Varanasi Cantt. Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2022
Saurabh Srivastava
Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2022 — results
Winner
Saurabh Srivastava
votes
1,47,833
Margin
86,844(35.6%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Saurabh Srivastava✓ WinnerBJP1,47,83360.63%
- 2Pooja YadavSP60,98925.01%
- 3Rajesh Kumar MishraINCDeposit lost23,8079.76%
- 4Kaoshik Kumar PandeyBSPDeposit lost7,0682.9%
- 5NOTA1,5220.62%
- 6Rakesh PandeyAAPDeposit lost1,1650.48%
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- 7Santosh Kumar MauryaJan Adhikar PartyDeposit lost5600.23%
- 8Sahid ChaudhariINDDeposit lost3530.14%
- 9Shrikant AryaBahujan Mukti PartyDeposit lost3090.13%
- 10Sheikh AmbarRashtriya Jantantrik Bharat Vikas PartyDeposit lost2150.09%
Deposit lost: 7 of 9 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).
Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2022
From the Election Commission of India's statistical report
- Electors
- 4,59,277
- Votes cast
- 2,43,847
- Turnout
- 53.09%
- Polling stations
- 458
incl. service voters
incl. 1,206 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women50.7%
1,05,091 of 2,07,278 voted on EVMs
Men54.6%
1,37,546 of 2,51,963 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 36; 4 voted.
- Candidates9 (1 women)
- Lost deposit7
- NOTA1,522
- Valid votes2,42,299
Women candidates: Pooja Yadav
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Varanasi Cantt.?
Saurabh Srivastava (BJP) won Varanasi Cantt. in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2022 with 1,47,833 votes.
What was the winning margin in Varanasi Cantt.?
Saurabh Srivastava defeated Pooja Yadav (SP) by 86,844 votes.
What was the turnout in Varanasi Cantt. in 2022?
53.09% — 2,43,847 of 4,59,277 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 50.7%, men's 54.6%.
How many voters does Varanasi Cantt. have?
4,59,277 electors at the 2022 election — 2,51,963 men, 2,07,278 women, 36 third gender (service voters included), and 458 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Varanasi Cantt.?
The last general election was completed in March 2022. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2027; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.
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