Elections Archive

GEN · Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999

Varanasi

Anil Shastri (JD) won by 1,71,603 votes (39.9%).

Electors
10,41,360
Votes polled
4,44,042
Valid votes
Turnout
42.6%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1989 national median: 39.9% (median 12.7%). Back to Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 · 1989 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

19571962196719711977198019841989199119961998199949%

Candidates

Candidates · Varanasi 1989
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Anil ShastriWinnerJD2,68,19662.3%
2Shyam Lal YadavINC96,59322.4%
3Ganga Ram "gwal"BSP32,5747.6%
4Ram DasIND12,4202.9%
5Ram MuratDDP3,1110.7%
6NanheIND2,4610.6%
7Ram Bali Hisra ByasRRP2,1030.5%
8Raj Nath PandeyLKD (B)2,0770.5%
9Amar Nath GuptaIND2,0420.5%
10Gaja Nand DasIND1,8220.4%
11Mohan Swaroop VermaSOP1,5220.4%
12IndrajeetIND1,2980.3%
13Pramod Kumar PandeyIND1,0210.2%
14Krishna Kumar TiwariIND8400.2%
15Ratan Chandra VermaIND6920.2%
16V. T. R. Veerappa GounderIND6170.1%
17Rama Shanker Naruang ShahIND5820.1%
18Paras NathIND4320.1%

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