UP polls 2017: Vote-shares of 4 major parties among social groups in 2007, 2009, 2012 polls

By Shubham

Updated: Tuesday, May 31, 2016, 17:12 [IST]

The politics of Uttar Pradesh is a cobweb of social groups and their interplay. Besides the upper castes, Jats, Yadavs, Kurmis, Other Backward Castes, the Muslims also make up an important part of the political competition that elections bring with them.

The electoral battle in the state is a four-corner one and is fought between the two regional parties---Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) which is currently in power and the Sanajwadi Party (SP) and the two national parties---the Congress and BJP.

Here we take a look at the vote-share of each of these four parties among the main social groups in the state in the 2007 and 2012 Assembly elections and 2009 Lok Sabha election for convenience of comparison:

VOTE SHARE (%) OF PARTIES AMONG SOCIAL GROUPS IN 2007 UP ELECTION
Social groups	BSP	SP	Congress	BJP	Others
Brahmins	16	10	19	44	08
Rajputs	12	20	09	46	09
Vaishyas	14	12	10	52	12
Other upper castes	15	17	12	41	14
Jats	10	08	02	18	02
Yadavs	07	72	04	05	10
Kurmis	16	17	06	42	16
Other OBCs	30	20	09	17	19
Jatavs	86	04	02	03	04
Other SCs	64	16	04	09	13
Muslims	18	45	14	03	13
Others	27	23	12	14	18

VOTE SHARE OF PARTIES AMONG SOCIAL GROUPS IN 2009 LOK SABHA POLL
Social groups	BSP	SP	Congress	BJP	Others
Brahmins	09	05	31	53	01
Rajputs	07	12	06	53	12
Vaishyas	14	11	18	57	00
Other Upper Castes	10	06	31	54	00
Jats	41	10	13	31	05
Yadavs	05	73	11	06	06
Kurmis	18	18	28	20	17
Other OBCs	19	25	17	29	10
Jatavs	84	05	04	05	02
Other SCs	64	10	16	08	02
Muslims	18	30	25	06	21
Others	27	23	17	24	10

VOTE-SHARE OF PARTIES AMONG SOCIAL GROUPS IN 2012 UP ELECTION
Social groups	BSP	SP	Congress	BJP	Others
Brahmins	19	19	13	38	11
Rajputs	14	26	13	29	16
Vaishyas	15	12	21	42	10
Other Upper Castes	17	15	13	17	34
Jats	16	07	11	07	15
Yadavs	11	66	04	09	10
Kurmis	19	35	13	20	12
Other OBCs	19	26	12	17	23
Jatavs	62	15	05	05	12
Other SCs	45	18	17	11	08
Muslims	20	39	18	07	15
Others	23	31	09	16	21