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Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee

Summary

Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) is the Pradesh Congress Committee (state wing) of the Indian National Congress (INC) serving in the state of Uttar Pradesh.[2] It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the state, as well as selecting candidates for local, state, and national elections.

Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee
PresidentAjay Rai[1]
ChairpersonAradhana Misra
HeadquartersLucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Youth wingUttar Pradesh Youth Congress
Women's wingUttar Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee
Ideology
AllianceIndian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha
1 / 80
Seats in Rajya Sabha
0 / 31
Seats in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
2 / 403
Seats in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
0 / 100
Election symbol

The committee has a long history of political influence in the state, having played a significant role in the state's politics during the pre-independence era and after. However, it has faced challenges in recent years, including a decline in electoral support and internal conflicts. Congress Working Committee Appointed Priyanka Gandhi as General Secretary of UP (East), later she has taken charge of General Secretary (AICC). CLP Leader of the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee is Aradhana Misra 3rd Term MLA from Rampur Khas, Pratapgarh.[3][4]

Structure and Composition edit

S.No. Name Designation[5] District Allotted
1 Ajay Rai, Ex MLA President, Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee
2 Nasimuddin Siddiqui, Ex MLA Provincial President, Western Zone Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Shamli, Baghpat, Bulandshahr, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Gautambudh Nagar, Bijnor, Hapur, Amroha, Moradabad, Rampur and Sambhal
3 Ajay Rai, Ex MLA Provincial President, Prayagraj Zone Varanasi, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Jaunpur, Bhadohi, Mirzapur, Sonbhadra, Kaushambi, Allahabad, Pratapgarh, Amethi and Sultanpur
4 Nakul Dubey, Ex MLA Provincial President, Awadh Zone Lucknow, Unnao, Bahraich, Barabanki, Balrampur, Shravasti, Ghonda, Sitapur, Lakhimpur-Khiri, Hardoi and Rae Barely
5 Virendra Chaudhary, MLA Provincial President, Purvanchal Zone Siddharth Nagar, Maharajganj, Gorakhpur, Basti, Kushinagar, Azamgarh, Mau, Deoria, Ballia, Sant Kabir Nagar, Faizabad and Ambedkar Nagar
6 Yogesh Dikshit Provincial President, Brij Zone Mathura, Agra, Firozabad, Etah, Mainpuri, Kasganj, Aligarh, Hathras, Badaun, Bareilly, Shahjahanpur, Pilibhit and Farrukhabad
7 Anil Yadav Provincial President, Bundelkhand and Kanpur Zone Kanpur, Kanpur Dehat, Kannauj, Auraiya, Jalaun, Mahoba, Jhansi, Lalitpur, Banda, Chitrakoot, Fatehpur, Hamirpur and Etawah
8 Dr Jiya Ram Verma Medical Cell President, Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee

Advisory Council to General Secretary edit

S.No. Name Design
01 Ajay Rai Member
02 Ajay Kapoor Member
03 Anugrah Narayan Singh Member
04 Mohsina Kidwai Member
05 Nasimuddin Siddiqui Member
06 Nirmal Khatri Member
07 Pradeep Mathur Member
08 Pramod Tiwari Member
09 Praveen Aron Member
10 P. L. Punia Member
12 Ranjeet Singh Judeo Member
13 Rajesh Mishra Member
14 Raashid Alvi Member
15 Salman Khurshid Member
16 Sanjay Kapoor Member
17 Vivek Bansal Member
18 Zafar Ali Naqvi Member
19 Akash Singh Chandel Member

Group on Strategy and Planning edit

S.No. Name Design
01 Vacant Member
02 Prashant Shukla Member
03 Rajiv Shukla Member
04 Vacant Member
05 Pradeep Jain Aditya Member
06 Vacant Member
07 Brij Lal Khabri Member

MPs and MLAs from Uttar Pradesh edit

S.No. Name Constituency
Member of Parliament
1 Sonia Gandhi Raebareli
Member of Legislative Assembly
1 Aradhana Mishra Rampur Khas
2 Virendra Chaudhary Pharenda

Electoral performance edit

Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly edit

Election Seats up for election Seats contested Seats won Change Votes polled Vote share Swing Resulting Government
1937 228 —
133 / 228
 — — — — Majority Government
1946 228 —
153 / 228
   20 — — — Supermajority Government
1952 430 429
388 / 430
   235 8,032,475
47.93 / 100
 — Supermajority Government
1957 430 430
286 / 430
   102 9,298,382
42.42 / 100
   5.51% Majority Government
1962 430 429
249 / 430
   37 6,471,669
36.33 / 100
   6.09% Majority Government
1967 425 425
199 / 425
   50 6,912,104
32.20 / 100
   4.13% Minority Government (till April 1967)
Opposition (till 1968)
1969 425 424
211 / 425
   12 7,893,152
33.69 / 100
   1.49% Minority Government (1969-1970; 1971-1973; 1973-1974)
Opposition (1970; 1970-1971)
1974 424 403
215 / 424
   4 8,868,229
32.29 / 100
   1.40% Majority Government
1977 425 395
47 / 425
   168 7,592,107
31.94 / 100
   0.35% Opposition
1980 425 424
309 / 425
   262 9,720,767
37.65 / 100
   5.71% Supermajority Government
1985 425 425
269 / 425
   40 11,544,698
39.25 / 100
   1.60% Majority Government
1989 425 410
94 / 425
   175 10,866,428
27.90 / 100
   11.35% Opposition
1991 419 413
46 / 419
   48 6,480,753
17.32 / 100
   10.58% Opposition
1993 422 421
28 / 422
   20 7,533,272
15.08 / 100
   2.24% Opposition
1996 424 126
33 / 424
   11 4,626,663
8.35 / 100
   6.73% Opposition
2002 403 402
25 / 403
   8 4,810,231
8.96 / 100
   0.61% Opposition
2007 403 393
22 / 403
   3 4,489,234
8.61 / 100
   0.35% Opposition
2012 403 355
28 / 403
   6 8,832,895
11.65 / 100
   3.04% Opposition
2017 403 114
7 / 403
   21 5,416,540
6.25 / 100
   5.40% Opposition
2022 403 403
2 / 403
   5 2,416,540
3.25 / 100
   2.40% Opposition

Indian General Election in Uttar Pradesh edit

Election Seats up for election Seats contested Seats won Change Votes polled Vote share Swing Resulting Government (in Centre) National Leader
1951-1952 86 86
81 / 86
 — 9,047,392
52.99 / 100
 — Supermajority Government Jawaharlal Nehru
1957 86 86
70 / 86
   11 10,599,639
46.29 / 100
   6.70% Supermajority Government Jawaharlal Nehru
1962 86 86
62 / 86
   8 6,842,472
38.20 / 100
   8.09% Supermajority Government Jawaharlal Nehru
1967 85 85
47 / 85
   15 7,285,130
33.44 / 100
   4.76% Majority Government Indira Gandhi
1971 85 78
73 / 85
   26 9,981,309
48.58 / 100
   15.14% Supermajority Government Indira Gandhi
1977 85 85
0 / 85
   73 7,170,182
24.99 / 100
   23.59% Opposition Indira Gandhi
(defeated)
1980 85 85
51 / 85
   51 10,171,194
35.90 / 100
   10.91% Supermajority Government Indira Gandhi
1984 85 85
83 / 85
   32 17,391,831
51.03 / 100
   15.13% Supermajority Government Rajiv Gandhi
1989 85 84
15 / 85
   68 12,393,934
31.77 / 100
   19.26% Opposition (till 1990)
External Support for SJP(R) Govt (till 1991)
 		Rajiv Gandhi
1991 85 80
5 / 85
   10 6,755,015
18.02 / 100
   13.75% Minority Government P. V. Narasimha Rao
1996 85 85
5 / 85
   3,746,505
8.14 / 100
   9.88% Opposition (till Jun 1996)
External Support for UF Govt (till 1998)
 		P. V. Narasimha Rao
1998 85 76
0 / 85
   5 3,361,053
6.02 / 100
   2.13% Opposition Sitaram Kesri
(defeated)
1999 85 76
10 / 85
   10 8,001,685
14.72 / 100
   8.70% Opposition Sonia Gandhi
2004 80 73
9 / 80
   1 6,412,293
12.04 / 100
   2.68% Minority Government Sonia Gandhi
2009 80 80
21 / 80
   12 10,113,521
18.25 / 100
   6.21% Minority Government Sonia Gandhi
2014 80 80
2 / 80
   19 6,061,267
7.53 / 100
   10.72% Opposition Sonia Gandhi
2019 80 80
1 / 80
   1 5,457,352
6.36 / 100
   1.17% Opposition Rahul Gandhi

List of chief ministers edit

Premier of United Provinces (1937–50)
No. Portrait Name Constituency Term of office Assembly
Start End Tenure
1   Govind Ballabh Pant NA 17 July 1937 2 November

1939

2 years, 108 days 1st

(1937 Elections)

(1)   Govind Ballabh Pant NA 1 April 1946 25 January

1950

3 years, 299 days 2nd

(1946 Elections)

Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh
No. Portrait Name Constituency Term of office Assembly
Start End Tenure
1   Govind Ballabh Pant Bareilly Municipality 26 January 1950 20 May 1952 4 years, 335 days Provincial

(1946 Elections)
1st
(1951 election)

20 May 1952 27 December 1954
2   Sampurnanand Varanasi South 28 December 1954 9 April 1957 5 years, 344 days 2nd
(1957 election)
10 April 1957 6 December 1960
3   Chandra Bhanu Gupta Ranikhet South 7 December 1960 14 March 1962 2 years, 298 days 3rd
(1962 election)
14 March 1962 1 October 1963
4   Sucheta Kripalani Menhdawal 2 October 1963 13 March 1967 3 years, 162 days
(3)   Chandra Bhanu Gupta Ranikhet 14 March 1967 2 April 1967 19 days 4th
(1967 election)
26 February 1969 17 February 1970 356 days
6   Kamalapati Tripathi Chandauli 4 April 1971 12 June 1973 2 years, 69 days 5th
(1969 election)
7   Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Bara 8 November 1973 4 March 1974 2 years, 21 days 6th
(1974 election)
5 March 1974 29 November 1975
8   N. D. Tiwari Kashipur 21 January 1976 30 April 1977 1 year, 99 days
9   Vishwanath Pratap Singh Tindwari 9 June 1980 18 July 1982 2 years, 39 days 8th
(1980 election)
10   Sripati Mishra Isauli 19 July 1982 2 August 1984 2 years, 14 days
(8)   N. D. Tiwari Kashipur 3 August 1984 10 March 1985 1 year, 52 days 9th
(1985 election)
11 March 1985 24 September 1985
12   Vir Bahadur Singh Paniyara 24 September 1985 24 June 1988 2 years, 274 days
(8)   N. D. Tiwari Kashipur 25 June 1988 5 December 1989 1 year, 163 days

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Congress appoints Ajay Rai, who fought against PM Modi from Varanasi, as UP party president". indiatvnews.com. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  2. ^ Congress in States Archived 18 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine All India Congress Committee website.
  3. ^ Shukla, Nelanshu (22 May 2018). "Raj Babbar to remain UP Congress chief till Lok Sabha polls". India Today. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Raj Babbar has not resigned as party's UP chief: Congress". Zee News. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  5. ^ "In revival bid, Congress unveils a new-look UP unit, with old faces from BSP". October 2022.

External links edit

  • Indian National Congress, Official website