Uttar Pradesh assembly election, Jul 1996
The 13th Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
424
213 needed for a majority
Largest party
BJP
174 seats · short of a majority
Candidates
4,429
190 women, 20 elected
Turnout
54.94%
5.54 cr of 10.1 cr
The house
424 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- BJP174
- SP110
- BSP67
- INC33
- IND13
- BKKGP8
- JD7
- AIICT4
- Others8
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Uttar Pradesh assembly election (1993)
JD
-20
INC
+5
IND
+5
BJP
-3
CPM
+3
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 174 | -3 | 414 | 33.3% | 1,80,28,820 | 32.52% | -0.78 | 13 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 110 | +1 | 281 | 32.1% | 1,20,85,226 | 21.80% | +3.86 | 19 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 67 | -1 | 296 | 27.7% | 1,08,90,716 | 19.64% | +8.53 | 28 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 33 | +5 | 126 | 29.1% | 46,26,663 | 8.35% | -6.73 | 20 |
| INDIndependent | 13 | +5 | 2031 | 1.3% | 36,15,932 | 6.52% | -0.28 | 1993 |
| BKKGPBKKGP | 8 | — | 38 | 21.7% | 10,65,730 | 1.92% | — | 17 |
| JDJanata Dal | 7 | -20 | 54 | 20.0% | 14,21,528 | 2.56% | -9.77 | 20 |
| AIICTAIICT | 4 | — | 37 | 17.8% | 7,35,327 | 1.33% | — | 17 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 4 | +3 | 11 | 28.7% | 4,24,752 | 0.77% | +0.29 | 1 |
| SAPSAP | 2 | — | 9 | 18.5% | 2,21,866 | 0.40% | — | 5 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 1 | -2 | 15 | 19.0% | 3,27,231 | 0.59% | -0.05 | 7 |
| SJPRSJPR | 1 | — | 77 | 3.2% | 3,25,787 | 0.59% | — | 72 |
| ADAD | 0 | — | 155 | 2.1% | 4,25,737 | 0.77% | — | 154 |
| BHJSBHJS | 0 | — | 336 | 0.6% | 2,77,869 | 0.50% | — | 336 |
| KVPKisan Vishwa Party | 0 | — | 63 | 2.0% | 1,64,907 | 0.30% | — | 61 |
| NLPNLP | 0 | — | 84 | 1.3% | 1,52,421 | 0.28% | — | 84 |
| UKKDUKKD | 0 | — | 18 | 6.2% | 1,23,921 | 0.22% | — | 16 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2.3% | 74,007 | 0.13% | -0.15 | 23 |
| JPJP | 0 | -1 | 31 | 1.8% | 73,531 | 0.13% | -0.39 | 30 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | — | 39 | 0.8% | 40,418 | 0.07% | — | 39 |
| BSPRBhartiya Sarthak Party | 0 | — | 49 | 0.6% | 40,306 | 0.07% | — | 49 |
| QJDQJD | 0 | — | 8 | 3.7% | 38,586 | 0.07% | — | 7 |
| SSDSSD | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1.4% | 32,716 | 0.06% | -0.02 | 17 |
| NDPNDP | 0 | — | 6 | 3.2% | 25,421 | 0.05% | — | 6 |
| AKDAKD | 0 | — | 5 | 3.1% | 19,470 | 0.04% | — | 5 |
| ABASABAS | 0 | — | 3 | 5.3% | 18,024 | 0.03% | — | 3 |
| UCPIUCPI | 0 | — | 1 | 12.8% | 15,164 | 0.03% | — | 1 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0.5% | 15,132 | 0.03% | -0.03 | 23 |
| PMSPPragatisheel Manav Samaj Party | 0 | — | 7 | 1.0% | 10,042 | 0.02% | — | 7 |
| ICSIndian Congress (Socialist) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.4% | 10,012 | 0.02% | +0.01 | 2 |
| ABJSABJS | 0 | — | 22 | 0.3% | 8,828 | 0.02% | — | 22 |
| NMNPNMNP | 0 | — | 13 | 0.5% | 8,241 | 0.01% | — | 13 |
| BKDJBKDJ | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.5% | 6,692 | 0.01% | 0.00 | 11 |
| MMUPMMUP | 0 | — | 7 | 0.7% | 6,593 | 0.01% | — | 7 |
| INLINL | 0 | — | 4 | 1.1% | 5,649 | 0.01% | — | 4 |
| ABBPABBP | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.4% | 5,510 | 0.01% | -0.04 | 10 |
| RSPPRashtra Samanya Praja Party | 0 | — | 6 | 0.7% | 5,036 | 0.01% | — | 6 |
| UPRPUttar Pradesh Republican Party | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.3% | 4,868 | 0.01% | -0.01 | 11 |
| PSPPraja Socialist Party | 0 | — | 4 | 0.8% | 4,750 | 0.01% | — | 4 |
| KVMPKVMP | 0 | — | 4 | 0.6% | 4,055 | 0.01% | — | 4 |
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-1996/parties?limit=500.
Largest victories of Jul 1996
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAMPURKHAS | Uttar Pradesh | INCPROMOD KUMAR | BJPKRISHAN KUMAR SINGH S/O RAMBAHADUR SINGH | 1,16,17278.95% |
| KUNDA | Uttar Pradesh | INDKUNWAR RAGHURAJ PRATAP SINGH RAJA BHAIYA | BJPSHIV NARAIN MISHRA | 80,74165.41% |
| DEBAI | Uttar Pradesh | BJPKALYAN SINGH | BSPANIL KUMAR | 59,40450.45% |
| LUCKNOW EAST | Uttar Pradesh | BJPVIDYA SAGAR GUPTA | AIICTAZAD SARWAN KUMAR AGRAWAL | 36,62049.22% |
| BAREILLY CITY | Uttar Pradesh | BJPRAJESH AGARWAL | AIICTANIL KUMAR | 42,30248.13% |
| LUCKNOW CANTONMENT | Uttar Pradesh | BJPSURESH CHANDRA TIWARI | SPRAJ KISHORE MISHRA | 43,78645.19% |
| RAE BARELI | Uttar Pradesh | INCAKHILESH KUMAR SINGH | BJPSANTOSH KUMAR MISRA | 61,25344.11% |
| CHHAPRAULI | Uttar Pradesh | BKKGPGAJENDRA KUMAR MUNNA | BJPATMA RAM | 54,85744.07% |
| SAHASWAN | Uttar Pradesh | SPMULAYAM SINGH YADAV | BJPMAHESH CHAND | 54,15941.22% |
| VARANASI SOUTH | Uttar Pradesh | BJPSHYAM DEV RAI CHAWDHRI (DADA) | INCDEVBRAT MAJUMDAR | 37,28238.86% |
Closest results of Jul 1996
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DHAUREHARA | Uttar Pradesh | INCSARASWATI PRATAP SINGH | SPYASHPAL SINGH | 1220.08% |
| PAILA | Uttar Pradesh | SPMOTI LAL | BJPSHASHI BALA BHARTI | 1520.11% |
| SAFIPUR | Uttar Pradesh | BJPBABU LAL | BSPRAM BARAN | 1400.12% |
| KUNDARKI | Uttar Pradesh | BSPAKBAR HUSAIN | SPMOHD. RIZWAN | 2000.13% |
| SHAHABAD | Uttar Pradesh | SPBABOO KHAN | BJPGANGA BHAKT SINGH | 2190.16% |
| CHARTHAWAL | Uttar Pradesh | BJPRANDHIR SINGH | SPDEEPAK KUMAR | 2440.17% |
| HARGAON | Uttar Pradesh | SPRAMESH RAHI | BJPDAULAT RAM | 2520.19% |
| SARSAWA | Uttar Pradesh | BJPNIRBHAYA PAL SHARMA | INCSAHEB SINGH | 3040.19% |
| DATAGANJ | Uttar Pradesh | SPPREM PAL SINGH YADAV | BJPAVNEESH KUMAR SINGH | 2390.20% |
| KAISERGANJ | Uttar Pradesh | SPRAM TEJ YADAV | BJPMUKUT BIHARI | 2340.20% |