Varanasi

Parliament Election 1962 GEN

Winner Indian National Congress

Raghunath Singh

Indian National Congress

Victory Margin
45,907
Margin %
16.90%
Total Electors
429,474
Votes Polled
271,785
Turnout
63.30%
Valid Votes
N/A
NOTA Votes
N/A
Candidates
6
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
State
Uttar Pradesh
Constituency Number
480
Male Electors
N/A
Female Electors
N/A
Male Voters
N/A
Female Voters
N/A
Poll Date
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Result Date
N/A
NOTA Percentage
N/A
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Raghunath Singh

Indian National Congress

104,682
38.50%
Male
#2
Raghuvira

Jan Sangh

58,775
21.60%
Male
#3
Satya Narain Singh

Communist Party Of India

58,285
21.40%
Male
#4
Lalta Prasad

Socialist

31,637
11.60%
Male
#5
Kanhaiya Lal Gupta

Independent

4,816
1.80%
Male
#6
Bal Chand

Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad

3,522
1.30%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Raghunath Singh Indian National Congress 104,682 38.50%
2 Raghuvira Jan Sangh 58,775 21.60%
3 Satya Narain Singh Communist Party Of India 58,285 21.40%
4 Lalta Prasad Socialist 31,637 11.60%
5 Kanhaiya Lal Gupta Independent 4,816 1.80%
6 Bal Chand Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad 3,522 1.30%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Raghunath Singh (Indian National Congress) won the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat in 1962.

The margin was 45,907 votes (16.90%%).

The voter turnout in Varanasi for the 1962 Lok Sabha election was 63.30%%.

6 candidates contested from Varanasi constituency in the 1962 Lok Sabha election.

Varanasi is a Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh.