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Varanasi Lok Sabha Election Result 2024

For this constituency, the election was successfully held on June 1st. The voter turnout was 56.34 percent.Varanasi Lok Sabha Constituency in Uttar Pradesh is a political powerhouse renowned for its significant influence in Indian politics. Varanasi reflects a diverse demographic and remains a crucial constituency of Uttar Pradesh. Now in 2024, the electorate is even more enthusiastic to show the power of their vote. As for the 2024 candidates list in Varanasi Lok Sabha Constituency, Narendra Modi from Bharatiya Janta Party , Syyed Niyaz Ali from Bahujan Samaj Party and Ajay Rai from Indian National Congress are the prominent candidates. Keep watching this page to get the latest updates about the Varanasi Lok Sabha elections.

Varanasi Candidates List

Bahujan Samaj Party

Syyed Niyaz Ali

Bahujan Samaj Party

Indian National Congress

Ajay Rai

Indian National Congress

Narendra Modi
Narendra Modi , BJP, wins Varanasi constituency.

Varanasi Lok Sabha Elections Results 2024 to 1957

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Varanasi Election Results 2024
Candidate's Name Votes Vote Share
Narendra Modi Winner
Bharatiya Janata Party
6,12,970
Lead: 1,52,513
54.24%
Ajay Rai Indian National Congress 4,60,457 40.74%
Syyed Niyaz Ali Bahujan Samaj Party 33,766 2.99%
Nota None Of The Above 8,478 0.75%
Kolisetty Shiva Kumar Yuga Thulasi Party 5,750 0.51%
Gagan Prakash Yadav Apna Dal (kamerawadi) 3,634 0.32%
Dinesh Kumar Yadav Independent 2,917 0.26%
Sanjay Kumar Tiwari Independent 2,171 0.19%
Source: ECI

Strike Rate

BJP 57%
INC 43%
BJP won 8 times and INC won 6 times since 1957 elections.

Assembly Constituencies in Varanasi

Assembly Constituencies Winner Votes Vote Share
Varanasi South
Neelkanth Tiwari
BJP
99,622 50.88%
Sevapuri
Neelratan Singh Patel
BJP
105,163 47.60%
Varanasi North
Ravindra Jaiswal
BJP
134,471 54.61%
Varanasi Cantt
Saurabh Shrivastav
BJP
147,833 60.63%
Rohaniya
Dr. Sunil Patel
AD(S)
118,663 48.08%
Source: ECI

Varanasi Past Election Results

Year Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
2024 Narendra Modi BJP 612,970
(Lead: 152,513)
54%
Ajay Rai INC 460,457 41%
2019 Narendra Modi BJP 674,664
(Lead: 479,505)
64%
Shalini Yadav SP 195,159 18%
2014 Narendra Modi BJP 581,022
(Lead: 371,784)
56%
Arvind Kejriwal AAAP 209,238 20%
2009 Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi BJP 203,122
(Lead: 17,211)
31%
Mukhtar Ansari BSP 185,911 28%
2004 Dr. Rajesh Kumar Mishra INC 206,904
(Lead: 57,436)
33%
Shankar Prasad Jaiswal BJP 149,468 24%
1999 Shankar Prasad Jaiswal BJP 211,955
(Lead: 52,859)
34%
Rajesh Kumar Mishra INC 159,096 25%
1998 Shankar Prasad Jaiswal BJP 277,232
(Lead: 151,946)
43%
Deena Nath Singh Yadav CPM 125,286 19%
1996 Shankar Prasad Jaiswal BJP 250,991
(Lead: 100,692)
45%
Raj Kishore CPM 150,299 27%
1991 Sheesh Chandra Dixit BJP 186,333
(Lead: 40,439)
41%
Raj Kishore CPM 145,894 32%
1989 Anil Shastri JD 268,196
(Lead: 171,603)
62%
Shyam Lal Yadav INC 96,593 22%
1984 Shyam Lal Yadava INC 153,076
(Lead: 94,430)
42%
Udal CPI 58,646 16%
1980 Kamalapati INC(I) 129,063
(Lead: 24,735)
37%
Raj Narain JNP(S) 104,328 30%
1977 Chandra Shekher BLD 233,194
(Lead: 171,854)
66%
Raja Ram INC 61,340 17%
1971 Raja Ram Shastri INC 138,789
(Lead: 85,848)
47%
Kamla Prasad Singh BJS 52,941 18%
1967 S. N. Singh CPM 105,784
(Lead: 18,167)
38%
R. Singh INC 87,617 31%
1962 Raghunath Singh INC 104,682
(Lead: 45,907)
40%
Raghuvira JS 58,775 22%
1957 Raghunath Singh INC 131,087
(Lead: 71,926)
54%
Sheomangal Ram IND 59,161 25%
Source: ECI

FAQs

Who is the MP of Varanasi?

Narendra Modi from BJP, is the MP of Varanasi.

What is the Varanasi polling percentage in 2024?

The polling percentage for Varanasi in 2024 was 56.34 %.

Candidates list of Varanasi?

  • Narendra Modi(Bharatiya Janta Party)
  • Syyed Niyaz Ali(Bahujan Samaj Party)
  • Ajay Rai(Indian National Congress)

Disclaimer:

The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.

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