Varanasi is among the Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh. The state has 80 parliamentary seats. The Varanasi seat includes 5 Assembly segments together with Rohaniya, Varanasi North, Varanasi South, Varanasi Cantt and Sevapuri. The constituency is a normal seat and never reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Congress and the Samajwadi Party (SP) are the primary events within the constituency. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is representing the constituency since 2014. BJP’s Shankar Prasad Jaiswal represented the seat thrice in a row in 1996, 1998 and 1999. Senior BJP chief Murli Manohar Joshi additionally gained the seat as soon as in 2009. Â
Varanasi Constituency Demographic Profile
As per information from the Election Commission, there have been 18,56,791 voters within the Varanasi constituency through the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections. Out of this, 10,27,113 voters have been male and eight,29,560 have been feminine voters. 118 voters belonged to the third gender. 1,732 have been postal votes within the constituency. The variety of service voters in Varanasi in 2019 was 2,250 (2,148 have been males and 102 have been ladies).
In 2014, the overall variety of voters within the Varanasi constituency was 17,66,487. Out of this, 9,85,395 voters have been male and seven,81,000 have been feminine voters. 92 voters on this constituency belonged to the ‘others’ class. There have been 996 postal votes within the constituency. The variety of service voters in Varanasi in 2014 was 527 (392 have been males and 135 have been ladies).
Varanasi 2019 and 2014 Winners (Candidates and Parties)
In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, Prime Minister and BJP candidate Narendra Modi gained the Varanasi seat with a margin of 4,79,505 votes. He was polled 6,74,664 votes with a vote share of 63.60%. He defeated Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate Shalini Yadav who received 1,95,159 votes (18.40%). Congress celebration’s Ajay Rai stood third with 1,52,548 votes (14.38%). The whole variety of legitimate votes polled was 10,60,476.
In the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, Narendra Modi contested on a BJP ticket from the Varanasi constituency for the primary time and gained the seat. He was polled 5,81,022 votes with a vote share of 56.37%. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Arvind Kejriwal received 2,09,238 votes (20.30%) and was the runner-up. Narendra Modi defeated Kejriwal by a margin of three,71,784 votes. The whole variety of legitimate votes polled on this constituency was 10,30,685. Congress candidate Ajay Rai got here third with 75,614 votes (7.34%) and SP candidate Kailash Chaurasiya was within the fourth place with 45,291 votes (4.39%).
Varanasi Past Winners
- Dr Murli Manohar Joshi (BJP): 2009Â Â
- Dr Rajesh Kumar Mishra (Congress): 2004
- Shankar Prasad Jaiswal (BJP): 1999
- Shankar Prasad Jaiswal (BJP): 1998
- Shankar Prasad Jaiswal (BJP): 1996
- Sheesh Chandra Dixit (BJP): 1991
- Anil Shastri (Janata Dal): 1989
- Shyamlal Yadav (Congress): 1984
- Kamalapati Tripathi (Congress): 1980
- Chandra Shekhar (BLD): 1977
NOTA (None of the Above)
In 2019, 4,037 voters (0.38%) opted for NOTA within the Varanasi constituency. In 2014, 2,051 voters (0.20%) opted for NOTA within the Varanasi constituency.
Varanasi Voter TurnoutÂ
The whole variety of legitimate votes polled through the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections was 10,60,476 or 57.11%.Â
In 2014, the overall variety of legitimate votes on this Lok Sabha seat was 10,30,685 or 58.35%.
Varanasi Poll Dates
In 2019, the voting happened on May 19 within the Varanasi constituency.
In 2014, the voting was held on May 12 in Varanasi.
Varanasi Result Dates
In 2019, the end result was introduced on May 23.Â
In 2014, the end result was introduced on May 16.
Number of Polling Stations
In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, there have been 1,819 polling stations within the Varanasi constituency.
In the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, there have been 1,647 polling stations within the Varanasi constituency.
