Uttar Pradesh assembly election, Jul 1996
424 assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, 54.94% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Uttar Pradesh
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 174 | -3 | 414 | 1,80,28,820 | 32.52% | -0.78 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 110 | +1 | 281 | 1,20,85,226 | 21.80% | +3.86 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 67 | -1 | 296 | 1,08,90,716 | 19.64% | +8.53 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 33 | +5 | 126 | 46,26,663 | 8.35% | -6.73 |
| INDIndependent | 13 | +5 | 2031 | 36,15,932 | 6.52% | -0.28 |
| BKKGPBKKGP | 8 | +8 | 38 | 10,65,730 | 1.92% | — |
| JDJanata Dal | 7 | -20 | 54 | 14,21,528 | 2.56% | -9.77 |
| AIICTAIICT | 4 | +4 | 37 | 7,35,327 | 1.33% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 4 | +3 | 11 | 4,24,752 | 0.77% | +0.29 |
| SAPSAP | 2 | +2 | 9 | 2,21,866 | 0.40% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 1 | -2 | 15 | 3,27,231 | 0.59% | -0.05 |
| SJPRSJPR | 1 | +1 | 77 | 3,25,787 | 0.59% | — |
| ADAD | 0 | 0 | 155 | 4,25,737 | 0.77% | — |
| BHJSBHJS | 0 | 0 | 336 | 2,77,869 | 0.50% | — |
| KVPKisan Vishwa Party | 0 | 0 | 63 | 1,64,907 | 0.30% | — |
| NLPNLP | 0 | 0 | 84 | 1,52,421 | 0.27% | — |
| UKKDUKKD | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1,23,921 | 0.22% | — |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 24 | 74,007 | 0.13% | -0.14 |
| JPJP | 0 | -1 | 31 | 73,531 | 0.13% | -0.39 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 39 | 40,418 | 0.07% | — |
| BSPRBhartiya Sarthak Party | 0 | 0 | 49 | 40,306 | 0.07% | — |
| QJDQJD | 0 | 0 | 8 | 38,586 | 0.07% | — |
| SSDSSD | 0 | 0 | 17 | 32,716 | 0.06% | -0.02 |
| NDPNDP | 0 | 0 | 6 | 25,421 | 0.05% | — |
| AKDAKD | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19,470 | 0.04% | — |
| ABASABAS | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18,024 | 0.03% | — |
| UCPIUCPI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15,164 | 0.03% | — |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15,132 | 0.03% | -0.03 |
| PMSPPragatisheel Manav Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10,042 | 0.02% | — |
| ICSIndian Congress (Socialist) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10,012 | 0.02% | +0.01 |
| ABJSABJS | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8,828 | 0.02% | — |
| NMNPNMNP | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8,241 | 0.01% | — |
| BKDJBKDJ | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6,692 | 0.01% | 0.00 |
| MMUPMMUP | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6,593 | 0.01% | — |
| INLINL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5,649 | 0.01% | — |
| ABBPABBP | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5,510 | 0.01% | -0.03 |
| RSPPRashtra Samanya Praja Party | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5,036 | 0.01% | — |
| UPRPUttar Pradesh Republican Party | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4,868 | 0.01% | -0.01 |
| PSPPraja Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4,750 | 0.01% | — |
| KVMPKVMP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4,055 | 0.01% | — |
- BJP174 (41%)
- SP110 (26%)
- BSP67 (16%)
- INC33 (8%)
- IND13 (3%)
- BKKGP8 (2%)
- Others19 (4%)
- BJP174
- SP110
- BSP67
- INC33
- IND13
- BKKGP8
- Others19
- BJP174
- SP110
- BSP67
- INC33
- IND13
- BKKGP8
- JD7
- AIICT4
- Others8
Constituency performance
From the 424 results in Uttar Pradesh
Seat change
Against Uttar Pradesh's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1993), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained148 (35%)
- Changed hands266 (63%)
- New seat10 (2%)
148 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 266 changed hands. 10 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 Vidhan Sabha election on record
- BJP
- SP
- BSP
- INC
Assembly seat results
All 424 seats, alphabetical · showing 101–150 of 424
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLONELGANJ | BJPAJAI PRATAP SINGH URF LALLA BHAIYA | INDYOGESH PRATAP SINGH YOGESH BHAIYA | 14,67612.85% | 47.4% |
| DADRAUL | INCRAM AUTAR MISRA | BJPDEVENDRA PAL SINGH | 11,8299.68% | 58.3% |
| DADRI | BJPNAWAB SINGH NAGAR | INCLAKHI RAM | 21,80013.33% | 43.8% |
| DALMAU | BSPSWAMI PRASAD MAURYA | SPGAJADHAR SINGH | 3,9972.67% | 63.8% |
| DARIYABAD | BJPRAJIV KUMAR SINGH | SPRADHEY SHYAM | 13,75410.26% | 63.6% |
| DATAGANJ | SPPREM PAL SINGH YADAV | BJPAVNEESH KUMAR SINGH | 2390.20% | 62.8% |
| DAYALBAGH | BSPSETH KISHAN LAL BAGHEL | BJPUDAI BHAN SINGH | 4,5203.31% | 51.7% |
| DEBAI | BJPKALYAN SINGH | BSPANIL KUMAR | 59,40450.45% | 55.7% |
| DEHRA DUN | BJPHARBANS KAPOOR | INCDINESH AGARWAL | 40,73338.39% | 46.9% |
| DEOBAND | BJPSUKHBEER SINGH PUNDIR | BSPRAJENDRA SINGH RANA | 16,11610.45% | 68.9% |
| DEOPRAYAG | BJPMATBAR SINGH KANDARI | UKKDMANTRI PRASAD NAITHANI | 13,51716.22% | 42.0% |
| DEORIA | JDSUBASH CHANDRA SRIVASTAV | BJPRAVINDRA PRATAP MALL | 17,64112.37% | 52.5% |
| DERAPUR | BJPDEVENDRA SINGH ALIAS BHOLE SINGH | SPR.D.PAL | 23,80217.01% | 61.9% |
| DHAMPUR | SPMOOL CHAND | BJPAJAY BALA | 4,2702.51% | 68.9% |
| DHANAPUR | SPPRABHU NARAYAN | BSPGYANENDRA KUMAR | 13,82810.85% | 53.1% |
| DHAUREHARA | INCSARASWATI PRATAP SINGH | SPYASHPAL SINGH | 1220.08% | 65.0% |
| DHURIAPAR | BSPMARKANDEY CHAND | BJPBRIJESH PRATAP CHAND | 3,9193.15% | 50.8% |
| DIDIHAT | BJPVISHAN SINGH | UKKDKASHI SINGH AIRI | 6,0717.78% | 44.9% |
| DILDARNAGAR | SPOM PRAKASH | BSPSHYAM NARAIN | 23,77116.52% | 54.8% |
| DIXIR | BJPRAMAPATI SHASHTRI | INCBABU LAL S/O BUDHA RAM | 12,10812.05% | 45.9% |
| DOABA | BJPBHARAT SINGH | INCVIKRAMA SINGH | 16,20015.10% | 40.0% |
| DOMARIAGANJ | SPTAUFIQ AHMAD | BJPPREM PRAKASH URF ZIPPI TEWARI | 7,0175.26% | 57.6% |
| DUDHI | SPVIJAY SINGH | BJPNARESH | 6,5914.80% | 45.4% |
| ETAH | SPSHISHU PAL SINGH YADAV | BJPPEETAM SINGH | 7,1905.67% | 58.4% |
| ETAWAH | BJPJAYVIR SINGH BHADORIA | SPSATYA NARAYAN DUBEY | 17,61114.84% | 46.6% |
| ETMADPUR | BSPGANGA PRASAD PUSHKAR | BJPKISHORI LAL | 6,7255.78% | 47.6% |
| FAKHARPUR | SPARUN VEER SINGH | BJPMAYANKER SINGH | 10,4697.22% | 66.0% |
| FARIDPUR | SPNAND RAM | BJPSIARAM SAGAR | 24,53622.03% | 55.8% |
| FARRUKHABAD | BJPBRAHMA DUTT DWIVEDI | SPLAL BAHADUR SINGH SHAKYA | 14,54512.13% | 46.5% |
| FATEHABAD | JDVIJAY PAL SINGH | BJPCHHOTELAL VERMA | 3550.32% | 56.5% |
| FATEHPUR | SPHARDEO SINGH | BJPRAJ RANI RAWAT | 9270.70% | 59.6% |
| FATEHPUR | BJPRADHEY SHYAM GUPTA | BSPOM PRAKASH VERMA LODHI | 4,6343.38% | 50.6% |
| FATEHPUR SIKRI | INDBABULAL | INCBACHHU SINGH | 29,68826.97% | 51.2% |
| FAZILNAGAR | SPVISHWANATH | BJPJAGDISH MISRA URF BALTI BABA | 5,6074.02% | 57.8% |
| FIROZABAD | SAPRAGHUBAR DAYAL VERMA | SPAJIMUJJMA KHAN (AJIM BHAI) | 2,7191.74% | 58.4% |
| GAINSARI | BJPBINDU LAL | BSPFIDA MOHAMMAD | 7650.57% | 61.8% |
| GANGAPUR | BJPBACHNU RAM PATEL | BSPKAMLA RAJBHAR | 3,9842.64% | 56.0% |
| GANGESHWARI | BJPTOTA RAM | KVPJAGRAM SINGH | 2,4701.78% | 65.7% |
| GANGIRI | BJPRAM SINGH | SPVEERESHWAR URF VEERESH YADAV | 6710.51% | 58.6% |
| GARAUTHA | SPCHANDRA PAL SINGH YADAV | INCRANJEET SINGH JUDEO | 1,2780.87% | 64.7% |
| GARHMUKTESHWAR | BJPRAM NARESH | INCAKHTAR | 14,81511.38% | 57.3% |
| GARWARA | JDRAJARAM | BJPRAMESH BAHADUR SINGH S/O BAGHVAT SINGH | 3,0912.84% | 47.4% |
| GARWARA | BJPSEEMA DWIVEDI | SPHARISH CHANDRA SINGH PATEL | 5,7065.02% | 50.2% |
| GAURI BAZAR | BJPSRI NIWAS MANI | SPSHAKIR ALI | 3,8962.77% | 58.8% |
| GAURIGANJ | BJPTEJ BHAN SINGH | INCNOOR MOHAMMAD | 6020.55% | 50.6% |
| GENERALGANJ | BJPNEERAJ CHATURVEDI | SPSURENDRA MOHAN AGRAWAL | 2,7472.91% | 47.2% |
| GHATAMPUR | BSPRAJA RAM PAL | SPRAKESH SACHAN | 13,36110.07% | 59.2% |
| GHAZIABAD | BJPBALESHWAR TYAGI | SPJITENDRA | 68,01535.47% | 36.7% |
| GHAZIPUR | CPIRAJENDRA | BJPOM KALA | 5,1673.53% | 56.8% |
| GHIROR | SPURMILA DEVI | INCKISHAN CHANDRA YADAV | 8,8288.66% | 49.6% |
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 assembly election, Jul 1996?
Bharatiya Janata Party won 174 of 424 seats in Uttar Pradesh, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Uttar Pradesh assembly election, Jul 1996?
Turnout was 54.94% — 5.54 cr of 10.1 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Uttar Pradesh have?
Uttar Pradesh has 424 assembly seats.







