The Varanasi Cantt constituency witnessed an interesting fight in the 2022 assembly election. The voters exercised their voting franchise .
Saurabh Shrivastav of the Bharatiya Janata Party won the seat by defeating Pooja Yadav of the Samajwadi Party with a margin of 86844 votes. For all breaking news, trends, and analysis, stay tuned.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Saurabh Shrivastav
WINNER
|
Bharatiya Janata Party |
147,833
Lead: 86,844
|
60.63% |
| Pooja Yadav | Samajwadi Party | 60,989 | 25.01% |
| Rajesh Mishra | Indian National Congress | 23,807 | 9.76% |
| Kaoshik Kumar Pandey | Bahujan Samaj Party | 7,068 | 2.90% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,522 | 0.62% |
| Rakesh Pandey | Aam Aadmi Party | 1,165 | 0.48% |
| Santosh Kumar Maurya | Jan Adhikar Party | 560 | 0.23% |
| Sahid Chaudhari | Independent | 353 | 0.14% |
| Shrikant Arya | Bahujan Mukti Party | 309 | 0.13% |
| Sheikh Ambar | Rashtriya Jantantrik Bharat Vikas Party | 215 | 0.09% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Saurabh Srivastava
WINNER
|
Bharatiya Janata Party |
132,609
Lead: 61,326
|
58.26% |
| Anil Srivastava | Indian National Congress | 71,283 | 31.32% |
| Rijwan Ahmad | Bahujan Samaj Party | 14,118 | 6.20% |
| Ajoy Mukherjee | Communist Party Of India | 1,515 | 0.67% |
| Dhurandhar Singh | Independent | 991 | 0.44% |
| Ajay Kumar Singh | Samajwadi Janata Party (Chandrashekhar) | 765 | 0.34% |
| None Of The Above | None Of The Above | 758 | 0.33% |
| Vinod Kumar Nishad "guru" | Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aam Dal | 631 | 0.28% |
| Mrityunjai Verma | Nationalist Congress Party | 601 | 0.26% |
| Ram Prakash Ojha | Independent | 555 | 0.24% |
| Ganesh Shankar Chaturvedi | Independent | 469 | 0.21% |
| Bhuvaneshwar Dwivedi Urf Baba | Independent | 424 | 0.19% |
| Chandan Urf Ram Renu Chandan Advocate | Moulik Adhikar Party | 381 | 0.17% |
| Sanjay Bajaj | Nav Jankranti Party | 288 | 0.13% |
| Shankar Prasad | Rashtriya Samajwadi Jankranti Party | 279 | 0.12% |
| Sunil Kumar Shukla | Independent | 263 | 0.12% |
| Suraj | Bharat Kalyan Party | 254 | 0.11% |
| Parvez Quadir Khan | Ittehad-E-Millait Council | 252 | 0.11% |
| Panna Lal Yadav | Independent | 239 | 0.11% |
| Satish Kumar | Samta Samjwadi Congress Party | 216 | 0.09% |
| Shatrughan | Adarshwaadi Congress Party | 195 | 0.09% |
| Sunil Kumar Maurya | Independent | 160 | 0.07% |
| Muhammad Akram | Independent | 137 | 0.06% |
| Mahesh Chandra Sharma | Independent | 111 | 0.05% |
| Vijay Shankar Pandey | Independent | 106 | 0.05% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Jyotsana Srivastava
WINNER
|
Bharatiya Janata Party |
57,918
Lead: 12,852
|
32% |
| Anil Srivastwa | Indian National Congress | 45,066 | 25% |
| Ashfaq Ahmad Alias Dablu | Samajwadi Party | 37,922 | 21% |
| Chandra Kumar Mishra Alias Guddu Maharaj | Bahujan Samaj Party | 22,162 | 12% |
| Mohd. Saleem | Quami Ekta Dal | 5,366 | 3% |
| Vikash | Apna Dal | 1,800 | 1% |
| Shiv Kumar | Pragtisheel Manav Samaj Party | 1,599 | 1% |
| Shambhu Nath Batul | All India Trinamool Congress | 1,107 | 1% |
| Ramakant Tripathi | Independent | 900 | 1% |
| Rohit Yadav | Rashtriya Lokmanch | 877 | 0% |
| Anil Kumar Pandey | Rashtriya Samanta Dal | 659 | 0% |
| Satya Prakash Srivastava | Independent | 645 | 0% |
| Aflatoon | Samajwadi Jan Parishad | 632 | 0% |
| Sadabrij | Shoshit Samaj Dal (Akhil Baharatiya) | 593 | 0% |
| Vinod Kumar | Jan Kranti Party(Rashtrawadi) | 529 | 0% |
| Laljee Chakrawal | Lokpriya Samaj Party | 504 | 0% |
| Seema | Bahujan Shakty | 466 | 0% |
| Ranjit Upadhyay | Sarwajan Mahasabha | 392 | 0% |
| Parvez Quadir Khan | Independent | 382 | 0% |
| Aditya Kumar | Independent | 269 | 0% |
| Ram Chandar Yadav | Dalit Samaj Party | 251 | 0% |
| Ardhendu Shekhar Tiwari | Lok Jan Shakti Party | 249 | 0% |
| Ravi Singh | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 215 | 0% |
| Mohammad Javed | Independent | 186 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Dr. Jyotasana Shrivastav
WINNER
|
Bharatiya Janata Party |
31,642
Lead: 5,479
|
26% |
| Manoj Rai Pappu | Samajwadi Party | 26,163 | 22% |
| Anil Srivastav | Indian National Congress | 19,778 | 16% |
| Raj Kumar Singh Alias R.k. Singh | Bahujan Samaj Party | 17,193 | 14% |
| Ashafaq Ahamed Alias Dabalu | Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party | 11,787 | 10% |
| Surendra Kumar Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 1,481 | 1% |
| Shyamlal Sharma | Independent | 854 | 1% |
| Ajeet Kumar Dubey | Rashtriya Lok Dal | 730 | 1% |
| Amarnath | Gondvana Gantantra Party | 686 | 1% |
| Mithalesh Kumar Bind | Rashtriya Swabhimaan Party | 525 | 0% |
| Ravishankar | Bharat Punarnirman Dal | 456 | 0% |
| Vikas Narayan Dubey Tika | Nationalist Congress Party | 424 | 0% |
| Gopal Rai | Rashtriya Krantikari Samajwadi Party | 419 | 0% |
| Radhey Shyam Singh | Proutist Sarva Samaj Party | 404 | 0% |
| Shankar | Independent | 370 | 0% |
| Kamalesh Kumar Upadhyay | Momin Conference | 336 | 0% |
| Jhabbu Yadav | Independent | 303 | 0% |
| Shiv Narayan Tripathi | Independent | 300 | 0% |
| Gopal Maurya | Independent | 292 | 0% |
| Kewala Devi | Indian Justice Party | 204 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Harish Chand Srivastava (harish Ji)
WINNER
|
Bharatiya Janata Party |
41,426
Lead: 12,697
|
31% |
| Manoj Rai Pappu | Samajwadi Party | 28,729 | 22% |
| Mohammad Istaqbal Qreshi Alias Babu Bhai | Apna Dal | 20,915 | 16% |
| Shatrudra Prakash | Indian National Congress | 18,041 | 14% |
| Abhishek Yadav Alias Guddu Yadav | Bahujan Samaj Party | 15,595 | 12% |
| Hans Raj | Rashtriya Kranti Party | 3,013 | 2% |
| Shankar | Independent | 1,215 | 1% |
| Surya Kumar Gond | Gondvana Gantantra Party | 893 | 1% |
| Vikash | Nationalist Congress Party | 661 | 1% |
| Champa | Independent | 530 | 0% |
| Malti Goswami | Proutist Sarva Samaj Party | 473 | 0% |
| Ramji | Independent | 460 | 0% |
| Narendra Nath Dubey "adig" | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 445 | 0% |
| Vikash Narayan Dubey (tika) | Shiv Sena | 433 | 0% |
| Dr. Rakesh Singh | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) | 316 | 0% |
| Rajkumar Sonekar | Independent | 260 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Harish Chandra (harish Ji)
WINNER
|
Bharatiya Janata Party |
55,240
Lead: 28,488
|
42% |
| Sunil Kumar Rai | Samajwadi Party | 26,752 | 20% |
| Anil Srivastava | Indian National Congress | 25,651 | 20% |
| Rajendra Singh | Jwala Dal | 7,879 | 6% |
| Akaram | Apna Dal | 6,360 | 5% |
| Virendra Kumar | Pragtisheel Manav Samaj Party | 1,348 | 1% |
| Mukhtar Khan | Independent | 1,209 | 1% |
| Shobha Singh Patel | Independent | 858 | 1% |
| Bhagirathi Saini | Independent | 401 | 0% |
| Shayama Devi | Bahujan Samaj Party (Raj Bahadur) | 376 | 0% |
| Navneet Kumar | Jharkhand Party | 317 | 0% |
| Bihari | Independent | 311 | 0% |
| Prem Chandra | Bhoomijotak Samooh | 282 | 0% |
| Sanjay Kumar | Independent | 248 | 0% |
| Ashok Kumar | Proutist Sarva Samaj Samiti | 244 | 0% |
| Manju Lata Singh | Independent | 203 | 0% |
| Vishvajeet Sarkar | Independent | 196 | 0% |
| Yogendra Singh | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | 165 | 0% |
| Jivesh Tivari | Independent | 125 | 0% |
| Prem | Independent | 113 | 0% |
| Harihar | Independent | 88 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Jyotsana
WINNER
|
Bharatiya Janata Party |
51,388
Lead: 16,000
|
44% |
| Athar Jamal Lari | Jwala Dal | 35,388 | 30% |
| Shatrudra Prakash | Samajwadi Party | 13,559 | 12% |
| J.p. Singh | Indian National Congress | 6,437 | 6% |
| Meera Yadav | Lok Dal | 1,000 | 1% |
| Navneet Kumar | Jharkhand Party | 869 | 1% |
| Shyam Narain Pal | Bahujan Kranti Dal | 644 | 1% |
| Arvind | Independent | 503 | 0% |
| Somaru Ram | Bhartiya Republican Paksha | 496 | 0% |
| Gulab Sonkar | Independent | 474 | 0% |
| Heera Lal | Independent | 467 | 0% |
| Anurag Kaushal | Independent | 316 | 0% |
| Shankar | Independent | 278 | 0% |
| Vijay Kumar | Independent | 277 | 0% |
| Habibulla | Independent | 198 | 0% |
| Somaru | Doordarshi Party | 179 | 0% |
| Rajendra | Independent | 145 | 0% |
| Narendra Pratap Verma | Independent | 138 | 0% |
| Badal | Independent | 124 | 0% |
| Devbrat Majumdar | Independent | 117 | 0% |
| Ram Asre | Independent | 115 | 0% |
| Gagari | Independent | 113 | 0% |
| Rajendar | Independent | 112 | 0% |
| Shaukat | Independent | 104 | 0% |
| Jamal | Independent | 99 | 0% |
| Amar Nath Gupta | Marxist Communist Partyof India (Srivastava) | 93 | 0% |
| Girja | Independent | 91 | 0% |
| Ram Nath | Independent | 85 | 0% |
| Satish Kumar | Shiv Sena | 83 | 0% |
| Vinod Kumar Pandey | Indian Congress (Socialist) | 77 | 0% |
| Ram Ji | Independent | 74 | 0% |
| Virendra Singh | Independent | 69 | 0% |
| Chhatthu Lal Akela | Independent | 55 | 0% |
| Ashok | Shoshit Samaj Dal (Akhil Baharatiya) | 53 | 0% |
| Anshadar Misra | Independent | 37 | 0% |
| Lal Bahadur | Independent | 31 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Jyotsana Srivastava
WINNER
|
Bharatiya Janata Party |
31,305
Lead: 5,096
|
36% |
| Athat Jamal Lari | Jwala Dal | 26,209 | 30% |
| Anil Kumr Srivastava | Indian National Congress | 10,091 | 12% |
| Satrudar Prakash | Jharkhand Party | 8,200 | 9% |
| Mansha Ram | Bahujan Samaj Party | 2,792 | 3% |
| Vijay Kumar Bharti | Communist Party Of India | 2,032 | 2% |
| Kuniya | Lok Dal | 456 | 1% |
| Mandvi Prasad | Independent | 324 | 0% |
| Garib | Independent | 309 | 0% |
| Arjun | Independent | 239 | 0% |
| Subhash | Independent | 170 | 0% |
| Mohd. Zafar | Independent | 161 | 0% |
| Parmod Mathur | Independent | 147 | 0% |
| Maha Nand | Independent | 146 | 0% |
| Anshdar | Independent | 117 | 0% |
| Gulab | Independent | 110 | 0% |
| Shiv Shankar | Independent | 102 | 0% |
| Chhattu Ram Akela | Independent | 83 | 0% |
| Om Parkash | Independent | 79 | 0% |
| Rajendar | Independent | 71 | 0% |
| Uma Shankar | Independent | 70 | 0% |
| Udal | Doordarshi Party | 66 | 0% |
| Ram Ji | Independent | 64 | 0% |
| Amar Nath Gupta | Independent | 56 | 0% |
| Mahesh | Independent | 54 | 0% |
| Ram Nath | Independent | 48 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Shatrudra Prakash
WINNER
|
Jwala Dal |
35,173
Lead: 18,062
|
40% |
| Majumdar | Indian National Congress | 17,111 | 19% |
| Jyotsana | Bharatiya Janata Party | 13,262 | 15% |
| Mahesh Kumar Yadav | Bahujan Samaj Party | 5,445 | 6% |
| Pramod | Independent | 3,486 | 4% |
| Arjun | Independent | 2,224 | 3% |
| Moti Lal Shastri | Lok Dal (B) | 2,198 | 2% |
| Anil | Independent | 1,700 | 2% |
| Subhash Singh | Independent | 684 | 1% |
| Bihari | Independent | 435 | 0% |
| Virender Pratap | Independent | 317 | 0% |
| Rajender Prasad Singh | Independent | 286 | 0% |
| Somaru | Doordarshi Party | 239 | 0% |
| J. P .singh | Independent | 231 | 0% |
| Rajender | Independent | 218 | 0% |
| Rajender | Independent | 213 | 0% |
| Ram Kirath | Independent | 184 | 0% |
| Abdul Rasid | Independent | 140 | 0% |
| Ram Ji Singh | Independent | 120 | 0% |
| Shankar | Independent | 105 | 0% |
| Hori | Independent | 79 | 0% |
| Dinesh | Independent | 50 | 0% |
| Prabhakar | Independent | 45 | 0% |
| Mohan | Independent | 43 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sharrudh Prakash
WINNER
|
Lok Dal |
17,721
Lead: 2,307
|
32% |
| Ganesh Prasad Jaiswal | Indian National Congress | 15,414 | 28% |
| Jetendra Nath Dubey | Bharatiya Janata Party | 6,538 | 12% |
| Moti Lal Patel | Communist Party Of India | 3,412 | 6% |
| Channu Lal Shastri | Independent | 2,473 | 4% |
| Ram Naresh | Janta Party | 2,181 | 4% |
| Chhotey Lal | Indian Congress (J) | 1,062 | 2% |
| Bhagirathi Prasad | Independent | 732 | 1% |
| Prasidh Narain | Independent | 627 | 1% |
| Mustaq Ahmad | Independent | 593 | 1% |
| Vinod | Independent | 490 | 1% |
| Vijendra | Independent | 475 | 1% |
| Mohd. Yunus | Independent | 386 | 1% |
| Pyare Lal | Independent | 374 | 1% |
| Nand Lal Gupta | Independent | 347 | 1% |
| Ram Nath | Independent | 298 | 1% |
| Sri Ram Singh | Independent | 230 | 0% |
| Kahir Alam Ansari | Independent | 204 | 0% |
| Vinod Kumar Pandey | Independent | 203 | 0% |
| Mewa Lal | Independent | 196 | 0% |
| Lachman | Independent | 186 | 0% |
| Khaderan Rai | Independent | 149 | 0% |
| Ravi Shankar | Independent | 135 | 0% |
| Parmanand | Independent | 130 | 0% |
| Kallo Prasad | Doordarshi Party | 125 | 0% |
| Jai Prakash | Independent | 100 | 0% |
| Rajendra | Independent | 85 | 0% |
| Shushela | Independent | 77 | 0% |
| Muiuddir | Independent | 75 | 0% |
| Isarjan | Independent | 53 | 0% |
| Narendra Narain | Independent | 40 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Mandavi Prasad Singh
WINNER
|
Indian National Congress (I) |
17,051
Lead: 5,616
|
34% |
| Satrudra Prakash | Janata Party (Secular) Raj Narain | 11,435 | 23% |
| Mahendra Nath | Bharatiya Janata Party | 6,173 | 12% |
| Narendra Pratap Verma | Janata Party (Secular) - Ch. Charan Singh | 4,893 | 10% |
| Gobardhan Ram | Communist Party Of India | 3,496 | 7% |
| Mohd. Rafique Razvi | Indian National Congress (U) | 2,651 | 5% |
| Basant | Independent | 1,212 | 2% |
| Nasruddin | Independent | 988 | 2% |
| Vijai Bahadur | Janata Party (Jp) | 484 | 1% |
| Sri Ram Murat | Independent | 423 | 1% |
| Mohd. Zaffar | Independent | 255 | 1% |
| Ram Lakhan Gupta | Independent | 152 | 0% |
| Vishwa Nath Singh Yadava | Independent | 147 | 0% |
| Bhagat Singh | Shoshit Samaj Dal (Akhil Baharatiya) | 137 | 0% |
| Khursid Alam | Independent | 28 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Shatroodh Prakash
WINNER
|
Janta Party |
28,973
Lead: 15,717
|
58% |
| Kiran Kumar Sharma | Indian National Congress | 13,256 | 27% |
| Shivaji | Independent | 4,164 | 8% |
| Jitendra Nath | Independent | 864 | 2% |
| Indra Bahadur | Independent | 755 | 2% |
| Lachhiman | Independent | 450 | 1% |
| Haridevi Malkani | Independent | 265 | 1% |
| Vishwa Nath | Independent | 242 | 0% |
| Gajendra Bahadur Singh | Independent | 167 | 0% |
| Maheshwar Bahadur Shahstri | Independent | 140 | 0% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Votes | Lead | Vote Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Saurabh Shrivastav | BJP | 147,833 | 86,844 | 60.63% |
| 2017 | Saurabh Srivastava | BJP | 132,609 | 61,326 | 58.26% |
| 2012 | Jyotsana Srivastava | BJP | 57,918 | 12,852 | 32% |
| 2007 | Dr. Jyotasana Shrivastav | BJP | 31,642 | 5,479 | 26% |
| 2002 | Harish Chand Srivastava (harish Ji) | BJP | 41,426 | 12,697 | 31% |
| 1996 | Harish Chandra (harish Ji) | BJP | 55,240 | 28,488 | 42% |
| 1993 | Jyotsana | BJP | 51,388 | 16,000 | 44% |
| 1991 | Jyotsana Srivastava | BJP | 31,305 | 5,096 | 36% |
| 1989 | Shatrudra Prakash | JD | 35,173 | 18,062 | 40% |
| 1985 | Sharrudh Prakash | LKD | 17,721 | 2,307 | 32% |
| 1980 | Mandavi Prasad Singh | INC(I) | 17,051 | 5,616 | 34% |
| 1977 | Shatroodh Prakash | JNP | 28,973 | 15,717 | 58% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Saurabh Shrivastav | BJP |
147,833
(Lead: 86,844)
|
60.63% |
| Pooja Yadav | SP | 60,989 | 25.01% | |
| 2017 | Saurabh Srivastava | BJP |
132,609
(Lead: 61,326)
|
58.26% |
| Anil Srivastava | INC | 71,283 | 31.32% | |
| 2012 | Jyotsana Srivastava | BJP |
57,918
(Lead: 12,852)
|
32% |
| Anil Srivastwa | INC | 45,066 | 25% | |
| 2007 | Dr. Jyotasana Shrivastav | BJP |
31,642
(Lead: 5,479)
|
26% |
| Manoj Rai Pappu | SP | 26,163 | 22% | |
| 2002 | Harish Chand Srivastava (harish Ji) | BJP |
41,426
(Lead: 12,697)
|
31% |
| Manoj Rai Pappu | SP | 28,729 | 22% | |
| 1996 | Harish Chandra (harish Ji) | BJP |
55,240
(Lead: 28,488)
|
42% |
| Sunil Kumar Rai | SP | 26,752 | 20% | |
| 1993 | Jyotsana | BJP |
51,388
(Lead: 16,000)
|
44% |
| Athar Jamal Lari | JD | 35,388 | 30% | |
| 1991 | Jyotsana Srivastava | BJP |
31,305
(Lead: 5,096)
|
36% |
| Athat Jamal Lari | JD | 26,209 | 30% | |
| 1989 | Shatrudra Prakash | JD |
35,173
(Lead: 18,062)
|
40% |
| Majumdar | INC | 17,111 | 19% | |
| 1985 | Sharrudh Prakash | LKD |
17,721
(Lead: 2,307)
|
32% |
| Ganesh Prasad Jaiswal | INC | 15,414 | 28% | |
| 1980 | Mandavi Prasad Singh | INC(I) |
17,051
(Lead: 5,616)
|
34% |
| Satrudra Prakash | JNP(SR) | 11,435 | 23% | |
| 1977 | Shatroodh Prakash | JNP |
28,973
(Lead: 15,717)
|
58% |
| Kiran Kumar Sharma | INC | 13,256 | 27% |
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Saurabh Shrivastav of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the Varanasi Cantt Assembly seat in the 2022 elections, defeating Pooja Yadav of the Samajwadi Party (SP) by a margin of 86844 votes.
The strike rate in the Varanasi Cantt constituency is 75% BJP and 25% JD, with BJP won 8 times and JD won 1 time since the 1977 elections.
Saurabh Shrivastav (BJP) received 60.63% vote share.
Pooja Yadav (SP) received 25.01% vote share.
Saurabh Shrivastav (BJP) won the 2022 election with 147833 votes, leading by 86844 votes and securing a 60.63% vote share.
The Varanasi Cantt Assembly constituency falls under the Lok Sabha constituency of district.
Saurabh Shrivastav (BJP) won the Varanasi Cantt Assembly seat in 2022 with a margin of 86844 votes over Pooja Yadav (SP).
The top candidates in the Varanasi Cantt Assembly Election 2022 were:
Saurabh Shrivastav (BJP)
Pooja Yadav (SP)
Rajesh Mishra (INC)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with Saurabh Shrivastav (BJP) emerging as the winner.
The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.