, "I may be young but I've decided not to take in corrupt people.
SP's main worry remains western UP. Where a Congress-Ajit tie-up has pushed him out of contention in the Jat-Muslim dominated belt.
As Akhilesh Yadav tours across Uttar Pradesh on his Kranti Rath, he realises that if his party which is currently out of power both at the Centre and the State, is not able to make a dent this time, sustenance till 2014 General polls will be an uphill task.
SP is eying the floating upper caste votes, at the same time it is keeping doors ajar for a post poll tie-up with the Congress.
Ajit Singh’s Former Aide Joins Samajwadi Party
RLD leader Anuradha Choudhry on Sunday Jan 08,2012 joined the Samajwadi Party. Rajya Sabha RLD MP Shahid Siddiqui along with MLA Vimlesh Singh also joined the SP in presence of SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, state president Akhilesh Yadav, leader of opposition Shivpal Singh Yadav and senior leader Mohammad Azam Khan.
Anuradha Choudhry, a former minister was the general secretary of the Rashtriya Lok Dal and was considered close to the party chief Ajit Singh.
Statues to be Covered on EC's Order
The U P administration on Sunday Jan 08,2012 started covering the statues of CM Mayawati and her party symbol elephant. The action follows orders from the EC orders that all statues must be covered by January 11 without causing any damage to them.By Wednesday Jan 11,2012 5 pm, the EC wants “each and every statue of elephant” and “each and every statue of Ms Mayawati”suitably covered.(10 statues of the chief minister (each about 15 feet high) and 90 stone elephants (about the same height), installed in 10 memorials and parks of Lucknow)
Authorities today Jan 11,2012 completed draping statues of U P CM Mayawati and the BSP Poll Symbol - Elephant, at various parks and memorials in Lucknow and Noida, even as the Allahabad High Court dismissed a PIL challenging the EC order
BJP to Launch Parivartan Padyatra in U P
The BJP on Sunday Jan 08,2012 decided to launch a 10 - day Parivartan Padyatra beginning January 10 in assembly segments in U P going to polls in the first two phases.Under the programme, a three-day foot march would be organised in every assembly segment.
The party has decided to organise Padyatra programme between January 10 and 20. It will be kicked off by state party chief Surya Pratap Shahi," BJP vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said
Peace Party Announce Candidates List
The Peace Party on Saturday released a list of 88 candidates for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly election.Releasing the list, party general secretary Akhilesh Singh said the Peace Party would contest 230 out of 403 assembly seats and the remaining seats would be contested by party allies, including Apna Dal and Bharat Samaj Party.
LJP Announce List of 288 Candidates
Lok JanaSakthi Party(LJP) President Ram Vilas Paswan todayJan 08,2012 released his party's first list of 288 candidates for the upcoming assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh and said LJP would go it alone in all the five poll-bound states.
Mulayam SinghYadavPromisesFreeWater,Education,Medicine to people if voted to power
Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Jan 08,2012 promised to provide free water, education and medicine to people if his party was voted to power in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly election.
"If the SP is voted to power in the state, my government will provide free water, education and medicine to people. We will also give either jobs or unemployment doles to youths," he told a rally
Counting of Votes Deferred to March 6,2012
The EC has announced that counting for all five states headed for elections is being moved from March 4 to March 6,2012.
First Phase Polling Deferred to March 3,2012
The first phase of polling in U P rescheduled to March 3 from February 4 because of uncertainty over the date of 'Barawafat' festival, the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammad, which may also fall on February 4,2012.This effectively pushes the start of elections in U P to February 8 and has turned the first phase into the last phase of polling.
Centre's Sub-Quota for Muslims put on hold by EC
The CG will have to wait to introduce its sub-quota of 4.5% for minorities within the existing 27% quota for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) as the EC has asked the Centre to wait to implement this reservation in government jobs and universities till the state elections are completed.
Note just before elections were announced for 5 states includingU P, the cabinet approved the carving out of the sub-quota for minorities.
Notice to Union Law Minister by EC
Law Minister Salman Khurshid has been served a notice on a complaint from the BJP for announcing that sub-quota for Muslims would be doubled to 9% for state government jobs and colleges.The minister had said in a speech in his wife Louise's constituency Farrukhabad on Sunday that if elected, the Congress would set aside a nine per cent sub-quota for UP government jobs for backward Muslims.
However,the minister defends his speech by saying that quota for Muslims is in party(congress) manifesto.
(Note a significant 18 % of the electorate in UP is Muslim)
Notification Issued for 1st Phase of Polling
The election process got underway in Uttar Pradesh today with notification for the first phase of Assembly polls,55 constituencies spread over 10 districts--Sitapur, Gonda, Basti, Bahraich, Balrampur, Barabanki, Faizabad, Ambedkar Nagar, Siddharth Nagar and Shravasti are going on polls which will be held on February 8,2012.
The 1st phase will decide the fate of 15 former Ministers, 3 sitting Ministers and 31 MLAs.For Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), which had secured maximum of 30 seats out of 55 seats in the 2007 assembly polls it would be a fight to increase its tally.
Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma,known for his say in Kurmi vote bank and National Commission for Scheduled Caste Chairman PL Punia, Dalit face of Congress would have the Herculean task of ensuring maximum number of seats for the Congress, which had secured only three of the 55 seats in 2007 assembly polls.
BJP:No Post-Poll Alliance with SP, BSP
The BJP on Thursday Jan 12,2012 said that it will not enter into a post-poll alliance with SP and BSP in Uttar Pradesh and asked the Congress to announce the same.Claiming that the SP and BSP have adopted "Delhi me pyar aur Lucknow me takrar (Love in Delhi and fight in Lucknow)" tactics for Congress, BJP Chief spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said that Congress could not make an announcement that it would not enter into an alliance with the two parties after the UP polls
U P Assembly Elections - The Issues
1)BSP won 206 seats in 2007 and seized power by dethroning Samajwadi Party (SP) government led by Mulayam Singh Yadav on its own. At that time, people were fed up with the deteriorating law and order situation and criminalisation of politics in the state.Voters chose Mayawati as the best possible alternative; breaking barriers of caste and community.
However, in 2012 things are pretty different.Mayawati regime is facing a barrage of
corruption chargesand an anti-incumbency wave, which seems to be getting stronger with every passing day. Mayawati may not be the people’s favourite anymore. Several ministers are facing inquiries by the Lokayukta making the government vulnerable to opposition attacks. Mayawati has denied tickets to around a hundred sitting MLAs in a desperate attempt to fight off anti-incumbency and to improve her party’s image.
2)Rahul Gandhi takes the centre-stage in Congress` battle to reinvigorate itself in U P and had been crisscrossing the length and breadth of the state creating optimism that party’s 22-year long political wilderness will finally end. Backed by Congress’ ‘Utho, Jago, Badlo’ slogan, Rahul seems to have struck an emotional chord with all sections of the society.
Also the Congress is not just banking upon the personal charisma of Rahul Gandhi and has sewed together a smart electoral alliance with Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) of Ajit Singh, which can tilt the scales in its favour in western UP.
Congress would also expect to reap the political dividend of its decision to carve out a sub-quota for Muslims within the 27% reservation for OBCs, a move credited to Rahul. (On December 22, 2011the Union Cabinet approved reservation for minorities under the Other Backward Castes category and decided to give 4.5% sub-quota to minorities to be carved out from the existing quota of 27% for the OBC)
3)Land acquisition has emerged as one of the most important poll issues in Uttar Pradesh. The fire started from Bhatta Parsaul village near Delhi, where the police opened fire of farmers protesting against forceful acquisition of their land.The whole issue acquired political credence after Congress Rahul Gandhi took up the issue as part of his ‘Mission UP’.
U P Assembly Elections Phase I Feb 08,2012
About 862 candidates will be contesting for 55 seats in 10 districts. Over 1.70 lakh voters will be casting their votes.Amongst the candidates contesting, 109 have criminal cases pending against them. Also 144 out of the total 929 candidates are crorepatis.
Polling for the first phase of the high voltage Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections for 55 seats in 10 districts begins on Wednesday to decide the fate of two ministers, 31 MLAs and 15 former ministers.
In 2007, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) had cornered 31 per cent of the votes and 30 Assembly seats in the region while the Samajwadi Party (SP) was a distant second with 18 Assembly seats. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress managed to bag four and three seats respectively.
62 % Polling in Phase 1
Polling was held in 55 constituencies spread over 10 districts - Sitapur, Barabanki, Faizabad, Ambedkar Nagar, Bahraich, Shravasti, Balrampur, Gonda, Siddharth Nagar and Basti amidst tight security arrangements. The candidates include 796 men, 65 women and one eunuch.
Polling for the first phase of U P Assembly Elections on Wednesday Feb 08,2012 recorded 62 % turnout on an incident-free day after a sluggish start due to rain.After an initial lull, polling picked up quickly after midday as the weather cleared with over 62 per cent of the 1.7 crore-strong electorate, which included 70 lakh women exercising its franchise said Chief Electoral Officer Umesh Sinha.
Voters stand in a queue in rain to cast their ballots outside a polling station in Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh
The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday wrote a letter to the President against Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid for his defiant attitude on the poll code.The Union Minister for Law and Justice and Minority Affairs, Salman Khurshid, who is also a leader of the Indian National Congress Party, had made certain statements and announcements during the course of his campaign in the state. One of them was to the effect that the Congress would provide a quota of 9 per cent reservation to the minorities within the existing quota of 27 per cent for OBCs. He also indicated that Muslims having a sizeable population will be benefited from this move.
59% Polling in Pase II- Feb 11,2012
Polling in Pase III Begins - Feb 15,2012
Polling began for 56 seats across eastern UP and the Vindhyachal region in which 1018 candidates have stood up including 77 women and 121 candidates with a criminal background
56% Polling in Phase III U P Assembly Elections
About 56 % of the 1.75-strong electorate on Wednesday Feb 15,2012 exercised its franchise for 56 seats in the 3rd phase of the UP assembly polls.The incident-free 3rd phase will decide the fate of three cabinet ministers, a minister of state, 29 sitting MLAs and 14 former ministers.The polling, which began on a sluggish note at 18,374 booths spread over 10 districts, picked up as the day progressed with state election officials putting overall turn out at around 56 %
Polling in Phase IV - Feb 19,2012
A total of more than 1.74 crore voters sealed the fate of 967 candidates in the polling held in Hardoi, Unnao, Lucknow, Rae Bareli, Farukkhabad, Kannauj, Banda, Chitrakoot, Fatehpur, Pratapgarh and CSM Nagar which includes Amethi.( covering 11 districts )
Phase IV Poll decide the fate of several stalwarts, including three ministers, 32 sitting MLAs, 12 former ministers, national vice-president of BJP Kalraj Mishra and Congress state president Rita Bahuguna Joshi.
An estimated 57.2 per cent votes were polled for 56 seats in 11 districts as against 43.84 per cent in 2007 polls," Chief Electoral Officer Umesh Sinha said
Polling in Phase V - Feb 23,2012
Polling for the fifth phase of UP assembly elections covering 49 seats spread over 13 districts, including Bundelkhand region begins.Fate of 829 candidates, including that of Leader of Opposition in the state assembly Shivpal Singh Yadav, BJP leader Uma Bharati and former UP chief minister Kalyan Singh would be decided by more than 1.56 crore electorates. Polling would be held at 16781 booths at 11745 polling stations where 18459 electronic voting machines would be used.An electorate numbering 15,654,936 (men 8,653,345, women 7,001,279 and others 312) will seal the fate of 829 candidates, including 87 women candidates.
To keep a tight vigil on polling process, 1015 video cameras and 2353 digital cameras have been installed.
In the 2007 assembly polls, 46.58 per cent votes were polled for 67 seats of which BSP got 35, BJP 12, RLD 10, SP 3, Congress 2 and others 5.
A total of 243 hectares of land was acquired from about 1,000 farmers in Badalpur in 2008. During acquisition, farmers gheraoed the Greater Noida authority office, clashed with policemen and even threatened self-immolation. They said their land was acquired for industrial development but no projects in public interest were launched.
To date, the Greater Noida authority is only building two parks and a helipad, they said.
A total of 48,533 EVMs will be used at 18,957 polling stations in UP on Saturday.
Polling in Phase VII - Saturday March 3,2012
Polling for the final and seventh phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections covering 60 seats spread over 10 districts held on Saturday March 3,2012 to decide the fate of 962 candidates including Samajwadi Party's Muslim face Mohammad Azam Khan. Rashtriya Lok Manch of Amar Singh and local Rampur MP Jaya Prada's influence would be on test as they tried their best to ensure defeat of Azam Khan in his home turf.
The final phase would cover Bijnore, Moradabad, Bheem Nagar, Rampur, Jyotiba Phule Nagar, Badaun, Bareilly, Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur and Lakhimpur Kheri in which more than 1.82 crore voters are expected to exercise their franchise.
The electorate numbering 18,227,281 -- men 10,024,588, women 8,201,987 and others 706 -- will seal the fate of 962 candidates, including 100 women candidates.The number of EVMs being used in this phase is 48,533, while the total number of polling stations are 18,957.
62% Polling in Phase VII
Polling for the 60 seats, nearly half of which were bagged by BSP last time, in the ten districts began at 7 AM on Saturday and 62.04 per cent polling was registered till 5 PM, Chief Electoral Officer Umesh Sinha said
In the 2007 assembly polls, out of 57 constituencies -
BSP got 27 Seats
SP got 17 Seats
BJP got 9 Seats
Rashtriya Parivartan Dal (RPD) of DP Yadav got2 Seats
INC got 1 Seat and
Others got 1 Seat
Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav, who led his party to win 224 seats in the 2012 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections, was on Saturday March 10,2012 chosen to bethe U P Chief Minister when his name was proposed in a key party meet by senior leader Azam Khan, and was supported by the members of the Samajwadi Party at the legislative board meeting. 
Campaign ends for U.P. phase-2 polls
Campaign for the phase-2 of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls ended at 5 p.m. on Thursday Feb 09,2012. Polling will be held on Saturday Feb 11,2012 in 59 constituencies in 10 districts .
A total of about 1.94 crore voters, including around 87 lakh women, are eligible to exercise their franchise at 20,426 polling stations and as many as 1098 contestants are in the fray.
The ruling BSP, the main Opposition SP and the INC have fielded their nominees in all the 59 constituencies. The BJP is fighting in 55 constituencies
EC writes to President against Salman Khurshid
The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday wrote a letter to the President against Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid for his defiant attitude on the poll code.The Union Minister for Law and Justice and Minority Affairs, Salman Khurshid, who is also a leader of the Indian National Congress Party, had made certain statements and announcements during the course of his campaign in the state. One of them was to the effect that the Congress would provide a quota of 9 per cent reservation to the minorities within the existing quota of 27 per cent for OBCs. He also indicated that Muslims having a sizeable population will be benefited from this move.
Following complaints received from a political party that such announcement was a violation of the Model Code of Conduct, the Commission, after due notice and hearing, passed an order on 9th February, 2012 that Sh. Khurshid had indeed violated the MCC.
59% Polling in Pase II- Feb 11,2012
59 seats across 9 districts,in what is known as Poorvanchal Region or Eastern U.P witnessed about 59% polling with 1.94 crore electorate casting the vote
Polling in Pase III Begins - Feb 15,2012
Polling began for 56 seats across eastern UP and the Vindhyachal region in which 1018 candidates have stood up including 77 women and 121 candidates with a criminal background
56% Polling in Phase III U P Assembly Elections
About 56 % of the 1.75-strong electorate on Wednesday Feb 15,2012 exercised its franchise for 56 seats in the 3rd phase of the UP assembly polls.The incident-free 3rd phase will decide the fate of three cabinet ministers, a minister of state, 29 sitting MLAs and 14 former ministers.The polling, which began on a sluggish note at 18,374 booths spread over 10 districts, picked up as the day progressed with state election officials putting overall turn out at around 56 %
Polling in Phase IV - Feb 19,2012
A total of more than 1.74 crore voters sealed the fate of 967 candidates in the polling held in Hardoi, Unnao, Lucknow, Rae Bareli, Farukkhabad, Kannauj, Banda, Chitrakoot, Fatehpur, Pratapgarh and CSM Nagar which includes Amethi.( covering 11 districts )
Phase IV Poll decide the fate of several stalwarts, including three ministers, 32 sitting MLAs, 12 former ministers, national vice-president of BJP Kalraj Mishra and Congress state president Rita Bahuguna Joshi.
An estimated 57.2 per cent votes were polled for 56 seats in 11 districts as against 43.84 per cent in 2007 polls," Chief Electoral Officer Umesh Sinha said
Polling in Phase V - Feb 23,2012
Polling for the fifth phase of UP assembly elections covering 49 seats spread over 13 districts, including Bundelkhand region begins.Fate of 829 candidates, including that of Leader of Opposition in the state assembly Shivpal Singh Yadav, BJP leader Uma Bharati and former UP chief minister Kalyan Singh would be decided by more than 1.56 crore electorates. Polling would be held at 16781 booths at 11745 polling stations where 18459 electronic voting machines would be used.An electorate numbering 15,654,936 (men 8,653,345, women 7,001,279 and others 312) will seal the fate of 829 candidates, including 87 women candidates.
59% Polling in Phase V
The fifth round of polling in Uttar Pradesh's seven-phased assembly elections in 49 constituencies on Thursday witnessed a 59.4 per cent turnout.Apart from Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's home district Etawah, the other districts which voted Thursday were Mainpuri, Firozabad, Etah, Auraiya, Rama Bai Nagar, Kanshi Ram Nagar, Kanpur, Jhansi, Hamirpur, Lalitpur, Mahoba and Jalaun.
This belt was an acid test for Mulayam Singh Yadav, who is believed to command a lot of influence over both Yadavs and other backward classes in the region.Mulayam Singh Yadav's younger brother Shivpal Yadav was contesting from the family bastion of Jaswant Nagar in Etawah.
BJP star campaigner Uma Bharti is also at stake because she was specially brought in from neighbouring Madhya Pradesh in the hope of attracting the Lodhi backward caste community, which has a major presence in large parts of Bundelkhand districts that voted.Uma Bharti was in the fray from Charkhari in Hamirpur district.Uma Bharti was desperately trying to wean away votes from former BJP leader Kalyan Singh, who was struggling to keep his own stock of Lodhis together under the banner of his Rashtriya Kranti Party (RKP)
Polling in Phase VI - Feb 28,2012
Polling for the sixth phase of UP assembly elections covering 68 seats spread over 13 districts where more than 2.17 crore voters are expected to cast their votes to decide the fate of 1103 candidates, including 86 women.
The CEO said that polling was being held at 22,137 polling stations at 12181 centres, of which 3188 centres and 4892 stations have been marked as sensitive.
To keep a tight vigil on polling process, 1015 video cameras and 2353 digital cameras have been installed.
In the 2007 assembly polls, 46.58 per cent votes were polled for 67 seats of which BSP got 35, BJP 12, RLD 10, SP 3, Congress 2 and others 5.
60 % Polling in Phase VI
60 per cent(46.58% in 2007) peaceful voting in the sixth and penultimate among the 2.11 crore voters in 68 constituencies across 13 districts(popularly known as Jatland) of Saharanpur, Prabudh Nagar, Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Baghpat. Ghaziabad, Gautam Buidh Nagar, Panchseel Nagar, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Mahamaya Nagar, Mathura and Agra in Western Uttar Pradesh.The fate of 1,103 candidates was sealed in some 30,000 electronic voting machines installed at 21,317 polling stations.4 of the 13 districts witnessing the poll have a substantial Muslim population ranging between 25-39 per cent, while the remaining 9 districts have 18-22 per cent Muslims.
The highest turnout was reported from Saharanpur district, where it touched nearly 65 % while the lowest was reported from Gautam Budh Nagar (Noida) at about 56 %
The belt is notorious for its feudal traditions, this phase had 9,391,585 women listed as voters, the highest, besides 712 eunuchs .
A change in public mood is evident, especially among the Jats, who comprise 18% of the population and Thakurs and Brahmins, who together comprise 20%.
Polling U P Chief Minister Mayawati's Native Village
Even 25-metre-long queues and 40-50 minutes of waiting did not deter residents of Badalpur, the native village of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati, from exercising their right to vote. Their enthusiasm was reflected in numbers as the turnout in the Dadri assembly seat, which includes Badalpur, went up from 42% in the last elections to 57%.
While a large number of villagers feel Badalpur was “a perfect example of development”, those affected by the land row say the high turnout was “a vote for change.”A total of 243 hectares of land was acquired from about 1,000 farmers in Badalpur in 2008. During acquisition, farmers gheraoed the Greater Noida authority office, clashed with policemen and even threatened self-immolation. They said their land was acquired for industrial development but no projects in public interest were launched.
To date, the Greater Noida authority is only building two parks and a helipad, they said.
Campaigning Ends in UP
Campaigning for the Assembly elections end on Thursday March 1,2012 in UP with just 48 hours to go before the final phase of polls in UP.
In the last phase of polls in UP on Saturday March 3,2012, 18,227,281 voters will decide the fate of 962 candidates in the 60 seats. Out of the 962 candidates, 100 are women candidates.A total of 48,533 EVMs will be used at 18,957 polling stations in UP on Saturday.
Polling in Phase VII - Saturday March 3,2012
Polling for the final and seventh phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections covering 60 seats spread over 10 districts held on Saturday March 3,2012 to decide the fate of 962 candidates including Samajwadi Party's Muslim face Mohammad Azam Khan. Rashtriya Lok Manch of Amar Singh and local Rampur MP Jaya Prada's influence would be on test as they tried their best to ensure defeat of Azam Khan in his home turf.
The final phase would cover Bijnore, Moradabad, Bheem Nagar, Rampur, Jyotiba Phule Nagar, Badaun, Bareilly, Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur and Lakhimpur Kheri in which more than 1.82 crore voters are expected to exercise their franchise.
The electorate numbering 18,227,281 -- men 10,024,588, women 8,201,987 and others 706 -- will seal the fate of 962 candidates, including 100 women candidates.The number of EVMs being used in this phase is 48,533, while the total number of polling stations are 18,957.
62% Polling in Phase VII
Polling for the 60 seats, nearly half of which were bagged by BSP last time, in the ten districts began at 7 AM on Saturday and 62.04 per cent polling was registered till 5 PM, Chief Electoral Officer Umesh Sinha said
In the 2007 assembly polls, out of 57 constituencies -
BSP got 27 Seats
SP got 17 Seats
BJP got 9 Seats
Rashtriya Parivartan Dal (RPD) of DP Yadav got2 Seats
INC got 1 Seat and
Others got 1 Seat
2012 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections - Major Parties Expected Results
Samajwadi Party's Expected Results
It is expected that Samajwadi Party will be the single largest party.Reports indicate that SP has done quite well in the first 5 phases, particularly well in the third phase and upstaged BSP in places such as Sultanpur, Allahabad, Jaunpur, Varanasi and Mirzapur. In the 6th phase which is mainly Western UP, SP seems to have lost a bit of steam. But in the last phase SP is poised to do relatively well in Muslim dominated areas such as Moradabad, Rampur and Bareilly. Hence SP could secure 150-160 seats.
BJP's Expected Results
The real surprise in these elections could well be the BJP,reports suggest BJP has picked up from the 2nd phase and right till the 7th phase the party is doing remarkably well in virtually all pockets.BJP could secure between 85 to 90 seats.
BSP's Expected Results
If poll indications are true (they are not always) these elections are not about a Pro-Samajwadi Party wave as suggested by many, but they are more about a massive Anti-Mayawati wave. There seem to have been a massive anti-incumbency not only against Mayawati - especially in the middle and upper classes for all the money she spent on parks and statues - but also against her MLAs.
Anti-incumbency against Mayawati and voter turnout has been the highest since independence - these two factors enough to slide Mayawati below the 100 mark?. Reports suggest fewer seats to BSP, Mayawati - with dalits solidly behind her - could secure around 90 to 110.
Congress Party's Expected Results
After initial euphoria on the campaign of Rahul Gandhi,the Congress seems to have realized that Rahul's charm might not be enough?
Congress' only ray of hope is its alliance with RLD. Congress is doing relatively (read relatively) well in West UP along with Ajit Singh. But the question is. Will that be enough?. Congress by all means is all set to hover in the range of 55 to 60 combined with RLD
The Pre-Poll Survey of Sahara News Network
NDTV Opinion Poll
Opinion Polls
Star News Exit Poll
2012 U P Assembly Elections Results - Tuesday March 6,2012
Party | Seats Won | Won in 2007 |
Samajwadi Party | 224 | 97 |
BahujanSamajParty | 80 | 206 |
Bharatiya JanataParty | 47 | 51 |
Indian National Congress | 26 | 22 |
Rashriya Lok Dal | 12 | 10 |
Others | 14 | 17 |
Total | 403 | 403 |
BSP finished second in 209 seats apart from the 80 it won.
BJP finsihed second in 55 seats apart from the 47 it won.
Of the total 84 reserved constituencies, SP won 54, while BSP could win only 17. Congress got four, BJP three, RLD two and others took the rest .In 2007,BSP had won 62 out of total 89 reserved constituency, SP 13, BJP seven, Congress five, RLD and Rashtriya Swabhiman Party (RPS) one each.
Peace Party of India could only win in four constituencies. Ayub won from Khalilabad, garnering 55,841 votes and defeating his nearest BSP rival Mashoor Alam by a margin of 5,392 votes.ormer SP MLA contesting on PPI ticket from Domariyaganj, Kamal Yousuf Malik, defeated Saiyada Khatun of BSP by a margin of 1,589 votes. Then, Akhilesh Singh, fighting from Rae Bareli, comfortably defeated his nearest SP rival Ram Pratap Yadav by a margin of 29,494 votes. Finally, Aneesur Rehman from Kanth in Moradabad defeated his BSP rival by a margin of 1,534 votes.
Quami Ekta Dal, floated by Afzal Ansari, won two seats. MLA Mukhtar Ansari, who has a slew of criminal cases against him, was just about able to retain his Mau seat. Sibgatulla Ansari, also of QED, won the Mohammadabad seat in Ghazipur.
Sharad Pawar's NCP managed to open its account when former BSP minister Fateh Bahadur Singh, who went to join Pawar, won from Campierganj.
There are around 140 constituencies in UP where Muslims constitute more than 30% of the population.Results of these 140 constituencies show that the SP won 72 seats, more than half in contention. BSP, too, garnered some of the Muslim votes, winning 27 seats. The Congress won only 11 despite its Muslim quota card.
Over 55 Muslims candidates won elections this time. The Samajwadi Party had fielded 75 Muslims candidates of which 32 won, an all-time high for the party. The BSP had put up 85 Muslim candidates of which 12 won. Only one Congress Muslim candidate won. In 2007, the SP had fielded 58 Muslim candidates of which 21 won. The BSP had put up 61 Muslim candidates of which 29 won, and the Congress had given tickets to 49 Muslim candidates with none winning.
BJP's Lallu Singh had been winning Ayodhya seat since 1991. But this time he has lost to SP candidate Tej Narain Pandey, a young student leader half the age of Singh by a margin of 5,700 votes.
The SP's cycle has crushed the BSP's elephant on all the three seats in Kannauj district -Kannauj Sadar (reserve), Tirwa (formerly Umardha) and Chhibramau, the bastion of Akhilesh Yadav .Sitting SP MLA Anil Kumar Dohre (95688 votes )defeated Mahendra Kumar Nim of BSP(50013 votes) on Kannauj Sadar (Reserve) seat.
Kannauj's Tirwa seat (formerly Umardha) was won by SP's Vijay Bahadur Pal, who defeated Kailash Singh Rajput of BSP by a major margin of 32274 votes.
Arvind Singh of Samajwadi Party defeated Tahir Husain Siddiqui of BSP by a margin of 2424 votes in the Chhibramau seat.
INC’s UP Candidates Lost Deposits
The Congress lost deposit in 247 seats out of the 323 seats it lost out of the 351 seats it contested or 68%
BJP's UP Candidates Lost Deposits
The BJP lost deposit in 230seats out of the 398 seats it contested or 58% of its candidates.
Mulayam, Akhilesh meet Governor
Samajwadi Party President Mulayam Singh, accompanied by his son Akhilesh Yadav, met Governor B.L. Joshi at the Raj Bhavan on Wednesday March 7,2012.Party spokesman Rajendra Chaudhary said it was a courtesy call and the SP decision to formally stake claim to form a government would be taken at the legislature party meeting in Lucknow on March 10. The leader would be elected that day.
Akhilesh Yadav Named New U P CM
Akhilesh Yadav(a three-time MP from Kannauj) will be sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh on Monday March 12,2012.Akhilesh at the age of 38 has become the youngest chief minister of Uttar Pradesh.
Akhilesh Yadav Sworn in U P CM - March 15,2012
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