Uttar Pradesh, Lok Sabha election 1996
85 constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, 45.64% turnout.
Seats
85
Candidates
3,297
109 women, 9 elected
Turnout
45.64%
4.6 cr of 10.1 cr
Leading party
BJP
52 of 85 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Uttar Pradesh
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 52 | +1 | 83 | 1,53,87,632 | 33.44% | +0.61 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 16 | +16 | 64 | 95,87,787 | 20.84% | — |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 6 | +5 | 85 | 94,83,879 | 20.61% | +11.91 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 5 | 0 | 85 | 37,46,505 | 8.14% | -9.88 |
| JDJanata Dal | 2 | -20 | 17 | 19,61,325 | 4.26% | -17.01 |
| AIICTAIICT | 2 | +2 | 76 | 13,87,661 | 3.02% | — |
| INDIndependent | 1 | +1 | 2569 | 30,04,661 | 6.53% | +1.05 |
| SAPSAP | 1 | +1 | 3 | 4,27,641 | 0.93% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3,03,981 | 0.66% | -0.07 |
| ADAD | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2,22,669 | 0.48% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | -1 | 3 | 1,76,324 | 0.38% | -0.65 |
| JPJP | 0 | -4 | 32 | 39,466 | 0.09% | -10.37 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 26 | 32,763 | 0.07% | +0.05 |
| BHJSBHJS | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28,247 | 0.06% | — |
| ABLTPABLTP | 0 | 0 | 12 | 25,131 | 0.05% | — |
| UPRPUttar Pradesh Republican Party | 0 | 0 | 8 | 22,515 | 0.05% | -0.03 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 22 | 21,676 | 0.05% | +0.02 |
| SMPSMP | 0 | 0 | 10 | 18,724 | 0.04% | — |
| LDLD | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10,134 | 0.02% | — |
| PMSPPragatisheel Manav Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9,974 | 0.02% | — |
| ABBPABBP | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9,813 | 0.02% | — |
| BKDJBKDJ | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8,628 | 0.02% | — |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8,427 | 0.02% | — |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7,665 | 0.02% | 0.00 |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7,338 | 0.02% | +0.01 |
| SSDSSD | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7,092 | 0.02% | -0.02 |
| INLINL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6,305 | 0.01% | — |
| RSPPRashtra Samanya Praja Party | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6,097 | 0.01% | — |
| PSSSPSSS | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5,437 | 0.01% | — |
| IDPIDP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5,084 | 0.01% | — |
| BKDBKD | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4,687 | 0.01% | — |
| NDPFNDPF | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4,462 | 0.01% | — |
| BRMBharatiya Rashtriya Morcha | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3,181 | 0.01% | — |
| ABJSABJS | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3,044 | 0.01% | — |
| BJTPBJTP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,867 | 0.00% | — |
| BEPBEP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,801 | 0.00% | — |
| BSPRBhartiya Sarthak Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,643 | 0.00% | — |
| RMEPRMEP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,464 | 0.00% | — |
| EKDUPEKDUP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,409 | 0.00% | — |
| IBSPIBSP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,376 | 0.00% | — |
- BJP52 (61%)
- SP16 (19%)
- BSP6 (7%)
- INC5 (6%)
- JD2 (2%)
- AIICT2 (2%)
- Others2 (2%)
- BJP52
- SP16
- BSP6
- INC5
- JD2
- AIICT2
- Others2
- BJP52
- SP16
- BSP6
- INC5
- JD2
- AIICT2
- IND1
- SAP1
Constituency performance
From the 85 results in Uttar Pradesh
Closest contest
MORADABAD
won by 1,885 (0.30%)
Biggest victory
PILIBHIT
won by 2,83,310 (42.82%)
Highest turnout
PILIBHIT
59.77%
Lowest turnout
TEHRI GARHWAL
23.46%
Seat change
Against Uttar Pradesh's previous Lok Sabha election (1991), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained37 (44%)
- Changed hands47 (55%)
- New seat1 (1%)
37 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 47 changed hands. 1 did not exist at the previous election.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Uttar Pradesh, every Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- BJP
- SP
- BSP
- INC
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 85 seats, alphabetical · showing 51–85 of 85
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KANPUR | BJPJAGATVEER SINGH DRON | CPMSUBHASHINI ALI | 1,51,09026.50% | 40.9% |
| KHALILABAD | JDSURENDRA YADAV | BSPRAM PRASHAD CHOUDHARY | 43,1887.41% | 49.6% |
| KHERI | BJPGAINDANLAL KANAUJIYA | SPUSHA VERMA | 5,4441.14% | 39.3% |
| KHURJA | BJPASHOK KUMAR PRADHAN | BSPBIR SEN | 1,60,80336.82% | 34.9% |
| LALGANJ | BSPBALI RAM | SPDAROGA PRASHAD SAROJ | 54,1908.93% | 46.6% |
| LUCKNOW | BJPATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE | SPRAJ BABBAR | 1,18,67115.70% | 50.8% |
| MACHHLISHAHR | BJPRAM VILAS VEDDANTI | JDLAL BAHADUR YADAV S/O SHIV GOVIND | 43,1307.42% | 46.9% |
| MAHARAJGANJ | BJPPANKAJ CHAUDHARY | BSPHARSH VARDHAN | 33,5505.55% | 55.4% |
| MAINPURI | SPMULAYAM SINGH YADAV | BJPUPDESH SINGH CHAUHAN | 51,9588.13% | 58.3% |
| MATHURA | BJPTEJ VEER SINGH | INCLAXMI NARAYAN CHAUDHARY | 64,57213.08% | 42.5% |
| MEERUT | BJPAMAR PAL SINGH | JDMOHD. AFZAL | 1,68,11626.33% | 51.2% |
| MIRZAPUR | SPPHULAN DEVI | BJPVIRENDRA SINGH | 37,0465.28% | 53.3% |
| MISRIKH | BJPCHAUDHARY PARAGI LAL | SPSHYAM LAL RAWAT | 9,2152.01% | 42.4% |
| MOHANLALGANJ | BJPPURNIMA VERMA | SPSUNTVAKSH RAWAT | 32,4396.98% | 41.7% |
| MORADABAD | SPSHAFIQUR RAHMAN WARQ | BJPSANDEEP | 1,8850.30% | 56.6% |
| MUZAFFARNAGAR | BJPSOHAN VEER | SPSANJAY SINGH | 34,6526.07% | 47.8% |
| NAINITAL | AIICTNARAYAN DUTT TIWARI | BJPBALRAJ PASI | 1,55,84520.21% | 57.6% |
| PADRAUNA | BJPRAM NAGINA MISRA | SPKASIM ALI | 46,5207.81% | 50.4% |
| PHULPUR | SPJANG BAHADUR SINGH PATEL | BSPKANSHI RAM | 16,0212.89% | 47.0% |
| PILIBHIT | JDMANEKA GANDHI | BJPPARASHU RAM | 2,83,31042.82% | 59.8% |
| PRATAPGARH | INCRAJKUMARI RATNA SINGH | BJPUDAIRAJ MISHRA | 21,6374.63% | 40.0% |
| RAE BARELI | BJPASHOK SINGH S/O DEVENRA NATH SINGH | JDASHOK SINGH S/O RAM AQBAL SINGH | 33,8877.04% | 41.4% |
| RAMPUR | INCBEGAM NURBANO ALIAS MEHTAB ZAMANI BEGUM | BJPRAJINDRA KUMAR SHARMA | 74,74710.18% | 57.1% |
| ROBERTSGANJ | BJPRAMSHAKAL | SPVIJAY SINGH | 71,84111.60% | 44.3% |
| SAHARANPUR | BJPNAKLI SINGH | SPRASHID MASOOD | 2,4990.35% | 58.3% |
| SAIDPUR | BJPVIDHYASAGAR | SPRAJ BAHADUR | 24,3694.12% | 46.2% |
| SALEMPUR | SPHARIVANSH SAHAY | SAPHARIKEVAL PRASHAD | 35,6967.03% | 40.5% |
| SAMBHAL | BSPDHARMPAL YADAV ALIAS D.P.YADAV | JDSHRI PAL SINGH YADAV | 4,8940.92% | 49.6% |
| SHAHABAD | BSPALIYAS AZMI | BJPSURINDER PAL PATHAK | 57,10211.59% | 44.2% |
| SHAHJAHANPUR | INCRAM MURTHI SINGH | SPSATYAPAL SINGH YADAV | 6,9031.22% | 51.0% |
| SITAPUR | SPMUKHTAR ANIS | BJPJANARADAN PRASAD MISHRA | 10,0462.06% | 44.5% |
| SULTANPUR | BJPDEVENDRA BAHADUR RAI | SPKAMRUZAMA FAUGI | 1,18,28421.06% | 46.1% |
| TEHRI GARHWAL | BJPMANBENDER SHAH | AIICTNAV PRABHAT | 34,91713.16% | 23.5% |
| UNNAO | BJPDEVI BUX | BSPP.VAJIURRAHMAN SAFAVI ALIAS VAZZI MIAN | 45,6569.53% | 40.7% |
| VARANASI | BJPSHANKAR PRASAD JAISWAL | CPMRAJ KISHORE | 1,00,69217.90% | 39.6% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Uttar Pradesh alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Uttar Pradesh, Lok Sabha election 1996?
Bharatiya Janata Party won 52 of 85 seats in Uttar Pradesh, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Uttar Pradesh, Lok Sabha election 1996?
Turnout was 45.64% — 4.6 cr of 10.1 cr registered electors voted.
How many Lok Sabha seats does Uttar Pradesh have?
Uttar Pradesh has 85 Lok Sabha seats.
