Varanasi Lok Sabha Election Result 1999

Uttar Pradesh · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1999 GEN

Shankar Prasad Jaiswal of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh in the 1999 general election, with a winning margin of 52,859 votes (8.30%).

12 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 1,407,844 registered electors and 633,826 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 45.00%. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.

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%
Candidates
12
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
State
Uttar Pradesh
Constituency Number
480
Election Type
Lok Sabha (Parliament)
Election Year
1999
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%

Varanasi — 1999 Election Analysis

In the 1999 Lok Sabha election, Shankar Prasad Jaiswal of Bharatiya Janata Party secured victory in the Varanasi constituency (Uttar Pradesh) with a margin of 52,859 votes.

Out of 1,407,844 registered electors, 633,826 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 45.00%. A total of 12 candidates contested from this constituency. The vote share chart above visualizes how votes were distributed among the candidates.

India uses the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system where the candidate with the most votes wins. The margin percentage indicates how decisive the victory was relative to total votes polled. Explore related constituencies and historical results below.

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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.