Varanasi

Parliament Election 1999 GEN

Winner Bharatiya Janata Party

Shankar Prasad Jaiswal

Bharatiya Janata Party

Victory Margin
52,859
Margin %
8.30%
Total Electors
1,407,844
Votes Polled
633,826
Turnout
45.00%
Valid Votes
N/A
NOTA Votes
N/A
Candidates
12
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

211,955
33.40%
Male
#2
Rajesh Kumar Mishra

Indian National Congress

159,096
25.10%
Male
#3
Niranjan Rajbhar

Apna Dal

83,282
13.10%
Male
#4
Salman Bashar

Samajwadi Party

78,442
12.40%
Male
#5
Babu Lal Patel

Bahujan Samaj Party

75,059
11.80%
Male
#6
Prof. Dipak Malik

Communist Party Of India

7,829
1.20%
Male
#7
Rajpat

Pragtisheel Manav Samaj Party

2,341
0.40%
Male
#8
Vijay Kumar Verma Kushwaha

Shoshit Samaj Dal

1,980
0.30%
Male
#9
Rana Shah Jaiswal

Akhil Bharatiya Berozgaar Party

1,634
0.30%
Male
#10
Anand Kumar

Independent

1,253
0.20%
Male
#11
Uma Shankar Sharma

Ajeya Bharat Party

757
0.10%
Male
#12
Arvind Kumar Tripathi

Shiv Sena

729
0.10%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Shankar Prasad Jaiswal Bharatiya Janata Party 211,955 33.40%
2 Rajesh Kumar Mishra Indian National Congress 159,096 25.10%
3 Niranjan Rajbhar Apna Dal 83,282 13.10%
4 Salman Bashar Samajwadi Party 78,442 12.40%
5 Babu Lal Patel Bahujan Samaj Party 75,059 11.80%
6 Prof. Dipak Malik Communist Party Of India 7,829 1.20%
7 Rajpat Pragtisheel Manav Samaj Party 2,341 0.40%
8 Vijay Kumar Verma Kushwaha Shoshit Samaj Dal 1,980 0.30%
9 Rana Shah Jaiswal Akhil Bharatiya Berozgaar Party 1,634 0.30%
10 Anand Kumar Independent 1,253 0.20%
11 Uma Shankar Sharma Ajeya Bharat Party 757 0.10%
12 Arvind Kumar Tripathi Shiv Sena 729 0.10%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Shankar Prasad Jaiswal (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat in 1999.

The margin was 52,859 votes (8.30%%).

The voter turnout in Varanasi for the 1999 Lok Sabha election was 45.00%%.

12 candidates contested from Varanasi constituency in the 1999 Lok Sabha election.

Varanasi is a Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh.