Varanasi North (UP-243): 1974 vs 1977 — Billion Ballots

1974

MOHAMMAD SAFIUR RAHAM ANSARI

INCCongress (R)

Margin4,5446.8%

Winner votes25,64438.3%

ReservationGEN

INCBJSBKDHMSIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	MOHAMMAD SAFIUR RAHAM ANSARI INC	25,644	38.3%
2	SHANKAR PRASAD JAISWAL BJS	21,100	31.5%
3	SAFIULLA ANSARI BKD	16,593	24.8%
4	PREM SHANKAR DAVE HMS	645	1.0%
5	GAYA IND	475	0.7%
6	SUKURULLA KHAN NCO	431	0.6%
7	SHIV PUJAN IND	389	0.6%
8	SANKATHA PRASAD SWA	334	0.5%
9	SHISHU PAL NIGAM LTS	292	0.4%
10	MOHAN SWAROOP YARNA IND	218	0.3%
11	YOGESHWAR RAI IND	216	0.3%
12	RASOOL IND	144	0.2%
13	ALKAMA MUL	141	0.2%
14	RAMLAKHAN SETH IND	134	0.2%
15	SARSHATI IND	82	0.1%
16	RAM LAKHAN CHAURASIA IND	74	0.1%

Turnout60.4%Votes cast66,912Electors1,10,811

1977

MUSHTAQ AHMED

JNPJanata

Margin23,10039.9%

Winner votes38,56266.5%

ReservationGEN

JNPINCINDINDIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	MUSHTAQ AHMED JNP	38,562	66.5%
2	ABDUL AZIZ INC	15,462	26.7%
3	LALLAN PRASAD IND	1,516	2.6%
4	MOHAN IND	986	1.7%
5	BANARSI LAL IND	317	0.6%
6	GHANSHYAM IND	230	0.4%
7	DOODH NATH IND	227	0.4%
8	YAAR MOHAMMAD IND	175	0.3%
9	SULTAN HUSSAIN IND	168	0.3%
10	SHAMBHU IND	138	0.2%
11	NAND LAL IND	95	0.2%
12	SHOBH NATH UPODHYAYA IND	95	0.2%

Turnout45.9%Votes cast57,971Electors1,26,376