Varanasi Cantonment Assembly constituency
{{Short description|Constituency of the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Varanasi Cantonment
| map_image = 390-Varanasi Cantonment.svg
| mla = Saurabh Srivastava
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| latest_election_year = 2022
| state = Uttar Pradesh
| district = Varanasi
| reservation = None
| electors = 4,32,293 (2019)
| type = SLA
| constituency_no = 390
}}
Varanasi Cantonment is a constituency of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly covering the city of Varanasi Cantonment in the Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh, India.{{cite web |url=https://upload.indiacode.nic.in/showfile?actid=AC_CEN_3_20_00030_200233_1517807324510&type=order&filename=Delimitation%20Order,2008.pdf |title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 |date=26 November 2008 |access-date= 24 June 2021}}
Varanasi Cantonment is one of five assembly constituencies in the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency. Since 2008, this assembly constituency is numbered 390 amongst 403 constituencies.
As of now, this seat belongs to Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Saurabh Srivastava who won in 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Elections by defeating Indian National Congress candidate Anil Srivastava by a margin of 61,326 votes.{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/varanasi-cantt.html|title=Assembly result 2017|website=Elections.in|access-date=2017-08-25}}
Members of Legislative Assembly
| class="wikitable"
!Year ! colspan="2" |Party |
| 1967
|Varmeshwar Pandey | style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}" | |
| 1969
|Lal Bahadur Singh | style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" | |
| 1974
| rowspan="2" |Shatarudra Prakash |style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Kranti Dal}}" | |
| 1977
| style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Party}}" | |
| 1980
|Mandavi Prasad Singh | style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}" | |
| 1985
| rowspan="2" |Shatarudra Prakash | style="background-color: {{party color|Lok Dal}}" | |
| 1989
| style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal}}" | |
| 1991
| rowspan="2" |Jyotsana Srivastava | rowspan="8" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | | rowspan="8" |Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1993 |
| 1996
| rowspan="2" |Harish Chandra Srivastava |
| 2002 |
| 2007
| rowspan="2" |Jyotsana Srivastava |
| 2012 |
| 2017
| rowspan="2" |Saurabh Srivastava |
| 2022 |
Election results
= 2022 =
{{Election box begin | title=2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Varanasi Cantonment{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/14185-uttar-pradesh-general-legislative-election-2022/ |publisher=Election Commission of India |title=State Election, 2022 to the Legislative Assembly Of Uttar Pradesh |website=eci.gov.in |accessdate=4 March 2023}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Saurabh Srivastava
|votes = 1,47,833
|percentage = 60.63
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Samajwadi Party
|candidate = Pooja Yadav
|votes = 60,989
|percentage = 25.01
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Rajesh Mishra
|votes = 23,807
|percentage = 9.76
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Kaushik Pandey
|votes = 7,068
|percentage = 2.90
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|candidate = Rakesh Pandey
|votes = 1,165
|percentage = 0.48
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = None of the Above
|party = None of the above
|votes = 1,522
|percentage = 0262
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 86,844
|percentage = 35.62
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,43,847
|percentage = 53.09
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2017=
{{Election box begin | title=U. P. Legislative Assembly Election, 2017: Varanasi Cantonment}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = Saurabh Srivastava
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 1,32,609
|percentage = 58.26
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Anil Srivastava
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 71,283
|percentage = 31.32
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Rijwan Ahmad
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 14,118
|percentage = 6.20
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Ajoy Mukherjee
|party = Communist Party of India
|votes = 1,515
|percentage = 0.66
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Dhurandhar Singh
|party = IND.
|votes = 991
|percentage = 0.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = None of the Above
|party = None of the above
|votes = 758
|percentage = 0.33
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 61,326
|percentage = 26.94
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,27,611
|percentage = 55.20
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2012=
{{Election box begin | title=U. P. Legislative Assembly Election, 2012: Varanasi Cantonment}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = Jyotsana Srivastava
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 57,918
|percentage = 32.05
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Anil Kumar Srivastava
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 45,066
|percentage = 24.94
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Ashfaq Ahmad
|party = Samajwadi Party
|votes = 37,922
|percentage = 20.99
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Chandra Kumar Mishra
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 22,162
|percentage = 12.27
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Mohammad Saleem
|party = Quami Ekta Dal
|votes = 5,366
|percentage = 2.97
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 12,852
|percentage = 7.11
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,80,689
|percentage = 51.70
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2007=
{{Election box begin | title=U. P. Legislative Assembly Election, 2007: Varanasi Cantonment}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = Jyotsana Srivastava
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 31,642
|percentage = 26.04
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Manoj Rai
|party = Samajwadi Party
|votes = 26,163
|percentage = 21.53
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Anil Srivastava
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 19,778
|percentage = 16.27
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Raj Kumar Singh
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 17,193
|percentage = 14.15
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Ashfaq Ahmad
|party = Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party
|votes = 11,787
|percentage = 9.70
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,479
|percentage = 4.51
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,21,520
|percentage = 31.58
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2002=
{{Election box begin | title=U. P. Legislative Assembly Election, 2002: Varanasi Cantonment}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = Harish Chandra Srivastava
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 41,426
|percentage = 31.05
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Manoj Rai
|party = Samajwadi Party
|votes = 28,729
|percentage = 21.54
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Mohammad Istaqbal Qureshi
|party = Apna Dal (Kamerawadi)
|votes = 20,915
|percentage = 15.68
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Shatrudra Prakash
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 18,041
|percentage = 13.52
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Abhishek Yadav
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 15,595
|percentage = 11.69
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 12,697
|percentage = 9.51
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,33,405
|percentage = 39.26
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=1996=
{{Election box begin | title=U. P. Legislative Assembly Election, 1996: Varanasi Cantonment}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = Harish Chandra Srivastava
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 55,240
|percentage = 43.03
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Sunil Kumar Rai
|party = Samajwadi Party
|votes = 26,752
|percentage = 20.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Anil Srivastava
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 25,651
|percentage = 19.98
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Rajendra Singh
|party = Janata Dal
|votes = 7,879
|percentage = 6.14
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Akaram
|party = Apna Dal (Kamerawadi)
|votes = 6,360
|percentage = 4.95
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 28,488
|percentage = 22.19
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,28,366
|percentage = 41.46
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=1993=
{{Election box begin | title=U. P. Legislative Assembly Election, 1993: Varanasi Cantonment}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = Jyotsana Srivastava
|party =Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 51,388
|percentage = 44.96
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Athar Jamal Lari
|party = Janata Dal
|votes = 35,388
|percentage = 30.96
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Shatrudra Prakash
|party = Samajwadi Party
|votes = 13,559
|percentage = 11.86
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = J. P. Singh
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 6,437
|percentage = 5.63
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Meera Yadav
|party = Lok Dal
|votes = 1,000
|percentage = 0.87
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 16,000
|percentage = 14.00
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,14,288
|percentage = 48.49
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=1991=
{{Election box begin | title=U. P. Legislative Assembly Election, 1991: Varanasi Cantonment}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = Jyotsana Srivastava
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 31,305
|percentage = 37.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Athar Jamal Lari
|party = Janata Dal
|votes = 26,209
|percentage = 31.31
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Anil Srivastava
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 10,091
|percentage = 12.05
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Shatrudra Prakash
|party = Janata Party
|votes = 8,200
|percentage = 9.79
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Mansha Ram
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 2,792
|percentage = 3.34
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,096
|percentage = 6.08
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 83,718
|percentage = 39.46
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Janata Dal
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=1989=
{{Election box begin | title=U. P. Legislative Assembly Election, 1989: Varanasi Cantonment}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = Shatarudra Prakash
|party = Janata Dal
|votes = 35,173
|percentage = 41.88
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Majumdar
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 17,111
|percentage = 20.37
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Jyotsana Srivastava
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 13,262
|percentage = 15.79
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Mahesh Kumar Yadav
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 5,445
|percentage = 6.48
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Pramod
|party = Independent (politician)
|votes = 3,486
|percentage = 4.15
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 18,062
|percentage = 21.51
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 83,988
|percentage = 40.32
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Janata Dal
|loser = Lok Dal
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=1985=
{{Election box begin | title=U. P. Legislative Assembly Election, 1985: Varanasi Cantonment}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = Shatarudra Prakash
|party = Lok Dal
|votes = 17,721
|percentage = 32.16
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Ganesh Prasad Jaiswal
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 15,414
|percentage = 27.97
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Jeetendra Nath Dubey
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 6,538
|percentage = 11.86
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Moti Lal Patel
|party = Communist Party of India
|votes = 3,412
|percentage = 6.19
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Channu Lal Shastri
|party = Independent (politician)
|votes = 2,473
|percentage = 4.49
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,307
|percentage = 4.19
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 55,111
|percentage = 37.11
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Lok Dal
|loser = Indian National Congress (Indira)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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External links
- {{cite web |title=Results of Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/92-uttar-pradesh/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}}
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