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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 225 · 2002

Varanasi Cantonment

Winner — 2002

HARISH CHAND SRIVASTAVA (HARISH JI)
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 31.1%SP 21.5%14 others 47.4%
Votes
41,426
31.1% share
Winning margin
12,697
9.5% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
39.3%
of 3,39,842

A clear win with a 9.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HARISH CHAND SRIVASTAVA (HARISH JI)
NDA (NDA)
41,42631.1%
2
MANOJ RAI PAPPU
Samajwadi Party
28,72921.5%
3
MOHAMMAD ISTAQBAL QRESHI ALIAS BABU BHAI
AD
20,91515.7%
4
SHATRUDRA PRAKASH
INC
18,04113.5%
5
ABHISHEK YADAV ALIAS GUDDU YADAV
BSP
15,59511.7%
6
HANS RAJ
RTKP
3,0132.3%
7
SHANKAR
IND
1,2150.9%
8
SURYA KUMAR GOND
8930.7%
9
VIKASH
NCP
6610.5%
10
CHAMPA
IND
5300.4%
11
MALTI GOSWAMI
PTSS
4730.3%
12
RAMJI
IND
4600.3%
13
NARENDRA NATH DUBEY ADIG
RJD
4450.3%
14
VIKASH NARAYAN DUBEY (TIKA)
4330.3%
15
DR. RAKESH SINGH
CPI(ML)(L)
3160.2%
16
RAJKUMAR SONEKAR
IND
2600.2%

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.

High turnout (70th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.2% · min 0.0% · max 21.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
70th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
213th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
28th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 31.1%SP 21.5%AD 15.7%INC 13.5%BSP 11.7%OTH 6.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,98,603
Density
398 / km²
Sex ratio
890 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,024 km²
SC population28.1%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 91.3%Muslim 7.4%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.1%
Electricity51.2%
Sanitation41.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated44.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.9%
Children underweight (under 5)39.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.3%
Women literate69.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.1%
Clean cooking fuel51.9%
Health insurance11.4%

What's nearby?

4 locations
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Jama Masjid,

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Jama Masjid,

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Ruined temple at the upper end of Rai Tal on the banks of which is a round boulder containing two…

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Ruined temple at the upper end of Rai Tal on the banks of which is a round boulder containing two inscriptions of Samvat 1604 & 1603,

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Ruined temple at the upper end of Rai Tal on the banks of which is a round boulder containing two…

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Ruined temple at the upper end of Rai Tal on the banks of which is a round boulder containing two inscriptions of Samvat 1604 & 1603,

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The ruins of a large Chandel temple containing a well preserved statue of Vishnu, Patha,

🏛️MonumentASI

The ruins of a large Chandel temple containing a well preserved statue of Vishnu, Patha,

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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