Varanasi

Parliament Election 2009 GEN

Winner Bharatiya Janta Party

Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi

Bharatiya Janta Party

Victory Margin
17,211
Margin %
2.60%
Total Electors
1,561,854
Votes Polled
665,719
Turnout
42.60%
Valid Votes
N/A
NOTA Votes
N/A
Candidates
15
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
Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi

Bharatiya Janata Party

203,122
30.50%
Male
#2
Mukhtar Ansari

Bahujan Samaj Party

185,911
27.90%
Male
#3
Ajay Rai

Samajwadi Party

123,874
18.60%
Male
#4
Dr. Rajesh Kumar Mishra

Indian National Congress

66,386
10.00%
Male
#5
Vijay Prakash Jaiswal

Apna Dal

65,912
9.90%
Male
#6
Satya Prakash Srivastava

Independent

5,279
0.80%
Male
#7
Narendra Nath Dubey Adig

Independent

2,826
0.40%
Male
#8
Rajesh Bharti

Independent

2,116
0.30%
Male
#9
Pushp Raj Sahu

Independent

1,830
0.30%
Male
#10
Kishun Lal

Indian Justice Party

1,627
0.20%
Male
#11
Awadhesh Kumar Kushwaha

Rashtriya Samanta Dal

1,607
0.20%
Male
#12
Er. Shyam Lal Vishwakarma

Moulik Adhikar Party

1,582
0.20%
Male
#13
110 Kumar Ambastha

Independent

1,454
0.20%
Male
#14
Parvez Quadir Khan

Independent

1,243
0.20%
Male
#15
Usha Singh

Rashtriya Agraniye Dal

721
0.10%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi Bharatiya Janata Party 203,122 30.50%
2 Mukhtar Ansari Bahujan Samaj Party 185,911 27.90%
3 Ajay Rai Samajwadi Party 123,874 18.60%
4 Dr. Rajesh Kumar Mishra Indian National Congress 66,386 10.00%
5 Vijay Prakash Jaiswal Apna Dal 65,912 9.90%
6 Satya Prakash Srivastava Independent 5,279 0.80%
7 Narendra Nath Dubey Adig Independent 2,826 0.40%
8 Rajesh Bharti Independent 2,116 0.30%
9 Pushp Raj Sahu Independent 1,830 0.30%
10 Kishun Lal Indian Justice Party 1,627 0.20%
11 Awadhesh Kumar Kushwaha Rashtriya Samanta Dal 1,607 0.20%
12 Er. Shyam Lal Vishwakarma Moulik Adhikar Party 1,582 0.20%
13 110 Kumar Ambastha Independent 1,454 0.20%
14 Parvez Quadir Khan Independent 1,243 0.20%
15 Usha Singh Rashtriya Agraniye Dal 721 0.10%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi (Bharatiya Janta Party) won the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat in 2009.

The margin was 17,211 votes (2.60%%).

The voter turnout in Varanasi for the 2009 Lok Sabha election was 42.60%%.

15 candidates contested from Varanasi constituency in the 2009 Lok Sabha election.

Varanasi is a Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh.