2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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All 403 seats of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly 202 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	61.24% (1.84%)[1]
Majority party Minority party   Leader Narendra Modi Akhilesh Yadav Party BJP SP Alliance NDA SP+INC Leader since 2016 2012 Leader's seat Did not contest Did not contest Last election 15.00%, 47 seats 29.15%, 224 Seats won 312 47 Seat change 265 177 Popular vote 34,403,299 18,923,769 Percentage 39.67% 21.82% Swing 24.67% 7.33%   Third party   Leader Mayawati Party BSP Alliance - Leader since 1995 Leader's seat Did not contest Last election 25.91%, 80 Seats won 19 Seat change 61 Popular vote 19,281,340 Percentage 22.23% Swing 3.68%
Chief Minister before election Akhilesh Yadav SP Elected Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath BJP

The election to the 17th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly was held from 11 February to 8 March 2017 in 7 phases. This election saw a voter turnout of 61.11% compared to 59.40% in the previous election. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the election by an overwhelming three-quarters majority of 325 seats despite not projecting a chief ministerial candidate before the election. As part of its election strategy, BJP contested under a collective leadership and capitalised mostly on the political clout and 'brand' of its leader Narendra Modi.

On 18 March 2017, Yogi Adityanath was appointed as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Then Uttar Pradesh BJP chief Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma were appointed as Deputy Chief Ministers.