2022
Rank 1 (archive winner): Dr. Neelkanth Tiwari — 99,622 votes
Rank 2: Kameshwar Alias Kishan Dixit — 88,900 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 10,722
ELECTION HISTORY COMPARISON
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Year-wise recorded votes of first- and second-ranked candidates. Vote levels across different years can be affected by turnout and boundary changes.
Varanasi South — year-by-year comparison
Uttar Pradesh · Uttar Pradesh Assembly · 5 archived elections. View complete seat history.
2017
Rank 1 (archive winner): Dr. Neelkanth Tiwari — 92,560 votes
Rank 2: Rajesh Mishra — 75,334 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 17,226
2012
Rank 1 (archive winner): Shyamdev Roy Chaudhari — 57,868 votes
Rank 2: Dr. Dayashankar Mishra — 44,046 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 13,822
2007
Rank 1 (archive winner): Shyam Deo Roy — 33,021 votes
Rank 2: Dr. Dayashankar Misra — 19,319 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 13,702
2002
Rank 1 (archive winner): Shyam Dew Rai Chaudhari (Dada) — 43,458 votes
Rank 2: Rakesh Jain — 22,653 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 20,805
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