The Varanasi North constituency witnessed an interesting fight in the 2022 assembly election. The voters exercised their voting franchise .
Ravindra Jaiswal of the Bharatiya Janata Party won the seat by defeating Ashfaque of the Samajwadi Party with a margin of 40776 votes.The Varanasi North Assembly constituency falls under the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Narendra Modi won the Varanasi Lok Sabha (MP) seat with a margin of 152513 votes, defeating Ajay Rai of the Indian National Congress. For all breaking news, trends, and analysis, stay tuned.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ravindra Jaiswal
Winner
|
Bharatiya Janata Party |
134,471
Lead: 40,776
|
54.61% |
| Ashfaque | Samajwadi Party | 93,695 | 38.05% |
| Shyam Prakash | Bahujan Samaj Party | 10,457 | 4.25% |
| Golana Tabasum | Indian National Congress | 3,102 | 1.26% |
| Harish Mishra | All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen | 1,643 | 0.67% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,532 | 0.62% |
| Dr. Ashish Kumar Jaiswal | Aam Aadmi Party | 979 | 0.40% |
| Asif Iqbal | Independent | 346 | 0.14% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ravindra Jaiswal
Winner
|
Bharatiya Janata Party |
116,017
Lead: 45,502
|
50.95% |
| Abdul Samad Ansari | Indian National Congress | 70,515 | 30.97% |
| Sujeet Kumar Maurya | Bahujan Samaj Party | 32,574 | 14.31% |
| Sujeet Singh Teeka | Independent | 1,957 | 0.86% |
| None Of The Above | None Of The Above | 1,115 | 0.49% |
| Dr. Ashok Kumar Singh | Independent | 1,075 | 0.47% |
| Suvrat Koshik | Independent | 778 | 0.34% |
| Vibya Kumar Alias Divya Kumar Gupta | Rashtriya Lok Dal | 768 | 0.34% |
| Vinod Kumar Yadav | Nav Jankranti Party | 490 | 0.22% |
| Amaan Akhtar | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) | 407 | 0.18% |
| Vishal Mishra | Samajwadi Janata Party (Chandrashekhar) | 385 | 0.17% |
| Vinod Kumar Agrahari | Rashtriya Bahujan Congress Party | 370 | 0.16% |
| Rajendra Kumar Gupt | Rashtriya Vikas Manch Party | 277 | 0.12% |
| Kundan Pandey | Manavadhikar Janshakti Party | 267 | 0.12% |
| Kiran | Bharti Samudaya Party | 220 | 0.10% |
| Narendra Nath Dubey Adig | Bharat Kalyan Party | 185 | 0.08% |
| Narendra Bahadur Singh | Manav Kalyan Munch | 178 | 0.08% |
| Ashutosh Singh | Nirmal India Party | 117 | 0.05% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ravindra Jaiswal
Winner
|
Bharatiya Janata Party |
47,980
Lead: 2,336
|
26% |
| Sujit Kumar Maurya | Bahujan Samaj Party | 45,644 | 25% |
| Abdul Samad | Samajwadi Party | 37,434 | 21% |
| Rabiya Kalam | Indian National Congress | 31,029 | 17% |
| Ravikant Singh Alias Ravi | Quami Ekta Dal | 4,709 | 3% |
| Dr. Gyanendra Pratap Singh D.d. | Peace Party | 3,877 | 2% |
| Harishchandra Srivastava | Indian Justice Party | 1,491 | 1% |
| S.p. Srivastava | All India Trinamool Congress | 773 | 0% |
| Nawab Achchhe Mirza Alias Jabbu Hasan | Lokpriya Samaj Party | 743 | 0% |
| Subhash Rajbhar | Independent | 725 | 0% |
| Udai Pratap Verma | Independent | 645 | 0% |
| Anand Vijay Singh | Independent | 629 | 0% |
| Vinay Kumar Dubey | Nationalist Congress Party | 574 | 0% |
| Rajendra Prasad Sonkar Alias Kavi Ji | Independent | 522 | 0% |
| Anita Srivastava | Independent | 495 | 0% |
| Dr. Manjulata Tripathi | Sarwajan Mahasabha | 437 | 0% |
| Arun Keshari | Rashtriya Lokmanch | 422 | 0% |
| Mohd. Ikram | Rashtriya Ulama Council | 369 | 0% |
| Ramratan Devi | Janata Dal (United) | 335 | 0% |
| Om Prakash Singh Alias O.p. Singh | Independent | 315 | 0% |
| Narendra Nath Dubey Adig Advocate | Lok Dal | 293 | 0% |
| Arvind Chattan | Independent | 284 | 0% |
| Jai Prakash Gupta | Independent | 276 | 0% |
| K.k. Upadhayay | Independent | 261 | 0% |
| Pramod Kumar Singh | Independent | 245 | 0% |
| Anwarul Huq Warsi | Rashtriya Krantikari Samajwadi Party | 234 | 0% |
| Israr Ali | Pragtisheel Manav Samaj Party | 204 | 0% |
| Dinesh Upadhayay | Independent | 181 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Haji Abdul Samad Ansari
Winner
|
Samajwadi Party |
26,544
Lead: 2,199
|
30% |
| Dr. Shivnath Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party | 24,345 | 27% |
| Rabiya Kalam | Independent | 17,652 | 20% |
| C. A. Vijaya Prakash Gupta | Bahujan Samaj Party | 7,349 | 8% |
| Shekh Mohammad Shamim | Indian National Congress | 4,068 | 5% |
| Meraj Khan | Independent | 3,405 | 4% |
| Dinesh Pal Deenu | Rashtriya Lok Dal | 2,162 | 2% |
| Satish Jaiswal | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 1,308 | 1% |
| Devendra Narayan Singh | Independent | 358 | 0% |
| Rajendra Prasad Alias Rajan Maurya | Independent | 355 | 0% |
| Rajkumar S/o Jawahir | Jan Morcha | 305 | 0% |
| Shamsudoha Ansari | Momin Conference | 299 | 0% |
| Vishwajeet | Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party | 264 | 0% |
| Hanuman Das | Shiv Sena | 203 | 0% |
| Rajkumar S/o Nandu | Lok Dal | 170 | 0% |
| Narendra Nath Dubey Adig | Nationalist Congress Party | 132 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Abdul Kalam
Winner
|
Samajwadi Party |
56,805
Lead: 19,537
|
52% |
| Ravindra Jaiswal | Bharatiya Janata Party | 37,268 | 34% |
| Abdul Aziz Ansari | Indian National Congress | 6,729 | 6% |
| Rajendra Prasad Kushwaha | Bahujan Samaj Party | 4,227 | 4% |
| Ram Narayan | Independent | 962 | 1% |
| Prem Chand (p.c. Gupta) "yuvraj" | Nationalist Congress Party | 927 | 1% |
| Kishun Lal Seth | Rashtriya Kranti Party | 634 | 1% |
| Dinesh Kumar Srivastava | Independent | 238 | 0% |
| Ganga Sahay Pandey | Akhil Bhartiya Lok Tantrik Congress | 190 | 0% |
| Rana Shah Jaiswal | Akhil Bharatiya Berozgaar Party | 140 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Abdul Kalam
Winner
|
Samajwadi Party |
67,349
Lead: 11,810
|
51% |
| Amar Nath Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party | 55,539 | 42% |
| Moti Lal Seth | Bahujan Samaj Party | 5,182 | 4% |
| Mridul | Independent | 456 | 0% |
| Usha Devi | Bhoomijotak Samooh | 402 | 0% |
| Gauri Shankar | Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh | 218 | 0% |
| Ashok Kumar | Independent | 101 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Amarnath Yadav
Winner
|
Bharatiya Janata Party |
43,974
Lead: 7,278
|
40% |
| Kalam | Independent | 36,696 | 33% |
| Anil Kumar Singh | Indian National Congress | 13,091 | 12% |
| Krishna Nigum | Samajwadi Party | 11,353 | 10% |
| Shafiq Ahmad | Independent | 860 | 1% |
| Yasin Mokadam Ansari | Jwala Dal | 670 | 1% |
| Ajay Kumar Pandey | Shiv Sena | 231 | 0% |
| Kayoom | Independent | 157 | 0% |
| Pradeep Kumar | Independent | 141 | 0% |
| Shyam Sunder Lal | Independent | 138 | 0% |
| Kazi Abu Jafar | Jharkhand Party | 137 | 0% |
| Faijurrahman | Independent | 111 | 0% |
| Jagdish | Doordarshi Party | 107 | 0% |
| Nand Lal | Independent | 91 | 0% |
| Javed Akhtar | Independent | 87 | 0% |
| Ayoob | Independent | 82 | 0% |
| Krishna Mohan Das | Independent | 77 | 0% |
| Ashok | Independent | 73 | 0% |
| Vijay Kumar | Independent | 66 | 0% |
| Sanjay | Independent | 61 | 0% |
| Chunnu Prasad | Independent | 56 | 0% |
| Rakesh Kumar | Independent | 53 | 0% |
| Rajesh Shriwastaw | Independent | 45 | 0% |
| Chandra Shekhar | Independent | 41 | 0% |
| Ganga Sahai Panday | Independent | 40 | 0% |
| Asgari Begum | Independent | 27 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Amar Nath Yadav
Winner
|
Bharatiya Janata Party |
48,985
Lead: 13,574
|
50% |
| Mohd. Swaleh Ansari | Indian National Congress | 35,411 | 36% |
| Munna Lal Jayaswal | Jwala Dal | 5,275 | 5% |
| Gopal | Jharkhand Party | 2,598 | 3% |
| Riyajul Haque Ansari | Independent | 663 | 1% |
| Rajender | Bahujan Samaj Party | 407 | 0% |
| Ashok | Independent | 312 | 0% |
| Nag Nath Tiwari | Samajwadi Dal | 201 | 0% |
| Gyan Chand Jayaswal | Independent | 132 | 0% |
| Santosh | Independent | 98 | 0% |
| Rakesh Kumar | Independent | 97 | 0% |
| Ram Narain | Doordarshi Party | 79 | 0% |
| Manvi Sharan | Independent | 69 | 0% |
| Kamrudin | Independent | 68 | 0% |
| Narottam | Independent | 59 | 0% |
| Nurulhak | Independent | 58 | 0% |
| Mohd. Murttuja | Independent | 56 | 0% |
| Lal Ji Singh Yadav | Independent | 54 | 0% |
| Hari Har Nath Nshastri | Independent | 53 | 0% |
| Shahanwaj Ahmad Kadri | Independent | 51 | 0% |
| Hari Narain Panday | Independent | 44 | 0% |
| Enulhuda Ansari | Independent | 24 | 0% |
| Umesh Kumar Rai | Independent | 21 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Amarnath Yadav
Winner
|
Bharatiya Janata Party |
35,111
Lead: 11,623
|
44% |
| Riazul Haque Ansari | Jwala Dal | 23,488 | 30% |
| Mohd. Safurrahman Ansari | Indian National Congress | 15,316 | 19% |
| Rajender | Bahujan Samaj Party | 528 | 1% |
| Ram Narayan | Doordarshi Party | 286 | 0% |
| A. Matin | Lok Dal (B) | 236 | 0% |
| Amiruddin | Independent | 205 | 0% |
| Narottam | Independent | 124 | 0% |
| Safik Ahmad | Independent | 105 | 0% |
| Murtaza Ansari | Independent | 92 | 0% |
| Deen Muhammad | Independent | 74 | 0% |
| Shiv Kumar | Independent | 65 | 0% |
| Gajab Ali | Independent | 50 | 0% |
| Navneet | Independent | 35 | 0% |
| Nusrat Ulla Khan | Independent | 33 | 0% |
| Safraj Ahmad Ansari | Independent | 29 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Mohd. Safiurrahman Ansari S/o Haji Mohammadddin
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
23,078
Lead: 10,093
|
39% |
| Riyazulhaq Ansari | Janta Party | 12,985 | 22% |
| Amar Nath Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10,292 | 17% |
| Champa Lal | Independent | 5,909 | 10% |
| Manvi Sharan | Independent | 848 | 1% |
| Chandra Shekhar | Independent | 789 | 1% |
| Nagar Das Gujrati | Independent | 635 | 1% |
| Nasrulla | Independent | 487 | 1% |
| Shaukat Ali Ansari | Independent | 365 | 1% |
| Ramji Gupt Dheraj | Independent | 262 | 0% |
| Gulam Rasul | Indian Congress (J) | 255 | 0% |
| Navinchandra Urf Joshi | Independent | 253 | 0% |
| Baraktulla | Independent | 246 | 0% |
| Bhola Nath | Independent | 245 | 0% |
| Ram Nath | Doordarshi Party | 203 | 0% |
| Dina Nath Bhagat | Independent | 174 | 0% |
| Hanuman | Independent | 164 | 0% |
| Aji Husain Urf Baba Azhar | Independent | 129 | 0% |
| Gulab | Independent | 114 | 0% |
| Pramod | Independent | 113 | 0% |
| Madan | Independent | 112 | 0% |
| Sunnar | Independent | 111 | 0% |
| Arvind Gandhi | Independent | 105 | 0% |
| Mohd. Safiurrahman Ansari S/o A. Rauf | Independent | 58 | 0% |
| Hari Prasad | Independent | 57 | 0% |
| Lallan | Independent | 32 | 0% |
| Israrahmed Khan | Independent | 30 | 0% |
| Manzoor Ahmed Ansari | Independent | 24 | 0% |
| Manzoor Hasan Ansari | Independent | 15 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Mohd. Shafirahman Ansari
Winner
|
Indian National Congress (I) |
23,197
Lead: 1,221
|
46% |
| Shafullah Ansari | Bharatiya Janata Party | 21,976 | 44% |
| Radhey Shyam Singh | Janata Party (Jp) | 1,188 | 2% |
| Sarfaraj Ahmad Ansari | Communist Party Of India | 913 | 2% |
| Hasan Mansoor Shastri | Janata Party (Secular) - Ch. Charan Singh | 817 | 2% |
| Ghanshyam Misra | Indian National Congress (U) | 612 | 1% |
| Rajendra Kumar | Independent | 320 | 1% |
| Sunnar Lal | Independent | 310 | 1% |
| Ramji Gupta Dhiraj | Shoshit Samaj Dal (Akhil Baharatiya) | 175 | 0% |
| Pramod Chandra | Independent | 132 | 0% |
| Nand Lal | Independent | 129 | 0% |
| Ram Ashis | Independent | 65 | 0% |
| Krishna Mohan Das | Independent | 64 | 0% |
| Kailashnath | Independent | 33 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Mushtaq Ahmed
Winner
|
Janta Party |
38,562
Lead: 23,100
|
66% |
| Abdul Aziz | Indian National Congress | 15,462 | 26% |
| Lallan Prasad | Independent | 1,516 | 3% |
| Mohan | Independent | 986 | 2% |
| Banarsi Lal | Independent | 317 | 1% |
| Ghanshyam | Independent | 230 | 0% |
| Doodh Nath | Independent | 227 | 0% |
| Yaar Mohammad | Independent | 175 | 0% |
| Sultan Hussain | Independent | 168 | 0% |
| Shambhu | Independent | 138 | 0% |
| Nand Lal | Independent | 95 | 0% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ravindra Jaiswal | BJP | 134,471 | 40,776 | 54.61% |
| 2017 | Ravindra Jaiswal | BJP | 116,017 | 45,502 | 50.95% |
| 2012 | Ravindra Jaiswal | BJP | 47,980 | 2,336 | 26% |
| 2007 | Haji Abdul Samad Ansari | SP | 26,544 | 2,199 | 30% |
| 2002 | Abdul Kalam | SP | 56,805 | 19,537 | 52% |
| 1996 | Abdul Kalam | SP | 67,349 | 11,810 | 51% |
| 1993 | Amarnath Yadav | BJP | 43,974 | 7,278 | 40% |
| 1991 | Amar Nath Yadav | BJP | 48,985 | 13,574 | 50% |
| 1989 | Amarnath Yadav | BJP | 35,111 | 11,623 | 44% |
| 1985 | Mohd. Safiurrahman Ansari S/o Haji Mohammadddin | INC | 23,078 | 10,093 | 39% |
| 1980 | Mohd. Shafirahman Ansari | INC(I) | 23,197 | 1,221 | 46% |
| 1977 | Mushtaq Ahmed | JNP | 38,562 | 23,100 | 66% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ravindra Jaiswal | BJP |
134,471
(Lead: 40,776)
|
54.61% |
| Ashfaque | SP | 93,695 | 38.05% | |
| 2017 | Ravindra Jaiswal | BJP |
116,017
(Lead: 45,502)
|
50.95% |
| Abdul Samad Ansari | INC | 70,515 | 30.97% | |
| 2012 | Ravindra Jaiswal | BJP |
47,980
(Lead: 2,336)
|
26% |
| Sujit Kumar Maurya | BSP | 45,644 | 25% | |
| 2007 | Haji Abdul Samad Ansari | SP |
26,544
(Lead: 2,199)
|
30% |
| Dr. Shivnath Yadav | BJP | 24,345 | 27% | |
| 2002 | Abdul Kalam | SP |
56,805
(Lead: 19,537)
|
52% |
| Ravindra Jaiswal | BJP | 37,268 | 34% | |
| 1996 | Abdul Kalam | SP |
67,349
(Lead: 11,810)
|
51% |
| Amar Nath Yadav | BJP | 55,539 | 42% | |
| 1993 | Amarnath Yadav | BJP |
43,974
(Lead: 7,278)
|
40% |
| Kalam | IND | 36,696 | 33% | |
| 1991 | Amar Nath Yadav | BJP |
48,985
(Lead: 13,574)
|
50% |
| Mohd. Swaleh Ansari | INC | 35,411 | 36% | |
| 1989 | Amarnath Yadav | BJP |
35,111
(Lead: 11,623)
|
44% |
| Riazul Haque Ansari | JD | 23,488 | 30% | |
| 1985 | Mohd. Safiurrahman Ansari S/o Haji Mohammadddin | INC |
23,078
(Lead: 10,093)
|
39% |
| Riyazulhaq Ansari | JNP | 12,985 | 22% | |
| 1980 | Mohd. Shafirahman Ansari | INC(I) |
23,197
(Lead: 1,221)
|
46% |
| Shafullah Ansari | BJP | 21,976 | 44% | |
| 1977 | Mushtaq Ahmed | JNP |
38,562
(Lead: 23,100)
|
66% |
| Abdul Aziz | INC | 15,462 | 26% |
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Ravindra Jaiswal of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the Varanasi North Assembly seat in the 2022 elections, defeating Ashfaque of the Samajwadi Party (SP) by a margin of 40776 votes.
The strike rate in the Varanasi North constituency is 67% BJP and 33% SP, with BJP won 6 times and SP won 3 times since the 1977 elections.
Ravindra Jaiswal (BJP) received 54.61% vote share.
Ashfaque (SP) received 38.05% vote share.
Ravindra Jaiswal (BJP) won the 2022 election with 134471 votes, leading by 40776 votes and securing a 54.61% vote share.
The Varanasi North Assembly constituency falls under the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency of Varanasi district.
Ravindra Jaiswal (BJP) won the Varanasi North Assembly seat in 2022 with a margin of 40776 votes over Ashfaque (SP).
The Varanasi North Assembly constituency is part of the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Rohaniya, Varanasi South, Varanasi Cantt., Sevapuri.
The top candidates in the Varanasi North Assembly Election 2022 were:
Ravindra Jaiswal (BJP)
Ashfaque (SP)
Shyam Prakash (BSP)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with Ravindra Jaiswal (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.