Even as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) garnered a majority for a second time in the pivotal Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2022 on Thursday, 11 March, it saw a significant reduction in the number of its seats, including in the key Bundelkhand belt.
In the 403-seat Assembly, the BJP picked up 255 seats. Along with its allies, BJP attained victory in 17 out of the 20 constituencies Bundelkhand, which is spread over seven districts of Uttar Pradesh (Chitrakoot, Banda, Jhansi, Jalaun, Hamirpur, Mahoba and Lalitpur) and six districts of Madhya Pradesh.
Of these 17, 14 seats were won by the BJP, and three by its ally Apna Dal.
However, in 2017, the saffron party alone had made a clean sweep, emerging victorious on all 20 Bundelkhand seats. Before that, in 2012, the BJP had held only 3 seats in what is considered as UP's most underdeveloped region, while the BSP had 7, the Samajwadi Party 5, and the Congress 4.
Here's how the 20 constituencies in Bundelkhand voted in the 2022 Assembly polls.
1. Chitrakoot
Winner in 2022: Samajwadi Party
Winner in 2017: BJP
Vote share in 2022:
BJP: 34.62%
Samajwadi Party: 43.23%
BSP: 15.97%
Congress: 0.89%
2. Banda
Winner in 2022: BJP
Winner in 2017: BJP
Vote share in 2022:
BJP: 41.34%
Samajwadi Party: 33.63%
BSP: 19.4%
Congress: 0.96%
3. Manikpur
Winner in 2022: BJP ally (Apna Dal)
Winner in 2017: BJP
Vote share in 2022:
Apna Dal: 35.17%
Samajwadi Party: 34.67%
BSP: 21.82%
Congress: 1.98%
4. Naraini
Winner in 2022: BJP ally (Apna Dal)
Winner in 2017: BJP
Vote share in 2022:
Apna Dal: 35.17%
Samajwadi Party: 34.67%
BSP: 21.82%
Congress: 1.98%
5. Baberu
Winner in 2022: Samajwadi Party
Winner in 2017: BJP
Vote share in 2022:
BJP: 35.15%
Samajwadi Party: 38.75%
BSP: 18.01%
Congress: 1.03%
6. Lalitpur
Winner in 2022: BJP
Winner in 2017: BJP
Vote share in 2022:
BJP: 52.99%
Samajwadi Party: 20.59%
BSP: 20.81%
Congress: 1.18%
7. Mehroni
Winner in 2022: BJP
Winner in 2017: BJP
Vote share in 2022:
BJP: 54.86%
Samajwadi Party: 17.33%
BSP: 22.07%
Congress: 1.29%
8. Jhansi Nagar
Winner in 2022: BJP
Winner in 2017: BJP
Vote share in 2022:
BJP: 58.65%
Samajwadi Party: 28.45%
BSP: 7.06%
Congress: 3.5%
9. Babina
Winner in 2022: BJP
Winner in 2017: BJP
Vote share in 2022:
BJP: 50.44%
Samajwadi Party: 31.46%
BSP: 13.02%
Congress: 0.99%
10. Mauranipur
Winner in 2022: BJP
Winner in 2017: BJP
Vote share in 2022:
BJP: 51.83%
Samajwadi Party: 30.68%
BSP: 11.78%
Congress: 1.2%
11. Madhaugarh
Winner in 2022: BJP
Winner in 2017: BJP
Vote share in 2022:
BJP: 41.29%
Samajwadi Party: 24.74%
BSP: 27.57%
Congress: 1.23%
12. Kalpi
Winner in 2022: Samajwadi Party
Winner in 2017: BJP
Vote share in 2022:
NISHAD (BJP ally): 28.29%
Samajwadi Party: 29.48%
BSP: 27.32%
Congress: 6.42%
13. Orai
Winner in 2022: BJP
Winner in 2017: BJP
Vote share in 2022:
BJP: 47.45%
Samajwadi Party: 33.56%
BSP: 14.25%
Congress: 1.72%
14. Garautha
Winner in 2022: BJP
Winner in 2017: BJP
Vote share in 2022:
BJP: 48.34%
Samajwadi Party: 34.07%
BSP: 12.43%
Congress: 1.4%
15. Hamirpur
Winner in 2022: BJP
Winner in 2017: BJP
Vote share in 2022:
BJP: 40.14%
Samajwadi Party: 30.44%
BSP: 18.01%
Congress: 6.26%
16. Mahoba
Winner in 2022: BJP
Winner in 2017: BJP
Vote share in 2022:
BJP: 45.61%
Samajwadi Party: 24.64%
BSP: 18.48%
Congress: 4.55%
17. Tindwari
Winner in 2022: BJP
Winner in 2017: BJP
Vote share in 2022:
BJP: 44.24%
Samajwadi Party: 29.76%
BSP: 20.1%
Congress: 1.32%
18. Charkhari
Winner in 2022: BJP
Winner in 2017: BJP
Vote share in 2022:
BJP: 45.75%
Samajwadi Party: 26.97%
BSP: 18.42%
Congress: 3.22%
19. Rath
Winner in 2022: BJP
Winner in 2017: BJP
Vote share in 2022:
BJP: 53.79%
Samajwadi Party: 29.87%
BSP: 9.37%
Congress: 1.99%
20. Ghatampur
Winner in 2022: (Apna Dal) BJP ally
Winner in 2017: BJP
Vote share in 2022:
Apna Dal: 41.6%
Samajwadi Party: 34.23%
BSP: 16.53%
Congress: 1.93%
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