Lok Sabha constituency 77, Uttar Pradesh
Varanasi
Narendra Modi (BJP) won the 2024 election by 1,52,513 votes, taking 54.20% of the vote to Ajay Rai (INC)'s 40.70%. Below is every result here since 2009.
Latest winnerBJPNarendra Modi, 2024
Winner's vote share, 202454.20%runner-up 40.70%
Winning margin, 20241,52,51313.50% of votes cast
Elections on record4BJP 4
Result by result
| Year | House | Seat | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Lok Sabha | Varanasi Seat 77 | Narendra Modi BJP | 6,12,970 54.2% | Ajay Rai INC | 4,60,457 40.7% | 1,52,513 votes 13.50% | 56.6% |
| 2019 | Lok Sabha | Varanasi Seat 77 | Narendra Modi BJP | 6,74,664 63.6% | Shalini Yadav SP | 1,95,159 18.4% | 4,79,505 votes 45.22% | 57.1% |
| 2014 | Lok Sabha | Varanasi Seat 77 | Narendra Modi BJP | 5,81,022 56.4% | Arvind Kejriwal AAP | 2,09,238 20.3% | 3,71,784 votes 36.07% | 58.4% |
| 2009 | Lok Sabha | Varanasi Seat 77 | Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi BJP | 2,03,122 30.5% | Mukhtar Ansari BSP | 1,85,911 27.9% | 17,211 votes 2.59% | 42.6% |
Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.