VARANASI SOUTH
Assembly seat no. 389 in Uttar Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1967.
Winner, 1996
SHYAM DEV RAI CHAWDHRI (DADA)
BJP
Elections held
15
1967–2022
Most successful party
BJP
won 9 of 15
Margin, 1996
37,282
38.86% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCDEVBRAT MAJUMDAR
- Votes
- 28,006
- Vote share
- 29.19%
- Behind by
- 37,282
Electors
2,68,467
Total votes polled
95,933
Valid votes
95,933
NOTA votes
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Turnout
35.7%
Full result, 1996
10 candidates · 95,933 valid votes
SHYAM DEV RAI CHAWDHRI (DADA)BJPwon
65,288
68.1%
DEVBRAT MAJUMDARINC
28,006
29.2%
MAHMOODAD
958
1.0%
AMABRISH RAICPI(ML)(L)
532
0.6%
AJAY SHANKARABJS
471
0.5%
RAJESHBHJS
190
0.2%
RAKESH KUMAR SHARMAIND
175
0.2%
NATTHU LAL SONKARIND
128
0.1%
PRAN NATHIND
121
0.1%
RAJEEV KANNOUJIYAIND
64
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
