For every political party in India, Uttar Pradesh is the most crucial state when it comes to the Lok Sabha elections. Boasting the highest number of seats – a whopping 80 – it is often said that the road to Delhi is paved through UP, reflecting its significance in the national political landscape.
Results unveiled on June 4
The Electoral Commission has announced that the elections will take place over seven phases nationwide, with the votes being counted on June 4, bringing forth the results. Voting will occur on April 19 for the first phase, April 26 for the second, May 7 for the third, May 13 for the fourth, May 20 for the fifth, May 25 for the sixth, and June 1 for the climactic seventh and final phase.
Know the Voting Schedule Phase by Phase
First Phase Voting: April 19 (8 seats)
Voting will take place in Saharanpur, Kairana, Muzaffarnagar, Bijnor, Nagina, Moradabad, Rampur, and Pilibhit.
Second Phase: April 26 (8 seats)
Voting will take place in Amroha, Meerut, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, and Mathura.
Third Phase: May 7 (10 seats)
Voting will take place in Sambhal, Hathras, Agra, Fatehpur Sikri, Firozabad, Mainpuri, Etah, Budaun, Aonla, and Bareilly.
Fourth Phase: May 13 (13 seats)
Voting will take place in Shahjahanpur, Kheri, Dhaurahra, Sitapur, Hardoi, Misrikh, Unnao, Farrukhabad, Etawah, Kannauj, Kanpur, Akbarpur, and Bahraich.
Fifth Phase: May 20 (14 seats)
Voting will take place in Mohanlalganj, Lucknow, Raebareli, Amethi, Jalaun, Jhansi, Hamirpur, Banda, Fatehpur, Kaushambi, Barabanki, Faizabad, Kaiserganj, and Gonda.
Sixth Phase: May 25 (14 seats)
Voting will take place in Sultanpur, Pratapgarh, Phulpur, Allahabad, Ambedkar Nagar, Shrawasti, Dumariyaganj, Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar, Lalganj, Azamgarh, Jaunpur, Machhlishahr, and Bhadohi.
Seventh Phase: June 1 (13 seats)
Voting will take place in Maharajganj, Gorakhpur, Kushinagar, Deoria, Bansgaon, Ghosi, Salempur, Ballia, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Varanasi, Mirzapur, and Robertsganj.
Explore the Full Schedule
First phase voting for 102 Lok Sabha seats with notifications on March 20th, last date for filing nominations is March 27th, scrutiny of nominations on March 28th. Withdrawal of candidature by March 30th, and voting on April 19th.
The second phase of elections with voting on 89 Lok Sabha seats, notification on March 28th, nominations open until April 4th, examinations of nominations on April 5th, withdrawal by April 8th, and voting on April 26th.
The third phase will involve voting on 94 Lok Sabha seats, notifications beginning April 12th, nominations accepted until April 19th, scrutiny on April 20th, withdrawals by April 22nd, and voting on May 7th.
For the fourth phase, there will be voting on 96 Lok Sabha seats, with the notification on April 18th, nominations due by April 25th, scrutiny on April 26th, withdrawals by April 29th, and voting on May 13th.
The fifth phase will have voting on 49 Lok Sabha seats, notification on April 26th, nominations due by May 3rd, scrutiny on May 4th, withdrawals by May 6th, and voting on May 20th.
In the sixth phase, voting will take place on 57 Lok Sabha seats, notifications on April 29th, nominations due by May 6th, scrutiny on May 7th, withdrawals by May 9th, and voting on May 25th.
Lastly, the seventh and final phase will have notifications on May 7th, nominations due by May 14th, scrutiny on May 15th, withdrawals by May 17th, and voting on June 1st, encompassing 57 seats.
Source: aajtak
BJP's Performance in the 2014 and 2019 Elections
In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP, along with the NDA allies, secured a landslide victory in 73 out of UP's 80 seats. However, the SP-BSP-RLD alliance in 2019 slightly disrupted BJP's tally, resulting in 64 wins. The focus now intensifies on the 14 seats they aim to clinch.
In 2019, BJP lost these 16 seats
The 2019 Lok Sabha polls saw BJP lose seats in Bijnor, Amroha, Moradabad, Sambhal, Rae Bareli, Ghosi, Lalganj, Jaunpur, Ambedkar Nagar, Ghazipur, Shravasti, Mainpuri, Saharanpur, Azamgarh, Rampur, and Nagina. BSP claimed ten seats, SP took five, and Congress won one, but subsequent by-election victories in Azamgarh and Rampur have put BJP back in the race, now with 14 seats in their crosshairs.
