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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 390 · 2012

Varanasi Cantonment

Winner — 2012

JYOTSANA SRIVASTAVA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 32.1%INC 24.9%22 others 43.0%
Votes
57,918
32.0% share
Winning margin
12,852
7.1% of votes
Total candidates
24
Turnout
51.7%
of 3,49,472

A clear win with a 7.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

24 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JYOTSANA SRIVASTAVA
NDA (NDA)
57,91832.0%
2
ANIL SRIVASTWA
INC
45,06624.9%
3
ASHFAQ AHMAD ALIAS DABLU
Samajwadi Party
37,92221.0%
4
CHANDRA KUMAR MISHRA ALIAS GUDDU MAHARAJ
BSP
22,16212.3%
5
MOHD. SALEEM
QED
5,3663.0%
6
VIKASH
AD
1,8001.0%
7
SHIV KUMAR
PMSP
1,5990.9%
8
SHAMBHU NATH BATUL
AITC
1,1070.6%
9
RAMAKANT TRIPATHI
IND
9000.5%
10
ROHIT YADAV
8770.5%
11
ANIL KUMAR PANDEY
RSMD
6590.4%
12
SATYA PRAKASH SRIVASTAVA
IND
6450.4%
13
AFLATOON
SWJP
6320.3%
14
SADABRIJ
SSD
5930.3%
15
VINOD KUMAR
JaKP
5290.3%
16
LALJEE CHAKRAWAL
LPSP
5040.3%
17
SEEMA
BSA
4660.3%
18
RANJIT UPADHYAY
SM
3920.2%
19
PARVEZ QUADIR KHAN
IND
3820.2%
20
ADITYA KUMAR
IND
2690.1%
21
RAM CHANDAR YADAV
DSP
2510.1%
22
ARDHENDU SHEKHAR TIWARI
2490.1%
23
RAVI SINGH
2150.1%
24
MOHAMMAD JAVED
IND
1860.1%

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.

Low turnout (372nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 0.1% · max 35.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
53%
lowerhigher
372nd of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
367th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
203rd of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 32.0%INC 24.9%SP 21.0%BSP 12.3%OTH 9.8%

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?

6 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pink Enamel (Gulaabi Minakari)🏺Silk Products🏷️ToysGI🏺Wooden Lacquer Ware
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Grave of European Officers

🏛️MonumentASI

Grave of European Officers

Observatory of Man Singh

Observatory of Man Singh

🏛️MonumentASI

Observatory of Man Singh

Victoria Memorial

Victoria Memorial

🏛️MonumentASI

Victoria Memorial

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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