VARANASI CANTONMENT
Assembly seat no. 390 in Uttar Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1967.
Winner, 2017
SAURABH SRIVASTAVA
BJP
Elections held
14
1967–2022
Most successful party
BJP
won 8 of 14
Margin, 2017
61,326
26.94% of valid votes
Result, 2017
Runner-up
INCANIL SRIVASTAVA
- Votes
- 71,283
- Vote share
- 31.32%
- Behind by
- 61,326
Electors
4,12,316
Total votes polled
2,27,600
Valid votes
2,27,600
NOTA votes
758
0.33% of votes polled
Turnout
55.2%
Full result, 2017
24 candidates · 2,27,600 valid votes
SAURABH SRIVASTAVABJPwon
1,32,609
58.3%
ANIL SRIVASTAVAINC
71,283
31.3%
RIJWAN AHMADBSP
14,118
6.2%
AJOY MUKHERJEECPI
1,515
0.7%
DHURANDHAR SINGHIND
991
0.4%
AJAY KUMAR SINGHSAJPCS
765
0.3%
VINOD KUMAR NISHAD GURUNINSHAD
631
0.3%
MRITYUNJAI VERMANCP
601
0.3%
RAM PRAKASH OJHAIND
555
0.2%
GANESH SHANKAR CHATURVEDIIND
469
0.2%
BHUVANESHWAR DWIVEDI URF BABAIND
424
0.2%
CHANDAN URF RAM RENU CHANDAN ADVOCATEMADP
381
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 24. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Saurabh Srivastava | BJP | 1,47,833 | 60.63% | Pooja Yadav | 86,844 |
| 2017 | SAURABH SRIVASTAVA | BJP | 1,32,609 | 58.26% | ANIL SRIVASTAVA | 61,326 |
| 2012 | JYOTSANA SRIVASTAVA | BJP | 57,918 | 32.05% | ANIL SRIVASTWA | 12,852 |
| 2007 | DR. JYOTASANA SHRIVASTAV | BJP | 31,642 | 26.04% | MANOJ RAI PAPPU | 5,479 |
| 2002 | HARISH CHAND SRIVASTAVA (HARISH JI) | BJP | 41,426 | 31.05% | MANOJ RAI PAPPU | 12,697 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the VARANASI CANTONMENT assembly constituency in 2022?
Saurabh Srivastava (BJP) won VARANASI CANTONMENT in 2022, by a margin of 86,844 votes.
Which party has won VARANASI CANTONMENT the most times?
BJP, with 8 of the 14 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has VARANASI CANTONMENT gone to the polls?
14 times, from 1967 to 2022.
Who has won VARANASI CANTONMENT the most times?
JYOTSANA SRIVASTAVA, with 2 wins between 1991 and 2012.
