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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 389 · 2012

Varanasi South

Winner — 2012

SHYAMDEV ROY CHAUDHARI (DADA)
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 38.2%INC 29.1%10 others 32.7%
Votes
57,868
38.2% share
Winning margin
13,822
9.1% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
55.5%
of 2,72,845

A clear win with a 9.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHYAMDEV ROY CHAUDHARI (DADA)
NDA (NDA)
57,86838.2%
2
DR. DAYASHANKAR MISHRA DAYALU
INC
44,04629.1%
3
ATAHAR JAMAL LARI
QED
20,45413.5%
4
MD. ISTAQBAL BABU
Samajwadi Party
14,6429.7%
5
KAISAR AMEEN ANSARI
BSP
8,8415.8%
6
NIYAJ ALI MANJU
1,2630.8%
7
SABIR
IND
1,2090.8%
8
COMRED NIJAMUDDIN
9930.7%
9
HAJI MARGUB AHAMAD
RUC
7270.5%
10
VINOD KUMAR SETH
IND
5490.4%
11
DINANATH DEV VANSHI
MaJP
4370.3%
12
KUMAR SAURABH
PMSP
3710.3%

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

Average turnout (208th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 2.7% · max 23.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
208th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
391st of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
309th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 38.2%INC 29.1%QED 13.5%SP 9.7%BSP 5.8%OTH 3.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
36,76,841
Density
2395 / km²
Sex ratio
913 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,535 km²
SC population13.2%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 84.5%Muslim 14.9%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.7%
Electricity62.0%
Sanitation54.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.2%
Children fully vaccinated79.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.6%
Women literate79.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.4%
Clean cooking fuel71.5%
Health insurance12.8%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pink Enamel (Gulaabi Minakari)🏺Silk Products🏷️ToysGI🏺Wooden Lacquer Ware
Dharahra Masjid

Dharahra Masjid

🏛️MonumentASI

Dharahra Masjid

🏛️

TeliaNala Buddhist ruins

🏛️MonumentASI

TeliaNala Buddhist ruins

Tomb of Lal Khan

Tomb of Lal Khan

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Lal Khan

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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