Varanasi South
Winner — 1996
Varanasi South is a safe seat — SHYAM DEV RAI CHAWDHRI (DADA) won by 38.9%.
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHYAM DEV RAI CHAWDHRI (DADA) | BJP | 65,288 | 68.1% |
| 2 | DEVBRAT MAJUMDAR | INC | 28,006 | 29.2% |
| 3 | MAHMOOD | AD | 958 | 1.0% |
| 4 | AMABRISH RAI | CPI(ML)(L) | 532 | 0.6% |
| 5 | AJAY SHANKAR | ABJS | 471 | 0.5% |
| 6 | RAJESH | BHJS | 190 | 0.2% |
| 7 | RAKESH KUMAR SHARMA | IND | 175 | 0.2% |
| 8 | NATTHU LAL SONKAR | IND | 128 | 0.1% |
| 9 | PRAN NATH | IND | 121 | 0.1% |
| 10 | RAJEEV KANNOUJIYA | IND | 64 | 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.
Average turnout (170th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
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2 locationsHathikhana Mosque of the Jaichandi Mosque,
Hathikhana Mosque of the Jaichandi Mosque,
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