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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 242 · 1993

Varanasi South

Winner — 1993

SHYAM DEV RAI CHAUDHARI (DADA)
BJP· BJP
BJP 62.3%SP 23.7%22 others 14.0%
Votes
63,726
62.3% share
Winning margin
39,505
38.6% of votes
Total candidates
24
Turnout
49.9%
of 2,04,725

Varanasi South is a safe seat — SHYAM DEV RAI CHAUDHARI (DADA) won by 38.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

24 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHYAM DEV RAI CHAUDHARI (DADA)
BJP
63,72662.3%
2
DILIP DEV
Samajwadi Party
24,22123.7%
3
RAJESH KHTRI
INC
11,11510.9%
4
VIJAY DUBEY
Janata Dal
1,7291.7%
5
GANESH DUTT
4830.5%
6
BHONU
IND
1380.1%
7
ATUL MEHARA
ICS
990.1%
8
NURGISH BEGAM
IND
940.1%
9
L.N. MISHRA
JP
840.1%
10
PREM SHANKAR
IND
620.1%
11
HARIHAR
IND
610.1%
12
SHAILENDRA KUMAR
IND
580.1%
13
JYA KRISHNA
IND
550.1%
14
PHOOL CHAND
530.1%
15
RAMKESH
IND
350.0%
16
SRICHAND
IND
340.0%
17
SARWAR NOOR
IND
310.0%
18
ASHOK KUMAR
IND
300.0%
19
VIJAY KUMAR
IND
260.0%
20
KASHINATH
IND
250.0%
21
RAM DAYAL
IND
220.0%
22
ANAND
IND
210.0%
23
RAM NARAYN
IND
120.0%
24
HERA LAL SONKAR
IND
110.0%

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
38.6%
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
244th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
71st of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
422 seats · 212 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 62.3%SP 23.7%INC 10.9%OTH 3.1%

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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