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Uttar Pradesh · PC 48 · 2004

Varanasi

Winner — Lok Sabha 2004

DR. RAJESH KUMAR MISHRA
INC· UPA (UPA)
INC 32.7%BJP 23.6%16 others 43.7%
Votes
2,06,904
32.7% share
Winning margin
57,436
9.1% of votes
Total votes cast
6,33,077
Candidates
18
Seat history

2 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.02 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DR. RAJESH KUMAR MISHRA
UPA (UPA)
2,06,90432.7%
2
SHANKAR PRASAD JAISWAL
NDA
1,49,46823.6%
3
ATAHAR JAMAL LARI
AD
93,22814.7%
4
AMIR CHAND PATEL
59,5189.4%
5
ANJANA PRAKASH
59,1049.3%
6
SHALENDRA KUMAR ALIAS \EX DY. S.P\
IND
28,5334.5%
7
KANHAYA
SBSP
7,5501.2%
8
DR. HEERA LAL YADAV
Left
6,3791.0%
9
RAM PRASAD BAVLA
IND
5,8780.9%
10
SURESH SINGH ALIAS SURESH
IND
2,7330.4%
11
NARENDRA NATH DUBEY ADIG
IND
2,4770.4%
12
DINESH CHANDRA PANDEY
PMSP
2,1100.3%
13
DEV RAJ
IND
2,0910.3%
14
RAMJI
IND
2,0060.3%
15
KAMAL CHAND
1,8240.3%
16
KHAGENDRA NATH PANDEY
IND
1,2970.2%
17
GANESH RAM
IND
1,0690.2%
18
LALJI RAM
PTSS
9080.1%

Average turnout (19th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.7% · max 38.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
19th of 80

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.22
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 80

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
5th of 80

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 32.7%BJP 23.6%AD 14.7%BSP 9.4%SP 9.3%OTH 10.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/18

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.02 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,99,410
Density
408 / km²
Sex ratio
863 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,408 km²
SC population21.6%
ST population0.0%

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

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 91.0%Muslim 8.8%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.1%
Electricity22.8%
Sanitation28.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated62.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Children underweight (under 5)49.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.2%
Women literate57.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.0%
Clean cooking fuel26.8%
Health insurance13.3%

What's nearby?

30 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Shazar Stone Craft🏺Wooden Toys and Wood Art Products
Approach to Kalinjar Fort,

Approach to Kalinjar Fort,

🏛️MonumentASI

Approach to Kalinjar Fort,

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Balari Nath,

🏛️MonumentASI

Balari Nath,

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City Cemetery,

🏛️MonumentASI

City Cemetery,

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Closed Cemetery, Bargarh,

🏛️MonumentASI

Closed Cemetery, Bargarh,

Fort of Kalinjar, together with the parapet walls, with the gateways & the monuments inside it,…

Fort of Kalinjar, together with the parapet walls, with the gateways & the monuments inside it,…

🏛️MonumentASI

Fort of Kalinjar, together with the parapet walls, with the gateways & the monuments inside it, viz. Sita Kunda, Sita Sej, Patalganga, Pandu Kund, Bhaironki-jhiria, Siddh-ki-gupha, Baghwan-Sej, Pani-ka-aman, Mrigdhara, Kothtirth, Linga temple of Nilakan

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Fort with the fortification walls and the three ruined Jain temples & one ruined Hindu temple…

🏛️MonumentASI

Fort with the fortification walls and the three ruined Jain temples & one ruined Hindu temple inside the fort,

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Group of ruins, the principal object of which is the entrance door of a temple,

🏛️MonumentASI

Group of ruins, the principal object of which is the entrance door of a temple,

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Inscribed statue of Chandel period under a Pipal tree, Mau.

🏛️MonumentASI

Inscribed statue of Chandel period under a Pipal tree, Mau.

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