Tracking the road to the 2027 UP Vidhan Sabha Chunav

Uttar Pradesh Election 2027: The Battle for India's Largest Assembly

All 403 seats of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly go to the polls in an election expected in February–March 2027. This is your independent home for constituency-level data, party profiles, verified news and a live reader opinion poll on the UP Election 2027 — built for the more than 15 crore voters of Uttar Pradesh and everyone watching India's biggest state contest.

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403Assembly seats

202Seats for a majority

75Districts of UP

15 Cr+Registered voters (approx.)

Polling expected in

Exact dates are yet to be announced by the Election Commission of India

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2022 verdict recap

Out of 403 seats · official ECI result

BJP

255

111

Others

BSP

INC

Battle Lines 2027

Who is fighting whom in Uttar Pradesh

Five forces will define the UP Assembly Election 2027 — a ruling NDA seeking a rare third straight term, an SP-led opposition betting on caste arithmetic, a BSP attempting a solo comeback, a rebuilding Congress, and a fast-rising Dalit-Bahujan challenger.

NDA

Bharatiya Janata Party

Seeking a third straight term

Led in the state by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the BJP is defending the majority it won in 2017 and retained in 2022, campaigning on Hindutva consolidation, welfare delivery and law and order.

2022: 255 seats403 total

SP+ / INDIA bloc

Samajwadi Party

Betting on the PDA formula

Akhilesh Yadav's SP more than doubled its 2017 tally in 2022 and is now negotiating a fresh seat-sharing pact with the Congress, built around its Pichhda-Dalit-Alpsankhyak (PDA) social coalition.

2022: 111 seats403 total

Contesting solo

Bahujan Samaj Party

Mayawati's comeback bid

Reduced to a single seat in 2022, the BSP under Mayawati has repeatedly ruled out any alliance for 2027, saying it will contest independently while trying to rebuild its Dalit-Brahmin "Sarvjan" coalition.

2022: 1 seat403 total

INDIA bloc

Indian National Congress

Rebuilding from the ground up

Out of power in UP since 1989, the Congress is rebuilding its organisation district-by-district under Rahul Gandhi's team, with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra active on the ground, ahead of seat-sharing talks with the SP.

2022: 2 seats403 total

Also watch: the Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) led by Chandrashekhar Azad, fresh off a landmark Lok Sabha win from Nagina in 2024, is emerging as a fourth pole in Dalit-Bahujan politics — and NDA allies Rashtriya Lok Dal, Apna Dal (Sonelal), Nishad Party and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party will shape the western and eastern UP battlegrounds. Read full party profiles →

Faces Of UP Politics

The leaders who will shape the 2027 campaign

From the Chief Minister seeking re-election to the challengers vying to replace him — the people whose decisions on alliances, candidates and campaign themes will decide Uttar Pradesh's next government.

Yogi Adityanath

Chief Minister of UP

BJP

Akhilesh Yadav

SP President, Leader of Opposition

Mayawati

BSP National President, Former CM

BSP

Chandrashekhar Azad

ASP (Kanshi Ram) Chief, MP Nagina

ASP

Rahul Gandhi

Leader of Opposition, Lok Sabha

INC

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Congress General Secretary

INC

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Why 2027 Matters

The issues that will decide Uttar Pradesh

Full Election 2027 Guide

Jobs & Migration

Unemployment and out-of-state migration for work remain top doorstep concerns across both rural and urban UP.

Law & Order

The BJP's "zero tolerance" policing record is central to its pitch; opposition parties dispute how evenly it has applied.

Caste Arithmetic

SP's PDA formula, BSP's Dalit-Brahmin outreach and BJP's broader Hindutva consolidation will compete for the same voters.

Welfare & Women Voters

Free ration schemes, women's safety and turnout among first-time and women voters could swing close contests.

Newsroom

Latest UP Election 2027 news

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Explainers6 min read

What Does Impeachment Mean? Can the Chief Election Commissioner Be Impeached? The Law, the Numbers and the Case Against CEC Gyanesh Kumar

Impeachment means a legislature formally charging a high official and voting to remove them. In India, the Chief Election Commissioner can be removed only like a Supreme Court judge — for proved misbehaviour or incapacity, by a special majority in both Houses. Here is what the word means, how the process works, and where the opposition's moves against CEC Gyanesh Kumar stand.

Explainers6 min read

What Is a Mock Parliament? Meaning, Roles, Order of Business and How to Conduct One — Plus Why It Is in the News

A mock parliament is a role-play of a real Parliament sitting, with a Speaker, a Prime Minister, ministers and an Opposition following actual parliamentary rules. Here is what it means, who plays which role, the order of business, how to conduct one in a school or college, and why two very different 'mock parliaments' made news in Delhi this week.

MLC Election

Explainers7 min read

What Is MLC Election? Who Votes in MLC Elections — All 5 Ways a Member of the Legislative Council Is Chosen

Ordinary voters do not directly elect MLCs. They are chosen by MLAs, local-body members, graduates and teachers, and some are nominated by the Governor. A plain-language guide to the Legislative Council, who votes for which seats, and how an MLC differs from an MLA.

Explainers7 min read

What Is SIR in Election? Special Intensive Revision of Voter Lists Explained — Process, Phases, Documents and What Changed in UP

SIR stands for Special Intensive Revision — a door-to-door re-check of every name on the voter list, ordered by the Election Commission. Here is how it works, how it differs from the yearly revision, which states have gone through it, the documents accepted and what it did to Uttar Pradesh's voter list.

Explainers4 min read

Which State Has Election in 2027? All 7 Assembly Elections — UP, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur, Gujarat, Himachal — Plus the Presidential Poll

Seven states go to the polls in 2027: Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur in early 2027, and Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh at the end of the year. India also elects a new President in July 2027. Here are the seats, current governments, term-end dates and what the Election Commission has done so far.

Results4 min read

UP MLC Result 2026: Election Commission Declares Results on 6 Seats — BJP 4, SP 2; Counting Over on 8 Seats With BJP 5, SP 3

The Election Commission has formally declared winners on six of Uttar Pradesh's 11 Legislative Council seats — one graduates' and five teachers' seats — with the BJP winning four and the SP two. Counting is complete on eight seats, where the tally is BJP 5, SP 3. Here is the official list and the state of the remaining seats.

Constituency Tracker

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Search any of Uttar Pradesh's 403 Assembly constituencies by name or district to see its reservation status and party-wise candidates — updated the moment parties make announcements.

Reader Poll

UP Election 2027 Opinion Poll

Cast your vote for the party or alliance you back for 2027 and watch the live results update — then see how your view compares with other readers across the state.

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