Varanasi District

Uttar Pradesh

Varanasi district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh. Its administrative headquarters is at Varanasi. It covers 1,535 sq km and had a population of 36,76,841 at the 2011 census, a density of 2,395 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 3 Lok Sabha constituencies and 8 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Varanasi
Area
1,535 sq km
Population
36.77 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
2,395 /km²
Literacy Rate
75.6%
Sex Ratio
913
per 1,000 males
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Varanasi District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Varanasi district.

Total Population
36.77 Lakh
Male Population
19.22 Lakh
Female Population
17.55 Lakh
Rural Population
20.80 Lakh
Urban Population
15.97 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
4.87 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
28,617
Literacy Rate
75.6%
Population Density
2,395 /km²
Sex Ratio
913
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 83.77%Female literacy 66.69%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Varanasi district.

3
Tehsils
8
Blocks
108
Nyay Panchayats
760
Gram Panchayats
1,327
Villages
Headquarters
Varanasi
Languages
Hindi, Bhojpuri
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
25.2° N, 83° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Varanasi

(3)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Varanasi

Constituency No. 77 · General
Primary
Narendra Modi
Narendra Modi
Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Rohaniya
  • Varanasi North
  • Varanasi South
  • Varanasi Cantt
  • Sevapuri
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Chandauli

Constituency No. 76 · General
Partial
BS
Birendra Singh
Samajwadi Party
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Shivpur
  • Ajagara
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Machhlishahr

Constituency No. 74 · Scheduled Caste
Partial
Priya Saroj
Priya Saroj
Samajwadi Party
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Pindra
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Varanasi

(8)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Pindra
No. 384 · Machhlishahr
DS
Dr. Awadesh Singh
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Ajagara
No. 385 · Chandauli
TR
Tribhuwan Ram
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Rohaniya
No. 387 · Varanasi
DP
Dr. Suneel Patel
Apna Dal (Sonelal)
MLA
Varanasi South
No. 389 · Varanasi
DT
Dr. Neelkanth Tiwari
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Varanasi Cantt
No. 390 · Varanasi
SS
Saurabh Shrivastava
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Sevapuri
No. 391 · Varanasi
NS
Neel Ratan Singh
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA

Your Representatives from Varanasi

(11)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Varanasi district.

  • Narendra Modi
    Narendra Modi
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MP
    Varanasi · No. 77
  • BS
    Birendra Singh
    Samajwadi Party
    MP
    Chandauli · No. 76
  • Priya Saroj
    Priya Saroj
    Samajwadi Party
    MP
    Machhlishahr · No. 74
  • DS
    Dr. Awadesh Singh
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Pindra · No. 384
  • TR
    Tribhuwan Ram
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Ajagara · No. 385
  • Anil Rajbhar
    Anil Rajbhar
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Shivpur · No. 386
  • DP
    Dr. Suneel Patel
    Apna Dal (Sonelal)
    MLA
    Rohaniya · No. 387
  • Ravindra Jaiswal
    Ravindra Jaiswal
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Varanasi North · No. 388
  • DT
    Dr. Neelkanth Tiwari
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Varanasi South · No. 389
  • SS
    Saurabh Shrivastava
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Varanasi Cantt · No. 390
  • NS
    Neel Ratan Singh
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Sevapuri · No. 391

Election History

Lok Sabha

Varanasi · No. 77

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaBJPNarendra Modi
    Votes 6,12,970Vote share 54.24%Margin 1,52,513
    1. 1. Narendra Modi · BJP6,12,970 (54.24%)
    2. 2. Ajay Rai · INC4,60,457 (40.74%)
    3. 3. Ather Jamal Lari · Bahujan Samaj Party33,766 (2.99%)
    4. 4. NOTA · None of the Above8,478 (0.75%)
    5. 5. Kolisetty Shiva Kumar · Yuga Tulasi Party5,750 (0.51%)
    6. 6. Gagan Prakash Yadav · Aazad Adhikar Party3,634 (0.32%)
    7. 7. Dinesh Kumar Yadav · Independent2,917 (0.26%)
    8. 8. Sanjay Kumar Tiwari · Independent2,171 (0.19%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaBJPNarendra Modi
    Votes 6,74,664Vote share 63.62%
    1. 1. Narendra Modi · BJP6,74,664 (63.62%)
    2. 2. Shalini Yadav · SP1,95,159 (18.4%)
    3. 3. Ajay Rai · INC1,52,548 (14.38%)
    4. 4. Surendra Rajbhar · Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party8,892 (0.84%)
    5. 5. NOTA · None of the Above4,037 (0.38%)
    6. 6. Anil Kumar Chaurasiya · Janhit Kisan Party2,758 (0.26%)
    7. 7. Manohar Anandrao Patil · Independent2,134 (0.2%)
    8. 8. Heena Shahid · Janta Bhawishya Party1,914 (0.18%)
    9. 9. Dr. Shekh Siraj Baba · Rashtriya Mazdoor Mazlum Party1,771 (0.17%)

Chandauli · No. 76

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaSPBirendra Singh
    Votes 4,74,476Vote share 42.5%Margin 21,565
    1. 1. Birendra Singh · SP4,74,476 (42.5%)
    2. 2. Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey · BJP4,52,911 (40.57%)
    3. 3. Satyendra Kumar Maurya · Bahujan Samaj Party1,59,903 (14.32%)
    4. 4. NOTA · None of the Above9,005 (0.81%)
    5. 5. Shobhanath Prajapati · Bhagidari Party (P)4,032 (0.36%)
    6. 6. Sher Singh · Yuga Thulasi Party3,096 (0.28%)
    7. 7. Santosh Kumar · Independent2,969 (0.27%)
    8. 8. Rajesh Vishwakarma · Moulik Adhikar Party2,762 (0.25%)
    9. 9. Arvind Kumar Patel · Sardar Patel Siddhant Party2,745 (0.25%)
    10. 10. Sanjay Kumar Sinha · Jai Hind National Party2,623 (0.23%)
    11. 11. Ram Govind · Samajhdar Party1,977 (0.18%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaBJPDr. Mahendra Nath Pandey
    Votes 5,10,733Vote share 47%
    1. 1. Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey · BJP5,10,733 (47%)
    2. 2. Sanjay Singh Chauhan · SP4,96,774 (46%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaBJPDr. Mahendra Nath Pandey
    Votes 4,14,135Vote share 42%
    1. 1. Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey · BJP4,14,135 (42%)
    2. 2. Anil Kumar Maurya · Bahujan Samaj Party2,57,379 (26%)

Machhlishahr · No. 74

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaSPPriya Saroj
    Votes 4,51,292Vote share 42.57%Margin 35,850
    1. 1. Priya Saroj · SP4,51,292 (42.57%)
    2. 2. Bholanath (B.P. Saroj) · BJP4,15,442 (39.19%)
    3. 3. Kripa Shankar Saroj · Bahujan Samaj Party1,57,291 (14.84%)
    4. 4. NOTA · None of the Above9,303 (0.88%)
    5. 5. Shravan Kumar · Independent5,807 (0.55%)
    6. 6. Urmila · Samaj Parivartan Party5,303 (0.5%)
    7. 7. Subas · Independent3,693 (0.35%)
    8. 8. Rang Bahadur · Independent2,718 (0.26%)
    9. 9. Brijesh Kumar Saroj · Prabuddhwadi Bahujan Morcha2,365 (0.22%)
    10. 10. Rajendra Prasad · Rashtra Uday Party2,067 (0.19%)
    11. 11. Ram Milan · Sardar Patel Siddhant Party1,716 (0.16%)
    12. 12. Kamlesh · Azad Samaj Party1,702 (0.16%)
    13. 13. Brijesh Kumar · Prithviraj Janshakti Party1,364 (0.13%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Uttar Pradesh
State
Varanasi
District
3 Lok Sabha
No. 77, 76, 74
8 Assembly
No. 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391

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Varanasi District at a Glance

State
Uttar Pradesh
Headquarters
Varanasi
Area
1,535 sq km
Population
36.77 Lakh
Population density
2,395 per km²
Sex ratio
913 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
75.6%
Languages
Hindi, Bhojpuri
Tehsils
3
Blocks
8
Gram panchayats
760
Villages
1,327
Lok Sabha seats
3
Assembly segments
8
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Uttar Pradesh
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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