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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 246 · 1967
Varanasi Cantonment
Winner — 1967
V . PANDEY
BJS· SVD (Samyukta Vidhayak Dal)
BJS 25.9%INC 23.7%12 others 50.4%
Votes
11,891
25.9% share
Winning margin
1,008
2.2% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
49.3%
of 92,992
A closely fought contest. V . PANDEY won with a 2.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V . PANDEY | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 11,891 | 25.9% |
| 2 | L . BAHADUR | INC | 10,883 | 23.7% |
| 3 | M . LAL | Left | 9,618 | 21.0% |
| 4 | P . K . SHARMAN | IND | 2,893 | 6.3% |
| 5 | H . IDRIS | Praja Socialist Party | 2,804 | 6.1% |
| 6 | RAMMATH | IND | 2,142 | 4.7% |
| 7 | V . BAHADUR | IND | 1,050 | 2.3% |
| 8 | MURLI | IND | 989 | 2.2% |
| 9 | S . A . S . R . MAHANT | 764 | 1.7% | |
| 10 | B . RAM | IND | 754 | 1.6% |
| 11 | S . F. RIZIVI | IND | 741 | 1.6% |
| 12 | S . ADHAR | IND | 667 | 1.4% |
| 13 | RAJNATH | IND | 432 | 0.9% |
| 14 | S. R . VISHARAD | IND | 245 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (349th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 0.2% · max 53.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
349th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.58
fewer partiesmore parties
271st of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
40th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.58EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 25.9%INC 23.7%CPM 21.0%IND 6.3%PSP 6.1%OTH 17.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,09,141
Density
863 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,717 km²
SC population22.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.1%Muslim 14.1%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.3%
Electricity26.3%
Sanitation14.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.8%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate74.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.0%
Clean cooking fuel37.1%
Health insurance14.9%
What's nearby?
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