Varanasi South Vidhan Sabha election result 2022
All candidates and votes
Winner
Dr. Neelkanth Tiwari
votes
99,622
Margin
10,722(5.5%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Dr. Neelkanth Tiwari✓ WinnerBJP99,62250.88%
- 2Kameshwar Alias Kishan DixitSP88,90045.41%
- 3Mudita KapoorINCDeposit lost2,1661.11%
- 4Dinesh KasaudhanBSPDeposit lost1,8550.95%
- 5NOTA9380.48%
- 6Ajeet SinghAAPDeposit lost9220.47%
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- 7Parvez Quadir KhanAIMIMDeposit lost5900.3%
- 8Subhash Chandra ChaurasiyaRashtriya Bhagidari PartyDeposit lost2650.14%
- 9ReyazuddhinINDDeposit lost1630.08%
- 10Shiv Prasad GuptaRight to Recall PartyDeposit lost1490.08%
- 11Virendra Kumar GuptaAazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram)Deposit lost1090.06%
- 12Arpan PathakLJP(RV)Deposit lost1030.05%
Deposit lost: 9 of 11 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
- 3,23,551
- Votes cast
- 1,95,869
- Turnout
- 60.54%
- Polling stations
- 345
incl. service voters
incl. 519 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women56.1%
81,599 of 1,45,415 voted on EVMs
Men63.9%
1,13,749 of 1,78,104 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 32; 2 voted.
- Candidates11 (1 women)
- Lost deposit9
- NOTA938
- Valid votes1,94,844
Women candidates: Mudita Kapoor
Frequently asked questions
Who won Varanasi South in 2022?
Dr. Neelkanth Tiwari (BJP) won with 99,622 votes, defeating Kameshwar Alias Kishan Dixit (SP) by 10,722 votes.
How many votes were cast in Varanasi South in 2022?
Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 1,95,782 votes in total.
What was the turnout in Varanasi South in 2022?
60.54% — 1,95,869 of 3,23,551 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 56.1%, men's 63.9%.
How many voters does Varanasi South have?
3,23,551 electors at the 2022 election — 1,78,104 men, 1,45,415 women, 32 third gender (service voters included), and 345 polling stations.
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