Varanasi North
Winner — 1980
A closely fought contest. MOHD. SHAFIRAHMAN ANSARI won with a 2.5% margin.
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHD. SHAFIRAHMAN ANSARI |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 23,197 | 46.5% |
| 2 | SHAFULLAH ANSARI | BJP | 21,976 | 44.0% |
| 3 | RADHEY SHYAM SINGH | JNP(JP) | 1,188 | 2.4% |
| 4 | SARFARAJ AHMAD ANSARI | Left | 913 | 1.8% |
| 5 | HASAN MANSOOR SHASTRI | JNP(SC) | 817 | 1.6% |
| 6 | GHANSHYAM MISRA | 612 | 1.2% | |
| 7 | RAJENDRA KUMAR | IND | 320 | 0.6% |
| 8 | SUNNAR LAL | IND | 310 | 0.6% |
| 9 | RAMJI GUPTA DHIRAJ | SSD | 175 | 0.3% |
| 10 | PRAMOD CHANDRA | IND | 132 | 0.3% |
| 11 | NAND LAL | IND | 129 | 0.3% |
| 12 | RAM ASHIS | IND | 65 | 0.1% |
| 13 | KRISHNA MOHAN DAS | IND | 64 | 0.1% |
| 14 | KAILASHNATH | IND | 33 | 0.1% |
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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 (274th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
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2 locationsCircular mound, the site of a temple,
Circular mound, the site of a temple,
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