Varanasi Cantonment
Winner — 2002
A clear win with a 9.5% margin.
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARISH CHAND SRIVASTAVA (HARISH JI) | NDA (NDA) | 41,426 | 31.1% |
| 2 | MANOJ RAI PAPPU | Samajwadi Party | 28,729 | 21.5% |
| 3 | MOHAMMAD ISTAQBAL QRESHI ALIAS BABU BHAI | AD | 20,915 | 15.7% |
| 4 | SHATRUDRA PRAKASH | INC | 18,041 | 13.5% |
| 5 | ABHISHEK YADAV ALIAS GUDDU YADAV | BSP | 15,595 | 11.7% |
| 6 | HANS RAJ | RTKP | 3,013 | 2.3% |
| 7 | SHANKAR | IND | 1,215 | 0.9% |
| 8 | SURYA KUMAR GOND | 893 | 0.7% | |
| 9 | VIKASH | NCP | 661 | 0.5% |
| 10 | CHAMPA | IND | 530 | 0.4% |
| 11 | MALTI GOSWAMI | PTSS | 473 | 0.3% |
| 12 | RAMJI | IND | 460 | 0.3% |
| 13 | NARENDRA NATH DUBEY ADIG | RJD | 445 | 0.3% |
| 14 | VIKASH NARAYAN DUBEY (TIKA) | 433 | 0.3% | |
| 15 | DR. RAKESH SINGH | CPI(ML)(L) | 316 | 0.2% |
| 16 | RAJKUMAR SONEKAR | IND | 260 | 0.2% |
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.
High turnout (70th), a comfortable 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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4 locationsRuined temple at the upper end of Rai Tal on the banks of which is a round boulder containing two…
Ruined temple at the upper end of Rai Tal on the banks of which is a round boulder containing two inscriptions of Samvat 1604 & 1603,
Ruined temple at the upper end of Rai Tal on the banks of which is a round boulder containing two…
Ruined temple at the upper end of Rai Tal on the banks of which is a round boulder containing two inscriptions of Samvat 1604 & 1603,
The ruins of a large Chandel temple containing a well preserved statue of Vishnu, Patha,
The ruins of a large Chandel temple containing a well preserved statue of Vishnu, Patha,
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