Uttar Pradesh assembly election, May 1991
The 11th Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
419
210 needed for a majority
Largest party
BJP
221 seats · majority
Candidates
7,844
224 women, 10 elected
Turnout
46.43%
3.74 cr of 8.06 cr
The house
419 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- BJP221
- JD92
- INC46
- JP34
- BSP12
- IND7
- CPI4
- CPM1
- Others2
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Uttar Pradesh assembly election (1989)
BJP
+164
JD
-116
INC
-48
IND
-33
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 221 | +164 | 415 | 31.8% | 1,17,70,214 | 31.45% | +19.84 | 41 |
| JDJanata Dal | 92 | -116 | 374 | 21.1% | 70,51,639 | 18.84% | -10.87 | 155 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 46 | -48 | 413 | 17.6% | 64,80,753 | 17.32% | -10.58 | 226 |
| JPJP | 34 | — | 399 | 13.1% | 46,87,418 | 12.53% | — | 268 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 12 | -1 | 386 | 10.3% | 35,32,683 | 9.44% | +0.03 | 299 |
| INDIndependent | 7 | -33 | 5000 | 0.6% | 27,84,475 | 7.44% | -8.02 | 4976 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 4 | -2 | 44 | 10.0% | 3,88,853 | 1.04% | -0.52 | 34 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 1 | -1 | 14 | 9.8% | 1,20,229 | 0.32% | -0.05 | 12 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 1 | — | 14 | 3.6% | 45,426 | 0.12% | — | 13 |
| SSDSSD | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2.3% | 42,026 | 0.11% | -0.07 | 20 |
| DDPDDP | 0 | 0 | 361 | 0.4% | 1,31,036 | 0.35% | -0.64 | 361 |
| LKDLok Dal | 0 | — | 107 | 1.4% | 1,30,929 | 0.35% | — | 107 |
| UKDUKD | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5.2% | 52,558 | 0.14% | -0.03 | 12 |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 0 | — | 3 | 15.5% | 42,172 | 0.11% | — | 1 |
| HMSHMS | 0 | -1 | 44 | 0.7% | 28,797 | 0.08% | -0.10 | 44 |
| SOPRPSOPRP | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2.3% | 21,387 | 0.06% | +0.06 | 11 |
| IMLIML | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.6% | 20,871 | 0.06% | +0.05 | 5 |
| IPFIPF | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.9% | 14,264 | 0.04% | 0.00 | 17 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.1% | 12,315 | 0.03% | +0.03 | 12 |
| ICSSCSICSSCS | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0.5% | 10,558 | 0.03% | -0.06 | 25 |
| UPRPUttar Pradesh Republican Party | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0.4% | 10,066 | 0.03% | -0.09 | 31 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.6% | 8,193 | 0.02% | -0.04 | 16 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.8% | 5,012 | 0.01% | +0.01 | 7 |
| BRPBRP | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.5% | 4,505 | 0.01% | +0.01 | 10 |
| BLMDBLMD | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.4% | 4,263 | 0.01% | +0.01 | 14 |
| SOPLSOPL | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.3% | 3,082 | 0.01% | 0.00 | 13 |
| ALDALD | 0 | — | 7 | 0.5% | 2,757 | 0.01% | — | 7 |
| BKUSBKUS | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.3% | 2,206 | 0.01% | 0.00 | 9 |
| SHSRSHSR | 0 | — | 6 | 0.3% | 1,588 | 0.00% | — | 6 |
| DMMDMM | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.6% | 1,585 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 3 |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.2% | 1,323 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 7 |
| BDBhartiyaBahujanKranti Dal | 0 | — | 4 | 0.3% | 1,263 | 0.00% | — | 4 |
| PBIPBI | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.4% | 1,106 | 0.00% | -0.02 | 3 |
| HKSPHKSP | 0 | — | 1 | 1.2% | 1,080 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| HSDHSD | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.2% | 929 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 5 |
| CPI(ML)CPI(ML) | 0 | — | 1 | 0.9% | 884 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| JNDJND | 0 | — | 2 | 0.4% | 799 | 0.00% | — | 2 |
| PRCPRC | 0 | — | 3 | 0.3% | 751 | 0.00% | — | 3 |
| JKMPJKMP | 0 | — | 2 | 0.3% | 710 | 0.00% | — | 2 |
| MIMMIM | 0 | — | 1 | 0.7% | 652 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Uttar Pradesh at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one. Showing the 40 largest parties. The full list is at /api/elections/uttar-pradesh-1991/parties?limit=500.
Largest victories of May 1991
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHHAPRAULI | Uttar Pradesh | JDAJIT SINGH | INCBRIJ PAL | 62,79565.58% |
| VARANASI SOUTH | Uttar Pradesh | BJPSHYAM DEV RAI CHAUDHARY (DADA) | JDVIJAY DUBE | 44,16749.77% |
| HASWA | Uttar Pradesh | JDOM PRAKASH | INCAMAR NATH SINGH | 35,27247.59% |
| KATRA BAZAR | Uttar Pradesh | BJPRAM SINGH | INCMURLIDHAR MUNIM | 41,47045.63% |
| MANIRAM | Uttar Pradesh | BJPOM PRAKASH | JDSHAMBHU SHARAN | 46,13345.48% |
| BALRAMPUR | Uttar Pradesh | BJPHANUMANT SINGH | INCGEJENDRA KUMAR | 39,30344.05% |
| MOHAMMDABAD | Uttar Pradesh | INCNARENDER SINGH YADAV | INDUPDESH SINGH URF KHALIFA | 43,34143.57% |
| COLONELGANJ | Uttar Pradesh | BJPAJAI PRATAP SINGH ALIAS LALLA BHAIYA | INCUMESHWAR PRATAP SINGH | 38,86542.02% |
| BHARTHANA | Uttar Pradesh | JPMAHARAJ SINGH YADAV | BJPSHIV PREM CHANDER SHAKYA | 41,64740.63% |
| DADRI | Uttar Pradesh | JDMAHENDRA SINGH BHATI | JPBIHARI SINGH | 43,03138.44% |
Closest results of May 1991
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LALGANJ | Uttar Pradesh | BSPSUKH DEV | BJPNARENDER | 240.03% |
| SARAIMIR | Uttar Pradesh | BJPPATI RAJ | JDJAGANHU RAM | 270.03% |
| SHYAMDEURAWA | Uttar Pradesh | BJPGYANENDER | JDRAM ADHAR | 290.03% |
| USEHAT | Uttar Pradesh | JPBANWARI SINGH | BJPBRIJ PAL SINGH | 500.06% |
| KANNAUJ | Uttar Pradesh | BJPBANWARI LAL DOHRE | JDKALIYAN SINGH DOHRE | 470.06% |
| MAURANIPUR | Uttar Pradesh | BJPPRAGI LAL AHIRWAR | INCBIHARI LAL ARYA | 960.12% |
| MAU | Uttar Pradesh | CPIIMITIYAZ AHMAD | BJPMUKHTAR ABBAS | 1330.13% |
| BILSI | Uttar Pradesh | INCBHOLA SHANKER MORYA | BJPHIRA LAL | 1160.14% |
| MODINAGAR | Uttar Pradesh | JDSUKH VEER SING GAHLOT | BJPRAM ASREY | 1710.15% |
| MAHOBA | Uttar Pradesh | BJPCHHOTE LAL MISHRA | JDARIMARDAN SINGH | 1570.20% |