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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 243 · 1985

Varanasi North

Winner — 1985

MOHD. SAFIURRAHMAN ANSARI S/O HAJI MOHAMMADDDIN
INC· INC
INC 39.7%JNP 22.4%27 others 37.9%
Votes
23,078
39.7% share
Winning margin
10,093
17.4% of votes
Total candidates
29
Turnout
37.6%
of 1,54,623

Varanasi North is a safe seat — MOHD. SAFIURRAHMAN ANSARI S/O HAJI MOHAMMADDDIN won by 17.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

29 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MOHD. SAFIURRAHMAN ANSARI S/O HAJI MOHAMMADDDIN
INC
23,07839.7%
2
RIYAZULHAQ ANSARI
Janata
12,98522.4%
3
AMAR NATH YADAV
BJP
10,29217.7%
4
CHAMPA LAL
IND
5,90910.2%
5
MANVI SHARAN
IND
8481.5%
6
CHANDRA SHEKHAR
IND
7891.4%
7
NAGAR DAS GUJRATI
IND
6351.1%
8
NASRULLA
IND
4870.8%
9
SHAUKAT ALI ANSARI
IND
3650.6%
10
RAMJI GUPT DHERAJ
IND
2620.5%
11
GULAM RASUL
ICJ
2550.4%
12
NAVINCHANDRA URF JOSHI
IND
2530.4%
13
BARAKTULLA
IND
2460.4%
14
BHOLA NATH
IND
2450.4%
15
RAM NATH
2030.3%
16
DINA NATH BHAGAT
IND
1740.3%
17
HANUMAN
IND
1640.3%
18
AJI HUSAIN URF BABA AZHAR
IND
1290.2%
19
GULAB
IND
1140.2%
20
PRAMOD
IND
1130.2%
21
MADAN
IND
1120.2%
22
SUNNAR
IND
1110.2%
23
ARVIND GANDHI
IND
1050.2%
24
MOHD. SAFIURRAHMAN ANSARI S/O A. RAUF
IND
580.1%
25
HARI PRASAD
IND
570.1%
26
LALLAN
IND
320.1%
27
ISRARAHMED KHAN
IND
300.1%
28
MANZOOR AHMED ANSARI
IND
240.0%
29
MANZOOR HASAN ANSARI
IND
150.0%

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 (274th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
17.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.7% · max 39.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
274th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.93
fewer partiesmore parties
140th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
45th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.7%JNP 22.4%BJP 17.7%IND 10.2%OTH 10.0%

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
🏛️

Circular mound, the site of a temple,

🏛️MonumentASI

Circular mound, the site of a temple,

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Extensive mound called eGarhi ,

🏛️MonumentASI

Extensive mound called eGarhi ,

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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