Varanasi Cantonment
Winner — 1977
Varanasi Cantonment is a safe seat — SHATROODH PRAKASH won by 31.9%.
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHATROODH PRAKASH | Janata | 28,973 | 58.8% |
| 2 | KIRAN KUMAR SHARMA | INC | 13,256 | 26.9% |
| 3 | SHIVAJI | IND | 4,164 | 8.4% |
| 4 | JITENDRA NATH | IND | 864 | 1.8% |
| 5 | INDRA BAHADUR | IND | 755 | 1.5% |
| 6 | LACHHIMAN | IND | 450 | 0.9% |
| 7 | HARIDEVI MALKANI | IND | 265 | 0.5% |
| 8 | VISHWA NATH | IND | 242 | 0.5% |
| 9 | GAJENDRA BAHADUR SINGH | IND | 167 | 0.3% |
| 10 | MAHESHWAR BAHADUR SHAHSTRI | IND | 140 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (275th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
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10 locationsExtensive ruins of an ancient fortified town said to be a stronghold of the Chandel,
Extensive ruins of an ancient fortified town said to be a stronghold of the Chandel,
Ruins of a fort built by Jaya Chandra,
Ruins of a fort built by Jaya Chandra,
Smaller mound bearing five large Digamber Jain figures which people call the five Pandavas,
Smaller mound bearing five large Digamber Jain figures which people call the five Pandavas,
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