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Uttar Pradesh · PC 52 · 1989
Varanasi
Winner — Lok Sabha 1989
ANIL SHASTRI
JD· National Front
JD 60.4%INC 21.8%16 others 17.8%
Votes
2,68,196
62.3% share
Winning margin
1,71,603
39.9% of votes
Total votes cast
4,44,042
Candidates
18
Seat history
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANIL SHASTRI | 2,68,196 | 62.3% | |
| 2 | SHYAM LAL YADAV | 96,593 | 22.4% | |
| 3 | GANGA RAM "GWAL" | 32,574 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | RAM DAS | IND | 12,420 | 2.9% |
| 5 | RAM MURAT | 3,111 | 0.7% | |
| 6 | NANHE | IND | 2,461 | 0.6% |
| 7 | RAM BALI HISRA BYAS | RRP | 2,103 | 0.5% |
| 8 | RAJ NATH PANDEY | LKD(B) | 2,077 | 0.5% |
| 9 | AMAR NATH GUPTA | IND | 2,042 | 0.5% |
| 10 | GAJA NAND DAS | IND | 1,822 | 0.4% |
| 11 | MOHAN SWAROOP VERMA | 1,522 | 0.3% | |
| 12 | INDRAJEET | IND | 1,298 | 0.3% |
| 13 | PRAMOD KUMAR PANDEY | IND | 1,021 | 0.2% |
| 14 | KRISHNA KUMAR TIWARI | IND | 840 | 0.2% |
| 15 | RATAN CHANDRA VERMA | IND | 692 | 0.2% |
| 16 | V. T. R. VEERAPPA GOUNDER | IND | 617 | 0.1% |
| 17 | RAMA SHANKER NARUANG SHAH | IND | 582 | 0.1% |
| 18 | PARAS NATH | IND | 432 | 0.1% |
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
safe39.9%
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
JD 62.3%INC 22.4%BSP 7.6%OTH 7.7%
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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