HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party is an Indian
political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ...
founded in 2002.''Hindustan Times''.
Rajbhar: a new dalit force in eastern UP
'
The party is led by
Om Prakash Rajbhar Om Prakash Rajbhar (born 15 September 1962) is an Indian politician and president of the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP). He is a member of 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly from Zahoorabad constituency of Uttar Pradesh. Personal life Rajbha ...
, Cabinet Minister in Uttar Pradesh.''Times of India''.
Ex-BSP leaders join hands ahead of LS polls
'
The party has its headquarters in Rasra,
Ballia district Ballia district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh, India. Ballia district is a part of Azamgarh division situated in the east of Uttar Pradesh. The main economic activity is agriculture. City is the district headquarters and commercial ...
, Uttar Pradesh. The party has a yellow flag.


Profile

SBSP is based primarily based in eastern
Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...
and draws its support from the Rajbhar community. The party calls for the inclusion of the Rajbhar community in the list of Scheduled Tribes. However, it also favours the setting up of reservation quotas on socio-economic grounds.


Members of Legislative Assembly


Members of Legislative Council


Electoral performance


Lok Sabha elections


Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha


Electoral history


Indian general election, 2004

SBSP fielded 14 candidates in the
2004 Indian general election General elections were held in India in four phases between 20 April and 10 May 2004. Over 670 million people were eligible to vote, electing 543 members of the 14th Lok Sabha. Seven states also held assembly elections to elect state governmen ...
, one in
Bihar Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...
and the rest in Uttar Pradesh. Together they obtained 275,267 votes (0.07% of the nationwide vote).


Bihar assembly elections, 2005

The party contested the
February 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election Bihar Assembly elections were held twice in the year 2005. There was a fractured verdict in February 2005 Assembly Election. Since no government could be formed in Bihar, fresh elections were held in October–November the same year. LJP and ...
with three candidates. Together they obtained 13,655 votes (0.06% of the statewide vote). SBSP fielded two candidates in the subsequent October 2005 Legislative Assembly election in Bihar. Together they obtained 11,037 votes (0.05% of the statewide vote).


Uttar Pradesh assembly election, 2007

The party contested 97 candidates in the
2007 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election The 2007 Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly election was held during April–May 2007. It was held to elect a government for the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. Background With 166 million people, U.P. is about the size of France, Germany, ...
. All but three candidates forfeited their deposits. It obtained a total of 491,347 votes (0.94% of the statewide vote).


Indian general election, 2009

Ahead of the
2009 Indian general election General elections were held in India in five phases between 16 April 2009 and 13 May 2009 to elect the members of the fifteenth Lok Sabha. With a registered electorate of 716 million and a turnout of 417 million voters, it was the l ...
SBSP joined the
Apna Dal Apna Dal may refer to: * Apna Dal (Soneylal) * Apna Dal (Kamerawadi) {{Disambiguation ...
-led coalition Adhikar Manch ('Rights Platform'), an alliance of BSP splinter groups. SBSP fielded twenty candidates, who together obtained 319,307 votes, though all forfeited their
deposits A deposit account is a bank account maintained by a financial institution in which a customer can deposit and withdraw money. Deposit accounts can be savings accounts, current accounts or any of several other types of accounts explained below. ...
.


Bihar assembly election, 2010

The party fielded six candidates in the
2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election The Bihar legislative assembly election, 2010 was held in six phases over a period of one month starting from 21 October until 20 November in all 243 constituencies of Bihar, India. The election is conducted to elect the government in Bihar for ...
. Together they obtained 15,437 votes (0.05% of the statewide vote).


Uttar Pradesh assembly election, 2012

The party ran 52 candidates in the
2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election The 2012 Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly election followed as a result the expiration of the five-year term of the previous legislature elected in Uttar Pradesh, India. The election to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly was held in seven ...
. All but four candidates forfeited their deposits. In total the party obtained 477,330 votes (0.63% of the statewide vote).


Indian general election, 2014

SBSP fielded 13 candidates in the
2014 Indian general election General elections were held in India in nine phases from 7 April to 12 May 2014 to elect the members of the 16th Lok Sabha. With 834 million registered voters, they were the largest-ever elections in the world until being surpassed by the 2019 ...
, whom together mustered 118,947 votes (0.02% of the nationwide vote). Ahead of the election SBSP took part in forming the
Ekta Manch The Ekta Manch ('Unity Platform') is a political alliance in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The alliance was announced in April 2014, ahead of the 2014 Indian general election General elections were held in India in nine phases from 7 Ap ...
('Unity Platform'), a coalition of smaller parties in Uttar Pradesh. Om Prakash Rajbhar served as convenor of the coalition.


Bihar assembly election, 2015

In
2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election The Legislative Assembly election was held over five phases in Bihar through October–November 2015 before the end of the tenure of the prior Legislative Assembly of Bihar on 29 November 2015. In April 2015, the Janata Parivar Alliance group ...
, SBSP contested in only 2 seats but could not win any of them. though Azad Paswan a candidate came in 3rd in polls.


Uttar Pradesh assembly election, 2017

In the
2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election The election to the 17th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly was held from 11 February to 8 March 2017 in 7 phases. This election saw a voter turnout of 61.11% compared to 59.40% in the 2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, previous ...
, and working in alliance with BJP, SBSP contested eight seats in UP. It won five seats, with party leader Om Prakash Rajbhar becoming a minister in UP government.


Indian general election, 2019

SBSP fielded 39 candidates in the
2019 Indian general election General elections were held in India in seven phases from 11 April to 19 May 2019 to elect the members of the 17th Lok Sabha. Votes were counted and the result was declared on 23 May. Around 912 million people were eligible to vote, and vote ...
in
Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...
against BJP. This was in response to ally Bharatiya Janata Party’s proposal that SBSP contest on the saffron party’s lotus symbol from Ghosi in eastern Uttar Pradesh.


Bihar assembly election, 2020

In the
2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election The Bihar Legislative Assembly election was held in three phases through October–November to elect members to the Seventeenth Bihar Legislative Assembly. The term of the previous Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Bihar ended on 29 November 20 ...
, SBSP contested in only five seats as part of Grand Democratic Secular Front that also included
Rashtriya Lok Samta Party Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (abbreviated as RLSP; translation: ''National People's Equity Party'') was a political party in India led by Upendra Kushwaha. It was launched on 3 March 2013 and was based in the state of Bihar. The party came into exi ...
,
Bahujan Samaj Party The Bahujan Samaj Party ( BSP) is a political party in India that was formed to represent Bahujans (literally means "community in majority"), referring to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes (OBC), along with Religious ...
, Samajwadi Janata Dal Democratic,
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (; AIMIM) is a right-wing Indian political party based primarily in the old city of Hyderabad, It is also a significant political party in the Indian States of Telangana, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, ...
, and Janvadi Party (Socialist).


Uttar Pradesh assembly election, 2022

In the
2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election Legislative Assembly elections were held in Elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh from 2022 elections in India, 10 February to 7 March 2022 in seven phases to elect all List of constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, 403 m ...
, working in alliance with SP, SBSP contested in 17 seats in UP. They won six seats, with party leader Om Prakash Rajbhar in Uttar Pradesh.''UP Election 2022''.
Om Prakash Rajbhar's Party won 6 seats in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections
'


Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council election, 2024

In the 2024 election result NDA Gave One seat to SBSP out of 10 seats in the election SBSP fielded Vichhelal Rajbhar who won unopposed.


See also

*
List of political parties in India India has a multi-party system. The Election Commission of India (ECI) grants recognition to national-level and state-level political parties based on objective criteria. A recognised political party enjoys privileges such as a reserved party ...


References

{{Indian political parties Political parties in Uttar Pradesh Political parties in Bihar Political parties established in 2002 2002 establishments in Uttar Pradesh