Dr Neelkanth Tiwari — MLA, Varanasi South (Bharatiya Janata Party)
Dr Neelkanth Tiwari
Dr Neelkanth Tiwari is the MLA from the Varanasi South assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 18th Legislative Assembly (elected 2022).
Varanasi South constituency
Varanasi South is seat number 389 of the 403 in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly and lies in Varanasi district. It is a general (unreserved) seat. The seat had about 323,551 registered electors at the last election.
At a general election Varanasi South votes as part of the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency, whose sitting member is listed on this site.
Bharatiya Janata Party in the Uttar Pradesh assembly
Bharatiya Janata Party holds 256 of the 403 seats in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, against a majority mark of 202. Dr Neelkanth Tiwari was returned from Varanasi South in 2022.
Other MLAs in Varanasi district
Varanasi district returns 8 members to the Uttar Pradesh assembly. The others are:
- Awadesh Singh — Pindra, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Tribhuwan Ram — Ajagara, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Anil Rajbhar — Shivpur, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Suneel Patel — Rohaniya, Apna Dal (Sonelal)
- Ravindra Jaiswal — Varanasi North, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Saurabh Shrivastava — Varanasi Cantt., Bharatiya Janata Party
- Neel Ratan Singh — Sevapuri, Bharatiya Janata Party
The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
The assembly has 403 seats and was last elected in 2022. The next election is expected in February–March 2027.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is the MLA of Varanasi South?
- Dr Neelkanth Tiwari of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the sitting MLA for Varanasi South, elected in 2022.
- Which party does Dr Neelkanth Tiwari belong to?
- Dr Neelkanth Tiwari represents the Bharatiya Janata Party, which holds 256 of the 403 seats in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
- Which district is Varanasi South constituency in?
- Varanasi South is seat number 389 and lies in Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh.
- Is Varanasi South a reserved constituency?
- Varanasi South is a general (unreserved) seat.
- Which Lok Sabha seat does Varanasi South fall under?
- Varanasi South is one of the assembly segments of the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency.
- How many voters are there in Varanasi South?
- Varanasi South had about 323,551 registered electors at the last assembly election.
MPs and MLAs explained
हिंदी में जानकारी
Neelkanth Tiwari, Uttar Pradesh की Varanasi South विधानसभा सीट से विधायक हैं। पार्टी: Bharatiya Janata Party। निर्वाचन: 2022 के विधानसभा चुनाव।
Varanasi South सीट Varanasi ज़िले में है और इसमें लगभग 3,23,551 मतदाता हैं। सीट का पूरा विवरण Varanasi South विधानसभा क्षेत्र पर देखें।
मतदाता सूची में अपना नाम देखने, नया वोटर आईडी बनवाने या उसमें सुधार कराने के लिए मतदाता गाइड देखें। यदि आप चुनाव लड़ने की तैयारी कर रहे हैं तो चुनाव प्रचार सेवाएँ देखें।