A legislative assembly election will be held in 2017 for the 403 seats of the Vidhan Sabha in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. The dates of the election are yet to be announced, as of November 2016. In the previous election in 2012, the Samajwadi Party won a majority and formed government in the leadership of Akhilesh Yadav.
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BSP and the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh, where the BJP is set for the battle against the election, likely to be held sometime in May-June 2017. Elections are scheduled up to the year 2017 2017 may be heating up. December 2016 - The term of the current government in the elections of November preponed the news that there is no end in May 2017.
| Castes of Uttar Pradesh | ||
|---|---|---|
| Caste | Population (%) | Notes |
| OBC/EBC | 40% | Yadavs - 7% Kurmis - 3% Kushwaha (Maurya/Shakya/Koeri/Kachhi/Saini) - 8% Lodh - 2.2% Jats - 1.7% (Other OBCs - 18%) |
| Scheduled Castes(Dalits) | 21.1% | includes Jatavs - 11.7%, Pasis - 3.3%, Dhobi/Kori/Balmikis - 3.15%, Gond/Dhanuk/Khatiks - 1.05%, Others - 1.57% |
| Muslims | 19.26% | includes Ashrafs/Ajlafs/Arzals, OBC Muslims |
| Forward caste | 20% | Brahmin - 10%[31] Thakur(Rajput) - 4% Vaishya - 4% Tyagi/Bhumihar - 2% |
| Scheduled Tribes(Adivasis) | 0.1% | |
| Others | 0.4% | includes Christians,Sikhs,Jains |
Schedule For Assembly Election Uttar Pradesh 2017
S. No. Poll | Event Dates |
1. Issue of Notification | To be Announced |
2. Last date for making Nominations | To be Announced |
3. Scrutiny of Nominations | To be Announced |
4. Last date for withdrawal of candidature | To be Announced |
5. Date of Poll | Tentative Feb' 17 |
6. Counting of Votes | To be Announced |
| 7. Date before which election process shall be completed | To be Announced |