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Shamli district

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| settlement_type = [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|District of Uttar Pradesh]]
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| map_caption = Location of Shamli district in Uttar Pradesh
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| seat = [[Shamli]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
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'''Shamli''' is a district in the [[States and territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. This district was carved out from [[Muzaffarnagar district|Muzaffarnagar District]] on 28 September 2011 as Prabudh Nagar and renamed Shamli in July 2012. [[Shamli]] is the headquarters of the district. Shamli is located along the [[Delhi]]–[[Saharanpur]] (National Highway-709B), [[Meerut]]-[[Karnal]] (National Highway-709A) and [[Panipat]]-[[Khatima]] (National Highway-709AD) Highways.

Shamli district comes in [[National Capital Region (India)|National Capital Region]] of India.<ref>{{cite web|title=UP's Shamli district included in NCR|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/pti-news/2017/dec/04/ups-shamli-district-included-in-ncr-1718525.html|website=[[The New Indian Express]]|access-date=4 December 2017}}</ref>

==Formation==
The district was carved out of [[Muzaffarnagar district]] in September 2011 and named Prabudh Nagar. [[Shamli]] and [[Kairana]] tehsils of Muzaffarnagar formed the new district. It was renamed Shamli in July 2012 by the Uttar Pradesh government.<ref>[http://information.up.nic.in/View_engnews.aspx?id=54] Shamli district</ref>

==Geography==
Shamli City lies at the intersection of NH 709A, NH 709B and NH 709AD and is within the [[National Capital Region (India)|National Capital Region]].

===Location===
Shamli is {{convert|100|km}} from [[Delhi]], {{convert|65|km}} from [[Meerut]] and [[Saharanpur]], {{cvt|60|km}} from [[Baghpat]], and {{convert|40|km}} from [[Muzaffarnagar]], [[Karnal]], [[Panipat]], and [[Baraut]].

==Economy==
[[Shamli]] city has an agriculture and industry based economy where [[sugarcane]] is the main crop. There are three major sugar mills located at [[Shamli]], [[Un, Uttar Pradesh|Un]] and [[Thanabhawan]]. Shamli is known worldwide for its Rim-Axle industry which also got selected under Uttar Pradesh Governments One District One Product Scheme.

It is served by [[Shamli railway station]].

===2013 Riots===
As in many other districts of western Uttar Pradesh, Shamli also suffered rioting during the [[2013 Muzaffarnagar riots]].<ref name="Wire June 2015">{{cite news|url=http://thewire.in/4452/in-riot-hit-muzaffarnagar-an-ngo-focuses-on-female-victims-of-violence/ |title=In Riot-Hit Muzaffarnagar, a Beacon for Female Victims of Violence |publisher=The Wire |date=21 June 2015 |access-date=25 September 2016}}</ref><ref name="Outlook December 2013">{{cite news|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/thread-bared/288907 |title=Thread Bared |publisher=Outlook |date=21 June 2015 |access-date=30 December 2013}}</ref> A May 2015 report in [[India Today]] said that Shamli and [[Muzaffarnagar]] districts were "considered sensitive" ever since the violent riots of August and September 2013.<ref name="IT May 2015">{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/western-up-violence-shamli-clashes-tablighi-jamaat-clerics-kandhla-station-bsp-sp/1/433489.html |title=Western Uttar Pradesh tense after communal violence in Shamli |publisher=India Today |date=4 May 2015 |access-date=25 September 2016}}</ref>

==Administration==

===Legislative constituencies===
There are three [[Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha]] constituencies in Shamli district: [[Shamli]], [[kairana]], and [[Thanabhawan]]. All of these are part of [[kairana (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kairana Lok Sabha constituency]]. The current [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] for Shamli is Tejendra Nirwal, Cabinet Minister from [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] seat for Thanabhawan is Mr [[Suresh Rana]] and the Lok Sabha MP is [[Pradeep Choudhary]].

===Tehsils and blocks===
Shamli district is divided into 3 tehsils: [[Shamli]], [[Kairana]], and [[Un, Uttar Pradesh|Oon]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Tehsils|url=https://shamli.nic.in/subdivision-tehsils/|website=Government of Uttar Pradesh:Shamli district |access-date=31 January 2020}}</ref>

====Tehsils====
*[[Shamli]]
*[[Kairana]]
*[[Un, Uttar Pradesh|Oon]]

====Blocks====
*[[Shamli]]
*[[Kairana]]
*[[Thanabhawan]]
*[[Kandhla]]
*[[Un, Uttar Pradesh|Oon]]

==References==
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Hapur district

2022-01-15T12:26:04Z

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{{Use Indian English|date=March 2015}}
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| name = Hapur district
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| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Hapur]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
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| area_total_km2 = 660
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| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1338211
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| leader_title = [[District Magistrate]]
| leader_name = Mr. Anuj Singh, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
| leader_title1 = [[Superintendent of Police]]
| leader_name1 = Mr Neeraj Jadaun, [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
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'''Hapur district''' is a recently formed [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|district]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]] [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[India]] with a population of 1,338,211 at the 2011 Census. This district on the [[Ganges]] river is {{convert|60|km|mi}} from [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Welcome to Official Website, Hapur U.P.|url=http://hapur.nic.in/index.aspx|website=hapur.nic.in|access-date=7 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413084647/http://hapur.nic.in/index.aspx|archive-date=13 April 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
The new district ''Panchsheel Nagar'', was created from the tehsils of [[Hapur]], [[Garhmukteshwar]] and [[Dhaulana]] (which were previously part of [[Ghaziabad district, India|Ghaziabad district]]) as one of three new districts of Uttar Pradesh on 28 September 2011. U.P. Chief Minister [[Mayawati]] justified the decision by declaring that Ghaziabad district was "far too big for administrative efficiency", and that creating smaller districts conformed to the ideas proposed by social reformers [[B. R. Ambedkar]] and [[Jyotirao Phule]].<ref name="IndExp2011">{{cite news |title=UP gets three new districts: Prabuddhanagar, Panchsheel Nagar, Bhimnagar |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/up-gets-three-new-districts-prabuddhanagar-panchsheel-nagar-bhimnagar/ |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=29 September 2011 |access-date=15 May 2014}}</ref>

The district was renamed from Panchsheel Nagar to ''Hapur district'' on 23 July 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Important Cabinet Decisions|url=http://information.up.nic.in/View_engnews.aspx?id=54|publisher=Information and Public Relations Department|access-date=17 January 2013|location=Lucknow|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024154715/http://information.up.nic.in/View_engnews.aspx?id=54|archive-date=24 October 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Hapur district is a part of [[Meerut division]].

==Government==
It falls within the [[National Capital Region (India)]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Constituent Area of NCR|url=http://www.urban.rajasthan.gov.in/content/raj/udh/ctp/en/ncr/constituent--area-of-ncr.html#|website=Town Planning Department|publisher=Government of Rajasthan}}</ref><ref name="DIP2016">{{cite web|title=District Industrial Profile of Hapur District (U.P.) 2015-16|url=http://dcmsme.gov.in/dips/2016-17/DIP%20Hapur.pdf|website=Development Commissioner (MSME), Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises|publisher=Government of India|date=8 July 2016}}</ref>

===Administrative divisions===
Hapur district contains three [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]: [[Hapur]], [[Garhmukteshwar]] and [[Dhaulana]].<ref name="DIP2016"/>

==Demographics==
The district population as the 2011 census was 1.3 million, which was split into 30% urban, 70% rural.<ref name="DIP2016"/>

==Economy==
Major industries in the district are papadum, paper, textiles and steel tube production.<ref name="DIP2016"/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Hapur district}}
{{Meerut division topics}}
{{Districts of Uttar Pradesh}}

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Om Prakash Rajbhar

2022-01-15T09:50:30Z

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Om Prakash Rajbhar
| image = File:Om Prakash Rajbhar.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| office = [[Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party|President SBSP]]
| term_start = 27 October 2002
| predecessor = ''Position established''
| office3 = Minister of Backward Welfare in the [[government of Uttar Pradesh]]
| term_start3 = 19 March 2017
| term_end3 = 20 May 2019
| office1 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] 
| term_start1 = 2017–present
| term_end1 =
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| successor1 =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|9|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Varanasi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
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| father =
| nationality = Indian
| party = [[Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party]]
| otherparty = [[Samajwadi Party]]
| residence = [[Zahoorabad]], Uttar Pradesh
| alma_mater =
| occupation =
| profession = Politician, agriculturalist<ref name="Candidate affidavit"/>
| constituency1 = [[Zahoorabad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Zahoorabad]]
| successor3 = [[Anil Rajbhar]]
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'''Om Prakash Rajbhar''' (born 15 September 1962) is an Indian politician and president of the [[Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party]] (SBSP). He is a member of 17th Legislative Assembly from [[Zahoorabad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Zahoorabad]] constituency of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Zahoorabad Election Result 2017, Winner, Zahoorabad MLA, Uttar Pradesh |url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections/uttar-pradesh/zahoorabad-mla-results |access-date=29 January 2021 |work=NDTV |language=en}}</ref> He is the leader of the [[Ekta Manch]] alliance, of which the SBSP is a member.

==Early life==
Rajbhar was born to Sannu Rajbhar and hails from Rampur village in Rasra block of [[Ballia district]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]]. He graduated from Baldev Degree College, Badagaon, Varanasi in 1983. He is an agriculturalist by profession.<ref name="Candidate affidavit">{{cite web |title=Om Prakash Rajbhar(Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party):Constituency- ZAHOORABAD(GHAZIPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://myneta.info/uttarpradesh2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=5806 |website=myneta.info |access-date=20 March 2021}}</ref>

==Political career==
Rajbhar is a member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Since 2017, he has represented the [[Zahoorabad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Zahoorabad]] and is a member of the SBSP.<ref name="Candidate affidavit"/>

On 19 March 2017, Rajbhar became a [[cabinet minister]] in the [[Yogi Adityanath ministry (2017–)|Yogi Adityanath ministry]] as the minister of the Department of Backward Classes Welfare and the Department of Disabled People development.

On 20 May 2019, Rajbhar was sacked from Cabinet of [[Yogi Adityanath ministry|Yogi Adityanath]] due to anti-alliance activities.<ref>{{cite news |title=राजभर योगी मंत्रिमंडल से बर्ख़ास्त |url=https://www.bbc.com/hindi/india-48332569 |accessdate=21 May 2019 |work=[[BBC]] |date=20 May 2019 |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=PTI |title=Welcome decision to sack me, says Om Prakash Rajbhar |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/welcome-decision-to-sack-me-says-om-prakash-rajbhar/article27183863.ece |accessdate=21 May 2019 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=20 May 2019 }}</ref>

In an interview with The Wire, he said he is not a hindu. <ref>{{Citation|title=More Than a Dozen Backward BJP Leaders Will Join SP by Mid-January—OP Rajbhar {{!}} Arfa Khanum Sherwani|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MhL_gLABCk|language=en|access-date=2022-01-13}}</ref>

==Posts held==
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|-
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|-
! 1
| 2017 || 2019 ||[[Yogi Adityanath ministry|Minister of backward welfare]]
|-
!2
|2017
|Incumbent
|Member, [[Yogi Adityanath ministry|17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]]
|}

==See also==
*[[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]

==References==
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Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan

2022-01-15T08:51:41Z

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{{Short description |Indian lawyer, activist, leader}}
{{distinguish|text = the Indian revolutionary [[Chandra Shekhar Azad]]}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Use Indian English |date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Chandrashekhar Azad
| image = File:Chandra Shekhar Azad (Ravan).jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|12|03|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Saharanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| organization = [[Bhim Army]]
| title =
| term =
| party = [[Azad Samaj Party]]
| parents = {{Unbulleted_list|Govardhan Das|Kamlesh Devi}}
| alma_mater =
| occupation = {{hlist|Activist|Politician|Lawyer}}
}}

'''Chandrashekhar Azad''' (born 3 December 1986) is an Indian lawyer and Dalit-Bahujan rights activist. He is an [[B. R. Ambedkar|Ambedkarite]]<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/azad-probably-an-ambedkarite-delhi-court-slams-police-794412.html|title=Azad probably an Ambedkarite: Delhi court slams police}}</ref> who is the co-founder and national president of the [[Bhim Army]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/my-son-a-dalit-revolutionary-says-bhim-army-chiefs-mother-1437081.html |title=My Son a Dalit Revolutionary, Say Bhim Army Chief's Mother |editor1-last=Thirumalai |editor1-first=Nitya |date=19 June 2017 |work=[[News18]] |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=30 July 2019}}</ref> In February 2021, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine featured him in its annual list of ''100 Emerging Leaders who are Shaping the Future''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/bhim-army-chief-chandra-shekhar-aazad-5-indian-origin-persons-feature-in-time-magazines-list-of-100-emerging-leaders/article33868083.ece|title=Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad, 5 Indian-origin persons, feature in Time magazine's list of 100 emerging leaders|work=The Hindu |date=18 February 2021|access-date=18 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/world/five-indian-origin-persons-indian-activist-time-100-emerging-leaders-7193702/|title=Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad in Time magazine's list of 100 emerging leaders|work=The Indian Express|date=18 February 2021|access-date=18 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://theprint.in/india/bhim-armys-chandra-shekhar-aazad-5-indian-origin-persons-on-time-list-of-emerging-leaders/607339/|title=Bhim Army's Chandra Shekhar Aazad, 5 Indian-origin persons on Time list of emerging leaders|work=The Print|author=Shubhangi Misra|date=18 February 2021|access-date=18 February 2021}}</ref>

== Early life ==

Chandrashekhar Azad was born in December 1986 at [[Chhutmalpur]] town in [[Saharanpur district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] to Govardhan Das and Kamlesh Devi. His father Govardhan Das was a retired principal of a government school. Azad came to prominence as a [[Bahujan]] leader after a [[Billboard|hoarding]] which said "The Great Chamars of Ghadkhauli Welcome You" was installed by him on the outskirts of his village.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Phadnis |first=Aditi |date=27 December 2019 |title=Who is Chandrashekhar Azad? |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/who-is-chandrashekhar-azad-119122701051_1.html |access-date=11 October 2020}}</ref><ref name="Trivedi">{{cite news |last1=Trivedi |first1=Divya |title=Fighting spirit |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/cover-story/fighting-spirit/article10036189.ece |accessdate=16 January 2019 |work=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]] |publisher=[[The Hindu Group]] |date=2 February 2018 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20190116210220/https://frontline.thehindu.com/cover-story/fighting-spirit/article10036189.ece |archivedate=16 January 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Doval">{{cite news |last1=Doval |first1=Nikita |title=Chandrashekhar Azad—The man in the blue scarf |url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/rmPhKrGml7erSdCj5u2uGN/Chandrashekhar-Azadthe-man-in-blue-scarf.html |accessdate=16 January 2019 |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |date=9 June 2017 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20190116211115/https://www.livemint.com/Politics/rmPhKrGml7erSdCj5u2uGN/Chandrashekhar-Azadthe-man-in-blue-scarf.html |archivedate=16 January 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Tiwary">{{cite news |last1=Tiwary |first1=Deeptiman |title=Walking the faultlines: The Bhim Army has been slowly gaining ground among Dalits locally |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/walking-the-faultlines-bhim-army-bjp-bsp-yogi-adityanath-mayawati-4687743/ |accessdate=20 June 2019 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=26 June 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620213649/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/walking-the-faultlines-bhim-army-bjp-bsp-yogi-adityanath-mayawati-4687743/ |archivedate=20 June 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Activism==
Azad has established himself as Dalit icon<ref name=Scroll24Dec19>{{cite news |url=https://scroll.in/article/947721/chandrashekhars-azadi-with-swag-the-fabulous-mystique-of-the-bhim-army-chief |work=[[Scroll.in]] |first1=Ananya Jahanara |last1=Kabir |date=24 December 2019 |title=Chandrashekhar's azadi with swag: The fabulous mystique of the Bhim Army chief}}</ref> and he is known for his style. "Azad does something more: his style is ostentatious. It rejects docility, mimimalism and discretion. It is not quietly elegant, but emphatically flamboyant. It flaunts Raybans alongside homespun, replaces hipster beards with the twirled 'tache. It is azadi with swag."<ref name=Scroll24Dec19/>

===Hathras rape case===
Azad and his supporters held a protest at Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital, where a 19-year-old woman from Uttar Pradesh's Hathras died days after being gang raped, demanding the culprits be sentenced to death. The Dalit woman from the marginalised Valmiki community succumbed to her injuries. He had earlier gone to see the woman, when she was still alive and demanded she be shifted to AIIMS. But she was admitted to Aligarh Muslim University's Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital and shifted to Safdarjung Hospital later where she succumbed.<ref name=AsianAge29Sep20>{{cite news |url=https://www.asianage.com/india/crime/290920/hathras-gangrape-victim-dies-chandrashekhar-azad-ravan-protests-outside-safdarjung-hospital.html |work=[[The Asian Age]] |title=Hathras gangrape victim dies: Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan protests outside Safdarjung Hospital |date=29 September 2020 |agency=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]]}}</ref>

He held a massive protest on Sunday after he was stopped twice by the UP Police when he was on his way to meet the victim's family. Visuals showed him standing on a truck, addressing a huge crowd. When he was stopped for the first time, about 20 km from Hathras, he marched for around 5 km, along with his supporters, to cover the distance to reach the victim's home. A video showed them carrying flags and raising slogans against the government.<ref name=NDTV05Oct20>{{cite news |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/case-against-bhim-army-chief-chandrashekhar-azad-400-others-after-his-hathras-visit-2305174 |title=Case Against Bhim Army Chief, 400 Others After His Hathras Visit |date=5 October 2020 |first1=Mukesh Singh |last1=Sengar |editor1-first=Swati |editor1-last=Bhasin |work=[[NDTV]]}}</ref>

As he met the family on Sunday evening, he demanded "Y+" [[Security categories in India|category security]] for them. He also urged the administration to let him take the victim's family along with him; the request, however, was turned down. He joined a protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar where hundreds of people came with placards and shouted slogans against the incident, which has sparked massive outrage.<ref name=NDTV05Oct20/>

The body of the gang rape victim was burnt with petrol in Hathras in the middle of the night by the police, with her family members alleging that the local police did not give them a chance to do the last rites. This happened when Azad was detained by Uttar Pradesh police midway and then been put under house arrest in Saharanpur.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/stay-in-your-house-notice-to-bhim-army-chief-over-up-rape-protest-cops-deny/story-7Qd0Us3jXsEHRxUAaYfZJM.html |title=Stay in your house, notice to Bhim army chief over UP rape protest. Cops deny |date=1 October 2020 |first1=Susmita |last1=Pakrasi |work=[[The Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>

===Farm bills===
Azad joined the protesting farmers at the Delhi-Ghazipur border along with hundreds of his supporters and demanded that the new farm laws be withdrawn immediately. Before that, he was detained at his residence in Uttar Pradesh before he joined the nationwide farmers' protest.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://scroll.in/latest/980652/bhim-army-chief-prevented-from-joining-farmers-protests-placed-under-house-arrest |title=Bhim Army chief prevented from joining farmers' protests, placed under house arrest |date=8 October 2020 |work=[[Scroll.in]]}}</ref> He also criticised the centre for using water cannons and tear gas against the demonstrators. He alleged the government wants to grab the farmers' land and give it to industrialists.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bhim-army-chief-chandrashekhar-azad-joins-farmers-protest-centre-seeing-democracys-power-2332707 |title="Centre Seeing Democracy's Power": Bhim Army Chief Joins Farmers' Protest |date=2 December 2020 |editor1-first=Vaibhav |editor1-last=Tiwari |work=[[NDTV]]}}</ref>

==Political career==
Azad, Satish Kumar, and Vinay Ratan Singh founded [[Bhim Army]] in 2014, an organization that works for the emancipation of [[Dalit]]s through education in India. It runs free schools for Dalits in the Western Uttar Pradesh.<ref name="Trivedi"/> In 2019, he originally planned to contest from Varanasi against Modi, but later withdrew his offer to support the [[Samajwadi Party|SP]]/[[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]] combine and prevent the splitting of the Dalit vote in the constituency.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 January 2020 |title=Who is Chandra Shekhar Azad? All you need to know about Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Azad |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/who-is-bhim-army-chief-chandra-shekhar-azad/articleshow/73321620.cms |access-date=2 October 2020 |work=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref>

===Azad Samaj Party===
[[Azad Samaj Party|Azad Samaj Party (Kanshiram)]] is an [[Indian political parties|Indian political party]] formally launched on 15 March 2020 by Ravan.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://theprint.in/politics/bhim-army-chief-chandrashekhar-azad-launches-new-political-outfit-azad-samaj-party/381508/ |title=Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad launches new political outfit — Azad Samaj Party |date=15 March 2020 |work=[[ThePrint]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bhim-army-chief-chandrashekhar-azad-launches-azad-samaj-party/story-Wd5v98No1C5sFQkF4fSBqN.html |title=Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad launches 'Azad Samaj Party' |date=15 March 2020 |work=[[The Hindustan Times]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://thewire.in/politics/bhim-army-chief-chandrashekhar-azad-launches-azad-samaj-party |title=Bhim Army Chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad Launches 'Azad Samaj Party' |date=16 March 2020 |work=[[The Wire (India)]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://english.newstracklive.com/news/chandrasekhar-azad-aka-ravan-form-his-own-political-party-a-direct-challenge-to-mayawati-dalit-politics-mc25-nu-1077229-1.html |title=Challenges raise in Dalit politics, this leader announces new party |date=15 March 2020 |first1=Harshita |last1=Jain |work=News Track}}</ref> It is significant that the announcement was made on the 86th birth anniversary of [[Kashi Ram]], the founder of the [[Bahujan Samaj Party]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bhim-army-chief-launches-azad-samaj-party/article31075629.ece |title=Bhim Army chief launches Azad Samaj Party |first=Anuj |last=Kumar |date=15 March 2020 |work=[[The Hindu]] }}</ref> The sister of the founder of that party, Sarwan Kaur, planned to join the Azad Samaj party.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/national/bsp-founder-kanshi-rams-sister-to-join-bhim-army-chiefs-azad-samaj-party |title=BSP founder Kanshi Ram's sister to join Bhim Army chief's Azad Samaj Party |date=16 March 2020 |work=[[National Herald]]}}</ref> The party planned to contest every seat in [[Bihar]] in the [[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/azads-party-to-contest-all-seats-in-bihar-elections-6550828/ |title=Azad's party to contest all seats in Bihar elections |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=12 August 2020}}</ref> Bhim Army founder Chandrashekar Azad Ravan announced to join the [[Progressive Democratic Alliance (Bihar)|Progressive Democratic Alliance (PDA)]] led by [[Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik)]] of Rajesh Ranjan alias [[Pappu Yadav]] with other regional political parties to contest the Bihar assembly election 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bihar-election/bhim-army-launches-pda-with-regional-parties-to-contest-bihar-assembly-polls/story-0yqV5IJwxQw8IrLb1lQSWP.html |title=Bhim Army launches PDA with regional parties to contest Bihar assembly polls |date=29 September 2020 |first1=Rajesh Kumar |last1=Singh |work=[[The Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> Much of the party's popularity comes from the [[Dalit]] and [[Scheduled tribes]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://magazine.outlookindia.com/story/bsp-wants-bahujans-only-to-hoist-the-party-flag/302999 |title=Willing To Join Hands With Like-Minded Parties To Defeat BJP: Chandrashekhar Azad |date=27 March 2020 |first1=Preetha |last1=Nair |work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] }}</ref>

===2020 Bihar Assembly elections===
Azad started his career as leader of Bhim Army which is an organisation based in Uttar Pradesh but he later formed Azad Samaj Party to participate in electoral politics. The party allied with [[Pappu Yadav]] led [[Jan Adhikar Party]] in 2020 Bihar Assembly elections to form a separate front apart from [[National Democratic Alliance]] and [[United Progressive Alliance]].

In the elections it contested against these two grand alliances besides another front called [[Grand Democratic Secular Front]], which was spearheaded by [[Rashtriya Lok Samata Party]] and contained other regional parties like [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]] and Suhaldev Samaj Party among others.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/pappu-yadav-chandrashekhar-azad-ravan-form-progressive-democratic-alliance-to-contest-bihar-assembly-polls20200928192807 |title=Pappu Yadav, Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan form Progressive Democratic Alliance to contest Bihar assembly polls |work=[[Asian News International]] |date=28 September 2020 |accessdate=10 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/bihar-assembly/six-parties-form-a-new-front-in-bihar-with-rslps-kushwaha-as-cm-candidate/article32805378.ece |title=Six parties form a new front with RSLP's Kushwaha as CM candidate |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=8 October 2020 |first1=Amarnath |last1=Tewary |accessdate=10 October 2020}}</ref> The front led by Pappu Yadav and Azad was named as [[Progressive Democratic Alliance (Bihar)|Progressive Democratic Alliance]] (PDA).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/sep/28/bihar-polls-pappu-yadavs-jan-adhikar-party-floats-new-alliance-2203069.html |title=Bihar polls: Pappu Yadav's Jan Adhikar Party floats new alliance |date=28 September 2020 |first1=Rajesh Kumar |last1=Thakur |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |accessdate=10 October 2020}}</ref>

== Detention ==
[[File:Chandhrashekar Azad Ravan.jpg|thumb |Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan at [[Jama Masjid, Delhi]], during the [[CAA Protest|anti CAA protests]].|left]]
* He was arrested in relation to the [[Saharanpur violence]] incident.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.navodayatimes.in/news/khabre/ravan-in-the-14-day-police-custody/44062/ |title=14 दिन की हिरासत में रावण, गिरफ्तारी के पीछे गर्लफ्रेंड का हाथ |work=[[Navodaya Times]] |language=hi |access-date=15 March 2018 |date=9 June 2017 }}</ref> Chandrashekhar was arrested under the [[National Security Act (India)|National Security Act]] by the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]. Afterwards he was granted bail by the [[Allahabad High Court]] noting that the arrests were politically motivated, but was continuously imprisoned by the state government.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Why Bhim Army Chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad Has Decided to Contest UP Elections 2022 |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/why-bhim-army-chief-chandra-shekhar-aazad-has-decided-to-be-a-full-time-politician-2520805.html |last=Bose |first=Adrija |date=1 March 2020 |work=[[News18]] |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=6 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=The Daily Fix: Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar's year-long detention is a blot on the Indian system |url=https://scroll.in/article/881860/the-daily-fix-bhim-army-chief-chandrashekhars-year-long-detention-is-a-blot-on-the-indian-system |last=Venkataramakrishnan |first=Rohan |date=8 June 2018 |work=[[Scroll.in]] |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=6 May 2020}}</ref>
* [[Delhi Police]] had denied permission to Chandrashekhar's protest march against the [[Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019|CAA]] from [[Jama Masjid, Delhi|Jama Masjid]] to [[Jantar Mantar]] at [[Delhi]]. He entered into protest at Jama Masjid and was arrested by police and was detained for several days.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bhim-army-chief-chandrashekhar-azad-arrested-by-delhi-police-a-day-after-protests-against-citizenshi-2152323 |title=Bhim Army's Chandrashekhar Azad Arrested Day After Protest In Old Delhi |date=21 December 2019 |first1=Mukesh Singh |last1=Sengar |editor1-first=Shylaja |editor1-last=Varma |work=[[NDTV]] |language=en}}</ref>
* He was arrested in [[Hyderabad]] for his participation in two anti-CAA protests.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Moin |first=Ather |date=27 January 2020 |title=Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan arrested in Hyderabad |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/270120/chandrashekhar-azad-ravan-arrested-in-hyderabad.html |access-date=8 October 2020 |work=[[The Deccan Chronicle]] |language=en}}</ref>
* He was arrested for protests against demolition of [[Shri Guru Ravidas Gurughar]] at [[Tughlaqabad Fort|Tughalqabad]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 August 2019 |title=Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad detained in Delhi for temple protest |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bhim-army-chief-chandrashekhar-azad-detained-in-delhi-for-temple-protest/story-YQyzZKcazKm64F51ivZteP.html |access-date=11 October 2020 |work=[[The Hindustan Times]] |language=en}}</ref>
* He was arrested along with 500 Bhim Army members for his protest against [[2020 Hathras gang rape and murder|Hathras gang rape]] case. All of them were arrested under multiple sections of the IPC and Epidemic Diseases Act, for violation of Section 144 Code of Criminal Procedure in Hathras.<ref>{{Cite news |title=UP police book Bhim Army chief, 500 others after Hathras visit |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/oct/05/up-police-book-bhim-army-chief-500-others-after-hathras-visit-2206055.html |date=5 October 2020 |access-date=11 October 2020 |work=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Azad Samaj Party]]
* [[Bhim Army]]
* [[B. R. Ambedkar]]
* [[Periyar]]
* [[Shri Guru Ravidas Gurughar]]
* [[Nawab Satpal Tanwar]]
* [[Bhim Sena]]

==References==
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2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election

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{{Short description|2017 assembly elections in Uttarakhand}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = Legislative
| previous_election = 2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 2012
| next_election = 2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 2022
| seats_for_election = 70 seats in the [[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 36
| election_date = 15 February 2017
| turnout = '''65.60%''' ({{decrease}} 1.25%)
| image1 = [[File:The_Chief_Minister_of_Uttarakhand,_Shri_Trivendra_Singh_Rawat.jpg|128px]]
| leader1 = [[Trivendra Singh Rawat]]
| leader_since1 = 2017
| party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| alliance1 = National Democratic Alliance
| leaders_seat1 = [[Doiwala (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Doiwala]]
| last_election1 = 31
| seats_before1 =
| seats_needed1 =
| seats1 = '''57'''
| seats_after1 =
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 26
| popular_vote1 = '''23,12,912'''
| percentage1 = '''46.5%'''
| swing1 = {{increase}} 13.37%
| image2 = HarishRawat.jpg
| image2_size = 120px
| leader2 = [[Harish Rawat]]
| leader_since2 = 1 February 2014
| party2 = Indian National Congress
| alliance2 = United Progressive Alliance
| leaders_seat2 = [[Haridwar Rural (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Haridwar Rural]], [[Kichha (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Kichha]] (''both lost'')
| last_election2 = 32
| seats_before2 =
| seats_needed2 =
| seats2 = 11
| seats_after2 =
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 21
| popular_vote2 = 16,65,664
| percentage2 = 33.5%
| swing2 = {{decrease}} 0.29%
| map_image = 2017 Uttarakhand Assembly elections results.png
| map_size = 400px
| map_caption = Results
| title = [[List of Chief Ministers of Uttarakhand|Chief Minister]]
| post title =
| before_election = [[Harish Rawat]]
| after_election = [[Trivendra Singh Rawat]]
| before_party = Indian National Congress
| after_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| result =
| ongoing = no
| image3 = [[File:Mayawati.jpg|120px]]
| last_election3 = 3
| leader3 = [[Mayawati]]
| leader_since3 = 18 September 2003
| leaders_seat3 = ''Not Contested''
| party3 = Bahujan Samaj Party
| percentage3 = 7%
| popular_vote3 = 3,47,533
| seat_change3 = {{decrease}} 3
| seats3 = 0
| swing3 = {{decrease}} 5.21%
| alliance3 = ''None''
}}

The '''2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/section/uttarakhand-elections-2017|title=Uttarakhand Elections 2017 |date=4 January 2017 |publisher=The Quint|access-date=4 January 2017}}</ref> were the [[4th Uttarakhand Assembly|4th Vidhan Sabha]] ([[State Legislative Assembly (India)|Legislative Assembly]]) election of the state of [[Uttarakhand]] in [[India]]. Elections were held on 15 February 2017 in a single phase for the [[List of constituencies of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly|69 seats]] of the [[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly]]. Voting in the [[Karnaprayag]] constituency was postponed until 9 March 2017 due to the death of BSP candidate Kuldeep Kanwasi in a road accident. In the previous election in 2012, none of the parties won a majority but the [[Indian National Congress]] formed the government with the help of [[Progressive Democratic Front (Uttarakhand)|PDF]] in the leadership of [[Vijay Bahuguna]].

The voter turnout for the 69 seats of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly that held on 15 February was 65.64%<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://hindi.news18.com/uttarakhand/almora-news-uttarakhand-election-claims-of-record-breaking-voting-do-not-match-reality-950071.html/ |title = उत्तराखंड में रिकॉर्ड तोड़ वोटिंग के दावों की निकली हवा!– News18 Hindi |access-date=21 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222111427/http://hindi.news18.com/uttarakhand/almora-news-uttarakhand-election-claims-of-record-breaking-voting-do-not-match-reality-950071.html |archive-date=22 February 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> which is less than the last election's voter turnout of 66.85%.

== Schedule and electorate ==

The schedule for the Uttarakhand Assembly Election was announced by the [[Election Commission of India]] on 4 January 2017 and elections took place on 15 February 2017. 69 out of 70 ACs went on to polls on the same day but polls were postponed for [[Karnaprayag]] Assembly constituency to 9 March. The results were announced on 11 March 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN1_04012017.pdf|title=Announcement: Schedule for the General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh |date=4 January 2017 |publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=4 January 2017}}</ref> [[Voter-verified paper audit trail]] (VVPAT) machines were used along with EVM in four assembly constituencies in Uttarakhand.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/news/indepth/assembly-elections-2017/uttarakhand-assembly-election.html |title=Uttarakhand Assembly Election 2017 |access-date=13 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213004357/http://www.manoramaonline.com/news/indepth/assembly-elections-2017/uttarakhand-assembly-election.html |archive-date=13 February 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|'''Event'''
|'''Date'''
|'''Day'''
|-
| Date for nominations || 20 Jan 2017 || Friday
|-
| Last Date for filing nominations || 27 Jan 2017 || Friday
|-
| Date for scrutiny of nominations || 30 Jan 2017 || Monday
|-
| Last date for withdrawal of candidatures || 1 Feb 2017 || Wednesday
|-
| Date of poll || '''15 Feb 2017''' || Wednesday
|-
| Date of counting || 11 Mar 2017 || Saturday
|-
| Date before which the election shall be completed || 15 Mar 2017 || Wednesday
|}

{| class="wikitable" | align="center"
|-
! colspan="4" | Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand having [[Voter-verified paper audit trail|VVPAT]] facility with EVMs.<ref>{{Cite web|date=4 January 2017|title=AnnexureVI VVPAT Page 24|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN2Corrigendum_04012017.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110121305/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN2Corrigendum_04012017.pdf|archive-date=2017-01-10|website=eci.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=15 December 2016|title=Voter verifiable machine to be used in select constituencies|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/voter-verifiable-machine-to-be-used-in-select-constituencies.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-09|website=dailypioneer.com}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center"
| [[BHEL Ranipur (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|BHEL Ranipur]] || [[Dharampur (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Dharampur]] || [[Haldwani (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Haldwani]] || [[Rudrapur (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Rudrapur]]
|}

===Voter statistics ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; line-height:30px;"
|-
| colspan=2| Source <ref>{{Cite web|date=1 October 2017|title=Constituency-wise report of electors in the final roll-2017|url=https://ceo.uk.gov.in/files/UK_VS_Election_2017/COMMISTION__ER_REPORT_Final_Pub__(1).pdf|url-status=live|website=ceo.uk.gov.in}}</ref>
|-
| '''Total''' || '''75,92,996'''
|-
| [[Male]] || 39,23,492
|-
| [[Female]] || 35,72,029
|-
| [[Third Gender]] || 151
|-
| Service || 97,324
|-
|colspan=2|'''Total Polling Station'''
|-
|colspan=2|10,854
|}

==Opinion polls==
{|class="wikitable collapsible"
|- style="height:45px; background-color:#E9E9E9"
! style="width:195px;" rowspan="2"| Polling firm/Link/Portal
! style="width:70px;" rowspan="2"| Survey Dates
! style="width:75px;"| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
! style="width:75px;"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
! style="width:75px;" rowspan="2"| Others
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};"|
! style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};"|
|- style="text-align:center"
|-
|- style="text-align:center"
| style="text-align:left;" |Uttarakhand Post <ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-01-10|title=कांग्रेस के लिए अच्छी ख़बर लेकर आया ये ओपिनियन पोल ! {{!}} Uttarakhand Post|url=http://uttarakhandpost.com/good-news-for-congress-in-this-opinion-poll/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113122750/http://uttarakhandpost.com/good-news-for-congress-in-this-opinion-poll/|archive-date=2017-01-13|access-date=|website=uttarakhandpost.com}}</ref>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2017|01|10}}
| '''36'''
| 29
| 5
|-
|- style="text-align:center"
| style="text-align:left;" |[[ABP News]]-Lokniti<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.abplive.in/india-news/bjp-set-to-win-uttarakhand-congress-facing-anti-incumbency-lokniti-abp-news-survey-475318 |title=BJP set to win Uttarakhand, Congress facing anti-incumbency: Lokniti-ABP News survey |publisher=ABP News |date=4 January 2016 |access-date=4 January 2016 |archive-date=5 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105052637/http://www.abplive.in/india-news/bjp-set-to-win-uttarakhand-congress-facing-anti-incumbency-lokniti-abp-news-survey-475318 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2017|01|5}}
| 22-30 (26)
| 35-43 '''(39)'''
| -
|-
|- style="text-align:center"
| style="text-align:left;" |[[India Today]]-Axis<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-today-axis-opinion-poll-uttarakhand-assembly-election-harish-rawat/1/850457.html |title=India Today-Axis Opinion Poll on Uttarakhand: BJP ahead in direct fight with Congress |publisher=Indiatoday.in |date=5 January 2016 |access-date=7 January 2016}}</ref>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2017|01|05}}
| 18-23 (21)
| '''41-46''' ('''44''')
| 2-6 (4)
|-
|- style="text-align:center"
| style="text-align:left;" |India Today-Axis<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/india-today-axis-opinion-poll-uttarakhand-elections-bjp-346604-2016-10-14|title=India Today-Axis Opinion Poll says BJP is set to win Uttarakhand|first1=India Today Web Desk New|date=October 14, 2016|website=India Today}}</ref>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2016|10|14}}
| 26-31 (29)
| '''38-43''' ('''41''')
| 1-4 (3)
|-
|- style="text-align:center"
| colspan="2" | '''Polls Average'''
| 28
| '''38'''
| 4
|}

==Results==

Result were declared on 11 March 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://election.onmanorama.com/en/uttarakhand-assembly-elections-2017.html |title = Uttarakhand Assembly Election Results 2017 {{!}} Election Winners {{!}} Election Results Live Update Punjab {{!}} Indian National Congress {{!}} Bharatiya Janata Party {{!}} BJP {{!}} Onmanorama |access-date=11 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312054736/http://election.onmanorama.com/en/uttarakhand-assembly-elections-2017.html |archive-date=12 March 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/uttarakhand/almora-uttarakhand-election-claims-of-record-breaking-voting-do-not-match-reality-950071.html|title=उत्तराखंड में रिकॉर्ड तोड़ वोटिंग के दावों की निकली हवा!|date=21 February 2017|website=News18 Hindi}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"; style="text-align:center;"
|rowspan=2|Party
| align=center |'''[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]'''
| align=center |'''[[Indian National Congress|INC]]'''
| align=center |'''[[Independent politician|Independent]]'''
| align=center |'''[[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]]'''
| align=center |'''Others'''
|-
| align=center bgcolor=#FF9933|
| align=center bgcolor=#00BFFF|
| align=center bgcolor=#DDDDDD|
| align=center bgcolor=#0000FF|
| align=center bgcolor=silver|
|-
|rowspan=2|Leader
|align=center |[[Trivendra Singh Rawat]]
|align=center |[[Harish Rawat]]
|align=center |N/A
|align=center |[[Hari Das]]
|align=center |N/A
|-
| align=center |[[File:The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat.jpg|75px]]
| align=center |[[File:HarishRawat.jpg|75px]]
| align=center |
| align=center |
| align=center |
|-
|rowspan=2|Votes
|align=center |46.5%,2314250
|align=center |33.5%,1666379
|align=center |10.0%,499674
|align=center |7.0%,347533
|align=center |3.0%,147658
|-
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|-
|rowspan=2|Seats
|align=center | 57 (81.43%)
|align=center | 11 (15.71%)
|align=center | 2 (2.86%)
|align=center | 0 (0.0%)
|align=center | 0 (0.0%)
|-
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|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ [[#Results|←]] Summary of the 15 February 2017 [[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly]] election results
|-
| colspan="7"| [[File:Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly Election 2017.svg|center|300px]]
|- bgcolor="#E9E9E9" align="center"
! style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2" colspan="2" width="485"| Parties and coalitions
! colspan="3"| Popular vote
! colspan="2"| Seats
|- bgcolor="#E9E9E9" align="center"
! width="70"| Votes
! width="45"| %
! width="50"| ±[[Percentage point|pp]]
! width="30"| Won
! width="30"| +/−
|-
| width="1" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| align="left"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP)
| 2,314,250 || 46.5 || {{increase}}13.4
| 57 || {{increase}}26
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| align="left"| [[Indian National Congress]] (INC)
| 1,666,379 || 33.5 || {{decrease}}0.3
| 11 || {{decrease}}21
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}"|
| align="left"| [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] (BSP)
| 347,533 || 7.0 || {{decrease}}5.2
| 0 || {{decrease}}3
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Uttarakhand Kranti Dal}}"|
| align="left"| [[Uttarakhand Kranti Dal]] (UKD)
| 37,041 || 0.7 || {{decrease}}1.2
| 0 || {{decrease}}1
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Party}}"|
| align="left"| [[Samajwadi Party]] (SP)
| 18,202 || 0.4 || {{decrease}}1.0
| 0 || {{unchanged}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}"|
| align="left"| [[Independent politician|Independents]] (IND)
| 499,674 || 10.0 || {{decrease}}2.3
| 2 || {{decrease}}1
|-
| bgcolor=white|
| align="left"| [[None of the Above]] (NOTA)
| 50,439 || 1.0
| colspan="3" {{N/A}}
|-
| colspan="7" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
| align="left" colspan="2"| Total
| 4,975,494 || 100.00 || bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
| 70 || ±0
|-
! colspan="9" |
|-
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" |Valid votes
| align="right" |49,75,494
| align="right" |99.72
| colspan="4" rowspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |
|-
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" |Invalid votes
| align="right" |14,196
| align="right" |0.28
|-
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" |'''Votes cast / turnout'''
| align="right" |'''49,89,690'''
| align="right" |'''65.60'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" |Abstentions
| align="right" | 26,16,998
| align="right" |34.40
|-
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" |'''Registered voters'''
| align="right" | '''76,06,688'''
|colspan="1" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|
|}

== Results by constituency ==
{{Update|section|date=November 2021}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Results
! colspan="2" |Assembly Constituency
! rowspan="2" |Turnout (%)
! colspan="5" |Winner
! colspan="5" |Runner Up
! rowspan="2" |Margin
|-
! #
! Name
! Candidate
! colspan="2" | Party
! Votes
!'''%'''
! Candidate
! colspan="2" | Party
! Votes
!'''%'''
|-
| colspan="14" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| [[Uttarkashi district|'''Uttarkashi District''']]
|-
|1
| [[Purola (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Purola]]
| 73.38
| [[Rajkumar (politician)|Rajkumar]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 17,798
| 36.49
| [[Mal Chand]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 16,785
| 34.41
| 1,013
|-
| 2
| [[Yamunotri (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Yamunotri]]
| 66.91
| [[Kedar Singh Rawat]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 19,800
| 42.41
| Sanjay Dobhal
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 13,840
| 29.64
| 5,960
|-
|3
| [[Gangotri (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Gangotri]]
| 67.53
| Gopal Singh Rawat
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 25,683
| 46.93
| Vijaypal Singh Sajwan
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 16,073
| 29.37
| 9,610
|-
| colspan="14" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| [[Chamoli district|'''Chamoli District''']]
|-
|4
| [[Badrinath (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Badrinath]]
| 62.32
| [[Mahendra Bhatt]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 29,676
| 47.31
| Rajendra Singh Bhandari
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 24,042
| 38.33
| 5,634
|-
|5
| [[Tharali (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Tharali]]
| 57.17
| Magan Lal Shah
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 25,931
| 45.37
| Jeet Ram
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 21,073
| 36.87
| 4,864
|-
|6
| [[Karnaprayag (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Karnaprayag]]
| 56.57
| Surendra Singh Negi
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 28,159
| 52.50
| [[Anusuya Prasad Maikhuri]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 20,610
| 38.42
| 7,549
|-
| colspan="14" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| [[Rudraprayag district|'''Rudraprayag District''']]
|-
|7
| [[Kedarnath (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Kedarnath]]
| 65.25
| [[Manoj Rawat]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 13,906
| 25.06
| Kuldip Singh Rawat
| bgcolor="{{party color|Independent (politician)}}"|
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| 13,037
| 23.49
| 869
|-
|8
| [[Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Rudraprayag]]
| 58.96
| [[Bharat Singh Rawat]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 29,333
| 51.54
| Lakshmi Singh Rana
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 14,701
| 25.83
| 16,632
|-
| colspan="14" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| [[Tehri Garhwal district|'''Tehri Garhwal District''']]
|-
|9
| [[Ghansali (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Ghansali]]
| 49.03
| Shakti Lal Shah
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 22,103
| 50.46
| Dhani Lal Shah
| bgcolor="{{party color|Independent (politician)}}"|
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| 10,450
| 23.86
| 11,653
|-
|10
| [[Devprayag (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Devprayag]]
| 53.03
| Vinod Kandari
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 13,824
| 31.97
| [[Diwakar Bhatt]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Independent (politician)}}"|
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| 10,325
| 23.97
| 3,499
|-
|11
| [[Narendranagar (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Narendranagar]]
| 53.03
| [[Subodh Uniyal]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 24,104
| 46.37
| Om Gopal Rawat
| bgcolor="{{party color|Independent (politician)}}"|
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| 19,132
| 36.81
| 4,972
|-
|12
| [[Pratapnagar (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Pratapnagar]]
| 51.23
| Vijay Singh Panwar
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 15,058
| 36.93
| Vikram Singh Negi
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 13,119
| 32.17
| 1,939
|-
|13
| [[Tehri (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Tehri]]
| 54.65
| [[Dhan Singh Negi]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 20,896
| 47.62
| [[Dinesh Dhanai]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Independent (politician)}}"|
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| 14,056
| 32.02
| 6,840
|-
|14
| [[Dhanaulti (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Dhanaulti]]
| 64.42
| [[Pritam Singh Panwar]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Independent (politician)}}"|
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| 17,811
| 36.45
| [[Narayan Singh Rana]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 16,196
| 33.14
| 1,615
|-
| colspan="14" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| [[Dehradun district|'''Dehradun District''']]
|-
|15
| [[Chakrata (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Chakrata]]
| 72.19
| [[Pritam Singh (Uttarakhand politician)|Pritam Singh]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 34,968
| 48.91
| Madhu Chauhan
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 33,425
| 46.75
| 1,543
|-
|16
| [[Vikasnagar (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Vikasnagar]]
| 70.58
| [[Munna Singh Chauhan]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 38,895
| 50.76
| [[Nav Prabhat]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 32,477
| 42.38
| 6,508
|-
|17
| [[Sahaspur (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Sahaspur]]
| 72.80
| [[Sahdev Singh Pundir]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 44,055
| 40.75
| [[Kishore Upadhyaya]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 25,192
| 23.30
| 18,863
|-
|18
| [[Dharampur (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Dharampur]]
| 57.43
| [[Vinod Chamoli]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 53,828
| 50.96
| [[Dinesh Agrawal]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 42,875
| 40.59
| 10,953
|-
|19
| [[Raipur (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Raipur]]
| 59.64
| [[Umesh Sharma|Umesh Sharma 'Kau']]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 59,764
| 61.07
| Prabhulal Bahuguna
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 22,993
| 23.49
| 36,771
|-
|20
| [[Rajpur Road (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Rajpur Road]]
| 57.97
| Khajan Das
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 36,601
| 53.22
| [[Raj Kumar (politician)|Raj Kumar]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 27,969
| 40.67
| 8,632
|-
|21
| [[Dehradun Cantonment (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Dehradun Cantonment]]
| 57.07
| [[Harbans Kapoor]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 41,142
| 56.98
| [[Suryakant Dhasmana]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 24,472
| 33.89
| 16,670
|-
|22
| [[Mussoorie (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Mussoorie]]
| 57.91
| [[Ganesh Joshi]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 41,322
| 55.14
| Godavari Thapli
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 29,245
| 39.02
| 12,077
|-
|23
| [[Doiwala (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Doiwala]]
| 67.83
| [[Trivendra Singh Rawat]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 58,502
| 61.08
| [[Hira Singh Bisht]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 33,633
| 35.11
| 24,869
|-
|24
| [[Rishikesh (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Rishikesh]]
| 64.70
| [[Premchand Aggarwal]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 45,082
| 46.20
| Rajpal Kharola
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 30,281
| 31.03
| 14,801
|-
| colspan="14" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| [[Haridwar district|'''Haridwar District''']]
|-
|25
| [[Haridwar (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Haridwar]]
| 65.18
| [[Madan Kaushik]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 61,742
| 66.45
| Brahmaswarup Brahmachari
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 25,815
| 27.78
| 35,927
|-
|26
| [[BHEL Ranipur (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|BHEL Ranipur]]
| 70.65
| [[Adesh Chauhan]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 56,644
| 54.84
| [[Ambrish Kumar]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 34,404
| 33.31
| 22,240
|-
|27
| [[Jwalapur (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Jwalapur]]
| 66.91
| Suresh Rathod
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 29,513
| 34.22
| S. P. Singh Engineer
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 24,725
| 28.67
| 4,788
|-
|28
| [[Bhagwanpur (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Bhagwanpur]]
| 80.02
| [[Mamta Rakesh]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 44,882
| 48.36
| Subodh Rakesh
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 42,369
| 45.66
| 2,513
|-
|29
| [[Jhabrera (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Jhabrera]]
| 76.28
| Deshraj Karnwal
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 32,146
| 38.25
| Rajpal Singh
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 29,893
| 35.57
| 2,253
|-
|30
| [[Piran Kaliyar (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Piran Kaliyar]]
| 81.52
| [[Furqan Ahmad]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 29,243
| 32.43
| Jai Bhagwan
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 27,894
| 30.93
| 1,349
|-
|31
| [[Roorkee (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Roorkee]]
| 63.84
| [[Pradip Batra]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 40,000
| 55.58
| Suresh Jain
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 27,458
| 38.16
| 12,542
|-
|32
| [[Khanpur (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Khanpur]]
| 76.28
| [[Pranav Singh|Kunwar Pranav Singh 'Champion']]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 53,192
| 49.89
| Riyasat Ali
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}"|
| [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
| 39,457
| 37.01
| 13,735
|-
|33
| [[Manglaur (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Manglaur]]
| 78.22
| [[Muhammad Nizamuddin]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 31,352
| 38.75
| Sarwat Karim Ansari
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}"|
| [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
| 28,684
| 35.45
| 2,668
|-
|34
| [[Laksar (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Laksar]]
| 81.94
| [[Sanjay Gupta (politician)|Sanjay Gupta]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 25,248
| 32.46
| Taslim Ahmad
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 23,644
| 30.40
| 1,604
|-
|35
| [[Haridwar Rural (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Haridwar Rural]]
| 81.71
| [[Yatishwaranand]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 44,964
| 46.08
| [[Harish Rawat]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 32,686
| 33.50
| 12,278
|-
| colspan="14" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| [[Pauri district|'''Pauri Garhwal District''']]
|-
|36
| [[Yamkeshwar (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Yamkeshwar]]
| 52.70
| Ritu Bhushan Khanduri
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 19,671
| 43.96
| Renu Bisht
| bgcolor="{{party color|Independent (politician)}}"|
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| 10,689
| 23.89
| 8,982
|-
|37
| [[Pauri (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Pauri]]
| 51.83
| Mukesh Singh Koli
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 24,469
| 55.19
| Naval Kishor
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 19,439
| 40.53
| 7,030
|-
|38
| [[Srinagar (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Srinagar]]
| 57.12
| [[Dhan Singh Rawat]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 30,816
| 51.84
| [[Ganesh Godiyal]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 22,118
| 37.21
| 8,698
|-
|39
| [[Chaubattakhal (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Chaubattakhal]]
|
|[[Satpal Maharaj]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|20,931
|
|Rajpal Singh Bisht
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|13,567
|
|7,354
|
|-
|40
| [[Lansdowne (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Lansdowne]]
|
|Daleep Singh Rawat
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|22,246
|
|Tejpal Singh Rawat
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|15,771
|
|6,475
|
|-
|41
| [[Kotdwar (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Kotdwar]]
|
|[[Harak Singh Rawat]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|39,859
|
|Surendra Singh Negi
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|28,541
|
|11,318
|
|-
| colspan="14" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| [[Pithoragarh district|'''Pithoragarh District''']]
|-
|42
| [[Dharchula (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Dharchula]]
|
|[[Harish Singh Dhami]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|25,597
|
|Virendra Singh Pal
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|22,512
|
|3,085
|
|-
|43
| [[Didihat (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Didihat]]
|
|Vishan Singh
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|17,392
|
|Kishan Bhandari
|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent (politician)}}"|
|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|15,024
|
|2,368
|
|-
|44
| [[Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Pithoragarh]]
|
|[[Prakash Pant]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|32,941
|
|Mayukh Mahar
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|30,257
|
|2,684
|
|-
|45
| [[Gangolihat (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Gangolihat]]
|
|Meena Gangola
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|20,418
|
|Narayan Ram Arya
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|19,613
|
|805
|
|-
| colspan="14" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| [[Bageshwar district|'''Bageshwar District''']]
|-
|46
| [[Kapkot (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Kapkot]]
| 61.78
| [[Balwant Singh Bhauryal]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 27,213
| 46.39
| [[Lalit Pharswan]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 21,231
| 36.19
| 5,982
|-
|47
| [[Bageshwar (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Bageshwar]]
| 59.86
| [[Chandan Ram Das]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 33,792
| 51.24
| Bal Krishna
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 19,225
| 29.15
| 14,567
|-
| colspan="14" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| [[Almora district|'''Almora District''']]
|-
|48
| [[Dwarahat (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Dwarahat]]
|
|Mahesh Singh Negi
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|20,221
|
|Madan Singh Bisht
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|13,628
|
|6,593
|
|-
|49
| [[Salt (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Salt]]
|
|Surender Singh Jeena
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|21,581
|
|Ganga Pancholi
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|18,677
|
|2,904
|
|-
|50
| [[Ranikhet (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Ranikhet]]
|
|[[Karan Mahara]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|19,035
|
|[[Ajay Bhatt]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|14,054
|
|4,981
|
|-
|51
| [[Someshwar (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Someshwar]]
|
|[[Rekha Arya]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|23,107
|
|Rajendra Barakoti
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|22,397
|
|710
|
|-
|52
| [[Almora (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Almora]]
|
|[[Raghunath Singh Chauhan]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|26,464
|
|Manoj Tewari
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|21,085
|
|5,379
|
|-
|53
| [[Jageshwar (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Jageshwar]]
|
|[[Govind Singh Kunjwal]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|24,132
|
|Subhash Pandey
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|23,733
|
|399
|
|-
| colspan="14" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| [[Champawat district|'''Champawat District''']]
|-
|54
| [[Lohaghat (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Lohaghat]]
|
|Puran Singh Fartyal
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|26,468
|
|Khushal Singh
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|26,320
|
|148
|
|-
|55
| [[Champawat (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Champawat]]
|
|Kailash Chandra Gahtori
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|36,601
|
|Hemesh Kharkwal
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|19,241
|
|17,360
|
|-
| colspan="14" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| [[Nainital district|'''Nainital District''']]
|-
|56
| [[Lalkuan (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Lalkuan]]
|
|Naveen Chandra Dumka
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|44,293
|
|Harish Chandra Durgapal
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|17,185
|
|27,108
|
|-
|57
| [[Bhimtal (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Bhimtal]]
|
|Ram Singh Kaira
|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent (politician)}}"|
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|18,878
|
|Govind Singh Bisht
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|15,432
|
|3,446
|
|-
|58
| [[Nainital (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Nainital]]
|
|[[Sanjiv Arya]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|30,036
|
|Sarita Arya
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|22,789
|
|7,247
|
|-
|59
| [[Haldwani (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Haldwani]]
|
|[[Indira Hridayesh]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|43,786
|
|Jogendra Pal Singh Rautela
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|37,229
|
|6,557
|
|-
|60
| [[Kaladhungi (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Kaladhungi]]
|
|[[Banshidhar Bhagat]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|45,704
|
|Prakash Joshi
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|25,107
|
|20,597
|
|-
|61
| [[Ramnagar (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Ramnagar]]
|
|Diwan Singh Bisht
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|35,839
|
|Ranjeet Rawat
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|27,228
|
|8,611
|
|-
| colspan="14" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| [[Udham Singh Nagar district|'''Udham Singh Nagar District''']]
|-
|62
| [[Jaspur (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Jaspur]]
|
|[[Adesh Singh Chauhan]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|42,551
|
|Shailendra Mohan Singhal
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|38,347
|
|4,204
|
|-
|63
| [[Kashipur (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Kashipur]]
|
|[[Harbhajan Singh Cheema]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|50,156
|
|Manoj Joshi
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|30,042
|
|20,114
|
|
|-
|64
| [[Bajpur (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Bajpur]]
|
|[[Yashpal Arya]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|54,965
|
|Suneeta Tamta
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|42,329
|
|12,636
|
|-
|65
| [[Gadarpur (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Gadarpur]]
|
|[[Arvind Pandey]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|41,530
|
|Rajendra Pal Singh
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|27,424
|
|14,106
|
|-
|66
| [[Rudrapur (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Rudrapur]]
|
|[[Rajkumar Thukral]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|68,754
|
|Tilak Raj Behar
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|43,983
|
|24,771
|
|-
|67
| [[Kichha (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Kichha]]
|
|[[Rajesh Shukla]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|40,363
|
|[[Harish Rawat]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|38,236
|
|2,127
|
|-
|68
| [[Sitarganj (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Sitarganj]]
|
|[[Saurabh Bahuguna]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|50,597
|
|Malti Biswas
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|22,147
|
|28,450
|
|-
|69
| [[Nanakmatta (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Nanakmatta]]
|
|[[Prem Singh Rana]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|42,785
|
|Gopal Singh Rana
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|33,254
|
|9,531
|
|-
|70
| [[Khatima (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Khatima]]
|
|[[Pushkar Singh Dhami]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|29,539
|
|Bhuwan Chandra Kapri
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|26,830
|
|2,709
|
|}

==List of elected Assembly members==

Complete list of winners with the margin of winning votes.

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" border="1"
|-
!S. No.
!Constituency
!Elected Member
!Party affiliation
|-
|1||[[Purola (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Purola]] (SC)||[[Raj Kumar (Uttarkashi politician)|Raj Kumar]]||bgcolor=#00BFFF|INC
|-
|2||[[Yamunotri (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Yamunotri]]||[[Kedar Singh Rawat]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|3
||[[Gangotri (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Gangotri]]||[[Gopal Singh Rawat (politician)|Gopal Singh Rawat]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|4||[[Badrinath (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Badrinath]]||[[Mahendra Bhatt]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|5||[[Tharali (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Tharali]] (SC)||[[Magan Lal Shah]]||bgcolor="#FF9933" |BJP
|-
|6||[[Karnaprayag (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Karnaprayag]]||[[Surendra Singh Negi (BJP politician)|Surendra Singh Negi]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|7||[[Kedarnath (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Kedarnath]]||[[Manoj Rawat]]||bgcolor=#00BFFF|INC
|-
|8||[[Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Rudraprayag]]||[[Bharat Singh Rawat]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|9||[[Ghansali (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Ghansali]] (SC)||[[Shakti Lal Shah]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|10||[[Devprayag (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Devprayag]]||[[Vinod Kandari]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|11||[[Narendranagar (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Narendranagar]]||[[Subodh Uniyal]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|12||[[Pratapnagar (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Pratapnagar]]||[[Vijay Singh Panwar]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|13||[[Tehri (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Tehri]]||[[Dhan Singh Negi]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|14||[[Dhanaulti (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Dhanaulti]]||[[Pritam Singh Panwar]]||bgcolor=#DDDDDD|Independent
|-
|15||[[Chakrata (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Chakrata]] (ST)||[[Pritam Singh (Uttarakhand politician)|Pritam Singh]]||bgcolor=#00BFFF|INC
|-
|16||[[Vikasnagar (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Vikasnagar]]||[[Munna Singh Chauhan]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|17||[[Sahaspur (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Sahaspur]]||[[Sahdev Singh Pundir]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|18||[[Dharampur (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Dharampur]]||[[Vinod Chamoli]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|19||[[Raipur (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Raipur]]||[[Umesh Sharma|Umesh Sharma 'Kau']]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|20||[[Rajpur Road (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Rajpur Road]] (SC)||[[Khajan Das]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|21||[[Dehradun Cantonment (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Dehradun Cantonment]]||[[Harbans Kapoor]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|22||[[Mussoorie (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Mussoorie]]||[[Ganesh Joshi]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|23||[[Doiwala (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Doiwala]]||[[Trivendra Singh Rawat]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|24||[[Rishikesh (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Rishikesh]]||[[Premchand Aggarwal]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|25||[[Haridwar (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Haridwar]]||[[Madan Kaushik]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|26||[[BHEL Ranipur (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|BHEL Ranipur]]||[[Adesh Chauhan]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|27||[[Jwalapur (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Jwalapur]] (SC)||[[Suresh Rathod]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|28||[[Bhagwanpur (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Bhagwanpur]] (SC)||[[Mamta Rakesh]]||bgcolor=#00BFFF|INC
|-
|29||[[Jhabrera (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Jhabrera]] (SC)||[[Deshraj Karnwal]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|30||[[Piran Kaliyar (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Piran Kaliyar]]||[[Furqan Ahmad]]||bgcolor=#00BFFF|INC
|-
|31||[[Roorkee (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Roorkee]]||[[Pradip Batra]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|32
|[[Khanpur (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Khanpur]]
|[[Pranav Singh|Pranav Singh 'Champion']]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|33||[[Manglaur (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Manglaur]]||[[Muhammad Nizamuddin]]||bgcolor=#00BFFF|INC
|-
|34
||[[Laksar (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Laksar]]||[[Sanjay Gupta (politician)|Sanjay Gupta]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|35||[[Haridwar Rural (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Haridwar Rural]]||[[Yatishwaranand]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|36||[[Yamkeshwar (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Yamkeshwar]]||[[Ritu Khanduri Bhushan]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|37||[[Pauri (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Pauri]] (SC)||[[Mukesh Singh Koli]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|38||[[Srinagar (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Srinagar]]||Dr. [[Dhan Singh Rawat]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|39||[[Chaubattakhal (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Chaubattakhal]]||[[Satpal Maharaj]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|40||[[Lansdowne (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Lansdowne]]||[[Dilip Singh Rawat]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|41||[[Kotdwar (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Kotdwar]]||Dr. [[Harak Singh Rawat]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|42||[[Dharchula (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Dharchula]]||[[Harish Singh Dhami]]||bgcolor=#00BFFF|INC
|-
|43||[[Didihat (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Didihat]]||[[Bishan Singh Chuphal]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|44||[[Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Pithoragarh]]||[[Prakash Pant]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|45||[[Gangolihat (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Gangolihat]] (SC)||[[Mina Gangola]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|46||[[Kapkot (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Kapkot]]||[[Balwant Singh Bhauryal]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|47||[[Bageshwar (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Bageshwar]] (SC)||[[Chandan Ram Das]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|48||[[Dwarahat (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Dwarahat]]||[[Mahesh Singh Negi]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|49||[[Salt (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Salt]]||[[Surendra Singh Jeena]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|50||[[Ranikhet (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Ranikhet]]||[[Karan Singh Mahra]]||bgcolor=#00BFFF|INC
|-
|51||[[Someshwar (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Someshwar]] (SC)||[[Rekha Arya]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|52||[[Almora (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Almora]]||[[Raghunath Singh Chauhan]]|| bgcolor="#FF9933" |BJP
|-
|53||[[Jageshwar (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Jageshwar]]||[[Govind Singh Kunjwal]]||bgcolor=#00BFFF|INC
|-
|54||[[Lohaghat (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Lohaghat]]||[[Puran Singh Phartyal]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|55||[[Champawat (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Champawat]]||[[Kailash Chandra Gahtori]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|56||[[Lalkuan (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Lalkuan]]||[[Navin Chandra Dumka]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|57||[[Bhimtal (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Bhimtal]]||[[Ram Singh Kaira]]||bgcolor=#DDDDDD|Independent
|-
|58||[[Nainital (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Nainital]] (SC)||[[Sanjiv Arya]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|59||[[Haldwani (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Haldwani]]||Dr. [[Indira Hridayesh]]||bgcolor=#00BFFF|INC
|-
|60||[[Kaladhungi (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Kaladhungi]]||[[Banshidhar Bhagat]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|61||[[Ramnagar (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Ramnagar]]||[[Diwan Singh Bisht]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|62||[[Jaspur (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Jaspur]]||[[Adesh Singh Chauhan]]||bgcolor=#00BFFF|INC
|-
|63||[[Kashipur (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Kashipur]]||[[Harbhajan Singh Cheema]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|64||[[Bajpur (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Bajpur]] (SC)||[[Yashpal Arya]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|65||[[Gadarpur (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Gadarpur]]||[[Arvind Pandey]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|66||[[Rudrapur (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Rudrapur]]||[[Rajkumar Thukral]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|67||[[Kichha (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Kichha]]||[[Rajesh Shukla]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|68||[[Sitarganj (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Sitarganj]]||[[Saurabh Bahuguna]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|69||[[Nanakmatta (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Nanakmatta]] (ST)||Dr. [[Prem Singh Rana]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|70||[[Khatima (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Khatima]]||[[Pushkar Singh Dhami]]||bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|}
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/404.htm|title=Election Commission of India|website=results.eci.gov.in}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[4th Uttarakhand Assembly]]
*[[Trivendra Singh Rawat ministry]]
*[[Elections in Uttarakhand]]
*[[Politics of Uttarakhand]]
*[[2017 elections in India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://eciresults.nic.in/PartyWiseResultS28.htm?st=S28 Election 2017 Results]

{{Uttarakhand elections}}
{{Recent Assembly Elections in India}}

[[Category:State Assembly elections in Uttarakhand|2017]]
[[Category:2017 State Assembly elections in India]]

Shivpal Singh Yadav

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{use Indian English|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Shivpal Singh Yadav
| image = Shivpal singh Yadav.png
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1955|02|16}}
| birth_place = [[Saifai]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| parents =
| residence = [[Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office1 = Member of the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] (M.L.A.)
| term_start1 = 17 October 1996
| term_end1 =
| constituency1 = [[Jaswantnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jaswantnagar]]
| predecessor1 = [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]]
| successor1 =
| office2 = Cabinet Minister in [[Uttar Pradesh Government]]
| term_start2 = 15 March 2012
| term_end2 = 24 October 2016
| term_start3 = 06 September 2003<ref>http://www.bbc.com/hindi/southasia/030906_mulayam_nk.shtml</ref>
| term_end3 = 11 May 2007
| office4 = [[Uttar Pradesh]] state president, [[Samajwadi Party]]
| term_start4 = 13 September 2016
| term_end4 = 1 January 2017
| predecessor4 = [[Akhilesh Yadav]]
| successor4 = [[Naresh Uttam Patel]]
| term_start5 = 6 January 2009
| term_end5 = 4 June 2009<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hindi.oneindia.com/news/2009/06/04/sp-appoints-akhilesh-vadav-as-up-party-chief.html|title = यूपी: अखिलेश को सपा की कमान|date = 4 June 2009}}</ref>
| predecessor5 = Ram Sharan Das
| successor5 = [[Akhilesh Yadav]]
| office6 = [[Uttar Pradesh]] state incharge, [[Samajwadi Party]]
| term_start6 = 12 April 2016<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://khabar.ibnlive.com/news/politics/shivpal-yadav-appointed-as-samajwadi-partys-incharge-in-up-469016.html|title = शिवपाल का कद बढ़ा, बने सपा के यूपी प्रभारी|newspaper = News18 Hindi}}</ref>
| term_end6 = 13 September 2016
| predecessor6 = Position established
| successor6 = n/a
| office7 = [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition]], [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start7 = 26 May 2009
| term_end7 = 9 March 2012
| predecessor7 = [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]]
| successor7 = [[Swami Prasad Maurya]]
| party = [[Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohiya)]]
| otherparty = [[Samajwadi Party]] (1992- 2018)
| spouse = Sarla Yadav
| relations = [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]] (brother) [[Ram Gopal Yadav]] (cousin) [[Akhilesh Yadav]] (nephew) [[Dharmendra Yadav]] (nephew) [[Tej Pratap Singh Yadav]] (grandnephew)
| children = 2
| alma_mater = [[Karm Kshetra Post Graduate College|K.K. P.G. College, Etawah]] [[Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University|Kanpur University]] ([[B.A.]], 1976), [[Lucknow Christian College]] [[University of Lucknow]] ([[Bachelor of Physical Education|B.P.Ed.]], 1977)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://myneta.info/uttarpradesh2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=2573|title = Shivpal Singh Yadav(Samajwadi Party(SP)):Constituency- JASWANTNAGAR(ETAWAH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate}}</ref>
| footnotes =
| date =
| year =
}}

'''Shivpal Singh Yadav''' (born 16 February 1955) is a politician from [[Uttar Pradesh]], India. He was born in [[Saifai village]], [[Etawah district]], and is a younger brother of [[Samajwadi Party]] leader [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]] and uncle of the former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, [[Akhilesh Yadav]]. He was a Member of the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]], representing the [[Jaswantnagar]] seat in Etawah district, between 2007–12. He is the founder of [[Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohiya)]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/archive/May2007/pollupd/ac/states/S24/Aconst289.htm |title= State elections 2007 result |accessdate= 5 March 2012}}</ref>

== Career ==
Yadav was the leader of Opposition in Uttar Pradesh Assembly since 2007<ref>{{cite web |url=http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/States/UttarPradesh/lop.htm |title= Leader of Opposition, UP Assembly |accessdate= 5 March 2012}}</ref> during the [[Mayawati]] [[regime]].

On 31 January 2017, Yadav announced he would form a new political party after the [[2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2017 Assembly election]].

On 28 September 2018, He announced his new political party named Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/news/one-year-ago-shivpal-registered-new-party-pragatisheel-samajwadi-party-0709195.html|title=शिवपाल की पार्टी का नाम प्रगतिशील समाजवादी पार्टी, एक साल पहले करा चुके हैं रजिस्ट्रेशन|last=ravi.srivastava|date=2018-09-28|website=Dainik Bhaskar|language=hi|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref>

On 24 October 2018, He was given [[Election Commission of India]] approval for the party officially named Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohiya).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/shivpal-yadav-floats-new-party-pragatisheel-samajwadi-party-lohia-5415374/|title=Shivpal Yadav floats new party- Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia)|date=2018-10-24|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref>

== References ==
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Next Odisha Legislative Assembly election

2022-01-13T20:51:21Z

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{{short description|Upcoming assembly elections in Odisha}}
{{Speculation|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = Next Odisha Legislative Election
| party1 = Biju Janata Dal
| alliance2 = National Democratic Alliance
| party2 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| leader2 = [[Pradipta Kumar Naik]]
| image2 = [[File:Pradipta Kumar Naik.jpg|120x120px]]
| seats_before1 = 112
| leaders_seat1 = [[Hinjili (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hinjili]]
| leader_since1 = 1996
| alliance1 = -
| leader1 = [[Naveen Patnaik]]
| type = legislative
| image1 = [[File:Naveen Patnaik.JPG|120x120px]]
| seats_for_election = All 147 seats in the [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]]
| previous_year = 2019
| previous_election = 2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| election_date = By June 2024
| ongoing = yes
| leader_since2 = 1995
| leaders_seat3 = [[Ghasipura (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ghasipura]] [[Bhandaripokhari (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhandaripokhari]]
| seats_before3 = 9
| alliance3 = United Progressive Alliance
| party3 = Indian National Congress
| leader3 = [[Niranjan Patnaik]]
| image3 = [[File:Niranjan Patnaik.JPG|120x120px]]
| seats_before2 = 23
| leaders_seat2 = [[Bhawanipatna (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhawanipatna]]
| title = [[List of Chief Ministers of Odisha|Chief Minister]]
| before_election = [[Naveen Patnaik]]
| before_party = Biju Janata Dal
| majority_seats = 74
}}

The '''next Odisha Legislative Assembly election''' is scheduled to be held in or before June 2024 to elect all 147 members of the [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|state assembly]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=BJP starts work for Mission 120 in 2024|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2019/jun/11/bjp-starts-work-for-mission-120-in-2024-1988655.html|access-date=2021-05-23|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-04|title=Odisha Next Big State in BJP Conquer East Policy But It Must Manoeuvre Tricky Equation with Patnaik|url=https://www.news18.com/news/opinion/odisha-next-big-state-in-bjp-conquer-east-policy-but-it-must-manoeuvre-tricky-equation-with-patnaik-3706052.html|access-date=2021-05-23|website=www.news18.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Nov 18|first=TNN /|last2=2020|last3=Ist|first3=11:26|title=BJP will form govt in Odisha in 2024, J P Nadda tells supporters {{!}} Bhubaneswar News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/bjp-will-form-govt-in-odisha-in-2024-j-p-nadda-tells-supporters/articleshow/79276898.cms|access-date=2021-05-23|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Nayak|first=Prakash Chandra|date=2020-07-27|title=Run Up to 2024 General Election: Leadership Vacuum in Odisha|url=https://delhipostnews.com/run-up-to-2024-general-election-leadership-vacuum-in-odisha/|access-date=2021-05-23|website=Delhi Post|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|title=List of States’ Government Tenure and Tentative Date of Next Elections in India {{!}} Election Awaaz- India's No. 1 Largest Election Technology Services Providing Co.|url=http://www.electionawaaz.org/list-of-states-government-tenure-and-tentative-date-of-next-elections-in-india/|access-date=2021-05-23|language=en}}</ref>

== Background ==
The tenure of [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]] is scheduled to be end on 11 June 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|title=List Of Upcoming Elections in India 2020 - 2021 {{!}} Elections.in|url=https://www.elections.in/upcoming-elections-in-india.html|access-date=2021-05-23|website=Elections in India}}</ref> The [[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|previous assembly elections]] were held in April 2019. After the election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] formed the state government, with [[Naveen Patnaik]] becoming chief minister.
==Schedule==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Poll Event
! Schedule
|-
| Notification Date
| '''TBD'''
|-
| Last Date for filing nomination
| '''TBD'''
|-
| Scrutiny of nomination
| '''TBD'''
|-
| Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination
| '''TBD'''
|-
| Date of Poll
| '''TBD'''
|-
| Date of Counting of Votes
| '''TBD'''
|}

==See also==
*[[Elections in India]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Odisha elections}}
{{Next Indian elections}}
[[Category:State Assembly elections in Odisha]]
[[Category:Future elections in India]]

Basti district

2022-01-13T11:02:50Z

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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Basti, Uttar Pradesh}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Basti district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|District of Uttar Pradesh]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_map = India Uttar Pradesh districts 2012 Basti.svg
| map_caption = Location of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Basti, Uttar Pradesh
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Basti division|Basti]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Basti, Uttar Pradesh|Basti]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 =
| area_total_km2 = 2688
| area_footnotes = <ref name="Basti_district">{{cite web|url=https://basti.nic.in/|title=District Basti
|publisher = National Informatics Centre, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India|access-date=27 October 2018}}</ref>
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 2,464,464<ref name="Basti_district"/>
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 67.2 per cent
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 963<ref name="Basti_district"/>
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Basti (Lok Sabha constituency)|Basti]]
| leader_title2 = [[Member of parliament (India)|MP]]
| leader_name2 = [[Harish Dwivedi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate = UP-51
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = [[National Highway 28]]
| blank_name_sec2 = Average annual precipitation
| blank_info_sec2 = 1166 mm
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}}

'''Basti district''' is one of the [[districts of Uttar Pradesh]] [[States and territories of India|state]], India, and a part of [[Basti Division]]. [[Basti, Uttar Pradesh|Basti]] city is the district headquarters.

== Origin of name and history ==
Basti came from the original name Vasisthi. The sage [[Vasishtha]]'s ashram was situated in this area.<ref name="Origin of name">{{cite web | url=http://basti.nic.in/ | title=Origin of name | publisher=Basti Govt | access-date=13 March 2014}}</ref> [[Sher Shah Suri]] made a well and a ''sarai'' here and hence receiving the name.{{clarify|date=July 2018}}

In 1801, the town Basti became a ''[[tehsil]]'' headquarter, and in 1865, it was chosen as the headquarters of the newly established Basti district of Gorakhpur Commissionary.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://basti.nic.in/general%20profile/general%20profile.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=8 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906144031/http://basti.nic.in/general%20profile/general%20profile.htm |archive-date=6 September 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Specifically, it happened on 6 May 1865.<ref name="Gazetteer"/>

At first, the plan was to use the [[West Rapti River|Rapti]] and [[Jamuwar]] rivers as the boundary between Basti and Gorakhpur districts, but this plan was abandoned.<ref name="Gazetteer">{{cite book |last1=Nevill |first1=H.R. |title=Basti: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXXII of the District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra And Oudh |date=1907 |publisher=Government Press |location=Allahabad |pages=112–4, 164 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.49292 |access-date=26 April 2021}}</ref> Instead, the boundary cut across existing [[parganas]], with a few areas east of the Jamuwar becoming part of Basti district, while the eastern parts of [[Maghar, India|Maghar]] and [[Binayakpur]] parganas remained in Gorakhpur district.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> New [[tehsil]]s were established, and most of the original 8 parganas were split into two, for a new total of 13 parganas.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> Subordinate to the parganas were 131 [[tappa]]s, which were of significant administrative significance.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> The resulting setup was the following:

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|+ Tehsils, parganas, and tappas in Basti district, c. 1900<ref name="Gazetteer"/>
|-
! Tahsil !! Parganas !! Tappas
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Domariaganj]] || [[Rasulpur]] ||
* Awainia
* Karhi
* Halaur
* Sagara
* Chhapia
* Adampur
* Bhanpur
* Sehari
|-
| [[Bansi West]] ||
* Dhebhaura
* Khajahni
* Dewaichpar
* Khankot
* Kop
* Budhi
* Hir
* Kot
* Khuniaon
* Khaira
* Barikpar
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Bansi]] || [[Bansi East]] ||
* Banjaraha
* Ghaus
* Aikhin
* Barhon
* Dabra
* Sirwant
* Nandapar
* Tharauli
* Gharwaspar
* Bargadua
* Sohas
* Suhela
* Untapar
* Nagwa
* Naksauli
* Kondri
* Hata
* Pachahr
* Chaur
* Chhatisi
* Bisongaon
* Bhir
* Patharhat
* Patna Hasanpur
* Gulaur
* Kesarha
* Kodaran
* Asnar
* Masna
|-
| [[Binayakpur]] ||
* Bhatinpar
* Netwar
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Harraiya]] || [[Amorha]] ||
* Bangaon
* Puraina
* Sikandarpur
* Ramgarh
* Dubaulia
* Belwa
|-
| [[Basti West]] ||
* Sheopur
* Atroh
* Ratanpur
* Hardi
|-
| [[Nagar West]] ||
* Ganeshpur
* Khuriar
* Manwarpara
* Nawai
* Uji
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[Basti, Uttar Pradesh|Basti]] || [[Basti East]] ||
* Haveli
* Kothila
* Umra
* Sikandarpur
* Pandia
* Karar
* Deoraon
|-
| [[Nagar East]] ||
* Haveli Nagar
* Dobakhra
* Kalwari
* Kanela
* Kurha
* Pipra
* Pilai
|-
| [[Maghar West]] ||
* Ghosiari
* Bauskhor
* Rudhauli
|-
| [[Mahuli West]] ||
* Kapri Mahson
* Koraon
* Karri
* Dehi
* Mahtauli
* Kabra
* Bargaon Pagar
* Jagannathpur
* Kudraha
* Charkaila
* Sheobakhri
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Khalilabad, India|Khalilabad]] || [[Maghar East]] ||
* Haveli South
* Maghar
* Rampur Paili
* Un
* Amanabad
* Churaib
* Ujiar
* Dewapar
* Atrawal
* Phulethu
* Bakuchi
* Belhar
* Gopalpur
* Sakra
* Majaura
* Bakhira
* Mehndawal
|-
| [[Mahuli East]] ||
* Auradand
* Bankot
* Muradpur
* Ajaon
* Naudand
* Kuchri
* Simri
* Taraf Belghatia
* Satahra
* Mahthi
* Buzurgwar
* Tariapar
* Mahabra
* Deokali
* Karsand
* Fidaipur
* Manda
* Tama
* Chandraoti
* Sirsi
* Baragaon
|}

[[Amorha Khas]] is a historical place situated at a distance of 41 km from the district headquarters. Its old name is Ambodha, and it was once a province (state) of Raja Zalim Singh. Raja Zalim Singh's Mahal is here, old wall of mahal is still there with the mark of a bullet used by the English. The famous temple [[Ramrekha Mandir]] is here. [[Ramrekha Temple]] is one of the most ancient Hindu Mandir of Lord Ram and Goddess Sita. Lord Shri Ram stayed here for one day during his journey of Janakpur-Ayodhya. Lord Shri Rama and Sita with Lakshmana journeyed towards Ayodhya by the road called Ram Janki Marg (present-day State Highway 72) near Chhawani.<ref name="google"/><ref name="google2"/><ref name="google3"/>

In the freedom struggle of 1857, about 250 martyrs of [[Amorha]] State were hanged by the British Government from [[peepal tree]]s located at [[Chhawani]].<ref name="basti.nic.in">{{cite web|url=http://basti.nic.in/Tourist%20gen%20info/placeof%20interest.htm|title=Places of Interest|work=basti.nic.in|access-date=9 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629215843/http://basti.nic.in/Tourist%20gen%20info/placeof%20interest.htm|archive-date=29 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Battles and Honours of the Royal Navy|author=Thomas, D.|date=1998|publisher=Leo Cooper|isbn=9780850526233|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M9KkAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA16|page=16|access-date=2017-01-14}}</ref><ref name="google2">{{cite book|title=The final settlement report on the Gonda district|author=Benett, W.C.|date=1878|volume=23|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i6gIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA22|page=22|access-date=2017-01-14}}</ref><ref name="google3">{{cite book|title=Statemaking and Territory in South Asia: Lessons from the Anglo–Gorkha War (1814–1816)|author=Michael, B.A.|date=2014|publisher=Anthem Press|isbn=9781783083220|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iTKNBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA151|page=151|access-date=2017-01-14}}</ref>

==Geography==
The district lies between the parallels of 26° 23' and 27° 30' North Latitude and 82° 17' and 83° 20' East longitude. Its maximum length from north to south is about 75 km. and breadth from east to west about 70 km. The district lies between newly created district Sant Kabir Nagar on the east and Gonda on the west on the south, the Ghaghra river near [[Amorha Khas]] previously known as [[Amorha]] Province or State of Raja Zalim Singh separates it from the Faizabad (Ayodhya) and newly created district Ambedkar Nagar. On the north it is bounded by district Sidharth Nagar.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://basti.nic.in/general%20profile/Geography%20of%20basti.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=8 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630092420/http://basti.nic.in/general%20profile/Geography%20of%20basti.htm |archive-date=30 June 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url = http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=26.80351&lon=82.7416&zoom=13&q1=Basti%252C%2520Basti%252C%2520Uttar%2520Pradesh
|title = Yahoo maps location of Basti
|publisher = Yahoo maps
|access-date = 2009-03-29
}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M9KkAwAAQBAJ|title=Battles & Honours of Royal Navy|first=David|last=Thomas|date=17 December 1998|publisher=Pen and Sword|isbn=9780850526233|access-date=25 July 2016|via=Google Books}}</ref>

=== Flora and fauna ===

The forest cover of the district has dwindled with increasing use of land for agriculture. There are areas with high prevalence of [[mango]] (''[[Mangifera indica]]''), [[Madhuca longifolia|mahua]] (''Madhuca longifolia''), [[Shorea robusta|sal]] (''Shorea robusta''), and [[bamboo]] (''[[Bambusa arundinacea]]'') trees. Some of the wild animals of the district are the [[nilgai]] (''Boselaphus tragocamelus''), antelok (''Anelok cervicapra''), [[pig]] (''[[Sus scrofa]]''), [[wolf]] (''Canis lupus''), [[jackal]] (''Conis aureus''), [[fox]] (''[[Vulpes bengalensis]]''), [[hare]] (''Lepus ruficandatus''), [[monkey]] (''[[Macaca mulatta]]''), [[wild cat]] (''[[Felis bengalensis]]'') and the [[porcupine]] (''Hystric leucura''). Several species of game birds are also seen, including the [[peafowl]] (''[[Pavo cristatus]]''), the black [[partridge]] (''Frencolinus francolinus'') and the gray partridge (''Francalinus pondicervanus''). A number of migratory water fowls visit the water bodies of the district in winter, such as the [[goose]] (''[[Anser anser]]''), [[common teal]] (''Anas crecca''), [[red-crested pochard]] (''Netta rufina''), white-eyed pochard (''Aythya rufa'') and the [[wigeon]] (''[[Mareca penelope]]''). The [[cobra]] (''[[Naja naja]]''), [[krait]] (''[[Bungarus caeruleus]]''), and [[rat-snake]] (''[[Ptyas mucosus]]'') are commonly found. The Indian crocodile or naka (''[[Crocodylus palustris]]''), and the [[ghariyal]] (''Gavialis gangeticus'') are also found in the [[river Ghaghra]]. The common fish species are [[rohu]] (''Lebeo rohita''), bhakur (''[[Catla catla]]''), nain (''Cirrhina mrigala''), [[Wallago attu|parhin]] (''Wallagonia attu''), krunch (''[[Labeo calbasu]]''), and tengan (''Mystus seenghala'').<ref name="Origin of name"/>

== Demographics ==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=6,56,285|13=1911|14=6,50,693|15=1921|16=6,84,396|17=1931|18=7,38,712|19=1941|20=7,76,969|21=1951|22=8,48,764|23=1961|24=10,10,706|25=1971|26=11,42,299|27=1981|28=13,66,434|29=1991|30=16,86,327|31=2001|32=20,84,814|33=2011|34=24,64,464|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}

===Religion===
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Basti district (2011)<ref name="basticensus">{{cite web |title=Basti District : Census 2011 data |url=https://www.censusindia2011.com/uttar-pradesh/basti-population.html |publisher=Census India 2011|access-date=29 December 2021}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Hinduism]]
|value1 = 84.52
|color1 = Orange
|label2 = [[Islam]]
|value2 = 14.79
|color2 = Green
|label3 = [[Buddhism]]
|value3 = 0.4
|color3 = Gold
|label4 = [[Christianity]]
|value4 = 0.14
|color4 = Blue
|label5 = [[Sikhism]]
|value5 = 0.04
|color5 = Yellow
|label6 = Not Stated
|value6 = 0.11
|color6 = Black
}}

According to the [[2011 Census of India|2011 census]], Basti district had a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 2,464,464, of which only 5.6% lived in urban areas. This ranked it the 178th most populous district in India. The district had a population density of {{convert|917|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 18.21%. Basti had a [[human sex ratio|sex ratio]] of 963 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males, and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 67.22%. The child sex ratio of Basti was 922 females for every 1000 males.<ref name="basticensus"/>

===Languages===
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
| caption=Basti District: mother-tongue of population, according to the 2011 Census.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>
|label1 = Hindi
|value1 = 80.24
|color1 = Orange
|label2 = Awadhi
|value2 = 14.29
|color2 = Tomato
|label3 = Bhojpuri
|value3 = 3.21
|color3 = Yellow
|label4 = Urdu
|value4 = 2.14
|color4 = Green
|label5 = Others
|value5 = 0.12
|color5 = Gray
}}
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 97.77% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] and 2.14% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

The district Basti may be considered as the demarcation of the Hindi dialects [[Awadhi]] and [[Bhojpuri]]. In cities and urban areas, due to increase in the educated population, [[Hindi|Modern Standard Hindi]] is also spoken in daily conversations. The social media population for electoral district Basti, Uttar Pradesh is for Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram. The Twitter population for Basti is 53119. Total Facebook users of Basti are 554912. Total Instagram accounts in Basti are 456822. The YouTube accounts in Basti are 541813.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | editor = Gopeshwar Tripathi | encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World | title = Bhojpuri: A language of India | url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=bho | access-date = 2011-09-30 | edition = 16th | year = 2009 | publisher = SIL International | location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref>

=== Indian diaspora ===

During the mid to mid 1800s to the early 1900s many people from the district of Basti migrated through the [[Indian indenture system]] to [[Fiji]], [[Mauritius]] and [[South Africa]], as well as to [[Guyana]], [[Jamaica]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]], [[Suriname]], and other [[Caribbean]] countries. Most of them stayed and carried their traditions in those then European colonies.<ref>http://girmit.org/?page_id=1242</ref> The former [[President of Guyana]], [[Cheddi Jagan]]'s parents were from Basti district.<ref>https://jagan.org/Biography/CJ Bio/cj_biography4.html</ref> In Trinidad, the name of the Indian majority village, Basta Hall, is derived from Basti.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://southasia.ucla.edu/diaspora/indians-in-the-carribean/at-home/|title=At Home in Trinidad}}</ref>

== Medical services and hospitals ==

*[[Autonomous State Medical College, Basti]] (U.P.)<ref>{{Cite web|title=GMC Basti Medical College|url=http://asmcbasti.edu.in/|access-date=2020-10-20|website=asmcbasti.edu.in}}</ref>

== Administration ==
[[File:DM Office Basti.jpg|thumb|IAS Saumya Agarwal is taking oath in DM Office Basti]]
[[File:राजा ज़ालिम सिंह राज्य, अमोढ़ा (Amorha, Basti, Uttar Pradesh).jpg|thumb|Raja Zalim Singh Smarak Sthal, Amorha, Basti, Uttar Pradesh (राजा ज़ालिम सिंह स्मारक स्थल, अमोढ़ा, बस्ती उ0प्र0)]]
[[Basti, Uttar Pradesh|Basti town]] is the district headquarters of the district.<ref name="Origin of name"/> Basti district, a part of Basti division, is formed of four tehsils: Basti Sadar, [[Harraiya]], Bhanpur and [[Rudhauli]] and 14 development blocks,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/basti-15245916.html|title = शुभम नगर चंगेरवा बना जनपद का 15वां ब्लाक}}</ref> 139 Nyay Panchayats, two Parganas named [[Amorha]] and Nagar as well as 10 Gram Sabhas. The [[Community development block in India|development blocks]] included are:

* [[Amorha]] (Pargana)
* Nagar (Pargana)
* [[Basti, Uttar Pradesh|Basti]]
* Bahadurpur
* Bankati
* Dubauliya
* Gaur
* [[Harraiya]] (Tahsil)
* Kaptanganj
* Kudaraha
* ParasRampur
* Ramnagar
* [[Rudhauli]] (Tehsil)
* Saltaua Gopal Pur
* Sau Ghat
* Vikram Jot

== Economy ==

The district is noted for its cotton textiles and sugar industries. Cottage industries and small-scale industries including the manufacturing units of brassware, iron and carpentry goods, agricultural implements, bricks, agro-products, foot-wear, soaps, candles, and pottery are present here. Basti is also known for its bamboo, eucalyptus (''Eucalyptus teritrornis''), mango and shisham (''Dalbergia sissoo'') populations. Four sugar factories are housed in the district. Sugarcane, maize, paddy, pulses, wheat, barley, and potato are commonly cultivated. Most of the population depends for their livelihood on agricultural practices. The district is well-connected through NH 28 which reflects on its good economy. The city is well-connected through railways also.

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Basti one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=8 September 2009 |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |publisher=National Institute of Rural Development |url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |access-date=27 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archive-date=5 April 2012 }}</ref> City is also known for nationwide youth organisation National Association of Youth founded by Bhavesh Kumar Pandey and run from Basti.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nayindia.org/ | title=NAY | access-date=18 January 2016}}</ref> The organization organizes Basti Mini Marathon every year since 2012.

== Transportation ==

=== By air ===
[[Faizabad Airport|Faizabad]] ([[Ayodhya]]) and [[Gorakhpur Airport|Gorakhpur]] airports are the nearby airports.

=== By railways ===
[[File:Basti Railway Platform.jpg|thumb|Basti Railway Platform]]
[[Basti railway station]] lies on the main line connecting [[Lucknow]] with [[Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh|Gorakhpur]] and places in Bihar and Assam in the east passes through the south of the district. The main line has 7 railway stations which are, from east to west, Munderwa,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.munderwa.in|title=Welcome – Munderwa|access-date=4 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140711144408/http://munderwa.in/|archive-date=11 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Orwara, Basti, Govindnagar, Tinich, Gaur, and Babhnan within the district.

=== By roadways ===
[[File:NH_28.jpg|right|thumb|NH 28 passing near [[Basti, Uttar Pradesh|Basti]] facilitates inter-district road transport]]
Basti is well connected with the nearby cities of [[Faizabad]], [[Ayodhya]], [[Gorakhpur]] and [[Gonda, Uttar Pradesh|Gonda]].

There is a daily Intercity express between [[Gorakhpur]], [[Basti, Uttar Pradesh|Basti]], [[Ayodhya]], [[Gonda, Uttar Pradesh|Gonda]], and Lucknow. National Highway 2a part of the East West Corridor project of Government of India and [[National Highways Authority of India|NHAI]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Welcome to NHAI|url=http://www.nhai.org/nhdpmain_english.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075250/http://www.nhai.org/nhdpmain_english.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016|access-date=25 July 2016}}</ref> also passes through Basti.

[[File:Ramrekha Mandir, Amorha, Basti, Uttar Pradesh, India (रामरेखा मन्दिर - अमोढ़ा).jpg|thumb|Ramrekha Mandir, Amorha, Basti, Uttar Pradesh, India (रामरेखा मन्दिर – अमोढ़ा)]]

== Landmarks ==
[[File:Bhadeshwar Nath Temple.jpg|thumb|Bhadeshwar Nath Temple Basti<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bhadeshwer Nath {{!}} District Basti Government of Uttar Pradesh {{!}} India|url=https://basti.nic.in/tourist-place/bhadeshwer-nath/|access-date=2021-08-10|language=en-US}}</ref>]]
* [[Amorha Khas]] is situated at a distance of 41 km from the district headquarters. Its old name was Ambodha, and it was once a province (state) of Surajbansi Rajput Raja Zalim Singh. Zalim Singh's Mahal is here, Old wall of mahal is still there with the mark of a bullet used by the English. Also a temple [[Ramrekha Mandir]] is here.<ref name="google" /><ref name="google2" /><ref name="google3" />
* [[Chhawani]] is a police station and is situated at a distance of 40 km from the district headquarters. It was the main shelter for Indian fighters during the 1857 mutiny.<ref name="basti.nic.inb">{{cite web|url=http://basti.nic.in/Tourist%20gen%20info/placeof%20interest.htm|title=Places of Interest|work=basti.nic.in|access-date=9 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629215843/http://basti.nic.in/Tourist%20gen%20info/placeof%20interest.htm|archive-date=29 June 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* [[Vikramjot]] is a Block and small market of the Basti district 46 km away from the headquarters of Basti district.
* [[Harraiya]] is one of the tehsils in Basti district and also a legislative assembly.
* [[Ramrekha Mandir]] is one Hindu Mandir of Lord Ram & Goddess Sita.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/basti-12226638.html|title=रामरेखा मेले में उमड़े श्रद्धालु, लगाई डुबकी,बोले-जय श्रीराम|website=Dainik Jagran|access-date=3 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226073855/https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/basti-12226638.html|archive-date=26 December 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* [[Makhauda Dham]] is a Hindu religious spot.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.patrika.com/faizabad-news/saints-team-leaves-ayodhya-for-84-kosi-circuit-in-makhauda-dham-1277418/|title=84 कोसी परिक्रमा के लिए अयोध्या से संतों का दल रवाना हुआ मखौड़ा धाम|website=www.patrika.com|access-date=3 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103170216/https://www.patrika.com/faizabad-news/saints-team-leaves-ayodhya-for-84-kosi-circuit-in-makhauda-dham-1277418/|archive-date=3 January 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/basti-13212125.html|title=पर्यटन मंत्रालय ने किया अमोढ़ा व मखौड़ा का सर्वे|website=Dainik Jagran|access-date=3 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103170216/https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/basti-13212125.html|archive-date=3 January 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/basti/the-growth-of-mythological-sites|title=पौराणिक स्थलों का होगा विकास- Amarujala|website=Amar Ujala|access-date=3 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120115804/http://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/basti/the-growth-of-mythological-sites|archive-date=20 January 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

== Education ==
[[File:Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (Former President of India) at Govt. Inter College, Basti.jpg|alt=Former President of India Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam as Chief Guest at Govt Inter College, Basti|thumb|Established in 1911, the Government Inter College, Basti celebrated its centenary year on 11 February 2011. Former '''[[List of presidents of India|President of India]] [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam|Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]''' graced the event as Chief Guest.]]The district have medical college named [[Maharshi Vashishtha Autonomous State Medical College Basti|Autonomous State Medical College]]<ref>[http://asmcbasti.edu.in/ Maharishi Vashishtha Medical College]</ref> and one Rajkiya Engineering College in Government Polytechnic, Basti.<ref>[http://gpbasti.com/ Rajkiya Engineering College in Government Polytechnic]</ref>
[[File:MVASMC Basti.jpg|thumb|MVASMC Basti is providing top notch medical education in whole state.]]The district follows a usual 10+2+3 pattern of education as elsewhere in India. Some notable schools and institutions of the district are :
* [[Central Academy]] (affiliated to [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]])
* [[Government Intermediate College|Government Inter College]] (GIC), Basti (affiliated to [[Board of High School and Intermediate Education Uttar Pradesh|BHSIEUP]])
* [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]]<ref>[http://www.kvbasti.org.in/ Kendriya Vidyalaya]</ref>(affiliated to [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]])
* [[St. Basil's School]] (affiliated to [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations|CISCE]])
* [[Sarla International Academy]] (affiliated to [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations|CBSE]])


== Notable people ==
Notable people from the district include:


* [[Arvind Kumar Chaudhary]] – former [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Basti (Lok Sabha constituency)]].
* [[Ram Prasad Chaudhary]] – former cabinet minister in UP Government.
* [[Harish Dwivedi]] – [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] elected at the [[2014 Indian general elections]] from the [[Basti (Lok Sabha constituency)]].[Member of parliament].
* [[Jagdambika Pal]] – former chief minister of UP Government
* [[Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena]] – Hindi poet who received the government [[Sahitya Academy]] prize
* [[Brijesh Shandilya]] - [[playback singer]] from Basti [[Uttar Pradesh]].
* [[Ramchandra Shukla]] – regarded as the first codifier of the history of Hindi literature in a scientific system
* [[Obaid Siddiqi]] – biologist (geneticist), referred to as the founder of modern biology in India; founded TIFR (Molecular Biology Dep.) and NCB, Bangalore
*[[Yogendra Singh]], [[sociologist]]
* [[Rita Baranwal]]
* [[Raj Kishor Singh]] – former cabinet minister in UP Government.



==See also==
* [[Sagra (Uttar Pradesh)|Sagra]]
*[[Mugraha, Uttar Pradesh|Mugraha]]
*[[Walterganj]]
*[[Sherwadeeh]]
*[[Basti Khabar]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://basti.nic.in Official website of Basti district]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170930011413/https://munderwa.in/ Munderwa, Basti District]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165659/http://cgwb.gov.in/NR/hydro/dist56.pdf Introduction – Basti District]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110209151730/http://ict.agri.net.in/DistrictSumm.aspx?dnm=504 Agriculture Basti]
* [http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/uttarpradesh/districts/basti.htm Basti District map]
* [http://www.allahabadhighcourt.in/District/Basti.htm District Court of Basti]
* [https://bastikhabar.online/basti-district-development-officers-mobile-number// Basti District Block Officers]
* [https://bastikhabar.online/municipalities-in-basti// Municipalities in Basti]
* [https://bastikhabar.online/major-bank-branches-in-basti-district-bank-names-and-full-address-view-here// Major Bank Branches in Basti District]

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| North = [[Siddharthnagar district]]
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| East = [[Sant Kabir Nagar district]]
| Southeast =
| South = [[Ambedkar Nagar district]]
| Southwest = [[Faizabad district]]
| West = [[Gonda district]]
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2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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{{short description|Elections for the 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh}}
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2012 Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly election
| country = India
| flag_year =
| type = Legislative
| ongoing = no
| party_colour = yes
| previous_election = 2007 Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly election
| previous_year = 2007
| next_election = 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 2017
| seats_for_election = All 403 assembly constituencies
| election_date = {{Start date|df=y|2012|02|08}} – {{End date|df=y|2012|03|03}}
| turnout = 59.40%
{{increase}} 13.44%
| image1 = [[File:Akhilesh Yadav (14335961811).jpg|100x100px]]
| leader1 = [[Akhilesh Yadav]]
| leader_since1 =
| party1 = Samajwadi Party
| alliance1 = ''None''
| leaders_seat1 = [[Member of Legislative Council|MLC]]
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| seats1 = 224
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| popular_vote1 = 22,090,571
| percentage1 = 29.15%
| swing1 = {{increase}} 3.72%
| image2 = [[File:Mayawati.jpg|100x100px]]
| leader2 = [[Mayawati]]
| leader_since2 =
| party2 = Bahujan Samaj Party
| alliance2 = ''None''
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| popular_vote2 = 19,647,303
| percentage2 = 25.91%
| swing2 = {{decrease}} 4.52%
| image3 = [[File:Uma Bharati in 2014.jpg|100x100px]]
| leader3 = [[Uma Bharti]]
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| alliance3 = [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
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| seats3 = 47
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| seat_change3 = {{Decrease}}4
| popular_vote3 = 11,371,080
| percentage3 = 15.00%
| swing3 = {{decrease}} 1.97%
| image4 = [[File:Raaj Babbar.jpg|100x100px]]
| leader4 = [[Raj Babbar]]
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| seat_change4 = {{increase}}6
| popular_vote4 = 8,832,895<ref name=ECI>{{cite web|title=Uttar Pradesh 2012 - Uttar Pradesh - Election Commission of India|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3262-uttar-pradesh-2012/|access-date=2021-09-03}}</ref>
| percentage4 = 11.63%
| swing4 = {{increase}} 3.04%
| image5 = [[File:Ajit Singh at press conference.jpg|100x120px]]
| leader5 = [[Chaudhary Ajit Singh]]
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| map_caption =
| title = [[List of Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh|Chief Minister]]
| posttitle =
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| after_election = [[Akhilesh Yadav]]
| before_party = [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
| after_party = [[Samajwadi Party]]
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The '''Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly election''' followed as a result the expiration of the five-year term of [[2007 Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections|the previous legislature elected]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]. The election to the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] was held in seven phases from 8 February through 3 March 2012. Uttar Pradesh has the world's largest population for a sub-national democracy. The incumbent [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh|chief minister]] [[Mayawati]]'s [[Bahujan Samaj Party]], which previously won an [[absolute majority]] of seats, was defeated by [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]]'s [[Samajwadi Party]], which gained an absolute majority in the election. Mulayam's son and Samajwadi party president [[Akhilesh Yadav]] was nominated as [[chief minister]] by the party.<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-10/india/31142531_1_akhilesh-yadav-shivpal-singh-yadav-kannauj |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312212512/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-10/india/31142531_1_akhilesh-yadav-shivpal-singh-yadav-kannauj |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 March 2012 |title=Samajwadi Party announces Akhilesh Yadav as the new chief minister of UP |date=10 March 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=21 April 2012}}</ref>

==Background==
Uttar Pradesh is the largest state in India in terms of [[2011 census of India|population]], but the fourth largest in terms of [[states of India|landmass]] after the bifurcation to create [[Uttarakhand]]. It is also considered politically important because of the number of seats it returns to the ''[[Lok Sabha]]'' and as including the [[List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha|constituencies]] of such nationally notable figures as [[Sonia Gandhi]], [[Rahul Gandhi]], [[Varun Gandhi]] and [[Maneka Gandhi]] of the [[Nehru-Gandhi family]] dynasty. It was also previously the home of Prime Ministers [[Indira Gandhi]] and [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]].

The [[Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha|legislative assembly]] has 403 seats, 206 of which were won by the BSP in the previous election.<ref>[http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/15thassemblypartywiselisthindi23-11-2010.htm 15th Legislative Assembly Partywise Members List 07-06-2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719173339/http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/15thassemblypartywiselisthindi23-11-2010.htm |date=19 July 2011 }}. Uplegisassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref>

==Schedule==
Initially the ECI announced on 24 December 2011 that the election will occur in seven phases on 4, 8, 11, 15, 19, 23 and 28 February and the results will be declared on 3 March.<ref>{{cite web |title=ECI announces assembly election dates for 5 states, code of conduct with immediate effect Manipur to go for polls on January 28, 2012 |url=http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=18..251211.dec11 |website=e-pao.net}}</ref> Later, the date for announcement of result was changed to 6 March.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN24122011.pdf|title=ECI Press Note Dec 24, 2011|publisher=Election Commission of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/pn09012012.pdf|title=ECI Press Note Jan 09, 2012|publisher=Election Commission of India}}</ref>

On 9 January, the [[Election Commission of India|Election Commission]] had announced that the original date of 4 February for the first phase had been changed to 3 March, while vote counting had moved from 4 to 6 March<ref>[http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/uttar-pradesh-first-phase-poll-shifted-to-march-3-counting-march-6-lead_100589531.html Uttar Pradesh first phase poll shifted to March 3, counting March 6 (Lead) – Thaindian News] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301102544/http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/uttar-pradesh-first-phase-poll-shifted-to-march-3-counting-march-6-lead_100589531.html |date=1 March 2012 }}. Thaindian.com (9 January 2012). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref> due to celebrations for ''[[Barawafat]]'', for which an Election Commission official said that: "There were concerns people would not be able to come out to exercise their franchise."
<ref>[https://archive.today/20120701143704/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-09/india/30606825_1_first-phase-poll-panel-elections First phase elections in UP is rescheduled to March 3]. Times of India (9 January 2012) Retrieved on 23 January 2012.</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Phase
! Date
! Constituency (with ECI assembly constituency number)
|-
| I<ref>{{cite web |title=UP elections: List of 55 Assembly constituencies going to polls in first phase |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/assembly-elections-2012/uttar-pradesh/story/up-elections-list-of-55-assembly-constituencies-first-phase-polls-92258-2012-02-07 |website=indiatoday.in}}</ref>
|8 February
|145. Maholi, 146. Sitapur 147. Hargaon ([[Scheduled Caste|SC]]) 148. Laharpur 149. Biswan 150. Sevata 151. Mahmoodabad 152. Sidhauli (SC) 153. Misrikh (SC) 266. Kursi 267. Ram Nagar 268. Barabanki 269. Zaidpur (SC) 270. Dariyabad 271. Rudauli 272. Haidergarh (SC) 273. Milkipur (SC) 274. Bikapur 275. Ayodhya 276. Goshainganj 277. Katehari 278. Tanda 279. Alapur (SC) 280. Jalalpur 281. Akbarpur 282. Balha (SC) 283. Nanpara 284. Matera 285. Mahasi 286. Bahraich 287. Payagpur 288. Kaiserganj 289. Bhinga 290. Shrawasti 291. Tulsipur 292. Gainsari 293. Utraula 294. Balrampur (SC) 295. Mehnaun 296. Gonda 297. Katra Bazar 298. Colonelganj 299. Tarabganj 300. Mankapur (SC) 301. Gaura 302. Shohratgarh 303. Kapilvastu (SC) 304. Bansi 305. Itwa 306. Domariyaganj 307. Harraiya 308. Kaptanganj 309. Rudhauli 310. Basti Sadar 311. Mahadewa (SC)
|-
| II<ref>{{cite web |title=UP elections: List of 59 Assembly constituencies going to polls in second phase |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/assembly-elections-2012/uttar-pradesh/story/up-elections-list-of-59-assembly-constituencies-going-to-polls-in-second-phase-92259-2012-02-07 |website=indiatoady.in}}</ref>
|11 February
|312. Menhdawal, 313. Khalilabad 314. Dhanghata (SC) 315. Pharenda 316. Nautanwa 317. Siswa 318. Maharajganj (SC) 319. Paniyra 320. Caimpiyarganj 321. Pipraich 322. Gorakhpur Urban 323. Gorakhpur Rural 324. Sahajanwa 325. Khajani (SC) 326. Chauri-Chaura 327. Bansgaon (SC) 328. Chillupar 329. Khadda 330. Padrauna 331. Tamkuhi Raj 332. Fazilnagar 333. Kushinagar 334. Hata 335. Ramkola (SC) 336. Rudrapur 337. Deoria 338. Pathardeva 339. Rampur Karkhana 340. Bhatpar Rani 341. Salempur (SC) 342. Barhaj 343. Atrauliya 344. Gopalpur 345. Sagri 346. Mubarakpur 347. Azamgarh 348. Nizamabad 349. Phoolpur-Pawai 350. Didarganj 351. Lalganj (SC) 352. Mehnagar (SC) 353. Madhuban 354. Ghosi 355. Muhammadabad- Gohna (SC) 356. Mau 357. Belthara Road (SC) 358. [[Rasra|Rasara]] 359. Sikanderpur 360. [[Phephna|Phephana]] 361. [[Ballia|Ballia Nagar]] 362. Bansdih 363. Bairia 373. Jakhanian (SC) 374. Saidpur (SC) 375. Ghazipur 376. Jangipur 377. Zahoorabad 378. Mohammadabad 379. Zamania
|-
|III<ref>{{cite web |title=UP elections: List of 56 Assembly constituencies going to polls in third phase |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/assembly-elections-2012/uttar-pradesh/story/up-elections-list-of-56-assembly-constituencies-going-to-polls-in-third-phase-92260-2012-02-07 |website=indiatoday.in}}</ref>
|15 February
|184. Jagdishpur (SC), 185.Gauriganj 186.Amethi 187. Isauli 188. Sultanpur 189. Sadar 190. Lambhua 191. Kadipur (SC) 251. Sirathu 252. Manjhanpur (SC) 253. Chail 254. Phaphamau 255. Soraon (SC) 256. Phulpur 257. Pratappur 258. Handia 259. Meja 260. Karachhana 261.Allahabad West 262.Allahabad North 263.Allahabad South 264. Bara (SC) 265. Koraon (SC) 364. Badlapur 365. Shahganj 366. Jaunpur 367. Malhani 368.Mungra Badshahpur 369. Machhlishahr (SC) 370. Mariyahu 371. Zafrabad 372. Kerakat (SC) 380.Mughalsarai 381. Sakaldiha 382. Saiyadraja 383. Chakia (SC) 384. Pindra 385.Ajagara (SC) 386. Shivpur 387. [[Rohaniya (Assembly constituency)|Rohaniya]] 388. [[Varanasi North (Assembly constituency)|Varanasi North]] 389. [[Varanasi South (Assembly constituency)|Varanasi South]] 390. [[Varanasi Cantt. (Assembly constituency)|Varanasi Cantt.]] 391. [[Sevapuri (Assembly constituency)|Sevapuri]] 392. Bhadohi 393.Gyanpur 394.Aurai (SC) 395.Chhanbey (SC) 396. Mirzapur 397. Majhawan 398. Chunar 399. Marihan 400.Ghorawal 401. Robertsganj 402.Obra 403. Duddhi (SC)
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|IV<ref>{{cite web |title=UP elections: List of 56 Assembly constituencies going to polls in fourth phase |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/assembly-elections-2012/uttar-pradesh/story/up-elections-list-of-56-assembly-constituencies-going-to-polls-in-fourth-phase-92261-2012-02-07 |website=indiatoday.in}}</ref>
|19 February
|154. [[Sawayazpur (Assembly constituency)|Sawayazpur]], 155. [[Shahabad (Assembly constituency)|Shahabad]] 156. [[Hardoi (Assembly constituency)|Hardoi]] 157.Gopamau (SC) 158. Sandi (SC) 159. Bilgram Mallanwan 160. Balamau (SC) 161. Sandila 162. Bangermau 163. Safipur (SC) 164.Mohan (SC) 165. Unnao 166. Bhagwantnagar 167. Purwa 168. Malihabad (SC) 169. Bakshi Kaa Talab 170. Sarojini Nagar 171. Lucknow West 172. Lucknow North 173. Lucknow East 174. Lucknow Central 175. Lucknow Cantt. 176.Mohanlalganj (SC) 177. Bachhrawan (SC) 178. Tiloi 179. Harchandpur 180. Rae Bareli 181. Salon (SC) 182. Sareni 183. Unchahar 192. Kaimganj (SC) 193.Amritpur 194. Farrukhabad 195. Bhojpur 196. Chhibramau 197. Tirwa 198. Kannauj (SC) 232. Tindwari 233. Baberu 234. Naraini (SC) 235. Banda 236. Chitrakoot 237. Manikpur 238. Jahanabad 239. Bindki 240. Fatehpur 241. Ayah Shah 242. Husainganj 243. Khaga (SC) 244. Rampur Khas 245. Babaganj (SC) 246. Kunda 247. Vishwanath Ganj 248. Pratapgarh 249. Patti 250. Raniganj
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|V<ref>{{cite web |title=UP elections: List of 49 Assembly constituencies going to polls in fifth phase |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/assembly-elections-2012/uttar-pradesh/story/up-elections-list-of-49-assembly-constituencies-going-to-polls-in-fifth-phase-92262-2012-02-07 |website=indiatoday.in}}</ref>
|23 February
|95.Tundla (SC), 96.Jasrana 97.Firozabad 98.Shikohabad 99.Sirsaganj 100. Kasganj 101.Amanpur 102. Patiyali 103.Aliganj 104. Etah 105. Marhara 106. Jalesar (SC) 107. Mainpuri 108. Bhongaon 109. Kishni (SC) 110. Karhal 199. Jaswantnagar 200. Etawah 201. Bharthana (SC) 202. Bidhuna 203. Dibiyapur 204.Auraiya (SC) 205. Rasulabad (SC) 206.Akbarpur-Raniya 207. Sikandra 208. Bhognipur 209. Bilhaur (SC) 210. Bithoor 211. Kalyanpur 212.Govindnagar 213. Sishamau 214.Arya Nagar 215. Kidwai Nagar 216. Kanpur Cantt. 217. Maharajpur 218.Ghatampur (SC) 219. Madhaugarh 220. Kalpi 221.Orai (SC) 222. Babina 223. [[Jhansi Nagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jhansi Nagar]] 224. Mauranipur (SC) 225.Garautha 226. Lalitpur 227. Mehroni (SC) 228. Hamirpur 229. Rath (SC) 230. Mahoba 231. Charkhari
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|VI<ref>{{cite web |title=UP elections: List of 68 Assembly constituencies going to polls in sixth phase |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/assembly-elections-2012/uttar-pradesh/story/up-elections-list-of-68-assembly-constituencies-going-to-polls-in-sixth-phase-92263-2012-02-07 |website=indiatoday.in}}</ref>
|28 February
|1. Behat, 2. [[Nakur (Assembly constituency)|Nakur]] 3. Saharanpur Nagar 4. Saharanpur 5. Deoband 6. Rampur Maniharan (SC) 7. Gangoh 8. Kairana 9. Thana Bhawan 10.Shamli 11.Budhana 12.Charthawal 13.[[Purqazi (Assembly constituency)|Purqazi (SC)]] 14.Muzaffar Nagar 15.Khatauli 16.Meerapur 43.Siwalkhas 44.Sardhana 45.Hastinapur (SC) 46.Kithore 47.Meerut Cantt. 48.Meerut 49.Meerut South 50.Chhaprauli 51.Baraut 52.Baghpat 53.Loni 54.Muradnagar 55.Sahibabad 56.Ghaziabad 57.Modi Nagar 58.Dhaulana 59.Hapur (SC) 60.Garhmukteshwar 61.Noida 62.Dadri 63.Jewar 64.Sikandrabad 65.Bulandshahr 66.Syana 67.Anupshahr 68.Debai 69.Shikarpur 70.Khurja (SC) 71.Khair (SC) 72. Barauli 73.Atrauli 74.Chharra 75.Koil 76.Aligarh 77.Iglas (SC) 78.Hathras (SC) 79.Sadabad 80.Sikandra Rao 81.Chhata 82.Mant 83.Goverdhan 84.Mathura 85.Baldev (SC) 86.Etmadpur 87.Agra Cantt. (SC) 88.Agra South 89.Agra North 90.Agra Rural (SC) 91.Fatehpur Sikri 92.Kheragarh 93.Fatehabad 94.Bah
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|VII<ref>{{cite web |title=UP elections: List of 60 Assembly constituencies going to polls in seventh phase |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/assembly-elections-2012/uttar-pradesh/story/up-elections-list-of-60-assembly-constituencies-going-to-polls-in-seventh-phase-92264-2012-02-07 |website=indiatoday.in}}</ref>
|3 March
|17. Najibabad, 18. Nagina (SC) 19. Barhapur 20. [[Dhampur (Assembly constituency)|Dhampur]] 21. Nehtaur (SC) 22. Bijnor 23. Chandpur 24. Noorpur 25. Kanth 26. Thakurdwara 27. Moradabad Rural 28. Moradabad Nagar 29. Kundarki 30. Bilari 31. Chandausi (SC) 32. Asmoli 33. Sambhal 34. Suar 35. Chamraua 36. Bilaspur 37. Rampur 38. [[Milak (Assembly constituency)|Milak]] (SC) 39. Dhanaura (SC) 40. Naugawan Sadat 41. Amroha 42. Hasanpur 111. [[Gunnaur (Assembly constituency)|Gunnaur]] 112. Bisauli (SC) 113. Sahaswan 114. Bilsi 115. Badaun 116. Shekhupur 117. Dataganj 118. Baheri 119. Meerganj 120. Bhojipura 121. Nawabganj 122. Faridpur (SC) 123. Bithari Chainpur 124. Bareilly 125. Bareilly Cantt. 126. Aonla 127. Pilibhit 128. Barkhera 129. Puranpur (SC) 130. Bisalpur 131. Katra 132. Jalalabad 133. Tilhar 134. Powayan (SC) 135. Shahjahanpur 136. Dadraul 137. Palia 138. Nighasan 139. Gola Gokrannath 140. Sri Nagar (SC) 141. Dhaurahra 142. Lakhimpur 143. Kasta (SC) 144. Mohammdi
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==Parties==
A total of 223 parties vied for the 403 seats in the legislative assembly. This was an increase compared to the previous election which featured 131 parties who had filed candidates.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-12/lucknow/31152110_1_sp-mlas-samajwadi-party-mlas-assembly-elections | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714192355/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-12/lucknow/31152110_1_sp-mlas-samajwadi-party-mlas-assembly-elections | url-status=dead | archive-date=14 July 2012 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Crorepatis have a better strike rate | date=12 March 2012}}</ref> The parties represented in the previous legislature were:
* [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] (BSP) (''incumbent'') (contested 403 seats<ref>{{cite web |title=Assembly Elections 2012: Counting to be held tomorrow |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/india-assembly-elections-2012-counting-95026-2012-03-05 |website=indiatoday.in}}</ref>)
* [[Samajwadi Party]] (SP) (''Resulting majority elected to power'')
* [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP)
* [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) (pre-election alliance with RLD<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsbullet.in/india/34-more/26553-samajwadi-sweep-in-uttar-pradesh-congress-begs-to-differ |title=Samajwadi sweep, Congress begs to differ |publisher=Newsbullet.in |date=28 February 2012 |access-date=21 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428012142/http://www.newsbullet.in/india/34-more/26553-samajwadi-sweep-in-uttar-pradesh-congress-begs-to-differ |archive-date=28 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>)
* [[Rashtriya Lok Dal]] (RLD) (pre-election alliance with INC)
* [[Rashtriya Parivartan Dal]]
* Akhil Bhartiya Loktantrik Congress
* [[United Democratic Front (India)|United Democratic Front]]
* Bharatiya Jan Shakti
* [[Jan Morcha]]
* [[Rashtriya Swabhimaan Party]]
* [[Peace Party of India]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/state-elections-2012/up/up-assembly-elections-2012-an-overview_761585.html|title=UP Assembly elections 2012 – an overview|publisher=ZEE NEWS | date=5 March 2012}}</ref>
* [[Apna Dal]]<ref name=Apna_Dal>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/apna-dal-allies-with-nda/article5826609.ece|title=Apna Dal allies with NDA|newspaper=THE HINDU | date=25 March 2014}}</ref>
* [[Quami Ekta Dal]]<ref name="THE ECONOMIC TIMES">{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-02-04/news/31024816_1_bsp-women-candidates-upew|title=UP assembly elections 2012: 118 candidates in phase-II UP polls have criminal background|work=THE ECONOMIC TIMES| date=4 February 2012}}</ref>
* [[Janata Dal (United)|JD(U)]]<ref name="THE ECONOMIC TIMES"/>
* [[All India Trinamool Congress]]<ref name=ECI/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Trinamool-Congress-to-expand-base-in-Uttar-Pradesh/articleshow/15534104.cms|title=Trinamool Congress to expand base in Uttar Pradesh|work=The Times of India| date=17 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UP Election Assembly Results 2012 {{!}} Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Election Results 2012|url=https://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/2012-election-results.html|access-date=2021-09-04}}</ref>
* [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]<ref name="UP polls: Left in lurch since 1989">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/UP-polls-Left-in-lurch-since-1989/articleshow/11801735.cms|title=UP polls: Left in lurch since 1989|work=The Times of India| date=8 February 2012}}</ref>
* [[Communist Party of India]]<ref name="UP polls: Left in lurch since 1989"/>

==2010 issues==
In 2010, INC general secretary Rahul Gandhi was arrested, along with, while he was staging a [[sit-in]] in Bhatta Parsaul village in support of farmers agitating against inadequate compensation for the acquisition of their land for a highway project. Though he was released after three hours, INC party members in other parts of the country such as [[Mumbai]]'s western suburbs of Santacruz, Malad and Borivali protested against his arrest.<ref>[http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=238144 Serving Mangaloreans Around The World!]. Mangalorean.Com. Retrieved 23 January 2012 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123094812/http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=238144 |date=23 January 2012 }}.</ref> Amidst the event he said: "I have seen the violence unleashed on your youth and women. By seeing what has happened here, I feel ashamed to be an Indian. The state government {{sic}} is tormenting its own people."<ref>Akshaya Mishra [http://www.firstpost.com/politics/it%E2%80%99s-not-about-farmers-silly-it%E2%80%99s-about-votes-8489.html It's not about farmers, silly. It's about votes]. First Post (12 May 2011)</ref> Though INC party spokesman Subodh Srivastava said that "several party leaders and workers were injured in the ''[[Baton (law enforcement)|lathicharge]]'' by police at a number of places in the state (''sic'') during peaceful protest and demonstration. (''sic'') More than 10,000 workers and leaders were arrested across the state," the UP government said that there was no impact as a result of the INC agitation and that only 135 people had been arrested in apprehension of breach of peace during the ensuing ''chakka jam''{{efn| name = chakka jam}} in protest against Gandhi's arrest.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110517003229/http://www.sify.com/news/police-cracks-down-on-protesting-congress-workers-in-up-news-national-lfmuufeddbd.html Police cracks down on protesting Congress workers in UP]. Sify.com (12 May 2011). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref> Mayawati responded also to the Gandhi agitation by saying: "I would like to tell ''[[Yuvraj]]'' that whatever struggle he has to do, he should do in his home first, as the decision is in the hands of the Centre...It seems that he is not being heard in his own home and he is venting his frustration by indulging in mean dramatics."<ref>[http://www.firstpost.com/politics/rahul-indulging-in-mean-dramatics-mayawati-8694.html Rahul indulging in mean dramatics: Mayawati]. Firstpost (12 May 2011). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref>

The same day his mother, Sonia Gandhi, visited her national constituency of [[Rae Bareli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Rae Bareli]] to review the implementation of such nationally sponsored rural employment and housing schemes as the [[Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act]] where she called for better implementation of the various schemes such as to ensure that 100 days of employment would be provided to a maximum number of families.<ref>[http://nrega.nic.in/netnrega/home.aspx Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act]. Nrega.nic.in. Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2012458.ece News / National : Sonia reviews central schemes in Rae Bareli]. The Hindu (12 May 2011). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref>

Under the pretext of land acquisition, the action was read as having gathered pace as after [[State Assembly elections in India, 2010|other legislative elections]]. The ''[[Times of India]]'' read the move as "a bigger favour from jittery chief minister Mayawati" and that the "subsequent free-for-all" included INC staging anti-Mayawati protests as well as BJP leaders trying not to be undone by "also courting trouble" on the basis of "land-related strife everywhere...giving politicians scope for [[photo op]]s." It also said that Mayawati may have had a "point in lobbing the land acquisition ball back into the Centre's (national government) court" but that attempts to "keeping law and order will only make her opponents look good for being martyred;" while it still question if the INC were "genuinely friends of farmers, tribals, ''[[Dalits]]'', et al."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121105124643/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-13/edit-page/29536633_1_land-acquisition-bill-tribals-mayawati Up the ante]. Times of India (13 May 2011). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref>

==Corruption issues==
A Centre for Media Studies report showed that the corruption has increased in UP.<ref>[http://www.im4change.org/law-justice/corruption-35/print Corruption]. Im4change.org. Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref><ref>[http://cmsindia.org/ICS2010.pdf INDIA CORRUPTION STUDY: 2010 Is The Scenario Changing?] CMS (2011)</ref> The [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] said there was "strong evidence" against incumbent Chief Minister [[Mayawati]] in a case about
disproportionate assets for a public figure;<ref>[https://archive.today/20120904011545/http://www.indiandefence.com/forums/f31/strong-evidence-against-mayawati-disproportionate-assets-case-cbi-tells-supreme-c-11042/ Strong evidence against Mayawati in disproportionate assets case: CBI tells Supreme C]. Indiandefence.com (14 September 2011). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref> while Samajwadi party leader [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]] also has a case pending against him in a similar case.<ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sc-pulls-up-attorney-general-ge-vahanvati-over-mulayam-assets-case/1/129175.html SC pulls up attorney general for 'supporting' Mulayam in assets case]. India Today (9 February 2011). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref> Out of a total of 403 [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLAs]], 143 face criminal charges.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120708170908/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-07/india/30601350_1_ipc-charges-criminal-charges-mlas Of criminal pasts and crorepati MLAs]. Times of India (7 January 2012). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/94087 Caste, money & muscle power to dominate UP polls]. Newstrackindia.com (6 May 2009). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref>

The Chief Election Commissioner has raised concerns about the use of money in the election for some form of undue campaigning.<ref>[http://post.jagran.com/polls-2012-cec-concerned-over-money-power-in-punjab-up-and-goa-1326020086 Polls 2012: CEC concerned over money power in Punjab, UP and Goa]. Post.jagran.com (8 January 2012). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/punjab-up-goa-may-give-us-problems-on-money-front-cec/897230/ Punjab, UP, Goa may give us problems on money front: CEC]. Indian Express (8 January 2012). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref> After the EC imposed restrictions on the movement of unaccounted money, police checks across UP netted over 120 million in cash, several kilogrammes of silver and weapons, leading to the arrest of at least one person.<ref>[http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-01-06/news/30597802_1_unaccounted-cash-poll-cartridges Over Rs 1.37 crore unaccounted cash seized in poll-bound UP – Economic Times]. ''The Economic Times''. Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/wire-news/rs-265-crore-cash-18-kg-silver-weapons-seizedup_646470.html |access-date=9 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111211642/http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/wire-news/rs-265-crore-cash-18-kg-silver-weapons-seizedup_646470.html |archive-date=11 January 2012 |title=Rs 2.65 crore cash, 18 kg silver, weapons seized in UP }}</ref><ref>[http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20120107/1905853.html UP police seize Rs 1.60 crore during checking drive]. News.webindia123.com (7 January 2012). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref><ref>[http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20120108/1906409.html Police seizes unaccounted money over Rs 26 lakh]. News.webindia123.com (8 January 2012). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20120724092112/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-08/kanpur/30604299_1_vehicles-challaned-unaccounted-money-assembly-elections Several vehicles challaned, unaccounted money recovered]. ''The Times of India''. (8 January 2012). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref><ref>[http://post.jagran.com/rs-21-crore-recovered-in-up-punjab-amid-poll-preparations-1325935997 Rs 21 crore recovered in UP, Punjab amid poll preparations]. Post.jagran.com (7 January 2012). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref><ref>[http://news.oneindia.in/2012/01/09/whopping-rs-13-crore-seized-in-poll-bound-up.html UP Assembly Elections 2012 | Cash seized | Rs 13.5 crore | Black Money | Election commission]. News.oneindia.in (9 January 2012). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20120720072118/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-10/kanpur/30611396_1_foreign-liquor-police-firearm Unaccounted Rs 17.6 lakh recovered]. Times of India (10 January 2012). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref>

The Uttar Pradesh government was also sent a notice by the [[Central government of India|national government]] for alleged corruption in MGNREGA. Mayawati, however rejected the allegations as "politically motivated."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111029010956/http://www.sify.com/news/Mayawati-rejects-Jairam-s-charges-writes-to-Manmohan-Singh-news-National-lk2tkebebbb.html Mayawati rejects Jairam's charges, writes to Manmohan Singh]. Sify.com (28 October 2011). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref> She has also been accused by former minister Avdesh Verma of selling party tickets in the election for Rs. 40 million.<ref>[http://news.oneindia.in/2012/01/06/up-maywati-asks-rs-4-crore-for-bsp-ticket-sacked-min.html Mayawati | Sacked Minister | 4 Crore | BSP Ticket | Sacked | Property | Uttar Pradesh | Noida | UP Assembly Elections 2012]. News.oneindia.in (6 January 2012). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref> Furthermore, the BSP also expelled Badshah Singh and Babu Singh Kushwaha, who had been removed after CBI evidence of corruption, from the party on charges of corruption.<ref name="aaj">{{cite web|url=http://www.aajkikhabar.com/en/news/689148/689148.html|title=UP Polls: BSP's Babu Singh Kushwaha joins BJP|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120122094404/http://www.aajkikhabar.com/en/news/689148/689148.html|archive-date=22 January 2012|access-date=8 January 2012}}</ref>

During the tenure of the incumbent CM Mayawati, opposition parties have accused her of constructing parks and statues of herself and other ''dalit'' icons such as [[Bhimrao Ambedkar|Ambedkar]] and [[Kanshi Ram]] in places such as [[Noida]] and [[Lucknow]] that cost the exchequer crores of rupees in the name of development and social upliftment for ''dalit''s.<ref>[http://article.wn.com/view/2011/10/16/Mayawati_wasting_public_money_under_guise_of_dalit_uplift_Ga/ Mayawati wasting public money under guise of dalit uplift: Gadkari – Worldnews.com]. Article.wn.com (16 October 2011). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref><ref>[http://article.wn.com/view/2010/08/10/Mayawati_allocates_Rs500_crore_more_for_parks_memorials/ Mayawati allocates Rs.500 crore more for parks, memorials – Worldnews.com]. Article.wn.com (10 August 2010). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref><ref>[http://article.wn.com/view/2010/02/04/Mayawati_s_Uturn_Rs_700_cr_for_her_memorials_in_next_fiscal/ Mayawati's U-turn: Rs 700 cr for her memorials in next fiscal – Worldnews.com]. Article.wn.com (4 February 2010). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.newsduniyaonline.com/content/maya-unveil-rs-685-crore-noida-park.htm Maya to unveil Rs 685 crore Noida park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415051412/http://www.newsduniyaonline.com/content/maya-unveil-rs-685-crore-noida-park.htm |date=15 April 2012 }}. News Duniya Online (14 October 2011). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref> The [[Uttar Pradesh Government]] was also criticised by the [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] for not halting the construction of the memorials.<ref>[http://www.aboutbengaluru.com/contentDescription.aspx?submod=SSM20099100238359&ContentId=CD200910585552125&modid=SM200991002245343 Don't play games with us, Supreme Court tells Mayawati]{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Aboutbengaluru.com. Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref> despite an order to do so.<ref>{{cite news |title=SC restrains construction of memorials in Noida park |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/sc-restrains-construction-of-memorials-in-noida-park-109100900163_1.html |newspaper=Business Standard India|date=9 October 2009 |agency=Press Trust of India }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SC Puts Brake On Maya Memorials In Noida Park |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/sc-puts-brake-on-maya-memorials-in-noida-park-158.html |website=indiatvnews.com|date=9 October 2009 }}</ref> On 7 January the [[Chief Election Commissioner of India|Chief Election Commissioner]] [[S. Y. Quraishi]] ordered for the veiling of statues of all political figures except for [[Mohandas Gandhi]], as well as veiling the BSP's symbol the elephant, in order to have a "level playing field" by 11 January at 17:00, according to the District Magistrate of Gautam Budh Nagar, though Chief Electoral Officer Umesh Sinha said the deadline was 15 January but the government should try and do so earlier in view of the implementation of [[code of conduct]]. However, in [[Lucknow]] BSP activists were reported to have removed the a veil minutes after it had been installed. The BSP called the move as "completely wrong" and "not justified."<ref>[http://www.aninews.in/newsdetail2/story30564/election-commission-orders-to-wrap-up-bsp-statues.html Election Commission orders to wrap up BSP statues] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118104420/http://www.aninews.in/newsdetail2/story30564/election-commission-orders-to-wrap-up-bsp-statues.html |date=18 January 2015 }}. Aninews.in (8 January 2012). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.ndtv.com/article/assembly-polls/up-polls-mayawatis-statues-to-be-draped-tomorrow-after-election-commissions-order-164795 UP polls: Mayawati's statues to be draped today after Election Commission's order]. Ndtv.com (8 January 2012). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref><ref>[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/up-govt-starts-draping-statues-of-mayawati-elephant/articleshow/11415673.cms UP govt starts draping statues of Mayawati, elephant – Economic Times]. ''The Economic Times''. (8 January 2012). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.siasat.com/english/news/election-commission-orders-wrap-bsp-statues Election Commission orders to wrap up BSP statues]. Siasat (8 January 2012). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref><ref>[http://news.oneindia.in/2012/01/09/work-on-veiling-maya-statues-bsp-symbol-yet-to-commence.html Election Commission | Uttar Pradesh | Mayawati | Statues | Noida]. News.oneindia.in (9 January 2012). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.indiandefence.com/forums/f31/election-commissions-decision-biased-anti-dalit-bsp-13978/ Election Commission's decision biased, anti-Dalit: BSP] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114180457/http://www.indiandefence.com/forums/f31/election-commissions-decision-biased-anti-dalit-bsp-13978/ |date=14 January 2012 }}. Indiandefence.com. Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref> Quraishi dismissed criticism of the order as "ill-informed" and add that he was "surprised [the order] has been taken as something unusual. There is a model code of conduct which says there should be a level-playing field for all candidates and parties." On 9 January, social activist Dheeraj Singh filed a [[Public Interest Litigation|PIL]] in the [[Allahabad High Court]] challenging the EC's order on the grounds that the elephants represent [[Ganesha]] and veiling them could hurt public sentiment. On 11 January the High Court dismissed the petition as "withdrawn" on technical grounds.<ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_mayawati-statues-activist-files-pil-to-challenge-ec-s-draping-order_1635440 Mayawati statues: PIL moved before HC challenging EC's order – India – DNA]. ''Daily News and Analysis''. (9 January 2012). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2792655.ece News / National : PIL challenging EC order for covering statues dismissed]. The Hindu (11 January 2012). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref>

==Campaign==
The INC's Rahul Gandhi started his campaign on 14 November 2011 before the announcement of the election phases,<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15715888 BBC News – Rahul Gandhi launches key India poll campaign]. Bbc.co.uk (14 November 2011). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref> while Mulayam Singh Yadav started his campaign on 8 January with criticism of the ruling BSP for "corruption and atrocities on people."<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/mulayam-slams-maya-mum-on-cong/897527/ Mulayam slams Maya, mum on Cong]. Indian Express (9 January 2012). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref> Rahul Gandhi toured one of the most impoverished area of the country on 17 January, [[Bundelkhand]] in [[Lalitpur, India|Lalitpur]]. He also visited [[Mauranipur]], [[Chirgaon]], [[Jhansi]] and Mahoba, where he was reportedly shown black flags over the issue of [[Black market|black money]]. He promised to bring change, while also questioning the BSP government's alleged corruption in the MGNREGA scheme.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120708063524/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-17/lucknow/30634686_1_rahul-gandhi-amethi-address-public-meetings Rahul set to tour Bundelkhand from Jan 17]. ''The Times of India''. (17 January 2012). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref><ref>[http://news.oneindia.in/2012/01/19/up-polls-rahul-gandhi-shown-black-flags-in-rally.html Rahul Gandhi | Black Flags | Uttar Pradesh Elections | 2012 | Bundelkhand | Congress | BJP | Team Anna]. News.oneindia.in (19 January 2012). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.anhourago.in/show.aspx?l=52000005&d=502 Rahul blows MNREGS trumpet in Bundelkhand (18 Jan 2012 02:22)]. Anhourago.in (18 January 2012). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref> Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]] addressed a rally in Kanpur on 17 February where he alleged that the U.P. government is not cooperating with the national government in regards to infrastructure development despite receiving five times the funds demanded.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://post.jagran.com/prime-minister-manmohan-singh-to-address-his-first-up-election-rally-in-kanpur-today-1329420680 |title=Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to address his first UP election rally in Kanpur today |publisher=Post.jagran.com |date=17 February 2012 |access-date=21 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|author=Atiq Khan |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2903543.ece?homepage=true |title=News / National : Mayawati not cooperating on development: Manmohan |newspaper=The Hindu |date=17 February 2012 |access-date=21 April 2012}}</ref> He also criticised the incumbent government's alleged corruption and U.P.'s infrastructure woes. "The reason behind this bad situation is that non- Congress governments which came to power in the state in the last 22 years did not pay attention either to governance or the problems of the common man. The Congress will win UP elections. Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi will ensure Congress' victory in UP...we will work with greater strength for the development of UP if the Congress comes to power. There is a need to change this situation. You need a government which changes the shape of UP and focuses on development by rising above caste and religious lines. Congress led by Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi can provide such a government."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/uttar-pradesh-elections-2012-manmohan-singh-congress-mayawati/1/174059.html |title=Congress will win in UP, says Manmohan Singh : Uttar Pradesh News|work=India Today |date=17 February 2012 |access-date=21 April 2012}}</ref> The INC also got the endorsement of the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/congress-bags-jamiat-ulama-mahmood-madani-support-in-uttar-pradesh-polls/1/174579.html |title=Congress bags Jamiat Ulama's support in Uttar Pradesh assembly polls : Lucknow News|work=India Today |date=21 February 2012 |access-date=21 April 2012}}</ref> After the first three phases of voting the party was said to have been cautious about its expectations of winning the election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/uttar-pradesh-poll-result-congress-tones-down-expectations/1/174290.html |title=Uttar Pradesh polls: Congress tones down expectations : North News|work=India Today |date=19 February 2012 |access-date=21 April 2012}}</ref>

The BJP formally began its campaign on 10 January, but would start hosting public meeting 10 days later. Party leaders from outside UP had been called in to campaign, though many refused to show support for candidates with corruption allegations. These included former PM [[Atal Behari Vajpayee]], Gujarat CM [[Narendra Modi]], former PM-candidate and Home Minister MP [[Lal Krishna Advani]], MP [[Sushma Swaraj]], former Law Minister MP [[Arun Jaitley]]. UP MP [[Murli Manohar Joshi]], Madhya Pradesh CM [[Shivraj Singh Chouhan]], Chhattisgarh CM [[Raman Singh]], Jharkhand CM [[Arjun Munda]], Bihar Deputy CM [[Sushil Modi]], former Rajasthan CM [[Vasundhara Raje]], [[Ananth Kumar]], [[Ravi Shankar Prasad]], [[Narendra Singh Tomar]], party deputy leader in the ''[[Lok Sabha]]'' [[Gopinath Munde]], party deputy leader in the ''[[Rajya Sabha]]'' [[SS Ahluwalia]], party Muslim member [[Shahnawaz Hussain]], party vice president [[Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi]], MP [[Shatrughan Sinha]], MP [[Hema Malini]], MP [[Smriti Irani]], MP [[Navjot Singh Sidhu]], [[Kalraj Mishra]], [[Vinay Katiyar]], [[Ramlal]], former Foreign Minister MP [[Yashwant Sinha]], former Madhya Pradesh CM and re-inductee into the party [[Uma Bharti]], UP MP [[Varun Gandhi]], [[Ramapati Ram Tripathi]], [[Kesarinath Tripathi]], [[Ramnath Kovind]], [[Saudan Singh]] and [[Radha Mohan Singh]].<ref>[http://www.firstpost.com/politics/vajpayee-modi-in-bjp-list-of-poll-campaigners-176542.html Vajpayee, Modi in BJP list of poll campaigners]. Firstpost. Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref> On 16 January, national BJP President [[Nitin Gadkari]] released the party [[manifesto]] for the election in Lucknow. Part of its promises included creating 15 million jobs within five years, as well providing rice and wheat at a subsidised Rs. 3 and Rs. 2 per kilogramme, respectively.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130906042943/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-16/india/30631249_1_vision-document-bundelkhand-regional-disparities BJP releases vision document for UP, promises one crore new jobs]. ''The Times of India''. (16 January 2012). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref> It also included a promise to probe alleged cases of corruption during the tenure of the BSP government.<ref>[http://www.asianage.com/india/bjp-will-probe-maya-if-voted-424 BJP: Will probe Maya if voted]. The Asian Age (14 January 2012). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref> On 18 January, they opted to field Uma Bharti from the Charkari constituency in [[Mahoba]].<ref>[http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/01/19/260942-Uma-Bharti-vows-to-transform-Uttar-Pradesh-into-Uttam-Pradesh-.html Uma Bharti vows to transform Uttar Pradesh into "Uttam Pradesh"]. Newstrackindia.com (19 January 2012). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.newsbullet.in/breaking-news/24715 BJP fields Uma Bharti from Bundelkhand]. Newsbullet.in (18 January 2012). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref>

Incumbent CM Mayawati began her campaign on 27 January at a rally in [[Bijnor]].<ref>[http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/lucknow/33825-maya-to-start-campaign-in-up-from-january-27.html Maya to start campaign in UP from January 27]. ''The Pioneer'' (India).com (9 January 2012). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref> On 15 January, she released the BSP's list of candidates for all the 403 constituencies. The list included 88 candidates belonging to [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|SCs]], 113 from [[Other Backward Class|OBCs]], 85 [[Minority religion|religious minorities]] and 117 [[Forward caste|upper castes]], out of which 74 are [[Brahmin]]s.<ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_breaking-news-mayawati-releases-list-of-all-403-bsp-candidates_1637769 Bring back BSP to power: Mayawati to party workers – India – DNA]. ''Daily News and Analysis''. (15 January 2012). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.newsbullet.in/india/34-more/24548-mayawati-releases-list-of-all-403-bsp-candidates Mayawati releases list of all 403 BSP candidates] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119004756/http://www.newsbullet.in/india/34-more/24548-mayawati-releases-list-of-all-403-bsp-candidates |date=19 January 2012 }}. Newsbullet.in (15 January 2012). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref>

On 20 January, the Samajwadi Party released its electoral manifesto in Lucknow which included promising reservation for the minorities, a ban on land acquisition and loans of four percent interest to small farmers.<ref>[http://www.newsonair.com/news.asp?cat=state&id=ST8526 Sports News, Cricket News, Delhi News, Common Wealth Games 2010, News 2010. Business News, Political News, State News, International News, Exclusive News & more]. Newsonair (1 January 1990). Retrieved 23 January 2012. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118104827/http://www.newsonair.com/news.asp?cat=state&id=ST8526 |date=18 January 2015 }}</ref><ref>[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/sp-releases-manifesto-for-up-assembly-polls/articleshow/11565513.cms SP releases manifesto for UP Assembly polls – Economic Times]. ''The Economic Times''. Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref> Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav got an endorsement from the [[Shahi Imam]] of New Delhi's [[Jama Masjid, Delhi|Jama Masjid]] Syed Ahmed Bukhari, who had appealed to Muslim voters to vote for the SP and alleged that the INC had regressed UP's fortunes.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Atiq Khan |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/article2840357.ece |title=States / Other States : Mulayam gets Shahi Imam's backing |newspaper=The Hindu |date=29 January 2012 |access-date=21 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_up-election-vote-for-sp-shahi-imam-tells-muslims_1643151 |title=UP election: Vote for SP, Shahi Imam tells Muslims – India – DNA |work=Daily News and Analysis |date=28 January 2012 |access-date=21 April 2012}}</ref>

The [[2011 Indian anti-corruption movement|anti-corruption group]] [[Team Anna]] also decided to campaign in four of the five provinces that are holding ''[[Vidhan Sabha]]'' [[Legislative Assembly elections in India, 2012|elections]], except [[Manipur]]; however they said that they would not do so in favour of or against any particular party.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/UttarPradesh/Team-Anna-not-to-target-single-party-Anna-to-take-final-call/Article1-793784.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110015821/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/UttarPradesh/Team-Anna-not-to-target-single-party-Anna-to-take-final-call/Article1-793784.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 January 2012 |title=Team Anna in poll mode, to campaign in four states |work=Hindustan Times|date=9 January 2012 |access-date=21 April 2012}}</ref> They started their campaign in [[Haridwar]] on 21 January.<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/team-anna-to-kick-start-its-campaign-from-haridwar.../901573/ Team Anna to kick start its campaign from Haridwar on Jan 21]. Indian Express (19 January 2012). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref>

==Controversies==
The Supreme Court also criticised the UP government for the Land Acquisition Act calling it "an engine of oppression" for the government's low cost acquisition without adequate redress for the villagers, who were then beaten by police. It said that the policy as "anti-poor" and against the interests of the "common man," while citing that after its inception in 1894 it had to be immediately amended. At the same time, INC general secretary Rahul Gandhi toured two villages to start an agitation march against such acquisitions<ref>[http://netindian.in/news/2011/07/05/00014167/supreme-court-pulls-mayawati-govt-land-acquisition-policy Supreme Court pulls up Mayawati govt on land acquisition policy | NetIndian]. Netindian.in (5 July 2011). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref><ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sc-slams-up-govts-land-acquisition-policy/1/143758.html SC slams Uttar Pradesh govt's land acquisition policy as 'sinister, anti-poor' : North News – India Today]. ''India Today''.intoday.in (5 July 2011). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref>

On 22 December 2011 the national government announced a four and half percent sub-quota for "backward Muslims" as part of an expanded definition of [[Other Backward Castes]] in the civil service and at educational institutions, which came into effect on 1 January. BJP leaders Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley strongly objected to the proposal on the grounds that it was "unconstitutional" with the purpose of campaigning to wooing Muslim voters in the election.<ref>[http://www.newsbullet.in/india/34-more/23308-cabinet-clears-quota-for-muslims-within-obc-quota Cabinet clears 4.5% quota for minorities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206115626/http://www.newsbullet.in/india/34-more/23308-cabinet-clears-quota-for-muslims-within-obc-quota |date=6 February 2012 }}. Newsbullet.in (22 December 2011). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/jaitley-counters-muslim-quota-says-it-will-divide-nation-on-religious-lines/889512/ Jaitley counters Muslim quota, says it will divide nation on religious lines]. Indian Express (19 December 2011). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref>
On 10 January, Minority Affairs Minister [[Salman Khurshid]] was sent a notice by the ECI on a complaint filed by the BJP, led by Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, after Khurshid had said that if the INC was victorious in the election, it would double the quota for Muslims to nine percent. He then reiterated that the comments was a "promise not [an] allurement."<ref>[http://twocircles.net/2012jan11/quota_row_poll_panel_notice_khurshid_bjps_complaint.html Quota row: Poll panel notice to Khurshid on BJP's complaint]. TwoCircles.net. Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120112045354/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Speech-was-promise-not-allurement-Salman-Khurshid/Article1-795740.aspx Speech was promise, not allurement: Khurshid]. Hindustan Times (11 January 2012). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref> The following day the ECI decided to put on hold the sub-quota for minorities till the election ends as it was in violation of the Model Code of Conduct.<ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/muslims-quota-election-commission-centre-assembly-polls/1/168350.html Setback for Centre as Election Commission puts sub-quota for minorities on hold : North News – India Today]. ''India Today''.intoday.in (12 January 2012). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref>

The ECI replaced the UP DGP Brij Lal and Home Secretary Fateh Bahadur on 8 January after complaints from other parties that they were partisan on the issue of covering the statues.<ref>{{cite news|title=EC India order on Mayawati statues|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-01-08/news/30604492_1_mayawati-statues-poll-symbol-assembly-polls|access-date=13 January 2012|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=8 January 2012}}</ref>

On 22 January, the ECI banned exit polls from 28 January to 3 March in accordance with the relevant provisions of the [[Representation of the People Act, 1951]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Election Commission bans exit polls from January 28 to March 3 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/assembly-polls-2012-election-commission-bans-exit-polls-90524-2012-01-22 |website=indiatoday.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/ErrorPage.html?aspxerrorpath=/newsite/mainpage.aspx|title=Untitled Page|website=pib.gov.in}}</ref> Opinion polls were also banned 48 hours prior to the voting of each phase in the [[electronic media]], however there was no such restriction on the print media.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2822922.ece News / National : Election Commission bans exit polls from Jan 28 to Mar 3]. The Hindu (9 November 2011). Retrieved 23 January 2012.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.news24online.com/EC-notifies-ban-on-exit-opinion-polls_News24_39880.aspx |title=EC notifies ban on exit, opinion polls |publisher=News24online.com |date=7 February 2012 |access-date=21 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202034203/http://news24online.com/EC-notifies-ban-on-exit-opinion-polls_News24_39880.aspx/ |archive-date=2 February 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Individual candidates===
After being fired from the BSP for corruption, Babu Singh Kushwaha, Badshah Singh and Awdhesh Verma joined the BJP. Kushwaha has wanted to join the INC but was blocked by Rahul Gandhi, who criticised the BJP for giving them tickets. Additionally, Daddan Mishra also resigned from the BSP after being denied a ticket to run in the election and consequently joined the BJP.<ref name="aaj"/>

==Opinion polls==
All opinion polls indicated a [[hung parliament|hung assembly]].

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Poll source and date !! BSP!! Samajwadi !! BJP !! INC-RLD !! Others
|-
|''[[STAR News]]''-''[[Nielsen Media Research|Nielsen]]''<ref>{{cite web |author=YK |url=http://www.youngkingdom.com/2012/02/up-exit-poll-2012-uttar-pradesh-assembly-election-2012-star-news-nielsen-opinion-poll/ |title=UP Exit Poll 2012 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2012 : STAR News Nielsen Opinion Poll |publisher=Youngkingdom.com |date=3 February 2012 |access-date=21 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413122816/http://www.youngkingdom.com/2012/02/up-exit-poll-2012-uttar-pradesh-assembly-election-2012-star-news-nielsen-opinion-poll/ |archive-date=13 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>||101||135||61||99||7
|-
|''[[News 24 (India)|News24]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.news24online.com/UP-is-heading-for-hung-assembly-Opinion-poll_News24_39817.aspx |title=UP is heading for hung assembly: Opinion poll |publisher=News24online.com |date=6 February 2012 |access-date=21 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209233612/http://news24online.com/UP-is-heading-for-hung-assembly-Opinion-poll_News24_39817.aspx |archive-date=9 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>||108||127||57||94||17
|}

==Election==
Almost all the exit polls pointed to a hung assembly with the SP outperforming its rivals while the BSP lost a large share of the seats it previously held. The INC and the BJP also were expected to perform better than the previous election but significantly short of the simple majority mark.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Poll source and date !! BSP!! SP !! BJP !! INC-RLD !! Others
|-
|''[[STAR News]]''-''[[Nielsen Media Research|Nielsen]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesundayindian.com/en/story/Exit-polls-put-SP-on-top-of-race-in-UP/2/31073/ |title=Exit polls put SP on top of race in UP |publisher=The Sunday Indian |date=4 March 2012 |access-date=21 April 2012}}</ref>||83||183||71||51||11
|-
|''[[CNN-IBN]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=754308 |title=CSDS Survey Predicts Landslide 232–250 Seats for SP |publisher=news.outlookindia.com |access-date=21 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305222301/http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=754308 |archive-date=5 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>||65–70||232–250||28–38||36–44||11–23
|-
|''[[Aaj Tak]]''<ref>{{cite web|author=Oasis |url=http://www.uttarpradeshlive.com/2012/03/uttar-pradesh-exit-poll-2012.html |title=Uttar Pradesh Exit Poll 2012 |publisher=Uttarpradeshlive.com |date=3 March 2012 |access-date=21 April 2012}}</ref>||88–98||195–210||50–56||38–42||20
|}

==Result==

{{main|Results of the 2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election}}

The BSP's CM Mayawati's cabinet approving the dissolution of the ''Vidhan Sabha'' assembly on the night of 4 March and sent the recommendation to the Governor for consent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/chunk-ht-ui-assemblyelections2012-up-topstories/Maya-wants-UP-assembly-dissolved-governor-to-take-call/Article1-820965.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306074748/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/chunk-ht-ui-assemblyelections2012-up-topstories/Maya-wants-UP-assembly-dissolved-governor-to-take-call/Article1-820965.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 March 2012 |title=Maya wants UP assembly dissolved, governor to take call |work=Hindustan Times|date=5 March 2012 |access-date=21 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Anita |url=http://news.oneindia.in/2012/03/05/mayawati-passes-resolution-to-dissolve-assembly.html |title=Mayawati passes resolution to dissolve Assembly? |publisher=News.oneindia.in |date=5 March 2012 |access-date=21 April 2012}}</ref> Mulayam Singh Yadav's son and UP president of the Samajwadi Party [[Akhilesh Yadav]] was nominated as [[Chief Minister]] by the party.<ref name="indiatimes1"/>

{{election table|title=Summary of the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] election, 2012 result}}
|-
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;" width=225 |Party
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Seats contested
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Seats won
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Seat change
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Vote share
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Swing
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Samajwadi Party]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 401
| style="text-align:center;" | 224
| style="text-align:center;" | {{gain}} 127
| style="text-align:center;" | 29.15%
| style="text-align:center;" | {{gain}} 3.72%
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 403
| style="text-align:center;" | 80
| style="text-align:center;" | {{loss}} 126
| style="text-align:center;" | 25.91%
| style="text-align:center;" | {{loss}} 4.52%
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 398
| style="text-align:center;" | 47
| style="text-align:center;" | {{loss}} 4
| style="text-align:center;" | 15%
| style="text-align:center;" | {{loss}} 1.97%
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 355
| style="text-align:center;" | 28
| style="text-align:center;" | {{gain}} 6
| style="text-align:center;" | 11.63%
| style="text-align:center;" | {{gain}} 3.03%
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Rashtriya Lok Dal]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 46
| style="text-align:center;" | 9
| style="text-align:center;" | {{loss}} 1
| style="text-align:center;" | 2.33%
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Peace Party of India]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 208
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| style="text-align:center;" | {{gain}} 4
| style="text-align:center;" | 2.82%
| style="text-align:center;" | {{gain}}2.82%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Quami Ekta Dal]]<ref name=ECI/>
|style="text-align:center;"|43
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|0.55%
|style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Apna Dal]]<ref name=ECI/><ref name=Apna_Dal/>
|style="text-align:center;"|76
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"|{{increase}}1
|style="text-align:center;"|0.90%
|style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Nationalist Congress Party]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 127
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}} 0
| style="text-align:center;" | 0.33%
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Ittehad-e-Millat Council]]<ref name=ECI/>
|style="text-align:center;"|18
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|0.25%
|style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Independent politician|Independents]]<ref name=ECI/>
|style="text-align:center;"|1691
|style="text-align:center;"|6
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|4.13%
|style="text-align:center;"|
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
|style="text-align:left;"|'''Total'''||-|| style="text-align:right;" |'''403'''||-|| |||
|-
|style="text-align:left;background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=7|Turnout: 59.5%
|-
|style="text-align:left;" colspan="7"|Source: [http://eciresults.nic.in Election Commission of India]
|}

== See also==

* [[Elections in Uttar Pradesh]]
* [[2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]
* [[2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]
* [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly#List_of_Assemblies|List Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections]]

== Notes ==
{{notes
| notes =
{{efn
| name = chakka jam
| Chakka Jam is a term used in India and Nepal for the "deliberate creation of traffic jams as a form of political and social protest".<ref>{{citation|url=https://schott.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/24/chakka-jam/ |title=Schott's Vocab – Chakka Jam |date= 24 November 2008 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=5 June 2020 |first1=Ben |last1=Schott}}</ref>
}}
}}

==References==
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