VARANASI SOUTH
Assembly seat no. 389 in Uttar Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1967.
Winner, 2022
Dr. Neelkanth Tiwari
BJP
Elections held
15
1967–2022
Most successful party
BJP
won 9 of 15
Margin, 2022
10,722
5.48% of valid votes
Result, 2022
Runner-up
SPKameshwar alias Kishan Dixit
- Votes
- 88,900
- Vote share
- 45.41%
- Behind by
- 10,722
Electors
3,23,392
Total votes polled
1,95,782
Valid votes
1,95,782
NOTA votes
938
0.48% of votes polled
Turnout
60.5%
Full result, 2022
11 candidates · 1,95,782 valid votes
Dr. Neelkanth TiwariBJPwon
99,622
50.9%
Kameshwar alias Kishan DixitSP
88,900
45.4%
Mudita KapoorINC
2,166
1.1%
Dinesh KasaudhanBSP
1,855
0.9%
Ajeet SinghAAAP
922
0.5%
Parvez Quadir KhanAIMIM
590
0.3%
Subhash Chandra ChaurasiyaRASHTRIYABHAGIDARIPARTY
265
0.1%
ReyazuddhinIND
163
0.1%
Shiv Prasad GuptaRIGHTTORECALLPARTY
149
0.1%
Virendra Kumar GuptaASPKR
109
0.1%
Arpan PathakLOKJANSHAKTIPARTYRAMVILAS
103
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Dr. Neelkanth Tiwari | BJP | 99,622 | 50.88% | Kameshwar alias Kishan Dixit | 10,722 |
| 2017 | DR. NEELKANTH TIWARI | BJP | 92,560 | 51.76% | RAJESH MISHRA | 17,226 |
| 2012 | SHYAMDEV ROY CHAUDHARI (DADA) | BJP | 57,868 | 38.22% | DR. DAYASHANKAR MISHRA DAYALU | 13,822 |
| 2007 | SHYAM DEO ROY CHAUDHARY DADA | BJP | 33,021 | 46.24% | DR. DAYASHANKAR MISRA DAYALU | 13,702 |
| 2002 | SHYAM DEW RAI CHAUDHARI (DADA) | BJP | 43,458 | 52.63% | RAKESH JAIN | 20,805 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above