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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 227 · 2002
Varanasi North
Winner — 2002
ABDUL KALAM
SP· Samajwadi Alliance
SP 52.5%BJP 34.5%8 others 13.0%
Votes
56,805
52.5% share
Winning margin
19,537
18.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
37.1%
of 2,91,078
Varanasi North is a safe seat — ABDUL KALAM won by 18.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABDUL KALAM | Samajwadi Alliance | 56,805 | 52.5% |
| 2 | RAVINDRA JAISWAL | NDA | 37,268 | 34.5% |
| 3 | ABDUL AZIZ ANSARI | INC | 6,729 | 6.2% |
| 4 | RAJENDRA PRASAD KUSHWAHA | BSP | 4,227 | 3.9% |
| 5 | RAM NARAYAN | IND | 962 | 0.9% |
| 6 | PREM CHAND (P.C. GUPTA) YUVRAJ | NCP | 927 | 0.9% |
| 7 | KISHUN LAL SETH | RTKP | 634 | 0.6% |
| 8 | DINESH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA | IND | 238 | 0.2% |
| 9 | GANGA SAHAY PANDEY | ABLTC | 190 | 0.2% |
| 10 | RANA SHAH JAISWAL | ABBP | 140 | 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.
High turnout (4th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.0% · max 32.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
4th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.63
fewer partiesmore parties
255th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
64th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 52.5%BJP 34.5%INC 6.2%OTH 6.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,21,592
Density
242 / km²
Sex ratio
906 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,039 km²
SC population19.7%
ST population5.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.3%Other 4.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water9.5%
Electricity35.4%
Sanitation19.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.8%
Children fully vaccinated70.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.1%
Women literate55.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.5%
Clean cooking fuel20.3%
Health insurance11.7%
What's nearby?
37 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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