VARANASI SOUTH
Assembly seat no. 389 in Uttar Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1967.
Winner, 2017
DR. NEELKANTH TIWARI
BJP
Elections held
15
1967–2022
Most successful party
BJP
won 9 of 15
Margin, 2017
17,226
9.63% of valid votes
Result, 2017
Runner-up
INCRAJESH MISHRA
- Votes
- 75,334
- Vote share
- 42.12%
- Behind by
- 17,226
Electors
2,81,290
Total votes polled
1,78,837
Valid votes
1,78,837
NOTA votes
457
0.26% of votes polled
Turnout
63.6%
Full result, 2017
17 candidates · 1,78,837 valid votes
DR. NEELKANTH TIWARIBJPwon
92,560
51.8%
RAJESH MISHRAINC
75,334
42.1%
RAKESH TRIPATHIBSP
5,922
3.3%
SATISH KUMAR AGRAHARIIND
844
0.5%
RUBI FATMAIND
799
0.5%
SHIVNATH YADAVCPM
740
0.4%
MU. MUSA ANSARIIND
464
0.3%
RITIKA RANIRKSP
319
0.2%
HAJI HARIS MAOUZ RAJBEEPECP
259
0.1%
ROYAL AJEET SINGHIND
225
0.1%
VIMLESH KUMAR SHARMAMADP
196
0.1%
PARVEZ QUADIR KHANIND
188
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 17. The full list is in the API.
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
