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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 246 · 1969
Varanasi Cantonment
Winner — 1969
LAL BAHADUR
INC· INC
INC 37.0%BJS 23.8%11 others 39.2%
Votes
20,776
37.0% share
Winning margin
7,387
13.2% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
58.2%
of 96,558
A clear win with a 13.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAL BAHADUR | INC | 20,776 | 37.0% |
| 2 | VARMESHWAR PANDE | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 13,389 | 23.8% |
| 3 | VIJAI BAHADUR | Samyukta Socialist Party | 5,525 | 9.8% |
| 4 | SATYA NARAIN TEWARI | Left | 4,156 | 7.4% |
| 5 | IQBAL AHAMAD | IND | 3,697 | 6.6% |
| 6 | SAGAR SINGH | Praja Socialist Party | 3,482 | 6.2% |
| 7 | SITA ALIAS SITA RAM MAHANT | 1,357 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | HARI SHANKER PATHAK | 1,329 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | RAM JI LAL | IND | 887 | 1.6% |
| 10 | RAGHUBIR PRASAD | MAP | 559 | 1.0% |
| 11 | VISHWANATH | IND | 508 | 0.9% |
| 12 | GAURI ALIAS GAURI SHANKER | IND | 310 | 0.6% |
| 13 | JAGARNATH PRASAD | IND | 189 | 0.3% |
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
safe13.2%
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
INC 37.0%BJS 23.8%SSP 9.8%CPM 7.4%IND 6.6%PSP 6.2%OTH 9.2%
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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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