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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 388 · 2012

Varanasi North

Winner — 2012

RAVINDRA JAISWAL
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 26.5%BSP 25.2%26 others 48.3%
Votes
47,980
26.5% share
Winning margin
2,336
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
28
Turnout
52.2%
of 3,46,724

Varanasi North was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 2,336 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

6 of 28 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.24 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

28 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAVINDRA JAISWAL
NDA (NDA)
47,98026.5%
2
SUJIT KUMAR MAURYA
BSP
45,64425.2%
3
ABDUL SAMAD
Samajwadi Party
37,43420.7%
4
RABIYA KALAM
INC
31,02917.1%
5
RAVIKANT SINGH ALIAS RAVI
QED
4,7092.6%
6
GYANENDRA PRATAP SINGH D.D.
PECP
3,8772.1%
7
HARISHCHANDRA SRIVASTAVA
IJP
1,4910.8%
8
S.P. SRIVASTAVA
AITC
7730.4%
9
NAWAB ACHCHHE MIRZA ALIAS JABBU HASAN
LPSP
7430.4%
10
SUBHASH RAJBHAR
IND
7250.4%
11
UDAI PRATAP VERMA
IND
6450.4%
12
ANAND VIJAY SINGH
IND
6290.3%
13
VINAY KUMAR DUBEY
5740.3%
14
RAJENDRA PRASAD SONKAR ALIAS KAVI JI
IND
5220.3%
15
ANITA SRIVASTAVA
IND
4950.3%
16
DR. MANJULATA TRIPATHI
SM
4370.2%
17
ARUN KESHARI
4220.2%
18
MOHD. IKRAM
RUC
3690.2%
19
RAMRATAN DEVI
3350.2%
20
OM PRAKASH SINGH ALIAS O.P. SINGH
IND
3150.2%
21
NARENDRA NATH DUBEY ADIG ADVOCATE
LD
2930.2%
22
ARVIND CHATTAN
IND
2840.2%
23
JAI PRAKASH GUPTA
IND
2760.1%
24
K.K. UPADHAYAY
IND
2610.1%
25
PRAMOD KUMAR SINGH
IND
2450.1%
26
ANWARUL HUQ WARSI
RKSP
2340.1%
27
ISRAR ALI
PMSP
2040.1%
28
DINESH UPADHAYAY
IND
1810.1%

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

Average turnout (300th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.5% · max 35.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
300th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
374th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
205th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 26.5%BSP 25.2%SP 20.7%INC 17.1%OTH 10.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/28

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.24 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
36,76,841
Density
2395 / km²
Sex ratio
913 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,535 km²
SC population13.2%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 84.5%Muslim 14.9%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.7%
Electricity62.0%
Sanitation54.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.2%
Children fully vaccinated79.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.6%
Women literate79.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.4%
Clean cooking fuel71.5%
Health insurance12.8%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pink Enamel (Gulaabi Minakari)🏺Silk Products🏷️ToysGI🏺Wooden Lacquer Ware
Ancient Buddhist site known as Chaukhandi stupa

Ancient Buddhist site known as Chaukhandi stupa

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Buddhist site known as Chaukhandi stupa

Ancient Buddhist site of Sarnath

Ancient Buddhist site of Sarnath

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Buddhist site of Sarnath

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Lt. Col. Pogson’s tomb

🏛️MonumentASI

Lt. Col. Pogson’s tomb

Pahladpur inscribed Lat(monolith pillar)

Pahladpur inscribed Lat(monolith pillar)

🏛️MonumentASI

Pahladpur inscribed Lat(monolith pillar)

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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