GEN · Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999

Varanasi

Shankar Prasad Jaiswal (BJP) won by 1,00,692 votes (17.9%).

Margin vs 1996 national median: 17.9% (median 9.4%). Back to Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 · 1996 national · Target seats

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Competitive (5–10%)Party held vs 1998

Winning margin over time · Varanasi

Candidates · Varanasi 1996
Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Vote share
1	Shankar Prasad JaiswalWinner	BJP	2,50,991	44.6%
2	Raj Kishore	CPM	1,50,299	26.7%
3	Kamala Rajbhar	BSP	70,316	12.5%
4	Rajdeo Patel	AD	26,797	4.8%
5	Doodh Nath Chaturvedi	INC	22,579	4.0%
6	Rudra Prasad Singh	AIIC(T)	7,615	1.4%
7	Ram Harkh	IND	4,230	0.8%
8	Chander Prakash	IND	2,629	0.5%
9	Gulab Sonkar	IND	2,031	0.4%
10	Mustari	IND	1,962	0.3%
11	Mangala	IND	1,607	0.3%
12	Santosh	IND	1,495	0.3%
13	Tiger Ashok Singh	SHS	1,327	0.2%
14	Krishna Nigam	IND	1,294	0.2%
15	Rakesh "nyayik"	IND	1,045	0.2%
16	Amar Nath Gupta	RMEP	1,012	0.2%
17	V.c.rai	IND	979	0.2%
18	Raj Kumar Maurya	IND	944	0.2%
19	Anil Kumar Rai	IND	850	0.2%
20	Sukkhu	RPI	724	0.1%
21	Madina Begam	IND	664	0.1%
22	Kamala Prasad Bind	PMSP	643	0.1%
23	Gopal Rai	IND	633	0.1%
24	Thufif	IDP	624	0.1%
25	Shambhoo Nath	PSSS	622	0.1%
26	Quadir Jamal	IND	604	0.1%
27	Ashok	IND	586	0.1%
28	Akash Yadava	IND	583	0.1%
29	Uma Shankar	IND	524	0.1%
30	Ballu Ram	IND	518	0.1%
31	Raj Kumar	IND	503	0.1%
32	Vijay Narain	IND	463	0.1%
33	Krishna Nand	IND	460	0.1%
34	Anil Sarawagi	IND	448	0.1%
35	Om Prakash S/o Late Shankar	IND	408	0.1%
36	Harihar	IND	386	0.1%
37	Durga Dutt Shukla @ Krishna Maharaj	IND	384	0.1%
38	Rambali	IND	373	0.1%
39	Amar Nath Singh	IND	340	0.1%
40	Abhijit Das	IND	337	0.1%
41	Atul Mehra	IND	315	0.1%
41	Ramchandar	IND	315	0.1%
43	Ram Vikash	IND	281	0.0%
44	Ram Murat	IND	258	0.0%
45	Om Prkash S/o Shiva Shankar	IND	230	0.0%
46	Alok	IND	179	0.0%
47	Namwar Shastri Vyas	ABRRP	157	0.0%

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Candidates · Varanasi 1996
Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Vote share
1	Shankar Prasad JaiswalWinner	BJP	2,50,991	44.6%
2	Raj Kishore	CPM	1,50,299	26.7%
3	Kamala Rajbhar	BSP	70,316	12.5%
4	Rajdeo Patel	AD	26,797	4.8%
5	Doodh Nath Chaturvedi	INC	22,579	4.0%
6	Rudra Prasad Singh	AIIC(T)	7,615	1.4%
7	Ram Harkh	IND	4,230	0.8%
8	Chander Prakash	IND	2,629	0.5%
9	Gulab Sonkar	IND	2,031	0.4%
10	Mustari	IND	1,962	0.3%
11	Mangala	IND	1,607	0.3%
12	Santosh	IND	1,495	0.3%
13	Tiger Ashok Singh	SHS	1,327	0.2%
14	Krishna Nigam	IND	1,294	0.2%
15	Rakesh "nyayik"	IND	1,045	0.2%
16	Amar Nath Gupta	RMEP	1,012	0.2%
17	V.c.rai	IND	979	0.2%
18	Raj Kumar Maurya	IND	944	0.2%
19	Anil Kumar Rai	IND	850	0.2%
20	Sukkhu	RPI	724	0.1%
21	Madina Begam	IND	664	0.1%
22	Kamala Prasad Bind	PMSP	643	0.1%
23	Gopal Rai	IND	633	0.1%
24	Thufif	IDP	624	0.1%
25	Shambhoo Nath	PSSS	622	0.1%
26	Quadir Jamal	IND	604	0.1%
27	Ashok	IND	586	0.1%
28	Akash Yadava	IND	583	0.1%
29	Uma Shankar	IND	524	0.1%
30	Ballu Ram	IND	518	0.1%
31	Raj Kumar	IND	503	0.1%
32	Vijay Narain	IND	463	0.1%
33	Krishna Nand	IND	460	0.1%
34	Anil Sarawagi	IND	448	0.1%
35	Om Prakash S/o Late Shankar	IND	408	0.1%
36	Harihar	IND	386	0.1%
37	Durga Dutt Shukla @ Krishna Maharaj	IND	384	0.1%
38	Rambali	IND	373	0.1%
39	Amar Nath Singh	IND	340	0.1%
40	Abhijit Das	IND	337	0.1%
41	Atul Mehra	IND	315	0.1%
41	Ramchandar	IND	315	0.1%
43	Ram Vikash	IND	281	0.0%
44	Ram Murat	IND	258	0.0%
45	Om Prkash S/o Shiva Shankar	IND	230	0.0%
46	Alok	IND	179	0.0%
47	Namwar Shastri Vyas	ABRRP	157	0.0%

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