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Uttar Pradesh · PC 52 · 1971
Varanasi
Winner — Lok Sabha 1971
RAJA RAM SHASTRI
INC· INC
INC 46.0%BJS 17.5%12 others 36.5%
Votes
1,38,789
47.0% share
Winning margin
85,848
29.1% of votes
Total votes cast
3,01,943
Candidates
14
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJA RAM SHASTRI | 1,38,789 | 47.0% | |
| 2 | KAMLA PRASAD SINGH | 52,941 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | RUSTAM SATIN | 48,892 | 16.5% | |
| 4 | LOK NATH | 26,192 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | SATYA NARAYAN SINGH | 6,477 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | RAGHU NATH SINGH | 5,826 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | PANNA LAL | IND | 3,550 | 1.2% |
| 8 | KEDAR | IND | 3,405 | 1.1% |
| 9 | NAGENDRA SINGH | IND | 3,166 | 1.1% |
| 10 | KRISHNA KANT SRIVASTAVA | RPK | 2,140 | 0.7% |
| 11 | KAMARUDDIN | IND | 1,853 | 0.6% |
| 12 | DAMODER SINGH | IND | 974 | 0.3% |
| 13 | VIJAIKRISHNA | IND | 709 | 0.2% |
| 14 | JAI NARAIN UPADHYA | IND | 598 | 0.2% |
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 (73rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe29.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 4.3% · max 48.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
52%
lowerhigher
73rd of 80How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 80How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
9th of 80How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.0%BJS 17.9%CPI 16.5%BKD 8.9%OTH 9.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,54,391
Density
1086 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,482 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 13.4%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water28.1%
Electricity43.6%
Sanitation31.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.2%
Children fully vaccinated55.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.9%
Children underweight (under 5)32.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.4%
Women literate67.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.8%
Clean cooking fuel45.1%
Health insurance20.6%
What's nearby?
14 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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B.     Zanana palace (Situated in Allahabad fort)
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