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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 226 · 2007

Varanasi South

Winner — 2007

SHYAM DEO ROY CHAUDHARY DADA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 46.2%INC 27.1%12 others 26.7%
Votes
33,021
46.2% share
Winning margin
13,702
19.2% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
31.2%
of 2,28,983

Varanasi South is a safe seat — SHYAM DEO ROY CHAUDHARY DADA won by 19.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHYAM DEO ROY CHAUDHARY DADA
NDA
33,02146.2%
2
DR. DAYASHANKAR MISRA DAYALU
UPA
19,31927.1%
3
DILIP KUMAR DAY
Samajwadi Party
11,95616.7%
4
VIKRAM VIJ ALIAS VIKKI PUNJABI
BSP
4,4006.2%
5
SANKATHA PRASAD PANDEY ALIAS BUMGURU
IND
5900.8%
6
IFTEKHAR HUSAIN ALIAS CHUNNA
UPA
4530.6%
7
CHOTELAL NISHAD
SBSP
3260.5%
8
ARUN PATHAK
IND
2450.3%
9
SHEELA SINGH CHAUHAN ADVOCATE
IND
2390.3%
10
AWADHESH KUMAR MISHRA
BPD
2330.3%
11
RAMSHANKAR GUPTA
IND
2150.3%
12
VISHNU DAYAL SETH
1930.3%
13
YOGESH BRAMHACHARI
IND
1200.2%
14
DHARMENDRA SINGH
RKSP
970.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

High turnout (44th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
19.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 0.7% · max 33.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
44th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
217th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
30th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.2%INC 27.1%SP 16.7%BSP 6.2%OTH 3.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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 locations
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