UP Election Results highlights: SP emerges largest party by winning 37 Lok Sabha seats

UP Election Results highlights: The poll results will also decide the future politics of the state.

UP Election Results highlights: The Lok Sabha election battle over the 80-member state seat has showcased its significance as a gateway to Delhi's political dominance. In what came as a surprising twist, the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) less-than-stellar performance has cast doubts on its ambition for a third consecutive term at the Centre. The INDIA bloc, an alliance between the Samajwadi Party and the Congress, emerged as a formidable opponent, challenging the anticipated victory of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath's NDA.

In the run-up to the elections, most exit polls had predicted a comfortable win for Prime Minister Modi, with several forecasts even suggesting a two-thirds majority for the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). However, the Congress party and its partners refuted these predictions, labeling the exit polls as "orchestrated" and dismissing them as mere "fantasy." They confidently claimed that the opposition's INDIA bloc would be the one to form the next government.

The electoral contest was primarily between the incumbent NDA and the challenging INDIA bloc. Strategically, the BJP fielded candidates in 75 of the seats, allocating the remaining five to its smaller allies. Meanwhile, the composition of the INDIA bloc reflected a strategic alliance aimed at consolidating opposition efforts against the BJP. Within this alliance, the Samajwadi Party contested 62 seats, the Congress took 17 seats, and the Trinamool Congress made a claim for one seat, indicating a highly competitive and diverse political battlefield.

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When Lok Sabha elections vote counting started in UP?

Vote counting for Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh started at 8 am on Tuesday at 81 sites spread across 7 police commissionerates and 68 districts.

As the votes for the general elections are counted, strict monitoring will be in place for all 80 Lok Sabha seats and the four assembly seats in UP. The Election Commission of India has set up a three-tier security arrangement at these counting centres for smooth election results.

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More than 93,000 police officers and personnel, along with units from the CAPF and PAC, have been deployed to ensure security. Each commissionerate and district also has a dedicated social media team for round-the-clock monitoring to combat misinformation and rumors. They will verify and address any false information spread by vested interests.

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• Prime Minister Modi was seeking a third term from Varanasi, while defence minister Rajnath Singh was contesting for the third time from Lucknow.

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• Union ministers Mahendra Nath Pandey, Smriti Irani and Anupriya Patel's political futures was also be decided in this election.

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• Rahul Gandhi was running from Rae Bareli, a seat previously held by his mother Sonia Gandhi, after losing Amethi to Smriti Irani in 2019. He was elected to the last Lok Sabha from Wayanad, Kerala.

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• Five Yadav family members from the Samajwadi Party were in the fray: Akhilesh from Kannauj, Dimple from Mainpuri, Dharmendra from Azamgarh, Akshaya from Firozabad, and Aditya from Budaun.

• In 2019, BSP, SP, and RLD succeeded in Muslim-dominated areas of western Uttar Pradesh. This time, BSP was contesting alone, and RLD, influential among Jats, was allied with BJP.

How UP voted in Lok Sabha elections 2024?

During the 2024 general elections, voter turnout varied across phases in Uttar Pradesh. In the first phase, it was 61.11 per cent. The second phase saw 55.19 per cent, the third phase 57.34 per cent, the fourth phase 58.22 per cent, and the fifth phase 58.02 per cent. However, the sixth phase had the lowest turnout at 54.03 per cent. The seventh phase saw a slight improvement at 55.60 per cent, but it remained lower than the turnout in 2019.

UP Lok Sabha poll results in 2019, 2014

In the 2014 India general elections in Uttar Pradesh, the NDA secured 73 seats, with the BJP winning 71 and Apna Dal two. In the 2019 elections, the NDA won 64 seats, with the BJP taking 62 and Apna Dal (S) two.

What we are covering in this live blog?

• Stay informed with live updates on all the seats in UP.

• Get real-time updated results seat-wise, phase-wise and party-wise.

• You can count on us for in-depth analysis of the results and what they mean for each party and candidate.

• See the latest visuals from polling sites, party headquarters, and various locations across Uttar Pradesh.

• We will keep a sharp eye on the key seats and candidates whoese fate is in fray.

• Keep an eye on key security measures enforced in UP during the elections.

UP Lok Sabha elections 2024 results: Party-wise seats tally (according to ECI)