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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 226 · 2002
Varanasi South
Winner — 2002
SHYAM DEW RAI CHAUDHARI (DADA)
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 52.6%SP 27.4%8 others 19.9%
Votes
43,458
52.6% share
Winning margin
20,805
25.2% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
30.3%
of 2,72,376
Varanasi South is a safe seat — SHYAM DEW RAI CHAUDHARI (DADA) won by 25.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHYAM DEW RAI CHAUDHARI (DADA) | NDA (NDA) | 43,458 | 52.6% |
| 2 | RAKESH JAIN | Samajwadi Party | 22,653 | 27.4% |
| 3 | MANI SHANKAR PANDEY | INC | 11,705 | 14.2% |
| 4 | ENGINEER ASALAM PERWAZE | BSP | 2,080 | 2.5% |
| 5 | VIJAY | RTKP | 837 | 1.0% |
| 6 | ARUN PATHAK | 468 | 0.6% | |
| 7 | JYOTI PRAKASH (VIPUL) | IND | 443 | 0.5% |
| 8 | ANIL KUMAR YADAVA (NILU) | ABLTC | 338 | 0.4% |
| 9 | BHARAT TIWARI | NCP | 303 | 0.4% |
| 10 | JAWED ANSARI | AD | 282 | 0.3% |
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 (44th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean25.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 0.7% · max 33.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
44th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
217th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
30th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 52.6%SP 27.4%INC 14.2%OTH 5.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,21,592
Density
242 / km²
Sex ratio
906 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,039 km²
SC population19.7%
ST population5.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.3%Other 4.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water9.5%
Electricity35.4%
Sanitation19.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.8%
Children fully vaccinated70.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.1%
Women literate55.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.5%
Clean cooking fuel20.3%
Health insurance11.7%
What's nearby?
28 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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