VARANASI
Constituency no. 77 in Uttar Pradesh · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BJPNARENDRA MODI | INCAJAY RAI | 1,52,513 | 13.49% | 7 | — |
| 2019 | BJPNARENDRA MODI | SPSHALINI YADAV | 4,79,505 | 45.22% | 26 | 57.1% |
| 2014 | BJPNARENDRA MODI | AAAPARVIND KEJRIWAL | 3,71,784 | 36.07% | 42 | 58.4% |
| 2009 | BJPDR. MURLI MANOHAR JOSHI | BSPMUKHTAR ANSARI | 17,211 | 2.59% | 15 | 42.6% |
| 20041973 boundaries | INCDR. RAJESH KUMAR MISHRA | BJPSHANKAR PRASAD JAISWAL | 57,436 | 9.07% | 18 | 42.5% |
| 19991973 boundaries | BJPShankar Prasad Jaiswal | INCRajesh Kumar Mishra | 52,859 | 8.47% | 12 | 44.4% |
| 19981973 boundaries | BJPSHANKAR PRASAD JAISWAL | CPMDEENA NATH SINGH YADAV | 1,51,946 | 23.56% | 13 | 46.5% |
| 19961973 boundaries | BJPSHANKAR PRASAD JAISWAL | CPMRAJ KISHORE | 1,00,692 | 17.90% | 47 | 39.6% |
| 19911973 boundaries | BJPSHEESH CHANDRA DIXIT | CPMRAJ KISHORE | 40,439 | 8.92% | 24 | 43.3% |
| 19891973 boundaries | JDANIL SHASTRI | INCSHYAM LAL YADAV | 1,71,603 | 39.87% | 18 | 41.3% |
| 19841973 boundaries | INCSHYAM LAL YADAVA | CPIUDAL | 94,430 | 25.65% | 19 | 53.8% |
| 19801973 boundaries | INC(I)KAMALAPATI | JNPSRAJ NARAIN | 24,735 | 7.07% | 22 | 52.5% |
| 19771973 boundaries | BLDCHANDRA SHEKHER | INCRAJA RAM | 1,71,854 | 48.80% | 11 | 54.8% |
| 19711966 boundaries | INCRAJA RAM SHASTRI | BJSKAMLA PRASAD SINGH | 85,848 | 29.05% | 14 | 54.3% |
| 19671966 boundaries | CPMS. N. SINGH | INCR. SINGH | 18,167 | 6.45% | 5 | 56.8% |
| 19621961 boundaries | INCRAGHUNATH SINGH | JSRAGHUVIRA | 45,907 | 17.54% | 6 | 60.9% |
Rows are matched by constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the VARANASI constituency in 2024?
NARENDRA MODI (BJP) won VARANASI in 2024, by a margin of 1,52,513 votes.
Which party has won VARANASI the most times?
BJP, with 8 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has VARANASI gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won VARANASI the most times?
NARENDRA MODI, with 3 wins between 2014 and 2024.
