Gorakhpur

Parliament Election 1996 GEN

Winner Bharatiya Janata Party

Avaidyanath

Bharatiya Janata Party

Victory Margin
56,880
Margin %
10.00%
Total Electors
1,224,971
Votes Polled
569,269
Turnout
46.50%
Valid Votes
N/A
NOTA Votes
N/A
Candidates
37
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
State
Uttar Pradesh
Constituency Number
467
Male Electors
N/A
Female Electors
N/A
Male Voters
N/A
Female Voters
N/A
Poll Date
N/A
Result Date
N/A
NOTA Percentage
N/A
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Avaidyanath

Bharatiya Janata Party

236,369
41.50%
Male
#2
Virender Pratap Shahi

Samajwadi Party

179,489
31.50%
Male
#3
Kedar Nath Singh

Bahujan Samaj Party

85,248
15.00%
Male
#4
Harikesh Bahadur

Indian National Congress

14,549
2.60%
Male
#5
Manoj Kumar Singh

Independent

4,395
0.80%
Male
#6
Niranjan Prasad

Independent

3,811
0.70%
Male
#7
Raj Kumar

Independent

3,633
0.60%
Male
#8
Shemsher Khan

Independent

3,326
0.60%
Male
#9
Ishwar

Independent

2,795
0.50%
Male
#10
Manoj Kumar

Jharkhand Party

2,742
0.50%
Male
#11
Natneshwar

Independent

2,428
0.40%
Male
#12
Radha Krishan Mall

Apna Dal

2,099
0.40%
Male
#13
Rama Kant Pandey

Independent

2,069
0.40%
Male
#14
Mehnaj

Bahujan Kranti Dal (JAI)

2,005
0.40%
Male
#15
Rama Kant Yadav

Independent

1,773
0.30%
Male
#16
Ajay Pratap Mall

Independent

1,754
0.30%
Male
#17
Altaf Hussain

All India Indira Congress (TIWARI)

1,539
0.30%
Male
#18
Vijay Pal

Independent

1,192
0.20%
Male
#19
Prem Prakash

Independent

1,058
0.20%
Male
#20
Nehru Lal

Independent

961
0.20%
Male
#21
Sabha Patti

Shiv Sena

747
0.10%
Male
#22
Anil Pandey

Independent

658
0.10%
Male
#23
Avid

Independent

575
0.10%
Male
#24
Dinesh

Independent

575
0.10%
Male
#25
Ganesh Prasad

Independent

511
0.10%
Male
#26
Yusuf

Independent

431
0.10%
Male
#27
Durgawati

Independent

414
0.10%
Male
#28
Vijay Narain

Independent

408
0.10%
Male
#29
Sunil Kumar Srivastav

Independent

401
0.10%
Male
#30
Zuhoorul Hasan

Independent

348
0.10%
Male
#31
Jagad Guru Dharmacharya

Independent

347
0.10%
Male
#32
Mohd. Mogani

Independent

311
0.10%
Male
#33
Vijay Gupta

Independent

274
0.00%
Male
#34
Triveni Gandhi

Independent

150
0.00%
Male
#35
Anil Tripathi

Akhil Bharatiya Berozgaar Party

124
0.00%
Male
#36
Surendra Singh

Independent

122
0.00%
Male
#37
Gupttar Patel

Independent

69
0.00%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Avaidyanath Bharatiya Janata Party 236,369 41.50%
2 Virender Pratap Shahi Samajwadi Party 179,489 31.50%
3 Kedar Nath Singh Bahujan Samaj Party 85,248 15.00%
4 Harikesh Bahadur Indian National Congress 14,549 2.60%
5 Manoj Kumar Singh Independent 4,395 0.80%
6 Niranjan Prasad Independent 3,811 0.70%
7 Raj Kumar Independent 3,633 0.60%
8 Shemsher Khan Independent 3,326 0.60%
9 Ishwar Independent 2,795 0.50%
10 Manoj Kumar Jharkhand Party 2,742 0.50%
11 Natneshwar Independent 2,428 0.40%
12 Radha Krishan Mall Apna Dal 2,099 0.40%
13 Rama Kant Pandey Independent 2,069 0.40%
14 Mehnaj Bahujan Kranti Dal (JAI) 2,005 0.40%
15 Rama Kant Yadav Independent 1,773 0.30%
16 Ajay Pratap Mall Independent 1,754 0.30%
17 Altaf Hussain All India Indira Congress (TIWARI) 1,539 0.30%
18 Vijay Pal Independent 1,192 0.20%
19 Prem Prakash Independent 1,058 0.20%
20 Nehru Lal Independent 961 0.20%
21 Sabha Patti Shiv Sena 747 0.10%
22 Anil Pandey Independent 658 0.10%
23 Avid Independent 575 0.10%
24 Dinesh Independent 575 0.10%
25 Ganesh Prasad Independent 511 0.10%
26 Yusuf Independent 431 0.10%
27 Durgawati Independent 414 0.10%
28 Vijay Narain Independent 408 0.10%
29 Sunil Kumar Srivastav Independent 401 0.10%
30 Zuhoorul Hasan Independent 348 0.10%
31 Jagad Guru Dharmacharya Independent 347 0.10%
32 Mohd. Mogani Independent 311 0.10%
33 Vijay Gupta Independent 274 0.00%
34 Triveni Gandhi Independent 150 0.00%
35 Anil Tripathi Akhil Bharatiya Berozgaar Party 124 0.00%
36 Surendra Singh Independent 122 0.00%
37 Gupttar Patel Independent 69 0.00%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Avaidyanath (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Gorakhpur Lok Sabha seat in 1996.

The margin was 56,880 votes (10.00%%).

The voter turnout in Gorakhpur for the 1996 Lok Sabha election was 46.50%%.

37 candidates contested from Gorakhpur constituency in the 1996 Lok Sabha election.

Gorakhpur is a Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh.