1974 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

1974 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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All 424 seats in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly 213 seats needed for a majority
Registered	49,743,193
Turnout	56.91%
Majority party Minority party   Leader Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Charan Singh Party INC BKD Leader's seat Bara Chhaprauli Seats won 215 106 Seat change 4 8 Popular vote 32.29% 21.22%
CM before election Hemwati Bahuguna INC Elected CM Hemwati Bahuguna INC

Elections to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in February 1974 to elect members of the 424 constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, India. The Indian National Congress, won a majority of seats and Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna was appointed the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.^[1][2]

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Indian National Congress	8,868,229	32.29	215	+4
	Bharatiya Kranti Dal	5,826,256	21.22	106	+8
	Bharatiya Jana Sangh	4,701,972	17.12	61	+12
	Indian National Congress (Organisation)	2,296,883	8.36	10	New
	Socialist Party (India)	795,770	2.90	5	New
	Communist Party of India	672,881	2.45	16	+12
	Indian Union Muslim League	378,221	1.38	1	New
	Swatantra Party	311,669	1.13	1	–4
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	194,257	0.71	2	+1
	Shoshit Samaj Dal	190,259	0.69	1	New
	Hindu Mahasabha	81,829	0.30	1	0
	Others	327,246	1.19	0	0
	Independents	2,815,747	10.25	5	–13
Total		27,461,219	100.00	424	–1
Valid votes		27,461,219	97.00
Invalid/blank votes		849,448	3.00
Total votes		28,310,667	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		49,743,193	56.91
Source: ECI[3]

• List of constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
• 1974 elections in India