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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 243 · 1993

Varanasi North

Winner — 1993

AMARNATH YADAV
BJP· BJP
BJP 40.5%IND 33.8%25 others 25.7%
Votes
43,974
40.5% share
Winning margin
7,278
6.7% of votes
Total candidates
27
Turnout
52.7%
of 2,06,023

A clear win with a 6.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

27 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AMARNATH YADAV
BJP
43,97440.5%
2
KALAM
IND
36,69633.8%
3
ANIL KUMAR SINGH
INC
13,09112.1%
4
KRISHNA NIGUM
Samajwadi Party
11,35310.5%
5
SHAFIQ AHMAD
IND
8600.8%
6
YASIN MOKADAM ANSARI
Janata Dal
6700.6%
7
AJAY KUMAR PANDEY
2310.2%
8
KAYOOM
IND
1570.1%
9
PRADEEP KUMAR
IND
1410.1%
10
SHYAM SUNDER LAL
IND
1380.1%
11
KAZI ABU JAFAR
JP
1370.1%
12
FAIJURRAHMAN
IND
1110.1%
13
JAGDISH
1070.1%
14
NAND LAL
IND
910.1%
15
JAVED AKHTAR
IND
870.1%
16
AYOOB
IND
820.1%
17
KRISHNA MOHAN DAS
IND
770.1%
18
HARIDWAR SINGH YADAV
IND
730.1%
19
ASHOK
IND
730.1%
20
VIJAY KUMAR
IND
660.1%
21
SANJAY
IND
610.1%
22
CHUNNU PRASAD
IND
560.1%
23
RAKESH KUMAR
IND
530.1%
24
RAJESH SHRIWASTAW
IND
450.0%
25
CHANDRA SHEKHAR
IND
410.0%
26
GANGA SAHAI PANDAY
IND
400.0%
27
ASGARI BEGUM
IND
270.0%

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 (274th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.7% · max 39.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
274th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.93
fewer partiesmore parties
140th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
45th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
422 seats · 212 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 40.5%IND 33.8%INC 12.1%SP 10.5%OTH 3.2%

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
🏛️

Circular mound, the site of a temple,

🏛️MonumentASI

Circular mound, the site of a temple,

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Extensive mound called eGarhi ,

🏛️MonumentASI

Extensive mound called eGarhi ,

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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