Varanasi City North
Winner — 1962
A closely fought contest. VISHWANATH PRASAD won with a 2.1% margin.
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VISHWANATH PRASAD | 22,388 | 41.8% | |
| 2 | M. ABDUS SAMAD | INC | 21,235 | 39.7% |
| 3 | TAHIR ALI | Left | 7,772 | 14.5% |
| 4 | MOHAN SWARUP | 773 | 1.4% | |
| 5 | UMA SHANKER DUBE | Praja Socialist Party | 748 | 1.4% |
| 6 | RAMZAN ALI | SOC | 623 | 1.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (188th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
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7 locations
Inscription of three lines of the Indo-Scythian period
Inscription of three lines of the Indo-Scythian period
Large stone dwelling house of Alha & Udal
Large stone dwelling house of Alha & Udal
Standing figure identified as Buddha Asvaghosha (SrigariDavi)
Standing figure identified as Buddha Asvaghosha (SrigariDavi)
Two large mounds called Garha & Garhi
Two large mounds called Garha & Garhi
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