Varanasi

Parliament Election 1998 GEN

Winner Bharatiya Janata Party

Shankar Prasad Jaiswal

Bharatiya Janata Party

Victory Margin
151,946
Margin %
23.20%
Total Electors
1,388,212
Votes Polled
654,935
Turnout
47.20%
Valid Votes
N/A
NOTA Votes
N/A
Candidates
13
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
N/A
Result Date
N/A
NOTA Percentage
N/A
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Shankar Prasad Jaiswal

Bharatiya Janata Party

277,232
42.30%
Male
#2
Deena Nath Singh Yadav

Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)

125,286
19.10%
Male
#3
Dr. Awdhesh Singh

Bahujan Samaj Party

101,024
15.40%
Male
#4
Rajdev Patel

Apna Dal

65,529
10.00%
Male
#5
Dr. Ratnakar Pandey

Indian National Congress

64,154
9.80%
Male
#6
Aslam Ansari

Independent

3,672
0.60%
Male
#7
Munna

Independent

1,942
0.30%
Male
#8
Dr. Moin Ahamad Ansari

Independent

1,673
0.30%
Male
#9
Panna Lal Sonkar

Independent

1,134
0.20%
Male
#10
Shambhu Nath

Independent

974
0.10%
Male
#11
Raj Kumar Sharma

Independent

971
0.10%
Male
#12
Rana Shah Jayasawal

Independent

832
0.10%
Male
#13
Gopal Krishna Mishra (RAJU MISHRA)

Independent

621
0.10%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Shankar Prasad Jaiswal Bharatiya Janata Party 277,232 42.30%
2 Deena Nath Singh Yadav Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 125,286 19.10%
3 Dr. Awdhesh Singh Bahujan Samaj Party 101,024 15.40%
4 Rajdev Patel Apna Dal 65,529 10.00%
5 Dr. Ratnakar Pandey Indian National Congress 64,154 9.80%
6 Aslam Ansari Independent 3,672 0.60%
7 Munna Independent 1,942 0.30%
8 Dr. Moin Ahamad Ansari Independent 1,673 0.30%
9 Panna Lal Sonkar Independent 1,134 0.20%
10 Shambhu Nath Independent 974 0.10%
11 Raj Kumar Sharma Independent 971 0.10%
12 Rana Shah Jayasawal Independent 832 0.10%
13 Gopal Krishna Mishra (RAJU MISHRA) Independent 621 0.10%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Shankar Prasad Jaiswal (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat in 1998.

The margin was 151,946 votes (23.20%%).

The voter turnout in Varanasi for the 1998 Lok Sabha election was 47.20%%.

13 candidates contested from Varanasi constituency in the 1998 Lok Sabha election.

Varanasi is a Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh.