Varanasi North
Winner — 2022
Varanasi North is a safe seat — Ravindra Jaiswal won by 16.6%.
3 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.74 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ravindra Jaiswal | BJP + allies | 1,34,471 | 54.6% |
| 2 | Ashfaque | SP + allies | 93,695 | 38.0% |
| 3 | Shyam Prakash | BSP | 10,457 | 4.3% |
| 4 | Gulerana Sabassum | INC | 3,102 | 1.3% |
| 5 | Harish Mishra | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (unaligned) | 1,643 | 0.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,532 | 0.6% |
| 7 | Dr. Ashish Kumar Jaiswal |  AAAP | 979 | 0.4% |
| 8 | Asif Iqbal | IND | 346 | 0.1% |
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.
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declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.74 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
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5 locations
Ancient Buddhist site known as Chaukhandi stupa
Ancient Buddhist site known as Chaukhandi stupa
Pahladpur inscribed Lat(monolith pillar)
Pahladpur inscribed Lat(monolith pillar)
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