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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 390 · 2022
Varanasi Cantonment
Winner — 2022
Saurabh Srivastava
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 60.6%SP 25.0%8 others 14.4%
Votes
1,47,833
60.6% share
Winning margin
86,844
35.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
53.1%
of 4,58,827
Varanasi Cantonment is a safe seat — Saurabh Srivastava won by 35.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saurabh Srivastava | NDA (NDA) | 1,47,833 | 60.6% |
| 2 | Pooja Yadav | 60,989 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Rajesh Kumar Mishra | INC | 23,807 | 9.8% |
| 4 | Kaoshik Kumar Pandey | BSP | 7,068 | 2.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,522 | 0.6% |
| 6 | Rakesh Pandey | 1,165 | 0.5% | |
| 7 | Santosh Kumar Maurya | JANADIP | 560 | 0.2% |
| 8 | Sahid Chaudhari | IND | 353 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Shrikant Arya | BMUP | 309 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Sheikh Ambar | RJBVP | 215 | 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
lean35.6%
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 60.6%SP 25.0%INC 9.8%OTH 4.0%NOTA 0.6%
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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