Assembly constituency 389, Uttar Pradesh

Varanasi South

Dr. Neelkanth Tiwari (BJP) won the 2022 election by 10,722 votes, taking 50.88% of the vote to Kameshwar Alias Kishan Dixit (SP)'s 45.60%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerBJPDr. Neelkanth Tiwari, 2022
Winner's vote share, 202250.88%runner-up 45.60%
Winning margin, 202210,7225.48% of votes cast
Elections on record3BJP 3

Result by result

2012 BJP 57,868 38.2% vs 29.1%2017 BJP 92,560 51.8% vs 42.1%2022 BJP 99,622 50.9% vs 45.6%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMarginTurnout
2022AssemblyVaranasi South
Seat 389
Dr. Neelkanth Tiwari
BJP
99,622
50.9%
Kameshwar Alias Kishan Dixit
SP
88,900
45.6%
10,722 votes
5.48%
60.5%
2017AssemblyVaranasi South
Seat 389
Dr. Neelkanth Tiwari
BJP
92,560
51.8%
Rajesh Mishra
INC
75,334
42.1%
17,226 votes
9.63%
63.6%
2012AssemblyVaranasi South
Seat 389
Shyamdev Roy Chaudhari (Dada)
BJP
57,868
38.2%
Dr. Dayashankar Mishra #dayalu#
INC
44,046
29.1%
13,822 votes
9.13%
55.5%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.