Varanasi Cantonment
Winner — 1996
Varanasi Cantonment is a safe seat — HARISH CHANDRA (HARISH JI) won by 22.2%.
All Candidates
21 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARISH CHANDRA (HARISH JI) | BJP | 55,240 | 43.0% |
| 2 | SUNIL KUMAR RAI | United Front | 26,752 | 20.8% |
| 3 | ANIL SRIVASTAVA | INC | 25,651 | 20.0% |
| 4 | RAJENDRA SINGH | United Front | 7,879 | 6.1% |
| 5 | AKARAM | AD | 6,360 | 5.0% |
| 6 | VIRENDRA KUMAR | PMSP | 1,348 | 1.1% |
| 7 | MUKHTAR KHAN | IND | 1,209 | 0.9% |
| 8 | SHOBHA SINGH PATEL | IND | 858 | 0.7% |
| 9 | BHAGIRATHI SAINI | IND | 401 | 0.3% |
| 10 | SHAYAMA DEVI | BSP(R) | 376 | 0.3% |
| 11 | NAVNEET KUMAR | JP | 317 | 0.3% |
| 12 | BIHARI | IND | 311 | 0.2% |
| 13 | PREM CHANDRA | BHJS | 282 | 0.2% |
| 14 | SANJAY KUMAR | IND | 248 | 0.2% |
| 15 | ASHOK KUMAR | PSSS | 244 | 0.2% |
| 16 | MANJU LATA SINGH | IND | 203 | 0.2% |
| 17 | VISHVAJEET SARKAR | IND | 196 | 0.1% |
| 18 | YOGENDRA SINGH | SJP(R) | 165 | 0.1% |
| 19 | JIVESH TIVARI | IND | 125 | 0.1% |
| 20 | PREM | IND | 113 | 0.1% |
| 21 | HARIHAR | IND | 88 | 0.1% |
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 (275th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
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10 locationsExtensive ruins of an ancient fortified town said to be a stronghold of the Chandel,
Extensive ruins of an ancient fortified town said to be a stronghold of the Chandel,
Ruins of a fort built by Jaya Chandra,
Ruins of a fort built by Jaya Chandra,
Smaller mound bearing five large Digamber Jain figures which people call the five Pandavas,
Smaller mound bearing five large Digamber Jain figures which people call the five Pandavas,
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