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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 227 · 2007

Varanasi North

Winner — 2007

HAJI ABDUL SAMAD ANSARI
SP· Samajwadi Alliance
SP 29.9%BJP 27.4%14 others 42.8%
Votes
26,544
29.9% share
Winning margin
2,199
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
31.9%
of 2,79,044

A closely fought contest. HAJI ABDUL SAMAD ANSARI won with a 2.5% margin.

Seat history

4 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.21 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HAJI ABDUL SAMAD ANSARI
Samajwadi Alliance
26,54429.9%
2
DR. SHIVNATH YADAV
NDA
24,34527.4%
3
RABIYA KALAM
IND
17,65219.9%
4
C. A. VIJAYA PRAKASH GUPTA
BSP
7,3498.3%
5
SHEKH MOHAMMAD SHAMIM
UPA
4,0684.6%
6
MERAJ KHAN
IND
3,4053.8%
7
DINESH PAL DEENU
NDA
2,1622.4%
8
SATISH JAISWAL
UPA
1,3081.5%
9
DEVENDRA NARAYAN SINGH
IND
3580.4%
10
RAJENDRA PRASAD ALIAS RAJAN MAURYA
IND
3550.4%
11
RAJKUMAR S/O JAWAHIR
JM
3050.3%
12
SHAMSUDOHA ANSARI
MC
2990.3%
13
VISHWAJEET
SBSP
2640.3%
14
HANUMAN DAS
2030.2%
15
RAJKUMAR S/O NANDU
LD
1700.2%
16
NARENDRA NATH DUBEY ADIG
UPA
1320.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

High turnout (4th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.0% · max 32.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
4th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.63
fewer partiesmore parties
255th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
64th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 29.9%BJP 27.4%IND 19.9%BSP 8.3%OTH 14.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/16

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.21 Cr

A 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?

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