Elections in Uttar Pradesh
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Elections in Uttar Pradesh
, a state in India
are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The Assembly of Uttar Pradesh creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature to the conduct of state level elections need to be approved by the Parliament of India. In addition, the state legislature may be dismissed by the Parliament according to Article 356 of the Indian Constitution and President's rule may be imposed.
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, a state in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The Assembly of Uttar Pradesh creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature to the conduct of state level elections need to be approved by the Parliament of India. In addition, the state legislature may be dismissed by the Parliament according to Article 356 of the Indian Constitution and President's rule may be imposed.
Lok Sabha elections
| Year | Lok Sabha Election | Winning Party/Coalition | |
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| 1951 | First Lok Sabha | Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
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| 1957 | Second Lok Sabha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Third Lok Sabha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Fourth Lok Sabha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1971 | Fifth Lok Sabha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Sixth Lok Sabha | Janata Party Janata Party The Janata Party was an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the state of emergency imposed by the government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her Indian National Congress... (BLD Bharatiya Lok Dal Bharatiya Lok Dal was a political party in India. The BLD was formed at the end of 1974 through the fusion of seven parties opposed to the autocratic rule of Indira Gandhi, including the Swatantra Party, the Utkal Congress, the Bharatiya Kranti Dal, and the Socialist Party... ) |
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| 1980 | Seventh Lok Sabha | Indian National Congress (Indira) | |
| 1984 | Eighth Lok Sabha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | Ninth Lok Sabha | National Front National Front (India) The National Front was a coalition of political parties, led by the Janata Dal, which formed India's government between 1989 and 1990 under the leadership of N. T. Rama Rao as President and V. P. Singh as Convener. The coalition's prime minister was V. P. Singh... (JD Janata Dal Janata Dal is an Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Congress, and the Jan Morcha led by V. P... ) |
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| 1991 | Tenth Lok Sabha | Bharatiya Janata Party Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament... |
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| 1996 | Eleventh Lok Sabha | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1998 | Twelfth Lok Sabha | National Democratic Alliance National Democratic Alliance (India) The National Democratic Alliance is a centre-right coalition of political parties in India. At the time of its formation in 1998, it was led by the Bharatiya Janata Party and had thirteen constituent parties. Its convenor is Sharad Yadav, and its honorary chairman is former prime minister Atal... (BJP) |
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| 1999 | Thirteenth Lok Sabha | National Democratic Alliance National Democratic Alliance (India) The National Democratic Alliance is a centre-right coalition of political parties in India. At the time of its formation in 1998, it was led by the Bharatiya Janata Party and had thirteen constituent parties. Its convenor is Sharad Yadav, and its honorary chairman is former prime minister Atal... (BJP) |
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| 2004 | Fourteenth Lok Sabha | Samajwadi Party Samajwadi Party Samajwadi Party is a political party in India. It is based in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It describes itself as a democratic socialist party... |
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| 2009 | Fifteenth Lok Sabha Indian general election in Uttar Pradesh, 2009 The Indian general election, 2009 in Uttar Pradesh were held for 80 seats with the state going to polls across all the five phases of the general elections. The major contenders in the state were the National Democratic Alliance , Indian National Congress, Bahujan Samaj Party and the Fourth Front... |
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