Varanasi Cantt. (Assembly constituency)

Members of Legislative Assembly

	Member	Political Party
1967	Varmeshwar Pandey	Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1969	Lal Bahadur Singh	Indian National Congress
1974	Shatrudh Prakash	Bharatiya Kranti Dal
1977	Shatrudh Prakash	Janata Party
1980	Mandavi Prasad Singh	Indian National Congress (I)
1985	Shatrudh Prakash	Lok Dal
1989	Shatrudh Prakash	Janata Dal
1991	Dr. Jyotsana Srivastava	Bharatiya Janata Party
1993	Dr. Jyotsana Srivastava	Bharatiya Janata Party
1996	Harish Chandra Srivastava	Bharatiya Janata Party
2002	Harish Chandra Srivastava	Bharatiya Janata Party
2007	Dr. Jyotsana Srivastava	Bharatiya Janata Party
2012	Dr. Jyotsana Srivastava	Bharatiya Janata Party

Election Results

U. P. Legislative Assembly Election, 2012: Varanasi Cantonment
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJP	Jyotsana Srivastava	57,918	32.05
	INC	Anil Srivastava	45,066	24.94
	SP	Ashfaq Ahmad	37,922	20.99
	BSP	Chandra Kumar Mishra	22,162	12.27
	QED	Mohammad Saleem	5,366	2.97
Majority			12,852	7.11
Turnout			1,80,689	51.70
	BJP hold		Swing

Assembly constituencies of Uttar Pradesh

Current Constituencies	A Agra Cantonment Agra North Agra Rural Agra South Ajagara Akbarpur Akbarpur-Raniya Alapur Aliganj Aligarh Amanpur Amroha Anupshahr Aonla Arya Nagar Asmoli Atrauli Azamgarh B Badaun Bagpat Bah Bahraich Baheri Baheri Bakshi Kaa Talab Baldev Barabanki Barauli Baraut Bareilly Cantt. Barhapur Barkhera Behat Bhognipur Bhojipura Bhongaon Bijnor Bilari Bilaspur Bilhaur Bilsi Bisalpur Bisauli Biswan Bithari Chainpur Bithoor Budhana Bulandshahr C Chamraua Chandausi Chandpur Charkhari Charthawal Chhaprauli Chhata D Dadraul Dadri Dariyabad Dataganj Debai Deoband Dhampur Dhanaura Dhaurahra Dholana E Etah Etmadpur F Fatehabad Fatehpur Sikri Firozabad G Gangoh Garhmukteshwar Ghatampur Ghaziabad Gola Gokrannath Goverdhan Govind Nagar Gunnaur H Haidergarh Hapur Hardoi Hasanpur Hastinapur Hathras I Iglas J Jalalabad Jalesar Jasrana Jaswantnagar Jewar Jhansi Nagar K Kairana Kalyanpur Kanpur Cantonment Kanth Karhal Kasganj Kasta Khair Khatauli Kheragarh Khurja Kidwai Nagar Kishni Kithore Koil Kunda Kundarki Kursi L Laharpur Lakhimpur Loni Lucknow Cantonment Lucknow Central Lucknow East Lucknow North Lucknow West M Maharajpur Mahmoodabad Maholi Mainpuri Malihabad Mant Marhara Mathura Meerapur Meerganj Meerut Meerut Cantt. Meerut South Milak Misrikh Modinagar Mohammdi Mohanlalganj Moradabad Nagar Moradabad Rural Mubarakpur Muradnagar Muzaffarnagar N Nagina Najibabad Nakur Naugawan Sadat Nawabganj Nehtaur Nighasan Noida Noorpur P Palia Patiyali Pilibhit Pindra Powayan Puranpur Purqazi R Ram Nagar Rampur Rampur Khas Rampur Maniharan Rasulabad Rohaniya S Sadabad Sagri Saharanpur Saharanpur Nagar Sahibabad Sambhal Sardhana Sarojini Nagar Sawayazpur Sevapuri Sevata Shahabad Shahjahanpur Shamli Shekhupur Shikarpur Shikohabad Shivpur Sidhauli Sikandra Sikandra Rao Sikandrabad Sirsaganj Sishamau Sitapur Siwalkhas Sri Nagar Suar Syana T Thakurdwara Thana Bhawan Tilhar Tundla U Unnao V Varanasi Cantonment Varanasi North Varanasi South Z Zaidpur

Former Constituencies	Agra East Agra West Bahraich East Bahraich West Charda (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Ikuna (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Generalganj Harora

Varanasi

History

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Administrative
division

Amara Khaira Chak, Benipur, Bhagawanpur, Birbhanpur, Dindaspur, Gangapur, Harpal Pur, Kakarmatta, Kandwa, Kotwa, Lohta, Maruadih, Phulwaria, Ramnagar, Salarpur, Shivdaspur, Sir Gobardhan, Susuwahi, Suzabad, Umarha, Varanasi, Varanasi cantt.

Villages

Villages in Varanasi district

Pindra Tehsil	A Adhkatiya Kala Khas Aharak Ahiran Ahirani Ajaipur Akorha Amaut Auraon Ausanpur Azoarepur B Babatpur Babhanpura Bachaura Badhauna Baghaita Baharipur Baliakheri Basni C Chadpur D Dabethuwa Deorai E Eshipur G Gang Khurd J Janakpatti Jayapur K Kathiraon Khalispur Khanzadipur Kudi L Lamhi M Mehdiganj Murdi P Phoolpur R Raghunathpur Rajpur S Sir Gobardhan T Tisaura V Vyaspur Z Zafarabad

Varanasi Tehsil	A Adampur Airla Aitha Akhari Amara Khaira Chak Anantpur Araji Line B Benipur Bhagawanpur Birbhanpur D Dindaspur G Gangapur H Harpal Pur S Salarpur Susuwahi U Umarha

India : Uttar Pradesh : Varanasi

Languages &
Dialects spoken

Political
representation

MP	Narendra Modi (Incumbent Prime Minister of India)

MLA	Ajay Rai Jyotsana Srivastava Mahendra Singh Patel Ravindra Jaiswal Shyamdev Roy Chaudhari (Dada) Surendra Singh Patel Tribhuvan Ram Uday Lal Maurya

Constituency

Lok Sabha	Varanasi

Vidhan Sabha	Ajagara Pindra Rohaniya Sevapuri Shivpur Varanasi Cantt. Varanasi North Varanasi South

Transportation

Air	Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport

Rail	Babatpur Bhulanpur Kashi Manduadih Varanasi Junction Varanasi City

Road	Grand Trunk Road

Education

Universities	Benaras Hindu University Central University for Tibetan Studies Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith Sampurnanand Sanskrit University

Medical colleges	Faculty of Ayurveda Institute of Medical Sciences

Colleges	Arya Mahila Mahavidyalaya DAV Post Graduate College Faculty of Arts Faculty of Commerce Faculty of Science Faculty of Social Sciences Harish Chandra Postgraduate College Mahila Maha Vidyalaya SMS Sri Agrasen Kanya P.G. College Subhash Chandra Mahavidyalaya Sunbeam College for Women Udai Pratap Autonomous College Vasant Kanya Mahavidyalaya Vasanta College for Women

CBSE schools	Central Hindu Boys School Central Hindu Girls School Delhi Public School Guru Nanak English School Raj English School Sant Atulanand Convent School

UP board schools	C.M. Anglo Bengali College

ICSE schools	St Joseph's Convent School St.John's School,Varanasi W. H. Smith Memorial School

Places of
worship

Buddhist temples	Sarnath

Churches	Blank

Hindu temples

Aghori	Baba Keenaram Sthal

Bharat Mata	Bharat Mata Mandir

Durga or her Avatar	Durga Mandir Sankata Devi Mandir

Hanuman	Sankat Mochan Mandir

Parvati or her Avatar	Annapurna Devi Mandir Lalita Gauri Mandir Vishalakshi Temple

Shiva or his Avatar	Kaal Bhairav Mandir Kashi Vishwanath Temple Mrityunjay Mahadev Mandir Nepali Mandir New Vishwanath Mandir (Birla Mandir) Shri Tilbhandeshwar Mahadev Mandir

Others	Tulsi Manas Mandir

Mosques	Gyanvapi Mosque

Ravidasis	Shri Guru Ravidass Janam Asthan

Sir Sunderlal Hospital

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