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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 390 · 2017
Varanasi Cantonment
Winner — 2017
SAURABH SRIVASTAVA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 58.3%INC 31.3%23 others 10.4%
Votes
1,32,609
58.3% share
Winning margin
61,326
26.9% of votes
Total candidates
24
Turnout
55.2%
of 4,12,316
Varanasi Cantonment is a safe seat — SAURABH SRIVASTAVA won by 26.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
25 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAURABH SRIVASTAVA | NDA (NDA) | 1,32,609 | 58.3% |
| 2 | ANIL SRIVASTAVA | 71,283 | 31.3% | |
| 3 | RIJWAN AHMAD | BSP | 14,118 | 6.2% |
| 4 | AJOY MUKHERJEE | 1,515 | 0.7% | |
| 5 | DHURANDHAR SINGH | IND | 991 | 0.4% |
| 6 | AJAY KUMAR SINGH | SAJPCS | 765 | 0.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 758 | 0.3% |
| 8 | VINOD KUMAR NISHAD GURU | NINSHAD | 631 | 0.3% |
| 9 | MRITYUNJAI VERMA | 601 | 0.3% | |
| 10 | RAM PRAKASH OJHA | IND | 555 | 0.2% |
| 11 | GANESH SHANKAR CHATURVEDI | IND | 469 | 0.2% |
| 12 | BHUVANESHWAR DWIVEDI URF BABA | IND | 424 | 0.2% |
| 13 | CHANDAN URF RAM RENU CHANDAN ADVOCATE | MADP | 381 | 0.2% |
| 14 | SANJAY BAJAJ | NJAP | 288 | 0.1% |
| 15 | SHANKAR PRASAD | RTSJP | 279 | 0.1% |
| 16 | SUNIL KUMAR SHUKLA | IND | 263 | 0.1% |
| 17 | SURAJ | BHAKALP | 254 | 0.1% |
| 18 | PARVEZ QUADIR KHAN | IEMC | 252 | 0.1% |
| 19 | PANNA LAL YADAV | IND | 239 | 0.1% |
| 20 | SATISH KUMAR | SSCP | 216 | 0.1% |
| 21 | SHATRUGHAN | AACP | 195 | 0.1% |
| 22 | SUNIL KUMAR MAURYA | IND | 160 | 0.1% |
| 23 | MUHAMMAD AKRAM | IND | 137 | 0.1% |
| 24 | MAHESH CHANDRA SHARMA | IND | 111 | 0.1% |
| 25 | VIJAY SHANKAR PANDEY | IND | 106 | 0.1% |
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.
Low turnout (372nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean26.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 0.1% · max 35.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
53%
lowerhigher
372nd of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
367th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
203rd of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 58.3%INC 31.3%BSP 6.2%OTH 3.9%NOTA 0.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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