VARANASI
Constituency no. 77 in Uttar Pradesh · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2024
NARENDRA MODI
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 8 of 16
Margin, 2024
1,52,513
13.49% of valid votes
Result, 2024
Runner-up
INCAJAY RAI
- Votes
- 4,60,457
- Vote share
- 40.74%
- Behind by
- 1,52,513
Electors
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Total votes polled
11,30,143
Valid votes
11,30,143
NOTA votes
8,478
0.75% of votes polled
Turnout
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Full result, 2024
7 candidates · 11,30,143 valid votes
NARENDRA MODIBJPwon
6,12,970
54.2%
AJAY RAIINC
4,60,457
40.7%
ATHER JAMAL LARIBSP
33,766
3.0%
KOLISETTY SHIVA KUMARYTP
5,750
0.5%
GAGAN PRAKASH YADAVADKA
3,634
0.3%
DINESH KUMAR YADAVIND
2,917
0.3%
SANJAY KUMAR TIWARIIND
2,171
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | NARENDRA MODI | BJP | 6,12,970 | 54.24% | AJAY RAI | 1,52,513 |
| 2019 | NARENDRA MODI | BJP | 6,74,664 | 63.62% | SHALINI YADAV | 4,79,505 |
| 2014 | NARENDRA MODI | BJP | 5,81,022 | 56.37% | ARVIND KEJRIWAL | 3,71,784 |
| 2009 | DR. MURLI MANOHAR JOSHI | BJP | 2,03,122 | 30.52% | MUKHTAR ANSARI | 17,211 |
| 2004 | DR. RAJESH KUMAR MISHRA | INC | 2,06,904 | 32.68% | SHANKAR PRASAD JAISWAL | 57,436 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
