UP Election 2022 Result Highlights: BJP clinches 250+ seats, set for 2nd term
UP election results 2022 Highlights: The Bharatiya Janata Party won 253 seats and was leading on one, while the Samajwadi Party finished second with 108 seats and was leading on five
UP Election Results 2022 LIVE updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the BJP to create history in Uttar Pradesh, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Thursday evening with the party set to return to power in the largest state with a huge majority. Despite a shrill poll campaign by the opposition, a wave of defections, and criticism over various issues - including the handling of Covid, safety of women, farmers issues - the BJP remained unaffected largely. The party won more than 250 of 403 assembly seats. Akhilesh Yadav - who had been taking on the BJP on a gamut of issues - was the Samajwadi Party’s chief ministerial candidate. He significantly improved on the Samajwadi Party's 2017 tally (54 seats). This time, the party is set to win over 120 seats. With caste dynamics playing a critical role as always in UP, Yadav's allies were leaders of the Jat community and those representing the backward castes. The Congress and Mayawati's BSP were also among the challengers. But both of them hadly registered their presence as votes were counted....Read More
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Exit polls indicated that the BJP will be able to cross the 200-mark in the 403-member assembly in UP and claim a majority. Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party was projected as the first runner-up. The trends show that exit polls were right. Ahead of counting of votes, however, Akhilesh Yadav alleged manipulation of EVMs. Some poll officials have been removed.
BJP workers celebrate in UP
‘Win for Modi-Yogi’ double engine, says BJP leader
“Public mood is set for development, this is the win of 'Modi-Yogi' double engine government. People have voted on the issues of security and infrastructure. After 30 years, the same party is forming govt for second time,” BJP MP Rita Bahuguna Joshi was quoted as saying by news agency ANI in Prayagraj
BJP's Brajesh Pathak on win from Lucknow Cantt.
"I thank the people of Lucknow Cantt as due to their support we are winning the seat. This is victory of PM Modi's social welfare schemes and victory of law and order in the state," UP minister and BJP candidate from Lucknow Cantonment seat Brijesh Pathak was quoted as saying by ANI.
Akhilesh Yadav not at fault - Sharad Pawar on UP results
“SP chief Akhilesh Yadav is not at fault, he contested on his own. He shouldn't think about the polling results as he has higher stature in this country. He has fought better than before,” former union minister Sharad Pawar was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
Union minister Anurag Thakur on election results- ‘Victory wouldn’t have been possible…'
"The victory in these states wouldn't have been possible without the hardwork of our party workers. Bulldozer has become a symbol of uprooting mafias and criminals. We'll further implement PM Modi's welfare policies in UP," Union minister Anurag Thakur was quoted as saying by news agency ANI on the assembly election results
Samajwadi Party leader ahead in Prayagraj's Meja
On Prayagraj’s Meja seat, Sandeep Singh of the Samajwadi Party is leading with 58,432 votes while the BJP's Neelam Karwariya, the current MLA, is at the second spot with 56,465 votes after 20 rounds of counting. BSP’s Sarvesh Chandra Tiwari is at the third place with 18,263 votes.
UP deputy CM now leading in Sirathu
Sirathu seat: After trailing constantly for many rounds, deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya - in the 14th round - is now leading by 1,010 votes. Maurya has got 46,872 votes while Apna Dal (Kameravadi) leader contesting on SP symbol Pallavi Patel has bagged 45,862 votes
UP elections live: Issues that haven't affected BJP's vote
Several issues, opposition had said, would affect the BJP in elections. But they haven't. Some of these were: Handling of the 2nd wave of pandemic , farmers' killing in Lakhimpur, Hathras rape case.
UP elections live: Yogi Adityanath leading with huge margin
Yogi Adutyanath is leading with a huge margin of over 40,000 votes, news agency ANI reports
BJP's Brajesh Pathak wins Lucknow Cantt. by 40,000 votes
BJP's Brijesh Pathak wins Lucknow Cantt. by nearly 40,000 votes
UP elections: A Congress debacle
Congress is facing one of the worst poll debacles in the state wiht projections showing it's leading in only one of 403 seats. Despite hectic campaigning by Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the party has not been able to turn the election around in its favour
Celebrations on by BJP workers. See video. pics
Samajwadi Party has more seats compared to last time
Akhilesh Yadav's patry may not come back to power, projections show, but it is set to get a higher number of seats as compared to 2017 when it won 54 seats.
Yogi Adityanath leading with big margin
Yogi Adityanath is leading in his constituency with over 29,000 votes
What Hema Malini said on UP results
“We already knew our party will form the government. We have worked for every developmental aspect, which is why the public trust us... nothing can come in front of a bulldozer, as it can finish everything within a minute, be it cycle or anything else,” BJP MP Hema Malini said, taking a jibe at the Samajwadi Party, news agency ANI reported.
UP elections: A UP minister and Allahabad south seat
After 15th rounds of counting of Allahabad South seat UP minister and BJP candidate Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi is now consolidating his lead and is not leading by over 4000 votes
The BJP likely to win with a fewer seats
The BJP is likely to win with fewer seats than last time (300+).
BJP's Ram Kishan on UP results
“Modi Ji's teaching that party workers, ministers should always work on the ground has brought us this win. This is the beginning of Ram Rajya,” Gorakhpur MP Ravi Kishan told news agency ANI.
A roundup of state elections
BJP is ahead in Manipur, Goa, Uttarakhand, apart from UP. Here's a round-up of the state elections.
UP elections live: BJP leading in all 8 seats of Varanasi
BJP is leading in all 8 seats of Varanasi
Elections live: What the state election results tell us
As votes are being counted in the state, the Modi-Shah partnership has again come to the fore with the BJP retaining at least 3 of 5 states, according to initial projections. Read more here
Elections live: Victory processions now allowed
The Election Commission has allowed victory processions in five states, including UP, where votes are being counted.
UP elections live: 2 UP ministers trailing
Deputy CM Keshav Maurya trailing by 2,144 votes on Sirathu seat of Kaushambi district. Cabinet minister Rajendra Pratap Singh behind on Pratapgarh's Patti seat.
UP elections live: In video, BJP workers celebrate
UP BJP chief on 250+ seats in projections
“People have rejected dynastic politics, and voted for development. We never thought that BSP will do so poorly. Samajwadi Party had also fought cleverly. I just want to say that political parties will have to work on the ground for the public,” UP BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
UP election live: Samajwadi Party's Azam Khan leading from bastion
Azam Khan leading from Rampur
UP election live: BJP leading on all 8 seats in Hardoi
BJP leading on all the eight seats in Hardoi. It had won seven in 2017.
UP election live : Akhilesh Yadav ally Omprakash Rajbhar leads with 14,700 votes from UP’s Zahoorabad
Omprakash Rajbhar of the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) - an ally of Akhilesh Yadav- is building on an early lead over the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Kalicharan Rajbhar from Ghazipur’s Zahoorabad seat. At the end of the fourth round, Omprakash Rajbhar - who won the seat in 2017 in alliance with the BJP - is ahead with 14,764 votes. The BJP’s Kalicharan Rajbhar has secured 8.384 votes and the BSP’s Shadab Fatima, a former minister, 7,147 votes.
Celebrations have started for the BJP workers
Celebrations have started early for the BJP workers in Uttar Pradesh.
Luknow poll updates
In Luknow, the BJP is leading in six assembly seats while Akhilesh Yadav's party is leading in three seats
UP minister leafing in Allahabad South
On Allahabad South seat of Prayagraj, UP cabinet minister Nand Gopal Gupta 'Nandi' of the BJP leading with 22,730 votes while Raish Chandra Shukla of SP is at the second place with 21,086 votes.
UP election live: BJP leading in Lakhimpur Kheri district
In all eight state assembly constituencies of Lakhimpur Kheri, the BJP is leading on six seats and Akhilesh Yadav's SP is leading on 2 seats.
Lakhimpur seat- BJP's Yogesh Verma leads in Lakhimpur seat by securing 4,350 votes. SP's Utkarsh Verma Madhur so far has secured 3,011 votes.
Gola seat- BJP's Arvind Giri leads on Gola seat by securing 17460 votes. SP's Vinay Tiwari so far has secured 9488 votes.
Nighasan seat- BJP's Shashank Verma leads by securing 16522 votes. SP's RS Kushwaha secured 9659 votes so far.
Palia seat- SP's Pritinder Singh Kakku leads on Palia seat by securing 21333 votes. BJP's Harvinder Kumar Sahni has secured 16135 votes so far.
Dhaurahra seat- BJP's Vinod Shankar leads by securing 18730 votes. SP's Varun Singh has secured 13953 votes so far.
Mohammadi seat- SP's Daud Ahmed leads by securing 8832 votes. BJP's Lokendra Pratap Singh is giving a tough competition and has secured 8218 votes so far.
Sri Nagar seat- BJP's Manju Tyagi leads by securing 7606 votes. SP's Ram Sharan has secured 5655 votes so far.
Kasta seat- BJP's Saurabh Singh is leading by securing 8075 votes. SP's Suneel Kumar Lala has secured 7594 votes so far.
UP elections live: Deputy CM Maurya trailing
In Prayagraj region, Deputy Chief Minister of UP Keshav Prasad Maurya is trailing by 455 votes in the second round of counting of votes on the Sirathu assembly seat of Kaushambi district
Narrow seats in UP's Manjhanpur
On the Manjhanpur seat of Kaushambi district, BJP's Lal Bahadur leading by a margin of 1,008 votes
Elections live: Yogi Adityanath leads in stronghold Gorakhpur
Yogi Adityanath is leading in stronghold Gorakhpur
RLD candidate ahead in Siwalkhas
Gulam Mohd of the RLD leading on Siwalkhas seat in Meerut. RLD chief Jayant Chaudhury had faced opposition for fielding Muslim candidate from the seat.
UP election live: Exit polls were right?
Mayawati's BSP and the Congress have not moved past single digits in early leads - the exit polls were right in that regard.
No dent from AAP in UP
AAP, which has delivered a fabulous performance in Punjab, has not made a dent in UP. This was the first assembly election in the state that the party fought.
UP election result: Deputy speaker of Assembly leading in Hardoi
Deputy speaker of UP assembly, Nitin Agarwal, leading from the Hardoi seat by 8,000 votes
UP election result: UP minister Nand Gopal Gupta leadeing in Allahabad South Seat
Allahabad South Seat: After the third round, UP minister and sitting MLA Nand Gopal Gupta “Nandi” is leading with 12,703 votes while the SP’s Raish Chandra Shukla is at the second place with 6,614 votes.
UP election result live- Update from Lucknow
Lucknow Cantt - BJP: 3,790; SP- 2,447
Lucknow Central - BJP: 4,555; SP - 2,497
Bakshi Ka Talab BJP: 7, 581; SP - 6,137
Soraon assembly seat update
Jamuna Prasad Saroj of Apna Dal (S) is leading with 2,230 votes while Geeta Shastri of the Samajwadi Party is at the second spot with 2,811 votes. Anand Bhartiya of the BSP has got 816 votes while Manoj Kumar Pasi of Congress has received 44 votes so far.
BJP gain in other states too
BJP is leading in Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa too. Early projections suggest the party is set to retain these states.
UP elections live: Akhilesh Yadav's uncle, Shivpal, trailing in stronghold
Akhilesh Yadav's uncle, Shivpal Yadav, is trailing in his stronghold of Jaswant Nagar, news agency ANI reported.
UP election results live: UP minister Sidharth Nath Singh leading
BJP candidate from Allahabad West seat and UP Cabinet minister Sidharth Nath Singh now leading by a margin of 1,147 votes after the second round of counting. Sidharth Nath Singh has got 7879 votes so far while Richa Singh of SP has got 6,432 votes.
UP elections live: Where BJP is maintaining lead
BJP leads Rath assembly seat in Hamirpur by 2,811 votes
In Lalitpur, after 4th round the BJP is leading by 10,000 votes.
In Mahoba, BJP leads by 8,060 votes
UP election results: Where BSP is leading
BSP leads Madhaugarh seat in Jalaun by 400 votes.
BJP ahead in Mirzapur
BJP leading by 200 votes in Mirzapur Nagar Vidhan Sabha
Ratnakar Mishra of BJP - 2,800 votes
Kailash Chaurasia of SP - 2,600 votes
UP election results live: Akhilesh Yadav leads in family stronghold
Akhilesh Yadav, who is contesting his first assembly election, is ahead in Mainpuri's Karhal with over 7,000 votes.
Mayawati's muted poll campaign and early trends
Former chief minister Mayawati had a muted campaign this election season yet she said she was confident of her party's win. The early trends show her party is stuck in single digits.
