Analysis · candidate churn

Who contests, who returns, who wins

Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha elections, 1962–2019

Contestants

979

2019 · 80 seats

Women elected

13.75%

Share of elected members

MPs re-elected

69.49%

41 of 59 who stood again

Turncoats

Switched party since the last poll

First-time winners

25.0%

20 of 80 seats

Lok Sabha

#17

Elected 2019

[01]Seats won by party

2019 · state result · 80 seats

BJP 6277.5%

BSP 1012.5%

SP 56.3%

ADS 22.5%

INC 11.3%

[02]Women elected, election by election

Share of elected members · 2019–1962 · newest first

2019 13.75%

2014 16.25%

2009 15.0%

2004 8.75%

1999 10.59%

1998 10.59%

1996 10.59%

1991 3.57%

1989 7.06%

1984 10.59%

1980 8.24%

1977 3.53%

1971 9.41%

1967 9.41%

1962 6.98%

[03]Incumbent MP re-election strike rate

Of sitting MPs who stood again, the share that won

2019 69.49%41/59

2014 26.67%16/60

2009 35.94%23/64

2004 44.62%29/65

1999 47.95%35/73

1998 55.84%43/77

1996 48.28%28/58

1991 39.39%26/66

1989 32.76%19/58

1984 49.02%25/51

1980 26.56%17/64

1977 6.9%4/58

1971 76.0%38/50

1967 86.49%32/37

[04]Turncoats — candidates who switched party

Since the previous election they contested

2019 4111 won

2014 5811 won

2009 608 won

2004 5813 won

1999 465 won

1998 435 won

1996 7816 won

1991 5213 won

1989 5234 won

1984 6711 won

1980 8627 won

1977 3329 won

1971 236 won

1967 42 won

[05]Winners by education

2019 · elected members' highest qualification

Post Graduate 23

Graduate 17

Graduate Professional 13

12th Pass 11

Doctorate 8

10th Pass 4

8th Pass 1

Literate 1

Others 1

Unknown 1

[06]Winners by profession

2019 · elected members' main profession

Business 33

Politics 16

Agriculture 9

Liberal Profession or Professional 8

Retired or Pension 8

Former Government 2

Education 1

Other 1

Salaried Work or Employed 1

Social Work 1

[07]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Women's share of elected members went from 6.98% in 1962 to 13.75% in 2019 — 2.0×.
13.75% ÷ 6.98% = 2.0×
The most party-switching came in 1980: 86 turncoats stood, of whom 27 won.
max(turncoats) over 15 elections = 86
Sitting MPs fared best in 1967 (86.49%) and worst in 1977 (6.9%).
max / min strike rate over 14 elections with incumbents
The most new blood arrived in 1977: 63.53% of winners had never won the seat before.
max(first-time-winner share), elections with a prior term = 63.53%

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

SourceTrivedi Centre for Political Data (TCPD) / Lok Dhaba, candidate-level election data; women, incumbency and turncoat figures are LokDhaba's own derived aggregates, one row per election for this state

NoteIncumbency and turncoat status require a previous election, so the first year on record carries none. Candidate age is not part of this dataset