Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
Varanasi South (Assembly constituency)
Table title:
Election results
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=2 rowspan=1 > Party </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Candidate </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Votes </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > % </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > ± </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > BJP </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Dr. Neelkanth Tiwari </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 92,560 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 51.76 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > INC </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Rajesh Kumar Mishra </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 75,334 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 42.12 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > BSP </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Rakesh Tripathi </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5,922 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3.31 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > IND. </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Satish Kumar Agrahari </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 844 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.47 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > IND. </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Rubi Fatma </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 799 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.45 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > NOTA </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > None of the Above </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 457 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.26 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=3 rowspan=1 > Majority </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 17,226 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 9.64 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=3 rowspan=1 > Turnout </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1,78,837 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 63.58 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=2 rowspan=1 > BJP hold </td><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Swing </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
Who were the top two finishers in the election, what party did each candidate represent, and what was the difference in votes between the two?
Answer:
Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Dr. Neelkanth Tiwari won in Legislative Elections by defeating Indian National Congress candidate Rajesh Mishra by a margin of 17,226 votes.