Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022: All you need to know

1) When will the next UP assembly elections be held?
In early 2022. The term of the current assembly will expire on May 14, 2022. The new assembly should be in place well before then.


2) What is the halfway mark in the Uttar Pradesh assembly?

The Uttar Pradesh assembly has 403 seats. A party or coalition needs 202 seats for a majority.


3) How many seats did the BJP win in the 2017 UP elections?
In the 2017 UP assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party won 312 out of a total of 403 seats.The halfway mark is 202.


4) What are the percentages of different castes in Uttar Pradesh?
As per the 2011 census: OBC = 40%; Dalits(SC) = 20.8%; Tribals(ST) = 0.8%; Forward caste = 23%; Muslims = 19%; Others = 0.9%


5) What is the percentage of Muslim population in Uttar Pradesh?
As per the 2011 census, the Muslim population then was 38,483,967. Which was 19% of the total population.


6) Which are the prominent parties in the fray in UP?
Bharatiya Janata Party, Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samajwadi Party, Congress. Also in the fray are RLD, AIMIM, Apna Dal, SBSP etc. The SP and Jayant Chaudhary's RLD have reached a seat-sharing agreement.