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Uttar Pradesh · PC 50 · 1951

Banaras District (Central)

Winner — Lok Sabha 1951

INC 48.5%SP 24.3%3 others 27.2%
Votes
78,763
48.5% share
Winning margin
39,317
24.2% of votes
Total votes cast
1,62,478
Candidates
5
Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAGHUNATH SINGH
78,76348.5%
2
VISHWANATH SHARMA
39,44624.3%
3
VIDYA DEVI
RRP
25,56815.7%
4
U. A. ASRANI
KMPP
13,1128.1%
5
MURARI MOHAN DEY
IND
5,5893.4%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Low turnout (68th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
24.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 1.2% · max 25.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
53%
lowerhigher
68th of 80

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 80

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
4th of 80

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.5%SP 24.3%RRP 15.7%KMPP 8.1%OTH 3.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,99,596
Density
899 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,779 km²
SC population34.7%
ST population0.0%

Figures are for Kaushambi, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.8%Muslim 13.8%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water9.7%
Electricity15.8%
Sanitation16.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.6%
Children fully vaccinated65.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.4%
Women literate58.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.6%
Clean cooking fuel37.0%
Health insurance20.2%

What's nearby?

6 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing- Banana
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Artificial cave in the fane of the hill of Pabhosa

🏛️MonumentASI

Artificial cave in the fane of the hill of Pabhosa

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Fort attributed to Jay Chandra

🏛️MonumentASI

Fort attributed to Jay Chandra

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The ancient fortress

🏛️MonumentASI

The ancient fortress

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Traces of a large brick building on the summit of Pabhosa hill

🏛️MonumentASI

Traces of a large brick building on the summit of Pabhosa hill

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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