GEN · Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999
Varanasi
Raghunath Singh (INC) won by 71,926 votes (29.8%).
- Electors
- 3,84,576
- Votes polled
- 2,40,997
- Valid votes
- 2,40,997
- Turnout
- 62.7%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1957-02-25
Margin vs 1957 national median: 29.8% (median 11.1%). Back to Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 · 1957 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Competitive (5–10%)Party held vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 8.5%(-15.1%)
- Turnout
- 45.0%(-2.2%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 59.4%
Winning margin over time · Varanasi
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raghunath SinghWinner | INC | 1,31,087 | 54.4% |
| 2 | Sheomangal Ram | IND | 59,161 | 24.5% |
| 3 | B. L. Atreya | BJS | 28,829 | 12.0% |
| 4 | Vishwa Nath Singh | RRP | 21,920 | 9.1% |
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