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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 242 · 1991

Varanasi South

Winner — 1991

SHYAM DEV RAI CHAUDHARY (DADA)
BJP· BJP
BJP 65.2%JD 15.4%17 others 19.4%
Votes
57,829
65.2% share
Winning margin
44,167
49.8% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
41.8%
of 2,12,505

Varanasi South is a safe seat — SHYAM DEV RAI CHAUDHARY (DADA) won by 49.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHYAM DEV RAI CHAUDHARY (DADA)
BJP
57,82965.2%
2
VIJAY DUBE
Janata Dal
13,66215.4%
3
GIRISH SHASTRI
INC
9,17910.3%
4
ARUN CHAUBEY
IND
3,2153.6%
5
SANTOSH KUMAR PANDAJI
IND
1,3961.6%
6
ABDULLA
1,3291.5%
7
VIJAY LAXMI
IND
6800.8%
8
BALA SHANKAR TIWARI URF BALE GURU
IND
5360.6%
9
BACHCHEY LAL YADAV
IND
2100.2%
10
SRI CHANDER
IND
1510.2%
11
ABDUL RASID
IND
1460.2%
12
SARVAR KHAN
IND
1000.1%
13
MANAS RATAN KRISHNA NAND TRIPATHI
IND
700.1%
14
ISTKHAR AHMAD
IND
690.1%
15
HARI DAS
IND
590.1%
16
ASHOK KUMAR
IND
380.0%
17
ABHIJIT
IND
340.0%
18
TARAK NATH
IND
310.0%
19
PARDEEP KUMAR
IND
150.0%

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.

Average turnout (170th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
49.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.4% · min 1.7% · max 49.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
170th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.66
fewer partiesmore parties
243rd of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
71st of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
419 seats · 210 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 65.2%JD 15.4%INC 10.3%OTH 9.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,32,733
Density
634 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,152 km²
SC population24.8%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.4%Muslim 13.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.8%
Electricity15.9%
Sanitation24.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.4%
Children fully vaccinated55.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.1%
Children underweight (under 5)38.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.0%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.4%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance16.8%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bedsheets🏺Iron Fabrication Work
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Hathikhana Mosque of the Jaichandi Mosque,

🏛️MonumentASI

Hathikhana Mosque of the Jaichandi Mosque,

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Mound called Chauki,

🏛️MonumentASI

Mound called Chauki,

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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