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243. Varanasi North

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Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election, 1974

UP-VARANASI-NORTH

INC 38.3%won by 6.8%BJS 31.5%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 6.8%.

  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 69.9% between them, down from 83.1% — the field split more ways.
  • Multi-cornered3 candidates cleared 5% — a genuinely multi-cornered fight.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
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not in source
Turnout
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not in source
Valid votes
66,912
Margin
4,544
6.79%

Candidates

16 contested · winner INC
  1. 1MOHAMMAD SAFIUR RAHAM ANSARIIndian National Congress · INC25,64438.3%
  2. 2SHANKAR PRASAD JAISWALBharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS21,10031.5%
  3. 3SAFIULLA ANSARIBhartiya Krishak Dal · BKD16,59324.8%
  4. 4PREM SHANKAR DAVEHMS · HMS6451.0%
  5. 5GAYAIndependent · IND4750.7%
  6. 6SUKURULLA KHANNCO · NCO4310.6%
  7. 7SHIV PUJANIndependent · IND3890.6%
  8. 8SANKATHA PRASADSwatantra Party · SWA3340.5%
  9. 9SHISHU PAL NIGAMLTS · LTS2920.4%
  10. 10MOHAN SWAROOP YARNAIndependent · IND2180.3%
  11. 11YOGESHWAR RAIIndependent · IND2160.3%
  12. 12RASOOLIndependent · IND1440.2%
  13. 13ALKAMAMUL · MUL1410.2%
  14. 14RAMLAKHAN SETHIndependent · IND1340.2%
  15. 15SARSHATIIndependent · IND820.1%
  16. 16RAM LAKHAN CHAURASIAIndependent · IND740.1%

Since 1969

Derived
Winner then
BJS
Winner now
INCflipped
INC–BJS swing
+12.7%
INC share
38.6% → 38.3%
BJS share
44.5% → 31.5%
Turnout
— → —
242. Varanasi South244. Chiralgaon
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