Uttar Pradesh Assembly · Uttar Pradesh
Varanasi South election results and constituency history
5 archived election years. Each year lists up to five candidates by recorded vote count, or an unopposed winner when no votes were polled. Results refer to their specific election contest; matching names do not establish a person’s identity across elections.
Election years
2022 election – top 5 candidates
| Rank by votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Neelkanth Tiwari | BJP | 99,622 | 50.88% |
| 2 | Kameshwar Alias Kishan Dixit | SP | 88,900 | 45.41% |
| 3 | Mudita Kapoor | INC | 2,166 | 1.11% |
| 4 | Dinesh Kasaudhan | BSP | 1,855 | 0.95% |
| 5 | Ajeet Singh | AAAP | 922 | 0.47% |
2017 election – top 5 candidates
| Rank by votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Neelkanth Tiwari | BJP | 92,560 | 51.8892% |
| 2 | Rajesh Mishra | INC | 75,334 | 42.2323% |
| 3 | Rakesh Tripathi | BSP | 5,922 | 3.31988% |
| 4 | Satish Kumar Agrahari | IND | 844 | 0.473147% |
| 5 | Rubi Fatma | IND | 799 | 0.44792% |
2012 election – top 5 candidates
| Rank by votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shyamdev Roy Chaudhari | BJP | 57,868 | 38.22% |
| 2 | Dr. Dayashankar Mishra | INC | 44,046 | 29.09% |
| 3 | Atahar Jamal Lari | QED | 20,454 | 13.51% |
| 4 | Md. Istaqbal "Babu" | SP | 14,642 | 9.67% |
| 5 | Kaisar Ameen Ansari | BSP | 8,841 | 5.84% |
2007 election – top 5 candidates
| Rank by votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shyam Deo Roy | BJP | 33,021 | 0% |
| 2 | Dr. Dayashankar Misra | INC | 19,319 | 0% |
| 3 | Dilip Kumar Day | SP | 11,956 | 0% |
| 4 | Vikram Vij Alias Vikki | BSP | 4,400 | 0% |
| 5 | Sankatha Prasad | IND | 590 | 0% |
2002 election – top 5 candidates
| Rank by votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shyam Dew Rai Chaudhari (Dada) | BJP | 43,458 | 52.63% |
| 2 | Rakesh Jain | SP | 22,653 | 27.44% |
| 3 | Mani Shankar Pandey | INC | 11,705 | 14.18% |
| 4 | Engineer Asalam Perwaze | BSP | 2,080 | 2.52% |
| 5 | Vijay | RTKP | 837 | 1.01% |
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Data source: Election Master historical election archive. Official election-document reference: Election Commission of India reports. A general reference is not a contest-specific citation unless explicitly identified as such. Election Master is independent of the ECI. Disclaimer and corrections.