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{{Infobox election
| election_name = Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly election, 2017
| country = India
| flag_year = 1996
| type = Legislative
| ongoing = no
| party_colour =
| previous_election = Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly election, 2012
| previous_year = 2012
| election_date = 11 February - 8 March 2017
| next_election = Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly election, 2022
| next_year = 2022
| seats_for_election = All 403 seats of [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 202
| opinion_polls =
| turnout =
<!-- SP -->
| image1 = [[File:Indian_Election_Symbol_Cycle.png|100px]]
| leader1 = [[Akhilesh Yadav]]
| party1 = Samajwadi Party
| alliance1 = With [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| leader_since1 =
| leaders_seat1 = ''[[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council|MLC]]''
| last_election1 = 224, 29.13%
| seats_before1 = 97
| seats1 =
| seats_after1 =
| seat_change1 =
| popular_vote1 =
| percentage1 =
| swing1 =
<!-- BSP -->
| image2 =[[File:Indian Election Symbol Elephant.svg|100px]]
| leader2 = [[Mayawati]]
| leader_since2 =
| party2 = Bahujan Samaj Party
| alliance2 =
| leaders_seat2 = None
| last_election2 = 80, 25.91%
| seats_before2 = 206
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| image3 =[[File:BJP_election_symbol.svg|100px]]
| leader3 = Not Declared
| leader_since3 =
| party3 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| alliance3 = [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
| leaders_seat3 = -
| last_election3 = 47, 15.00%
| seats_before3 = 51
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| image4 = [[File:Hand_INC.svg|100px]]
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| alliance4 = With [[Samajwadi Party|SP]]
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| last_election4 = 28, 11.63%
| seats_before4 = 22
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| image5 = [[File:Indian_Election_Symbol_Hand_Pump.png|100px]]
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| party5 = Rashtriya Lok Dal
| alliance5 = With [[Janata Dal (United)|JD(U)]]
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| title = [[List of Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh|Chief Minister]]
| before_election = [[Akhilesh Yadav]]
| before_party = [[Samajwadi Party]]
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}}
The 17th [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] election will be held from February 11 to March 8, 2017 in 7 phases. In the previous election in 2012, the [[Samajwadi Party]] won a majority and formed government in the leadership of [[Akhilesh Yadav]].
== Background ==
===Electoral process changes===
In January 2016, the [[Election Commission of India]] published updated electoral rolls in all 403 assembly segments.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/2017-assembly-polls-election-commission-to-begin-election-process-april-next/ |title=2017 assembly polls: Election Commission to begin election process April next |newspaper=Indianexpress.com |date= |author= |accessdate= July 6, 2016}}</ref> In July 2016, Election Commission decided to increase the number of polling booths in [[Uttar Pradesh]] for the 2017 Assembly elections. New polling centres will be planned in the constituencies having more than 1,500 registered voters as well as polling booths in six constituencies of Muzaffarnagar, Budhana, Purkazi, Khatoli, Charthawal and Midanpur to be raised from 1,769 to 1,819 booths.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/uttar-pradesh-assembly-elections-2017-election-commission-to-increase-polling-booths/article8755683.ece |title=Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2017: Election Commission to increase polling booths - The Hindu |newspaper=Thehindu.com |date= |author= |accessdate= July 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jansatta.com/editors-pick/election-commission-to-increase-number-of-booths-for-2017-up-polls/109103/ |title=Election Commission 2017 उत्तर प्रदेश चुनाव में बढ़ाएगी वोटिंग सेंटर्स - Jansatta |newspaper=Jansatta.com |date= |author= |accessdate= July 6, 2016}}</ref> Voter assistance booths would be set up and photo slip of voters in a new design would be sent to them. First time, the Form-2B would contain the photograph of the candidates and their nationality.
[[Voter-verified paper audit trail]] (VVPAT) machines will be used along with EVM in 60 assembly constituencies covering 14 districts including Varanasi,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/eci-to-install-vvpat-in-60-assembly-seats-in-up-polls.html|title=ECI TO INSTALL VVPAT IN 60 ASSEMBLY SEATS IN UP POLLS}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/738-booths-of-cantt-city-north-to-have-vvpat-machines/articleshow/56362867.cms?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=TOICitiesNews|title=738 booths of Cantonment, City North to have Voter verified paper audit trai machines}}</ref> Ghaziabad<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/now-verify-your-vote-using-an-audit-machine/articleshow/56397288.cms|title=Now, verify your vote using an ‘audit machine’ - Times of India|publisher=}}</ref> and Bareilly constituency.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN2Corrigendum_04012017.pdf|title=AnnexureVI VVPAT Page 24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/Machines-to-rule-out-fraud-confusion-at-upcoming-UP-polls/articleshow/55946986.cms|title=Machines to rule out fraud, confusion at upcoming UP polls}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" | align="center"
|-
! colspan="4" | Assembly constituencies of Uttar Pradesh having [[Voter-verified paper audit trail|VVPAT]] facility with EVMs<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/20-uttar-pradesh-assembly-constituencies-to-witness-atm-like-receipt-after-casting-vote/articleshow/56272224.cms|title=20 Uttar Pradesh assembly constituencies to witness ATM-like receipt after casting vote}}</ref>
|-
| [[Lucknow West (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Lucknow West]] || [[Lucknow North (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Lucknow North]] || [[Lucknow East (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Lucknow East]] || [[Agra Cantonment (Assembly constituency)|Agra Cantonment]]
|-
| [[Agra South (Assembly constituency)|Agra South]] || [[Aligarh (Assembly constituency)|Aligarh]]|| [[Bareilly (Assembly constituency)|Bareilly]]|| [[Govind Nagar (Assembly constituency)|Govind Nagar]]
|-
| [[Arya Nagar (Assembly constituency)|Arya Nagar]] ||[[Ghaziabad (Assembly constituency)|Ghaziabad]] ||[[Meerut (Assembly constituency)|Meerut]]|| [[Moradabad]]
|-
| [[Saharanpur Nagar (Assembly constituency)|Saharanpur Nagar]]|| [[Allahabad North (Assembly constituency)|Allahabad North]] || [[Allahabad South (Assembly constituency)|Allahabad South]] ||[[Ayodhya]]
|-
| [[Gorakhpur Urban (Assembly constituency)|Gorakhpur Urban]] ||[[Jhansi | Jhansi Nagar]] ||[[Varanasi North (Assembly constituency)|Varanasi North]]|| [[Varanasi Cantt. (Assembly constituency)|Varanasi Cantonment]]
|}
As per the special summary revision of electoral rolls, there are a total of 14.05 crore voters in Uttar Pradesh as of January 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/uttar-pradesh-now-has-14-cr-voters/|title=Uttar Pradesh now has 14 cr voters}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" |
|+ Final voters list for Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election 2017
|-
! S.No !! Group of voters !! Voters population
|-
| 1 || Male || 7.7 crore
|-
| 2 || Female || 6.3 crore
|-
|3 ||Third Gender|| 6,983
|-
| colspan="2" | '''Total Voters''' || '''14.05 crore'''
|}
===Caste and religion data===
As per [[2011 Census of India|2011 census]], Dalits constitute 21.1% of Uttar Pradesh population.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Job-better-than-aid-say-UP-dalits/articleshow/11623741.cms |title=Job better than aid, say UP dalits - Times of India |newspaper=The Times of India |date= |author=Shailvee Sharda |accessdate= July 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/politics/national-up-polls-why-is-bjp-hesitating-in-announcing-its-cm-candidate-334855 |title=UP polls: Why is BJP hesitating in announcing its CM candidate? |newspaper=Indiatvnews.com |date= |author= |accessdate= July 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Half-of-Indias-dalit-population-lives-in-4-states/articleshow/19827757.cms|title=Half of India's dalit population lives in 4 states - Times of India|publisher=}}</ref> Mallah community is divided in 27 sub-castes. [[Other Backward Classes]] (OBCs) constitute 40% of U.P population.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/UP-has-the-highest-OBC-population-in-all-Indian-states/articleshow/2012439.cms|title=UP has the highest OBC population in all Indian states}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/why-smaller-castes-could-hold-the-key-to-power-in-2017-uttar-pradesh-assembly-polls-4447802/|title=Why smaller castes could hold the key to power in 2017 UP Assembly polls}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/survey-puts-obc-population-at-40-pc/story-CuajzBUPRt4LZCtiw6aSbI.html|title=Survey puts OBC population at 40 pc}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2007-05-07/news/28386153_1_population-backward-classes-census|title=OBC population in UP stands at 7 crore}}</ref> Yadavs are biggest caste among OBCs.<ref>http://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/assembly-elections/uttar-pradesh/political-parties-aim-the-right-caste-mix-in-uttar-pradesh-to-win-election/articleshow/56749019.cms</ref><ref>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/uttar-pradesh/news/so-whats-the-right-caste-mix-in-up/articleshow/56746345.cms</ref> There are 200-odd non-Yadav OBCs in U.P. In Uttar Pradesh, Muslims are divided into 68 castes and sub-castes, 35 of them are OBCs. Forward castes constitute around 19% of Uttar Pradesh population,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/uttar-pradesh-polls-bsp-sp-and-bjp-leaving-no-stone-unturned-to-come-up-trumps/articleshow/52811761.cms?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ETFBMain|title=Uttar Pradesh polls: BSP, SP and BJP leaving no stone unturned to come up trumps}}</ref> in which Brahmins are 10% and Thakurs are 7.6%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/The-angry-Thakurs-of-Uttar-Pradesh/articleshow/597545.cms|title=The angry Thakurs of Uttar Pradesh}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/676553/bjp-seeks-new-thakur-leader-to-replace-rajnath-singh-in-up|title=BJP seeks new Thakur leader to replace Rajnath Singh in UP}}</ref> For accurate caste population data in India, [[Government of India]] has not publicly released [[Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011]] ''caste population data'' for every single non-SC/ST castes (General castes, OBC/EBCs) in India.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/centre-not-releasing-caste-census-data-because-it-doesnt-want-to-face-mandal-ii/article7404307.ece |title=‘Centre not releasing caste census data because it doesn't want to face Mandal II' |newspaper=Thehindubusinessline.com |date= |author= |accessdate= July 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-centre-releases-census-data-on-religion-hides-caste-figures-2118491 |title=Centre releases census data on religion, hides caste figures |newspaper=Dnaindia.com |date= |author= |accessdate= July 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://scroll.in/article/746204/before-releasing-caste-numbers-the-government-needs-to-account-for-discrepancies-in-data |title=Before releasing caste numbers, the government needs to account for discrepancies in data |newspaper=Scroll.in |date= |author= |accessdate= July 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2016/03/socio-economic-caste-census/ |title=Why Is Modi Govt. Hiding Socio-Economic Caste Census 2011 Data? |newspaper=Youthkiawaaz.com |date= |author= |accessdate= July 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/castebased-census-data-should-be-made-public-demand-bihar-cm-nitish-kumar/article8769021.ece |title=Caste-based Census data should be made public, demand Bihar CM Nitish Kumar - The Hindu |newspaper=Thehindu.com |date= |author= |accessdate= July 6, 2016}}</ref>
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|-
! colspan="3" | Castes of Uttar Pradesh <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/standpoint-how-bjp-is-changing-the-caste-arithmetic-in-uttar-pradesh-1984032|title=How BJP is changing the caste arithmetic in Uttar Pradesh - Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=1 May 2014|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://5forty3.in/2014/01/uttar-pradesh-the-darling-of-2014/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2016-02-15 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308041742/http://5forty3.in/2014/01/uttar-pradesh-the-darling-of-2014/ |archivedate=8 March 2016 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://swarajyamag.com/politics/the-scramble-for-dalit-votes-in-uttar-pradesh/|title=The Scramble For Dalit Votes In Uttar Pradesh|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.pradesh18.com/news/bihar/up-govt-declares-holiday-on-maharana-pratap-jayanti-to-woo-thakur-votes-731133.html|title=UP govt declares holiday on Maharana Pratap Jayanti to 'woo' Thakur voters|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article/brahmins-in-india/234783|title=Brahmins population in India}}</ref><ref>[http://www.manoramaonline.com/news/indepth/assembly-elections-2017/uttar-pradesh-assembly-election.html Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2017]</ref>
|-
|Caste || Population (%) ||Notes
|-
| [[Other Backward Class|OBC]]
|| 40%
|| Yadavs -8%<br> Lodhi -7%<br> Jats -1.7%<br> Gurjar -1.3%<br> KUSHWAHA(MAURYA, SHAKYA, KOERI, KACHHI, SAINI) -4%<br> Kurmi - 3%<br>Other OBCs(including Sunars, other Hindu OBCs) -16%
|-
| [[Dalit]]s(SCs)
|| 21.1%
|| Jatavs Dalits -11%<br> Non-Jatav Dalits(includes Pasis, Mallah and Valmikis) -9%
|-
| Tribals (STs)
|| 0.1%
|
|-
| [[Forward caste]]
||22%
|| Brahmins -10%<br> Thakur - 8%<br>Vaishya - 2%<br>Khatri,Kayastha,Tyagi and Bhumihar -2%
|-
| Muslims
||19.1%
|
|-
| Christians
||0.18%
|
|}
== Election issues ==
In recent years people of Uttar Pradesh and rest of India had given more importance to economic and social development along with development of the people of their caste. Earlier the voters vote to the party which gives benefits to their caste. Percentage of Youths with literacy has increased cast their votes with hopes of jobs,security,good education and good life.Voting in favour of BJP in 2014 elections alternative to Congress due to the promises of development and hopes of development have increased as people understand it importance .Political parties talks too much about development in these UP elections.As the state has more caste with much having reservation, Political parties also lure leader of different caste in their favour. Other most<ref name="gandhi 2016">{{cite web | last=gandhi | first=Parsh | title=How The Law And Order Situation In U.P. Could Cost The Samajwadi Party During Elections | website=Youth Ki Awaaz | date=30 March 2016 | url=http://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2016/03/up-elections-2017-law-and-order/ | accessdate=19 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="State Times 2016">{{cite web | title=UP govt needs to look into law and order | website=State Times | date=4 June 2016 | url=http://news.statetimes.in/govt-needs-look-law-order/ | accessdate=4 June 2016}}</ref> and as in every election caste and religion will play the key reasons for voters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/up-news/7670-uttar-pradesh-assembly-polls-2017-latest-elections-issues-news.html|title=Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Issues 2017|work=Infoelections}}</ref> However, the Supreme Court ruled that prohibited use of religion, caste or language to solicit votes and forbade candidates from communal politics.<ref>http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/jan/02/use-of-religion-caste-for-seeking-votes-impermissible-supreme-court-1555302.html</ref>
== Schedule ==
[[File:Uttar Pradesh election schedule, 2017.png|300px|thumb|right|Election schedule with voter turnout percentage in each phase]]
Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh will be held between 11 February to 8 March 2017. The term of the present government will end on 27 May 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>
On 4 January 2017, The [[Election Commission of India]] announced the election schedule to the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh along with the other four state (Goa, Manipur, Punjab and Uttarakhand) which are due for an election. The entire election is scheduled into 7 phases.
{| class="wikitable" style="width:50%;"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
! Phase
! Name of District
! No. of Assembly Constituencies
|-
| rowspan=15 |Phase-1 (11 February 2017) || Shamli || 3
|-
|Muzaffarnagar || 6
|-
|Baghpat || 3
|-
|Meerut || 7
|-
|Ghaziabad || 5
|-
|Gautam Buddha Nagar ||3
|-
|Hapur || 3
|-
|Bulandshahar || 7
|-
|Aligarh || 7
|-
|Mathura || 5
|-
|Hathras || 3
|-
|Agra || 9
|-
|Firozabad || 5
|-
|Etha || 4
|-
|Kasganj || 3
|-
| rowspan=11 |Phase-2 (15 February 2017) || Saharanpur || 7
|-
|Bijnor || 8
|-
|Moradabad || 6
|-
|Sambhal || 4
|-
|Rampur || 5
|-
|Bareilly || 9
|-
|Amroha || 4
|-
|Pilibhit || 4
|-
|Kheri || 8
|-
|Shahjahanpur || 6
|-
|Badaun || 6
|-
| rowspan=12 |Phase-3 (19 February 2017) || Farrukhabad || 4
|-
|Hardoi || 8
|-
|Kannauj || 3
|-
|Mainpuri || 4
|-
|Etawah || 3
|-
|Auraiya || 3
|-
|Kanpur Dehat || 4
|-
|Kanpur Nagar || 10
|-
|Unnao || 6
|-
|Lucknow || 9
|-
|Barabanki || 6
|-
|Sitapur || 9
|-
| rowspan=12 |Phase-4 (23 February 2017) || Pratapgarh || 7
|-
|Kaushambi || 3
|-
|Allahabad || 12
|-
|Jalaun || 3
|-
|Jhansi || 4
|-
|Lalitpur || 2
|-
|Mahoba || 2
|-
|Hamirpur || 2
|-
|Banda || 4
|-
|Chitrakoot || 2
|-
|Fatehpur || 6
|-
|Rae Bareli || 6
|-
| rowspan=11 |Phase-5 (27 February 2017) || Balrampur || 4
|-
| Gonda || 7
|-
| Faizabad || 5
|-
| Ambedkar Nagar || 5
|-
| Bahraich || 7
|-
| Shrawasti || 2
|-
| Siddharthnagar || 5
|-
| Basti || 5
|-
| Sant Kabir Nagar || 3
|-
| Amethi || 4
|-
| Sultanpur || 5
|-
| rowspan=7 |Phase-6 (4 March 2017) || Maharajganj || 5
|-
| Kushi Nagar || 7
|-
| Gorakhpur || 9
|-
| Deoria || 7
|-
| Azamgarh || 10
|-
| Mau || 4
|-
| Ballia || 7
|-
| rowspan=7 |Phase-7 (8 March 2017) || Ghazipur || 7
|-
| Varanasi || 8
|-
| Chandauli ||5
|-
| Mirzapur || 4
|-
| Bhadohi || 3
|-
| Sonbhadra || 4
|-
| Jaunpur || 9
|}
== Opinion polls ==
Various organisations/agencies have been conducting opinions polls to predict voter intentions in the upcoming legislative assembly elections.
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;line-height:30px;"
|-
! class="wikitable" rowspan="2" | Date
! class="wikitable" rowspan="2" | Ref
! class="wikitable" rowspan="2" | Polling org./Agency
| bgcolor="{{Bahujan Samaj Party/meta/color}}" |
| bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
| bgcolor="{{Samajwadi Party/meta/color}}" |
| bgcolor=gray |
|-
! width="90" class="wikitable" | [[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]]
! width="90" class="wikitable" | [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
! width="70" class="wikitable" | [[Samajwadi Party|SP]] + [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
! width="70" class="wikitable" | [[List of political parties in India|Others]]
|-
| colspan="3" | '''Polls Average'''
| 83
| '''163'''
| 151
| 7
|-
| 30 Jan 2017
| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abplive.in/india-news/abp-news-opinion-poll-on-uttar-pradesh-elections-congress-sp-alliance-likely-to-form-govt-akhilesh-to-be-ups-cm-choice-486425|title=ABP न्यूज ओपिनियन पोल:SP-Congress set to form Govt in UP, Akhilesh top CM choice: ABP News-CSDS survey
SP-Congress set to form Govt in UP, Akhilesh top CM choice: ABP News-CSDS survey|date= 30 January 2017|publisher=[[ABP News]]|accessdate=30 January 2017}}</ref>
| [[ABP News]]-Lokniti-CSDS
| 76-86 (81)
| 118-128 (123)
| '''187-197 (192)'''
|
|-
| 30 Jan 2017
| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/uttar-pradesh/news/bjp-will-win-202-seats-in-uttar-pradesh-assembly-election-predicts-timesnow-vmr-survey/articleshow/56877189.cms?|title=BJP will win 202 seats in Uttar Pradesh assembly election, predicts Times Now-VMR survey}}</ref>
| Times Now-VMR
|47
|'''202'''
| 147
|7
|-
| 29 Jan 2017
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://twitter.com/manakgupta/status/825709444860293121|title=News24PEACSpoll|date= 29 January 2017|publisher=[[ABP News]]|accessdate=29 January 2017}}</ref>
| [[News 24 (India)]]
| 76
| 120
| '''(191)'''
|
|-
|27 Jan 2017
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://tnsp.webnode.com/up-election-2017/|title=Opinion poll predicts hung houses in UP|access-date=2017-01-27}}</ref>
|TNSPIMT
|23
|177
|''' 201'''
|
|-
|Jan 2017
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/elections/opinion-poll-predicts-hung-houses-in-up-punjab-goa-bjp-win-in-uttarakhand-4493226/|title=Opinion poll predicts hung houses in UP, Punjab, Goa; BJP win in Uttarakhand|access-date=2017-01-26}}</ref>
|The WEEK-Hansa Research
|20-24 (22)
|'''192-196 (194)'''
|178-182 (180)
|5-9 (7)
|-
|Jan 2017
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-today-axis-poll-uttar-pradesh-demonetisation-modi/1/849637.html|title=Modis BJP weathers demonetisation storm, set to win Uttar Pradesh: Key takeaways from India Today-Axis Opinion Poll|access-date=2017-01-05}}</ref>
|[[India Today]]-Axis
|119-138 (121)
|'''171-184 (211)'''
|97-104 (101)
|7-11 (9)
|-
| Dec 2016
| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://abpnews.abplive.in/india-news/abp-news-up-opinion-poll-who-will-win-up-531117|title=ABP न्यूज ओपिनियन पोल: अखिलेश-मुलायम के बीच होती रही 'दंगल' तो बीजेपी चुनाव में करेगी सबको चित!|date=3 January 2017|publisher=[[ABP News]]|accessdate=4 January 2017}}</ref>
| [[ABP News]]-Lokniti-CSDS
| 93-103 (98)
| 129-139 (134)
| '''154-170 (162)'''
| 9
|-
| Oct 2016
| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-today-axis-opinion-poll-uttar-pradesh-elections-mayawati-akhilesh/1/785429.html|title=India Today-Axis Opinion Poll for Uttar Pradesh: BJP dream run to continue, but a hung Assembly likely
|date=12 October 2016|publisher=[[India Today]]|accessdate=23 December 2016}}</ref>
| [[India Today]]-Axis
| 115-124 (118)
| '''170-183 (175)'''
| 102-115 (107)
| 2-6 (3)
|-
| Aug 2016
| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/politics/national-india-tv-cvoter-survey-bjp-sp-neck-and-neck-bsp-third-in-up-assembly-poll-stakes-346408|title=India TV-CVoter survey: BJP, SP neck and neck, BSP third in UP assembly poll stakes
|date=14 September 2016|publisher=[[India TV]]|accessdate=23 December 2016}}</ref>
| [[India TV]]-CVoter
| 95-111 (103)
| 134-150 (142)
| '''138-162 (150)'''
| 4-12 (8)
|-
| Jul-Aug 2016
| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abplive.in/india-news/bjp-chasing-sp-in-up-bsp-runners-up-congress-a-distant-straggler-402955|title=BJP chasing SP in UP, BSP runners up, Congress a distant straggler
|date=22 August 2016|publisher=[[ABP News]]|accessdate=23 December 2016}}</ref>
| [[ABP News]]-Lokniti
| 103-113 (108)
| 124-134 (129)
| '''149-165 (157)'''
| 6-12 (9)
|-
| March 2016
| <ref>{{cite news|title=ABP News Opinion Poll: BSP to win 185 seats if UP polls are held now|url=http://www.abplive.in/india-news/abp-news-opinion-poll-bsp-to-win-185-seats-if-up-polls-are-held-now-306920|accessdate=4 January 2017|work=ABP Live|date=16 March 2016}}</ref>
|[[ABP News]] Opinion Poll
|'''185'''
|120
|93
|5
|}
==Result==
Result will be declared on 11 March 2017.<ref>https://www.upelectionsresults2017.in/uttar-pradesh-elections-2017-dates-polling-schedule-updates-notifications/</ref>
{{electiontable|Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly election, 2017}}'''Summary of the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] election, 2017 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="text-align:left;" |[[Samajwadi Party]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 298
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 105
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 44<ref><ref><ref></ref></ref></ref>
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 383
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[AIMIM]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 52
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Apna dal S]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 12
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Rashtriya Lok Dal]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 63
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Bharatiya Samaj Party]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Peace Party of India]]
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Nationalist Congress Party]]
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Shiv Sena]]
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Independent politician|Independents]]
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
| style="text-align:left;" |'''Total'''||-|| style="text-align:right;" |'''0'''||-|| |||
|-
|style="text-align:left;background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=7|Turnout:
|-
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="7" | Source: [http://eciresults.nic.in Election Commission of India]
|}
{{reflist|group=template reference}}
==See also==
*[[2017 elections in India]]
==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
==External links==
* [http://ceouttarpradesh.nic.in/ Chief Electoral Officer Uttar Pradesh]
* [http://www.yupptv.in/#!/assembly/UP-Elections/ UP Elections Live 2017]
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[[Category:State Assembly elections in India, 2017]]
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly election, 2017
| country = India
| flag_year = 1996
| type = Legislative
| ongoing = no
| party_colour =
| previous_election = Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly election, 2012
| previous_year = 2012
| election_date = 11 February - 8 March 2017
| next_election = Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly election, 2022
| next_year = 2022
| seats_for_election = All 403 seats of [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 202
| opinion_polls =
| turnout =
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| image1 = [[File:Indian_Election_Symbol_Cycle.png|100px]]
| leader1 = [[Akhilesh Yadav]]
| party1 = Samajwadi Party
| alliance1 = With [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| leader_since1 =
| leaders_seat1 = ''[[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council|MLC]]''
| last_election1 = 224, 29.13%
| seats_before1 = 97
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| image2 =[[File:Indian Election Symbol Elephant.svg|100px]]
| leader2 = [[Mayawati]]
| leader_since2 =
| party2 = Bahujan Samaj Party
| alliance2 =
| leaders_seat2 = None
| last_election2 = 80, 25.91%
| seats_before2 = 206
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| image3 =[[File:BJP_election_symbol.svg|100px]]
| leader3 = Not Declared
| leader_since3 =
| party3 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| alliance3 = [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
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| image4 = [[File:Hand_INC.svg|100px]]
| leader4 =
| party4 = Indian National Congress
| alliance4 = With [[Samajwadi Party|SP]]
| leader_since4 =
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| last_election4 = 28, 11.63%
| seats_before4 = 22
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| image5 = [[File:Indian_Election_Symbol_Hand_Pump.png|100px]]
| leader5 =
| leader_since5 =
| party5 = Rashtriya Lok Dal
| alliance5 = With [[Janata Dal (United)|JD(U)]]
| leaders_seat5 =
| last_election5 = 9, 2.33%
| seats_before5 = 10
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| title = [[List of Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh|Chief Minister]]
| before_election = [[Akhilesh Yadav]]
| before_party = [[Samajwadi Party]]
| after_election =
| after_party =
}}
The 17th [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] election will be held from February 11 to March 8, 2017 in 7 phases. In the previous election in 2012, the [[Samajwadi Party]] won a majority and formed government in the leadership of [[Akhilesh Yadav]].
== Background ==
===Electoral process changes===
In January 2016, the [[Election Commission of India]] published updated electoral rolls in all 403 assembly segments.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/2017-assembly-polls-election-commission-to-begin-election-process-april-next/ |title=2017 assembly polls: Election Commission to begin election process April next |newspaper=Indianexpress.com |date= |author= |accessdate= July 6, 2016}}</ref> In July 2016, Election Commission decided to increase the number of polling booths in [[Uttar Pradesh]] for the 2017 Assembly elections. New polling centres will be planned in the constituencies having more than 1,500 registered voters as well as polling booths in six constituencies of Muzaffarnagar, Budhana, Purkazi, Khatoli, Charthawal and Midanpur to be raised from 1,769 to 1,819 booths.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/uttar-pradesh-assembly-elections-2017-election-commission-to-increase-polling-booths/article8755683.ece |title=Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2017: Election Commission to increase polling booths - The Hindu |newspaper=Thehindu.com |date= |author= |accessdate= July 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jansatta.com/editors-pick/election-commission-to-increase-number-of-booths-for-2017-up-polls/109103/ |title=Election Commission 2017 उत्तर प्रदेश चुनाव में बढ़ाएगी वोटिंग सेंटर्स - Jansatta |newspaper=Jansatta.com |date= |author= |accessdate= July 6, 2016}}</ref> Voter assistance booths would be set up and photo slip of voters in a new design would be sent to them. First time, the Form-2B would contain the photograph of the candidates and their nationality.
[[Voter-verified paper audit trail]] (VVPAT) machines will be used along with EVM in 60 assembly constituencies covering 14 districts including Varanasi,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/eci-to-install-vvpat-in-60-assembly-seats-in-up-polls.html|title=ECI TO INSTALL VVPAT IN 60 ASSEMBLY SEATS IN UP POLLS}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/738-booths-of-cantt-city-north-to-have-vvpat-machines/articleshow/56362867.cms?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=TOICitiesNews|title=738 booths of Cantonment, City North to have Voter verified paper audit trai machines}}</ref> Ghaziabad<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/now-verify-your-vote-using-an-audit-machine/articleshow/56397288.cms|title=Now, verify your vote using an ‘audit machine’ - Times of India|publisher=}}</ref> and Bareilly constituency.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN2Corrigendum_04012017.pdf|title=AnnexureVI VVPAT Page 24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/Machines-to-rule-out-fraud-confusion-at-upcoming-UP-polls/articleshow/55946986.cms|title=Machines to rule out fraud, confusion at upcoming UP polls}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" | align="center"
|-
! colspan="4" | Assembly constituencies of Uttar Pradesh having [[Voter-verified paper audit trail|VVPAT]] facility with EVMs<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/20-uttar-pradesh-assembly-constituencies-to-witness-atm-like-receipt-after-casting-vote/articleshow/56272224.cms|title=20 Uttar Pradesh assembly constituencies to witness ATM-like receipt after casting vote}}</ref>
|-
| [[Lucknow West (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Lucknow West]] || [[Lucknow North (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Lucknow North]] || [[Lucknow East (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Lucknow East]] || [[Agra Cantonment (Assembly constituency)|Agra Cantonment]]
|-
| [[Agra South (Assembly constituency)|Agra South]] || [[Aligarh (Assembly constituency)|Aligarh]]|| [[Bareilly (Assembly constituency)|Bareilly]]|| [[Govind Nagar (Assembly constituency)|Govind Nagar]]
|-
| [[Arya Nagar (Assembly constituency)|Arya Nagar]] ||[[Ghaziabad (Assembly constituency)|Ghaziabad]] ||[[Meerut (Assembly constituency)|Meerut]]|| [[Moradabad]]
|-
| [[Saharanpur Nagar (Assembly constituency)|Saharanpur Nagar]]|| [[Allahabad North (Assembly constituency)|Allahabad North]] || [[Allahabad South (Assembly constituency)|Allahabad South]] ||[[Ayodhya]]
|-
| [[Gorakhpur Urban (Assembly constituency)|Gorakhpur Urban]] ||[[Jhansi | Jhansi Nagar]] ||[[Varanasi North (Assembly constituency)|Varanasi North]]|| [[Varanasi Cantt. (Assembly constituency)|Varanasi Cantonment]]
|}
As per the special summary revision of electoral rolls, there are a total of 14.05 crore voters in Uttar Pradesh as of January 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/uttar-pradesh-now-has-14-cr-voters/|title=Uttar Pradesh now has 14 cr voters}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" |
|+ Final voters list for Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election 2017
|-
! S.No !! Group of voters !! Voters population
|-
| 1 || Male || 7.7 crore
|-
| 2 || Female || 6.3 crore
|-
|3 ||Third Gender|| 6,983
|-
| colspan="2" | '''Total Voters''' || '''14.05 crore'''
|}
===Caste and religion data===
As per [[2011 Census of India|2011 census]], Dalits constitute 21.1% of Uttar Pradesh population.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Job-better-than-aid-say-UP-dalits/articleshow/11623741.cms |title=Job better than aid, say UP dalits - Times of India |newspaper=The Times of India |date= |author=Shailvee Sharda |accessdate= July 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/politics/national-up-polls-why-is-bjp-hesitating-in-announcing-its-cm-candidate-334855 |title=UP polls: Why is BJP hesitating in announcing its CM candidate? |newspaper=Indiatvnews.com |date= |author= |accessdate= July 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Half-of-Indias-dalit-population-lives-in-4-states/articleshow/19827757.cms|title=Half of India's dalit population lives in 4 states - Times of India|publisher=}}</ref> Mallah community is divided in 27 sub-castes. [[Other Backward Classes]] (OBCs) constitute 40% of U.P population.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/UP-has-the-highest-OBC-population-in-all-Indian-states/articleshow/2012439.cms|title=UP has the highest OBC population in all Indian states}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/why-smaller-castes-could-hold-the-key-to-power-in-2017-uttar-pradesh-assembly-polls-4447802/|title=Why smaller castes could hold the key to power in 2017 UP Assembly polls}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/survey-puts-obc-population-at-40-pc/story-CuajzBUPRt4LZCtiw6aSbI.html|title=Survey puts OBC population at 40 pc}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2007-05-07/news/28386153_1_population-backward-classes-census|title=OBC population in UP stands at 7 crore}}</ref> Yadavs are biggest caste among OBCs.<ref>http://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/assembly-elections/uttar-pradesh/political-parties-aim-the-right-caste-mix-in-uttar-pradesh-to-win-election/articleshow/56749019.cms</ref><ref>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/uttar-pradesh/news/so-whats-the-right-caste-mix-in-up/articleshow/56746345.cms</ref> There are 200-odd non-Yadav OBCs in U.P. In Uttar Pradesh, Muslims are divided into 68 castes and sub-castes, 35 of them are OBCs. Forward castes constitute around 19% of Uttar Pradesh population,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/uttar-pradesh-polls-bsp-sp-and-bjp-leaving-no-stone-unturned-to-come-up-trumps/articleshow/52811761.cms?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ETFBMain|title=Uttar Pradesh polls: BSP, SP and BJP leaving no stone unturned to come up trumps}}</ref> in which Brahmins are 10% and Thakurs are 7.6%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/The-angry-Thakurs-of-Uttar-Pradesh/articleshow/597545.cms|title=The angry Thakurs of Uttar Pradesh}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/676553/bjp-seeks-new-thakur-leader-to-replace-rajnath-singh-in-up|title=BJP seeks new Thakur leader to replace Rajnath Singh in UP}}</ref> For accurate caste population data in India, [[Government of India]] has not publicly released [[Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011]] ''caste population data'' for every single non-SC/ST castes (General castes, OBC/EBCs) in India.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/centre-not-releasing-caste-census-data-because-it-doesnt-want-to-face-mandal-ii/article7404307.ece |title=‘Centre not releasing caste census data because it doesn't want to face Mandal II' |newspaper=Thehindubusinessline.com |date= |author= |accessdate= July 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-centre-releases-census-data-on-religion-hides-caste-figures-2118491 |title=Centre releases census data on religion, hides caste figures |newspaper=Dnaindia.com |date= |author= |accessdate= July 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://scroll.in/article/746204/before-releasing-caste-numbers-the-government-needs-to-account-for-discrepancies-in-data |title=Before releasing caste numbers, the government needs to account for discrepancies in data |newspaper=Scroll.in |date= |author= |accessdate= July 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2016/03/socio-economic-caste-census/ |title=Why Is Modi Govt. Hiding Socio-Economic Caste Census 2011 Data? |newspaper=Youthkiawaaz.com |date= |author= |accessdate= July 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/castebased-census-data-should-be-made-public-demand-bihar-cm-nitish-kumar/article8769021.ece |title=Caste-based Census data should be made public, demand Bihar CM Nitish Kumar - The Hindu |newspaper=Thehindu.com |date= |author= |accessdate= July 6, 2016}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" |
|-
! colspan="3" | Castes of Uttar Pradesh <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/standpoint-how-bjp-is-changing-the-caste-arithmetic-in-uttar-pradesh-1984032|title=How BJP is changing the caste arithmetic in Uttar Pradesh - Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=1 May 2014|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://5forty3.in/2014/01/uttar-pradesh-the-darling-of-2014/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2016-02-15 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308041742/http://5forty3.in/2014/01/uttar-pradesh-the-darling-of-2014/ |archivedate=8 March 2016 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://swarajyamag.com/politics/the-scramble-for-dalit-votes-in-uttar-pradesh/|title=The Scramble For Dalit Votes In Uttar Pradesh|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.pradesh18.com/news/bihar/up-govt-declares-holiday-on-maharana-pratap-jayanti-to-woo-thakur-votes-731133.html|title=UP govt declares holiday on Maharana Pratap Jayanti to 'woo' Thakur voters|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article/brahmins-in-india/234783|title=Brahmins population in India}}</ref><ref>[http://www.manoramaonline.com/news/indepth/assembly-elections-2017/uttar-pradesh-assembly-election.html Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2017]</ref>
|-
|Caste || Population (%) ||Notes
|-
| [[Other Backward Class|OBC]]
|| 40%
|| Yadavs -8%<br> Lodhi -7%<br> Jats -1.7%<br> Gurjar -1.3%<br> KUSHWAHA(MAURYA, SHAKYA, KOERI, KACHHI, SAINI) -4%<br> Kurmi - 3%<br>Other OBCs(including Sunars, other Hindu OBCs) -16%
|-
| [[Dalit]]s(SCs)
|| 21.1%
|| Jatavs Dalits -11%<br> Non-Jatav Dalits(includes Pasis, Mallah and Valmikis) -9%
|-
| Tribals (STs)
|| 0.1%
|
|-
| [[Forward caste]]
||22%
|| Brahmins -10%<br> Thakur - 8%<br>Vaishya - 2%<br>Khatri,Kayastha,Tyagi and Bhumihar -2%
|-
| Muslims
||19.1%
|
|-
| Christians
||0.18%
|
|}
== Election issues ==
In recent years people of Uttar Pradesh and rest of India had given more importance to economic and social development along with development of the people of their caste. Earlier the voters vote to the party which gives benefits to their caste. Percentage of Youths with literacy has increased cast their votes with hopes of jobs,security,good education and good life.Voting in favour of BJP in 2014 elections alternative to Congress due to the promises of development and hopes of development have increased as people understand it importance .Political parties talks too much about development in these UP elections.As the state has more caste with much having reservation, Political parties also lure leader of different caste in their favour. Other most<ref name="gandhi 2016">{{cite web | last=gandhi | first=Parsh | title=How The Law And Order Situation In U.P. Could Cost The Samajwadi Party During Elections | website=Youth Ki Awaaz | date=30 March 2016 | url=http://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2016/03/up-elections-2017-law-and-order/ | accessdate=19 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="State Times 2016">{{cite web | title=UP govt needs to look into law and order | website=State Times | date=4 June 2016 | url=http://news.statetimes.in/govt-needs-look-law-order/ | accessdate=4 June 2016}}</ref> and as in every election caste and religion will play the key reasons for voters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/up-news/7670-uttar-pradesh-assembly-polls-2017-latest-elections-issues-news.html|title=Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Issues 2017|work=Infoelections}}</ref> However, the Supreme Court ruled that prohibited use of religion, caste or language to solicit votes and forbade candidates from communal politics.<ref>http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/jan/02/use-of-religion-caste-for-seeking-votes-impermissible-supreme-court-1555302.html</ref>
== Schedule ==
[[File:Uttar Pradesh election schedule, 2017.png|300px|thumb|right|Election schedule with voter turnout percentage in each phase]]
Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh will be held between 11 February to 8 March 2017. The term of the present government will end on 27 May 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>
On 4 January 2017, The [[Election Commission of India]] announced the election schedule to the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh along with the other four state (Goa, Manipur, Punjab and Uttarakhand) which are due for an election. The entire election is scheduled into 7 phases.
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|- style="background:#9cf;"
! Phase
! Name of District
! No. of Assembly Constituencies
|-
| rowspan=15 |Phase-1 (11 February 2017) || Shamli || 3
|-
|Muzaffarnagar || 6
|-
|Baghpat || 3
|-
|Meerut || 7
|-
|Ghaziabad || 5
|-
|Gautam Buddha Nagar ||3
|-
|Hapur || 3
|-
|Bulandshahar || 7
|-
|Aligarh || 7
|-
|Mathura || 5
|-
|Hathras || 3
|-
|Agra || 9
|-
|Firozabad || 5
|-
|Etha || 4
|-
|Kasganj || 3
|-
| rowspan=11 |Phase-2 (15 February 2017) || Saharanpur || 7
|-
|Bijnor || 8
|-
|Moradabad || 6
|-
|Sambhal || 4
|-
|Rampur || 5
|-
|Bareilly || 9
|-
|Amroha || 4
|-
|Pilibhit || 4
|-
|Kheri || 8
|-
|Shahjahanpur || 6
|-
|Badaun || 6
|-
| rowspan=12 |Phase-3 (19 February 2017) || Farrukhabad || 4
|-
|Hardoi || 8
|-
|Kannauj || 3
|-
|Mainpuri || 4
|-
|Etawah || 3
|-
|Auraiya || 3
|-
|Kanpur Dehat || 4
|-
|Kanpur Nagar || 10
|-
|Unnao || 6
|-
|Lucknow || 9
|-
|Barabanki || 6
|-
|Sitapur || 9
|-
| rowspan=12 |Phase-4 (23 February 2017) || Pratapgarh || 7
|-
|Kaushambi || 3
|-
|Allahabad || 12
|-
|Jalaun || 3
|-
|Jhansi || 4
|-
|Lalitpur || 2
|-
|Mahoba || 2
|-
|Hamirpur || 2
|-
|Banda || 4
|-
|Chitrakoot || 2
|-
|Fatehpur || 6
|-
|Rae Bareli || 6
|-
| rowspan=11 |Phase-5 (27 February 2017) || Balrampur || 4
|-
| Gonda || 7
|-
| Faizabad || 5
|-
| Ambedkar Nagar || 5
|-
| Bahraich || 7
|-
| Shrawasti || 2
|-
| Siddharthnagar || 5
|-
| Basti || 5
|-
| Sant Kabir Nagar || 3
|-
| Amethi || 4
|-
| Sultanpur || 5
|-
| rowspan=7 |Phase-6 (4 March 2017) || Maharajganj || 5
|-
| Kushi Nagar || 7
|-
| Gorakhpur || 9
|-
| Deoria || 7
|-
| Azamgarh || 10
|-
| Mau || 4
|-
| Ballia || 7
|-
| rowspan=7 |Phase-7 (8 March 2017) || Ghazipur || 7
|-
| Varanasi || 8
|-
| Chandauli ||5
|-
| Mirzapur || 4
|-
| Bhadohi || 3
|-
| Sonbhadra || 4
|-
| Jaunpur || 9
|}
== Opinion polls ==
==Result==
Result will be declared on 11 March 2017.<ref>https://www.upelectionsresults2017.in/uttar-pradesh-elections-2017-dates-polling-schedule-updates-notifications/</ref>
{{electiontable|Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly election, 2017}}'''Summary of the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] election, 2017 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="text-align:left;" |[[Samajwadi Party]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 298
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 105
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 44<ref><ref><ref></ref></ref></ref>
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 383
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[AIMIM]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 52
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Apna dal S]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 12
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Rashtriya Lok Dal]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 63
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Bharatiya Samaj Party]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Peace Party of India]]
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Nationalist Congress Party]]
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Shiv Sena]]
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Independent politician|Independents]]
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
| style="text-align:left;" |'''Total'''||-|| style="text-align:right;" |'''0'''||-|| |||
|-
|style="text-align:left;background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=7|Turnout:
|-
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="7" | Source: [http://eciresults.nic.in Election Commission of India]
|}
{{reflist|group=template reference}}
==See also==
*[[2017 elections in India]]
==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
==External links==
* [http://ceouttarpradesh.nic.in/ Chief Electoral Officer Uttar Pradesh]
* [http://www.yupptv.in/#!/assembly/UP-Elections/ UP Elections Live 2017]
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-| 83
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-| 30 Jan 2017
-| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abplive.in/india-news/abp-news-opinion-poll-on-uttar-pradesh-elections-congress-sp-alliance-likely-to-form-govt-akhilesh-to-be-ups-cm-choice-486425|title=ABP न्यूज ओपिनियन पोल:SP-Congress set to form Govt in UP, Akhilesh top CM choice: ABP News-CSDS survey
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-| [[ABP News]]-Lokniti-CSDS
-| 76-86 (81)
-| 118-128 (123)
-| '''187-197 (192)'''
-|
-|-
-| 30 Jan 2017
-| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/uttar-pradesh/news/bjp-will-win-202-seats-in-uttar-pradesh-assembly-election-predicts-timesnow-vmr-survey/articleshow/56877189.cms?|title=BJP will win 202 seats in Uttar Pradesh assembly election, predicts Times Now-VMR survey}}</ref>
-| Times Now-VMR
-|47
-|'''202'''
-| 147
-|7
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-| 29 Jan 2017
-| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://twitter.com/manakgupta/status/825709444860293121|title=News24PEACSpoll|date= 29 January 2017|publisher=[[ABP News]]|accessdate=29 January 2017}}</ref>
-| [[News 24 (India)]]
-| 76
-| 120
-| '''(191)'''
-|
-|-
-|27 Jan 2017
-|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://tnsp.webnode.com/up-election-2017/|title=Opinion poll predicts hung houses in UP|access-date=2017-01-27}}</ref>
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-|23
-|177
-|''' 201'''
-|
-|-
-|Jan 2017
-|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/elections/opinion-poll-predicts-hung-houses-in-up-punjab-goa-bjp-win-in-uttarakhand-4493226/|title=Opinion poll predicts hung houses in UP, Punjab, Goa; BJP win in Uttarakhand|access-date=2017-01-26}}</ref>
-|The WEEK-Hansa Research
-|20-24 (22)
-|'''192-196 (194)'''
-|178-182 (180)
-|5-9 (7)
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-|Jan 2017
-|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-today-axis-poll-uttar-pradesh-demonetisation-modi/1/849637.html|title=Modis BJP weathers demonetisation storm, set to win Uttar Pradesh: Key takeaways from India Today-Axis Opinion Poll|access-date=2017-01-05}}</ref>
-|[[India Today]]-Axis
-|119-138 (121)
-|'''171-184 (211)'''
-|97-104 (101)
-|7-11 (9)
-|-
-| Dec 2016
-| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://abpnews.abplive.in/india-news/abp-news-up-opinion-poll-who-will-win-up-531117|title=ABP न्यूज ओपिनियन पोल: अखिलेश-मुलायम के बीच होती रही 'दंगल' तो बीजेपी चुनाव में करेगी सबको चित!|date=3 January 2017|publisher=[[ABP News]]|accessdate=4 January 2017}}</ref>
-| [[ABP News]]-Lokniti-CSDS
-| 93-103 (98)
-| 129-139 (134)
-| '''154-170 (162)'''
-| 9
-|-
-| Oct 2016
-| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-today-axis-opinion-poll-uttar-pradesh-elections-mayawati-akhilesh/1/785429.html|title=India Today-Axis Opinion Poll for Uttar Pradesh: BJP dream run to continue, but a hung Assembly likely
-|date=12 October 2016|publisher=[[India Today]]|accessdate=23 December 2016}}</ref>
-| [[India Today]]-Axis
-| 115-124 (118)
-| '''170-183 (175)'''
-| 102-115 (107)
-| 2-6 (3)
-|-
-| Aug 2016
-| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/politics/national-india-tv-cvoter-survey-bjp-sp-neck-and-neck-bsp-third-in-up-assembly-poll-stakes-346408|title=India TV-CVoter survey: BJP, SP neck and neck, BSP third in UP assembly poll stakes
-|date=14 September 2016|publisher=[[India TV]]|accessdate=23 December 2016}}</ref>
-| [[India TV]]-CVoter
-| 95-111 (103)
-| 134-150 (142)
-| '''138-162 (150)'''
-| 4-12 (8)
-|-
-| Jul-Aug 2016
-| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abplive.in/india-news/bjp-chasing-sp-in-up-bsp-runners-up-congress-a-distant-straggler-402955|title=BJP chasing SP in UP, BSP runners up, Congress a distant straggler
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-| [[ABP News]]-Lokniti
-| 103-113 (108)
-| 124-134 (129)
-| '''149-165 (157)'''
-| 6-12 (9)
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-| March 2016
-| <ref>{{cite news|title=ABP News Opinion Poll: BSP to win 185 seats if UP polls are held now|url=http://www.abplive.in/india-news/abp-news-opinion-poll-bsp-to-win-185-seats-if-up-polls-are-held-now-306920|accessdate=4 January 2017|work=ABP Live|date=16 March 2016}}</ref>
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly election, 2017
| country = India
| flag_year = 1996
| type = Legislative
| ongoing = no
| party_colour =
| previous_election = Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly election, 2012
| previous_year = 2012
| election_date = 11 February - 8 March 2017
| next_election = Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly election, 2022
| next_year = 2022
| seats_for_election = All 403 seats of [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 202
| opinion_polls =
| turnout =
<!-- SP -->
| image1 = [[File:Indian_Election_Symbol_Cycle.png|100px]]
| leader1 = [[Akhilesh Yadav]]
| party1 = Samajwadi Party
| alliance1 = With [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| leader_since1 =
| leaders_seat1 = ''[[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council|MLC]]''
| last_election1 = 224, 29.13%
| seats_before1 = 97
| seats1 =
| seats_after1 =
| seat_change1 =
| popular_vote1 =
| percentage1 =
| swing1 =
<!-- BSP -->
| image2 =[[File:Indian Election Symbol Elephant.svg|100px]]
| leader2 = [[Mayawati]]
| leader_since2 =
| party2 = Bahujan Samaj Party
| alliance2 =
| leaders_seat2 = None
| last_election2 = 80, 25.91%
| seats_before2 = 206
| seats2 =
| seats_after2 =
| seat_change2 =
| popular_vote2 =
| percentage2 =
| swing2 =
<!-- BJP -->
| image3 =[[File:BJP_election_symbol.svg|100px]]
| leader3 = Not Declared
| leader_since3 =
| party3 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| alliance3 = [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
| leaders_seat3 = -
| last_election3 = 47, 15.00%
| seats_before3 = 51
| seats3 =
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| seat_change3 =
| popular_vote3 =
| percentage3 =
| swing3 =
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| image4 = [[File:Hand_INC.svg|100px]]
| leader4 =
| party4 = Indian National Congress
| alliance4 = With [[Samajwadi Party|SP]]
| leader_since4 =
| leaders_seat4 =
| last_election4 = 28, 11.63%
| seats_before4 = 22
| seats4 =
| seats_after4 =
| seat_change4 =
| popular_vote4 =
| percentage4 =
| swing4 =
<!-- RLD -->
| image5 = [[File:Indian_Election_Symbol_Hand_Pump.png|100px]]
| leader5 =
| leader_since5 =
| party5 = Rashtriya Lok Dal
| alliance5 = With [[Janata Dal (United)|JD(U)]]
| leaders_seat5 =
| last_election5 = 9, 2.33%
| seats_before5 = 10
| seats5 =
| seats_after5 =
| seat_change5 =
| popular_vote5 =
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| map_image =
| map_size =
| map_caption =
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| title = [[List of Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh|Chief Minister]]
| before_election = [[Akhilesh Yadav]]
| before_party = [[Samajwadi Party]]
| after_election =
| after_party =
}}
The 17th [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] election will be held from February 11 to March 8, 2017 in 7 phases. In the previous election in 2012, the [[Samajwadi Party]] won a majority and formed government in the leadership of [[Akhilesh Yadav]].
== Background ==
===Electoral process changes===
In January 2016, the [[Election Commission of India]] published updated electoral rolls in all 403 assembly segments.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/2017-assembly-polls-election-commission-to-begin-election-process-april-next/ |title=2017 assembly polls: Election Commission to begin election process April next |newspaper=Indianexpress.com |date= |author= |accessdate= July 6, 2016}}</ref> In July 2016, Election Commission decided to increase the number of polling booths in [[Uttar Pradesh]] for the 2017 Assembly elections. New polling centres will be planned in the constituencies having more than 1,500 registered voters as well as polling booths in six constituencies of Muzaffarnagar, Budhana, Purkazi, Khatoli, Charthawal and Midanpur to be raised from 1,769 to 1,819 booths.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/uttar-pradesh-assembly-elections-2017-election-commission-to-increase-polling-booths/article8755683.ece |title=Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2017: Election Commission to increase polling booths - The Hindu |newspaper=Thehindu.com |date= |author= |accessdate= July 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jansatta.com/editors-pick/election-commission-to-increase-number-of-booths-for-2017-up-polls/109103/ |title=Election Commission 2017 उत्तर प्रदेश चुनाव में बढ़ाएगी वोटिंग सेंटर्स - Jansatta |newspaper=Jansatta.com |date= |author= |accessdate= July 6, 2016}}</ref> Voter assistance booths would be set up and photo slip of voters in a new design would be sent to them. First time, the Form-2B would contain the photograph of the candidates and their nationality.
[[Voter-verified paper audit trail]] (VVPAT) machines will be used along with EVM in 60 assembly constituencies covering 14 districts including Varanasi,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/eci-to-install-vvpat-in-60-assembly-seats-in-up-polls.html|title=ECI TO INSTALL VVPAT IN 60 ASSEMBLY SEATS IN UP POLLS}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/738-booths-of-cantt-city-north-to-have-vvpat-machines/articleshow/56362867.cms?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=TOICitiesNews|title=738 booths of Cantonment, City North to have Voter verified paper audit trai machines}}</ref> Ghaziabad<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/now-verify-your-vote-using-an-audit-machine/articleshow/56397288.cms|title=Now, verify your vote using an ‘audit machine’ - Times of India|publisher=}}</ref> and Bareilly constituency.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN2Corrigendum_04012017.pdf|title=AnnexureVI VVPAT Page 24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/Machines-to-rule-out-fraud-confusion-at-upcoming-UP-polls/articleshow/55946986.cms|title=Machines to rule out fraud, confusion at upcoming UP polls}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" | align="center"
|-
! colspan="4" | Assembly constituencies of Uttar Pradesh having [[Voter-verified paper audit trail|VVPAT]] facility with EVMs<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/20-uttar-pradesh-assembly-constituencies-to-witness-atm-like-receipt-after-casting-vote/articleshow/56272224.cms|title=20 Uttar Pradesh assembly constituencies to witness ATM-like receipt after casting vote}}</ref>
|-
| [[Lucknow West (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Lucknow West]] || [[Lucknow North (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Lucknow North]] || [[Lucknow East (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Lucknow East]] || [[Agra Cantonment (Assembly constituency)|Agra Cantonment]]
|-
| [[Agra South (Assembly constituency)|Agra South]] || [[Aligarh (Assembly constituency)|Aligarh]]|| [[Bareilly (Assembly constituency)|Bareilly]]|| [[Govind Nagar (Assembly constituency)|Govind Nagar]]
|-
| [[Arya Nagar (Assembly constituency)|Arya Nagar]] ||[[Ghaziabad (Assembly constituency)|Ghaziabad]] ||[[Meerut (Assembly constituency)|Meerut]]|| [[Moradabad]]
|-
| [[Saharanpur Nagar (Assembly constituency)|Saharanpur Nagar]]|| [[Allahabad North (Assembly constituency)|Allahabad North]] || [[Allahabad South (Assembly constituency)|Allahabad South]] ||[[Ayodhya]]
|-
| [[Gorakhpur Urban (Assembly constituency)|Gorakhpur Urban]] ||[[Jhansi | Jhansi Nagar]] ||[[Varanasi North (Assembly constituency)|Varanasi North]]|| [[Varanasi Cantt. (Assembly constituency)|Varanasi Cantonment]]
|}
As per the special summary revision of electoral rolls, there are a total of 14.05 crore voters in Uttar Pradesh as of January 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/uttar-pradesh-now-has-14-cr-voters/|title=Uttar Pradesh now has 14 cr voters}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" |
|+ Final voters list for Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election 2017
|-
! S.No !! Group of voters !! Voters population
|-
| 1 || Male || 7.7 crore
|-
| 2 || Female || 6.3 crore
|-
|3 ||Third Gender|| 6,983
|-
| colspan="2" | '''Total Voters''' || '''14.05 crore'''
|}
===Caste and religion data===
As per [[2011 Census of India|2011 census]], Dalits constitute 21.1% of Uttar Pradesh population.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Job-better-than-aid-say-UP-dalits/articleshow/11623741.cms |title=Job better than aid, say UP dalits - Times of India |newspaper=The Times of India |date= |author=Shailvee Sharda |accessdate= July 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/politics/national-up-polls-why-is-bjp-hesitating-in-announcing-its-cm-candidate-334855 |title=UP polls: Why is BJP hesitating in announcing its CM candidate? |newspaper=Indiatvnews.com |date= |author= |accessdate= July 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Half-of-Indias-dalit-population-lives-in-4-states/articleshow/19827757.cms|title=Half of India's dalit population lives in 4 states - Times of India|publisher=}}</ref> Mallah community is divided in 27 sub-castes. [[Other Backward Classes]] (OBCs) constitute 40% of U.P population.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/UP-has-the-highest-OBC-population-in-all-Indian-states/articleshow/2012439.cms|title=UP has the highest OBC population in all Indian states}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/why-smaller-castes-could-hold-the-key-to-power-in-2017-uttar-pradesh-assembly-polls-4447802/|title=Why smaller castes could hold the key to power in 2017 UP Assembly polls}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/survey-puts-obc-population-at-40-pc/story-CuajzBUPRt4LZCtiw6aSbI.html|title=Survey puts OBC population at 40 pc}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2007-05-07/news/28386153_1_population-backward-classes-census|title=OBC population in UP stands at 7 crore}}</ref> Yadavs are biggest caste among OBCs.<ref>http://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/assembly-elections/uttar-pradesh/political-parties-aim-the-right-caste-mix-in-uttar-pradesh-to-win-election/articleshow/56749019.cms</ref><ref>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/uttar-pradesh/news/so-whats-the-right-caste-mix-in-up/articleshow/56746345.cms</ref> There are 200-odd non-Yadav OBCs in U.P. In Uttar Pradesh, Muslims are divided into 68 castes and sub-castes, 35 of them are OBCs. Forward castes constitute around 19% of Uttar Pradesh population,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/uttar-pradesh-polls-bsp-sp-and-bjp-leaving-no-stone-unturned-to-come-up-trumps/articleshow/52811761.cms?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ETFBMain|title=Uttar Pradesh polls: BSP, SP and BJP leaving no stone unturned to come up trumps}}</ref> in which Brahmins are 10% and Thakurs are 7.6%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/The-angry-Thakurs-of-Uttar-Pradesh/articleshow/597545.cms|title=The angry Thakurs of Uttar Pradesh}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/676553/bjp-seeks-new-thakur-leader-to-replace-rajnath-singh-in-up|title=BJP seeks new Thakur leader to replace Rajnath Singh in UP}}</ref> For accurate caste population data in India, [[Government of India]] has not publicly released [[Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011]] ''caste population data'' for every single non-SC/ST castes (General castes, OBC/EBCs) in India.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/centre-not-releasing-caste-census-data-because-it-doesnt-want-to-face-mandal-ii/article7404307.ece |title=‘Centre not releasing caste census data because it doesn't want to face Mandal II' |newspaper=Thehindubusinessline.com |date= |author= |accessdate= July 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-centre-releases-census-data-on-religion-hides-caste-figures-2118491 |title=Centre releases census data on religion, hides caste figures |newspaper=Dnaindia.com |date= |author= |accessdate= July 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://scroll.in/article/746204/before-releasing-caste-numbers-the-government-needs-to-account-for-discrepancies-in-data |title=Before releasing caste numbers, the government needs to account for discrepancies in data |newspaper=Scroll.in |date= |author= |accessdate= July 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2016/03/socio-economic-caste-census/ |title=Why Is Modi Govt. Hiding Socio-Economic Caste Census 2011 Data? |newspaper=Youthkiawaaz.com |date= |author= |accessdate= July 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/castebased-census-data-should-be-made-public-demand-bihar-cm-nitish-kumar/article8769021.ece |title=Caste-based Census data should be made public, demand Bihar CM Nitish Kumar - The Hindu |newspaper=Thehindu.com |date= |author= |accessdate= July 6, 2016}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" |
|-
! colspan="3" | Castes of Uttar Pradesh <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/standpoint-how-bjp-is-changing-the-caste-arithmetic-in-uttar-pradesh-1984032|title=How BJP is changing the caste arithmetic in Uttar Pradesh - Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=1 May 2014|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://5forty3.in/2014/01/uttar-pradesh-the-darling-of-2014/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2016-02-15 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308041742/http://5forty3.in/2014/01/uttar-pradesh-the-darling-of-2014/ |archivedate=8 March 2016 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://swarajyamag.com/politics/the-scramble-for-dalit-votes-in-uttar-pradesh/|title=The Scramble For Dalit Votes In Uttar Pradesh|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.pradesh18.com/news/bihar/up-govt-declares-holiday-on-maharana-pratap-jayanti-to-woo-thakur-votes-731133.html|title=UP govt declares holiday on Maharana Pratap Jayanti to 'woo' Thakur voters|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article/brahmins-in-india/234783|title=Brahmins population in India}}</ref><ref>[http://www.manoramaonline.com/news/indepth/assembly-elections-2017/uttar-pradesh-assembly-election.html Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2017]</ref>
|-
|Caste || Population (%) ||Notes
|-
| [[Other Backward Class|OBC]]
|| 40%
|| Yadavs -8%<br> Lodhi -7%<br> Jats -1.7%<br> Gurjar -1.3%<br> KUSHWAHA(MAURYA, SHAKYA, KOERI, KACHHI, SAINI) -4%<br> Kurmi - 3%<br>Other OBCs(including Sunars, other Hindu OBCs) -16%
|-
| [[Dalit]]s(SCs)
|| 21.1%
|| Jatavs Dalits -11%<br> Non-Jatav Dalits(includes Pasis, Mallah and Valmikis) -9%
|-
| Tribals (STs)
|| 0.1%
|
|-
| [[Forward caste]]
||22%
|| Brahmins -10%<br> Thakur - 8%<br>Vaishya - 2%<br>Khatri,Kayastha,Tyagi and Bhumihar -2%
|-
| Muslims
||19.1%
|
|-
| Christians
||0.18%
|
|}
== Election issues ==
In recent years people of Uttar Pradesh and rest of India had given more importance to economic and social development along with development of the people of their caste. Earlier the voters vote to the party which gives benefits to their caste. Percentage of Youths with literacy has increased cast their votes with hopes of jobs,security,good education and good life.Voting in favour of BJP in 2014 elections alternative to Congress due to the promises of development and hopes of development have increased as people understand it importance .Political parties talks too much about development in these UP elections.As the state has more caste with much having reservation, Political parties also lure leader of different caste in their favour. Other most<ref name="gandhi 2016">{{cite web | last=gandhi | first=Parsh | title=How The Law And Order Situation In U.P. Could Cost The Samajwadi Party During Elections | website=Youth Ki Awaaz | date=30 March 2016 | url=http://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2016/03/up-elections-2017-law-and-order/ | accessdate=19 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="State Times 2016">{{cite web | title=UP govt needs to look into law and order | website=State Times | date=4 June 2016 | url=http://news.statetimes.in/govt-needs-look-law-order/ | accessdate=4 June 2016}}</ref> and as in every election caste and religion will play the key reasons for voters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/up-news/7670-uttar-pradesh-assembly-polls-2017-latest-elections-issues-news.html|title=Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Issues 2017|work=Infoelections}}</ref> However, the Supreme Court ruled that prohibited use of religion, caste or language to solicit votes and forbade candidates from communal politics.<ref>http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/jan/02/use-of-religion-caste-for-seeking-votes-impermissible-supreme-court-1555302.html</ref>
== Schedule ==
[[File:Uttar Pradesh election schedule, 2017.png|300px|thumb|right|Election schedule with voter turnout percentage in each phase]]
Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh will be held between 11 February to 8 March 2017. The term of the present government will end on 27 May 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>
On 4 January 2017, The [[Election Commission of India]] announced the election schedule to the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh along with the other four state (Goa, Manipur, Punjab and Uttarakhand) which are due for an election. The entire election is scheduled into 7 phases.
{| class="wikitable" style="width:50%;"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
! Phase
! Name of District
! No. of Assembly Constituencies
|-
| rowspan=15 |Phase-1 (11 February 2017) || Shamli || 3
|-
|Muzaffarnagar || 6
|-
|Baghpat || 3
|-
|Meerut || 7
|-
|Ghaziabad || 5
|-
|Gautam Buddha Nagar ||3
|-
|Hapur || 3
|-
|Bulandshahar || 7
|-
|Aligarh || 7
|-
|Mathura || 5
|-
|Hathras || 3
|-
|Agra || 9
|-
|Firozabad || 5
|-
|Etha || 4
|-
|Kasganj || 3
|-
| rowspan=11 |Phase-2 (15 February 2017) || Saharanpur || 7
|-
|Bijnor || 8
|-
|Moradabad || 6
|-
|Sambhal || 4
|-
|Rampur || 5
|-
|Bareilly || 9
|-
|Amroha || 4
|-
|Pilibhit || 4
|-
|Kheri || 8
|-
|Shahjahanpur || 6
|-
|Badaun || 6
|-
| rowspan=12 |Phase-3 (19 February 2017) || Farrukhabad || 4
|-
|Hardoi || 8
|-
|Kannauj || 3
|-
|Mainpuri || 4
|-
|Etawah || 3
|-
|Auraiya || 3
|-
|Kanpur Dehat || 4
|-
|Kanpur Nagar || 10
|-
|Unnao || 6
|-
|Lucknow || 9
|-
|Barabanki || 6
|-
|Sitapur || 9
|-
| rowspan=12 |Phase-4 (23 February 2017) || Pratapgarh || 7
|-
|Kaushambi || 3
|-
|Allahabad || 12
|-
|Jalaun || 3
|-
|Jhansi || 4
|-
|Lalitpur || 2
|-
|Mahoba || 2
|-
|Hamirpur || 2
|-
|Banda || 4
|-
|Chitrakoot || 2
|-
|Fatehpur || 6
|-
|Rae Bareli || 6
|-
| rowspan=11 |Phase-5 (27 February 2017) || Balrampur || 4
|-
| Gonda || 7
|-
| Faizabad || 5
|-
| Ambedkar Nagar || 5
|-
| Bahraich || 7
|-
| Shrawasti || 2
|-
| Siddharthnagar || 5
|-
| Basti || 5
|-
| Sant Kabir Nagar || 3
|-
| Amethi || 4
|-
| Sultanpur || 5
|-
| rowspan=7 |Phase-6 (4 March 2017) || Maharajganj || 5
|-
| Kushi Nagar || 7
|-
| Gorakhpur || 9
|-
| Deoria || 7
|-
| Azamgarh || 10
|-
| Mau || 4
|-
| Ballia || 7
|-
| rowspan=7 |Phase-7 (8 March 2017) || Ghazipur || 7
|-
| Varanasi || 8
|-
| Chandauli ||5
|-
| Mirzapur || 4
|-
| Bhadohi || 3
|-
| Sonbhadra || 4
|-
| Jaunpur || 9
|}
== Opinion polls ==
==Result==
Result will be declared on 11 March 2017.<ref>https://www.upelectionsresults2017.in/uttar-pradesh-elections-2017-dates-polling-schedule-updates-notifications/</ref>
{{electiontable|Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly election, 2017}}'''Summary of the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] election, 2017 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="text-align:left;" |[[Samajwadi Party]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 298
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 105
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 44<ref><ref><ref></ref></ref></ref>
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 383
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[AIMIM]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 52
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Apna dal S]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 12
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Rashtriya Lok Dal]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 63
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Bharatiya Samaj Party]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" | {{unchanged}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Peace Party of India]]
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Nationalist Congress Party]]
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Shiv Sena]]
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Independent politician|Independents]]
| style="text-align:center;" |
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| style="text-align:left;" |'''Total'''||-|| style="text-align:right;" |'''0'''||-|| |||
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|style="text-align:left;background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=7|Turnout:
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| style="text-align:left;" colspan="7" | Source: [http://eciresults.nic.in Election Commission of India]
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==See also==
*[[2017 elections in India]]
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://ceouttarpradesh.nic.in/ Chief Electoral Officer Uttar Pradesh]
* [http://www.yupptv.in/#!/assembly/UP-Elections/ UP Elections Live 2017]
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[[Category:State Assembly elections in India, 2017]]
[[Category:February 2017 events in Asia]]
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