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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 242 · 1985

Varanasi South

Winner — 1985

RAJNI KANT
INC· INC
INC 56.6%BJP 27.2%11 others 16.2%
Votes
28,400
56.6% share
Winning margin
14,761
29.4% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
33.7%
of 1,48,847

Varanasi South is a safe seat — RAJNI KANT won by 29.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJNI KANT
INC
28,40056.6%
2
SHYAMDEO RAM CHAUDHARY
BJP
13,63927.2%
3
DEEPAK
Left
3,4086.8%
4
SHANKATHA PRASAD
Lok Dal
1,5203.0%
5
VIJAY
Janata
1,3702.7%
6
MOHD. IKRAM
IND
8381.7%
7
RAMESH SINGH
IND
2960.6%
8
RAMESH PRASAD GARG
IND
1860.4%
9
JAYANTY
ICJ
1290.3%
10
RADHEY SHYAM
IND
1170.2%
11
HARENDRA KUMAR
IND
1140.2%
12
SAROJ KUMAR
IND
640.1%
13
GUPTA NATH
580.1%

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.

Average turnout (170th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
29.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.4% · min 1.7% · max 49.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
170th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.66
fewer partiesmore parties
243rd of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
71st of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.6%BJP 27.2%CPI 6.8%OTH 9.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,32,733
Density
634 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,152 km²
SC population24.8%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.4%Muslim 13.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.8%
Electricity15.9%
Sanitation24.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.4%
Children fully vaccinated55.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.1%
Children underweight (under 5)38.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.0%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.4%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance16.8%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bedsheets🏺Iron Fabrication Work
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Hathikhana Mosque of the Jaichandi Mosque,

🏛️MonumentASI

Hathikhana Mosque of the Jaichandi Mosque,

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Mound called Chauki,

🏛️MonumentASI

Mound called Chauki,

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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