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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 248 · 1969
Varanasi South
Winner — 1969
SACHINDRA NATH BAKSHI
BJS· Bharatiya Jana Sangh
BJS 35.3%CPI 33.9%5 others 30.9%
Votes
20,896
35.3% share
Winning margin
837
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
62.8%
of 94,360
Varanasi South was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 837 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SACHINDRA NATH BAKSHI | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 20,896 | 35.3% |
| 2 | RUSTAM SATIN | Left | 20,059 | 33.9% |
| 3 | KUNJ BIHARI GUPTA | INC | 15,927 | 26.9% |
| 4 | GULAB SINGH | 1,370 | 2.3% | |
| 5 | PANDIT RAJ LAL PD. MISRA | RRP | 550 | 0.9% |
| 6 | PRAN NATH PANDEY | MAP | 237 | 0.4% |
| 7 | BIRENDRA KUMAR BANERJEE | IND | 192 | 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 (348th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.5% · min 0.3% · max 20.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
348th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.02
fewer partiesmore parties
99th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
170th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 35.3%CPI 33.9%INC 26.9%OTH 4.0%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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