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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 241 · 1996

Varanasi Cantonment

Winner — 1996

HARISH CHANDRA (HARISH JI)
BJP· BJP
BJP 43.0%SP 20.8%19 others 36.1%
Votes
55,240
43.0% share
Winning margin
28,488
22.2% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
41.5%
of 3,09,643

Varanasi Cantonment is a safe seat — HARISH CHANDRA (HARISH JI) won by 22.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HARISH CHANDRA (HARISH JI)
BJP
55,24043.0%
2
SUNIL KUMAR RAI
United Front
26,75220.8%
3
ANIL SRIVASTAVA
INC
25,65120.0%
4
RAJENDRA SINGH
United Front
7,8796.1%
5
AKARAM
AD
6,3605.0%
6
VIRENDRA KUMAR
PMSP
1,3481.1%
7
MUKHTAR KHAN
IND
1,2090.9%
8
SHOBHA SINGH PATEL
IND
8580.7%
9
BHAGIRATHI SAINI
IND
4010.3%
10
SHAYAMA DEVI
BSP(R)
3760.3%
11
NAVNEET KUMAR
JP
3170.3%
12
BIHARI
IND
3110.2%
13
PREM CHANDRA
BHJS
2820.2%
14
SANJAY KUMAR
IND
2480.2%
15
ASHOK KUMAR
PSSS
2440.2%
16
MANJU LATA SINGH
IND
2030.2%
17
VISHVAJEET SARKAR
IND
1960.1%
18
YOGENDRA SINGH
SJP(R)
1650.1%
19
JIVESH TIVARI
IND
1250.1%
20
PREM
IND
1130.1%
21
HARIHAR
IND
880.1%

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 (275th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
22.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 4.2% · max 58.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
275th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
156th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
27th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.0%SP 20.8%INC 20.0%JD 6.1%OTH 10.0%

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?

10 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bedsheets🏺Iron Fabrication Work
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Extensive brick strewn mound,

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Extensive brick strewn mound,

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Extensive ruins of an ancient fortified town said to be a stronghold of the Chandel,

🏛️MonumentASI

Extensive ruins of an ancient fortified town said to be a stronghold of the Chandel,

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Four Temples,

🏛️MonumentASI

Four Temples,

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Old Fort, Nahar Khor,Fatehpur

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Old Fort,

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Old Fort, Paina Kalan,Fatehpur

🏛️MonumentASI

Old Fort,

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Ruined Temple, Saton,Fatehpur

🏛️MonumentASI

Ruined Temple,

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Ruins of a fort built by Jaya Chandra,

🏛️MonumentASI

Ruins of a fort built by Jaya Chandra,

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Smaller mound bearing five large Digamber Jain figures which people call the five Pandavas,

🏛️MonumentASI

Smaller mound bearing five large Digamber Jain figures which people call the five Pandavas,

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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