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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SACHINDRA NATH BAKSHI
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
20,89635.3%
2
RUSTAM SATIN
Left
20,05933.9%
3
KUNJ BIHARI GUPTA
INC
15,92726.9%
4
GULAB SINGH
1,3702.3%
5
PANDIT RAJ LAL PD. MISRA
RRP
5500.9%
6
PRAN NATH PANDEY
MAP
2370.4%
7
BIRENDRA KUMAR BANERJEE
IND
1920.3%

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
lean
1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.5% · min 0.3% · max 20.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
348th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.02
fewer partiesmore parties
99th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
170th of 403

Where 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 COMPUTED

A 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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