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{{Short description|Lok Sabha Constituency in Uttar Pradesh}}
{{Short description|Constituency of the Indian parliament in Uttar Pradesh}}
{{About|Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency, one of 80 parliamentary constituencies in state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]|others|List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2019}}    
{{Infobox Indian constituency
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| type = LS
| type = LS
|name                   = Varanasi
| name = Varanasi <Br>{{Small|UP-65}}
|incumbent_image                 = Official_Photograph_of_Prime_Minister_Narendra_Modi_Portrait.png
| constituency_no =
|mp             = [[Narendra Modi]]
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Lok Sabha constituencies/2019/Uttar Pradesh/Varanasi.map}}
|party         = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency
|latest_election_year = [[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
| incumbent_image = The official portrait of Shri Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of the Republic of India.jpg
|established             = 1952
| mp = [[Narendra Modi]]<Br>{{Small|[[Prime Minister of India]]}}
|reservation           = None
| party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|state                 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}
|electors             = 1,854,540
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
|preceded_by               = [[Murli Manohar Joshi]]
| established = 1952
|assembly_cons = [[Rohaniya Assembly constituency|Rohaniya]]<br>
| reservation = None
| state = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| electors = <!--19,97,578 (source?)--->
| preceded_by = [[Murli Manohar Joshi]] {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| assembly_cons = [[Rohaniya Assembly constituency|Rohaniya]]<br>
[[Varanasi North Assembly constituency|Varanasi North]]<br>[[Varanasi South Assembly constituency|Varanasi South]]<br>[[Varanasi Cantonment Assembly constituency|Varanasi Cantt.]]<br>[[Sevapuri Assembly constituency|Sevapuri]]
[[Varanasi North Assembly constituency|Varanasi North]]<br>[[Varanasi South Assembly constituency|Varanasi South]]<br>[[Varanasi Cantonment Assembly constituency|Varanasi Cantt.]]<br>[[Sevapuri Assembly constituency|Sevapuri]]
}}
}}


'''Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency''' ({{lang-hi|वाराणसी लोकसभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र}}) is one of the 80 [[Lok Sabha]] ([[Parliament of India|parliamentary]]) constituencies in [[Uttar Pradesh]], a [[Federated state|state]] in northern [[India]]. [[Narendra Modi]] has been twice elected from this constituency to become the [[prime minister of India]].
'''Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency''' is one of the 80 [[Lok Sabha]] constituencies in the [[Uttar Pradesh]] state in [[India]].<ref name=delimitation2008>{{cite web |url=https://upload.indiacode.nic.in/showfile?actid=AC_CEN_3_20_00030_200233_1517807324510&type=order&filename=Delimitation%20Order,2008.pdf |title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 |date=26 November 2008 |access-date= 24 June 2021}}</ref> [[Narendra Modi]] has been elected thrice from this constituency to become the [[Prime Minister of India]]. His party, the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP), is the most successful in Varanasi, having won a total of 8 terms since the constituency was established in 1952.
 
{{Pie chart
| value1 = 44
| value2 = 39
| value3 = 6
| value4 = 6
| value5 = 5
| label1 = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|'''BJP''' (8 times)]]
| label2 = [[Indian National Congress|'''INC''' (7 times)]]
| label3 = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|'''CPI(M)''' (1 time)]]
| label4 = [[Janata Dal|'''JD''' (1 time)]]
| label5 = [[Janata Party|'''JP''' (1 time)]]
| color1 = {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| color2 = {{party color|Indian National Congress}}
| color3 = {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
| color4 = {{party color|Janata Dal}}
| color5 = {{party color|Janata Party}}
| caption = Most successful parties from [[Varanasi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Varanasi Lok Sabha]]
}}


==Vidhan Sabha segments==
==Vidhan Sabha segments==
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!Member
!Member
!colspan=2|Party
!colspan=2|Party
!colspan=2|2024 Lead
|-
|-
|387
|387
|[[Rohaniya Assembly constituency|Rohaniya]]
|[[Rohaniya Assembly constituency|Rohaniya]]
|rowspan="5"| [[Varanasi district|Varanasi]]
|rowspan="5"| [[Varanasi district|Varanasi]]
|Sunil Patel
|[[Sunil Patel (politician)|Sunil Patel]]
|{{Full party name with color|Apna Dal (Soneylal)|dab=yes}}
|{{party name with color|Apna Dal (Soneylal)}}
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=5}}
|-
|-
|388
|388
|[[Varanasi North Assembly constituency|Varanasi North]]
|[[Varanasi North Assembly constituency|Varanasi North]]
|[[Ravindra Jaiswal]]
|[[Ravindra Jaiswal]]
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=4}}
|-
|-
|389
|389
|[[Varanasi South Assembly constituency|Varanasi South]]
|[[Varanasi South Assembly constituency|Varanasi South]]
|[[Neelkanth Tiwari]]
|[[Neelkanth Tiwari]]
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|-
|390
|390
|[[Varanasi Cantonment Assembly constituency|Varanasi Cantt.]]
|[[Varanasi Cantonment Assembly constituency|Varanasi Cantonment]]
|[[Saurabh Srivastava (politician)|Saurabh Srivastava]]
|[[Saurabh Srivastava (politician)|Saurabh Srivastava]]
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|-
|391
|391
|[[Sevapuri Assembly constituency|Sevapuri]]
|[[Sevapuri Assembly constituency|Sevapuri]]
|[[Neel Ratan Singh Patel]]
|[[Neel Ratan Singh Patel]]
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|-
|}
|}
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|-
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[1951–52 Indian general election|1952]]
| rowspan="2"| [[1951–52 Indian general election|1952]]
| [[Raghunath Singh]] {{efn|Central Banaras District}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/1951-election-results.html|title = 1951 India General (1st Lok Sabha) Elections Results}}</ref>
| [[Raghunath Singh (politician)|Raghunath Singh]]{{efn|Central Banaras District}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/1951-election-results.html|title = 1951 India General (1st Lok Sabha) Elections Results}}</ref>
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}}
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}}
|-
|-
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|-
|-
| [[Indian general election, 1957|1957]]
| [[Indian general election, 1957|1957]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Raghunath Singh]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Raghunath Singh (politician)|Raghunath Singh]]
|-
|-
| [[Indian general election, 1962|1962]]
| [[Indian general election, 1962|1962]]
|-
|-
| [[Indian general election, 1967|1967]]
| [[Indian general election, 1967|1967]]
| [[Satyanarayan Singh (U.P. politician)|Satya Narain Singh]]
| [[Satyanarayan Singh (Uttar Pradesh politician)|Satya Narain Singh]]
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|(Marxist)]]
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|(Marxist)]]
|-
|-
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|-
|-
| [[Indian general election, 1977|1977]]
| [[Indian general election, 1977|1977]]
| Chandra Shekhar
| [[Chandra Shekhar]]
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|-
| [[Indian general election, 1980|1980]]
| [[Indian general election, 1980|1980]]
| [[Kamalapati Tripathi]]
| [[Kamalapati Tripathi]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)}}
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}}
|-
|-
| [[Indian general election, 1984|1984]]
| [[Indian general election, 1984|1984]]
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| [[Indian general election, 2009|2009]]
| [[Indian general election, 2009|2009]]
| [[Murli Manohar Joshi]]
| [[Murli Manohar Joshi]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=4}}
|-
|-
| [[Indian general election, 2014|2014]]
| [[Indian general election, 2014|2014]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Narendra Modi]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Narendra Modi]]
|-
|-
| [[Indian general election, 2019|2019]]
| [[Indian general election, 2019|2019]]
|-
|-
|[[Indian general election, 2024|2024]]
|}
|}
{{noteslist}}


==Election results==
==Election results==
{{bar box
===General election 2024===
|float=right
{{Election box begin | title=[[2024 Indian general elections]]: [[Varanasi]]<ref name="PM Narendra Chodi wins from Varanasi for third consecutive term, victory margin lowest">{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |title=PM Narendra Chodi wins from Varanasi for third consecutive term, victory margin lowest |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/election-results-2024-pm-narendra-modi-wins-from-varanasi-for-third-consecutive-term-victory-margin-lowest/article68251070.ece |access-date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604163752/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/election-results-2024-pm-narendra-chodi-wins-from-varanasi-for-third-consecutive-term-victory-margin-lowest/article68251070.ece |archive-date=4 June 2024}}</ref>}}
|title= Vote share of Winning candidates
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|titlebar=#ddd
  |party     = Bharatiya Janata Party
|width=300px
  |candidate  = [[Narendra Modi]]
|barwidth=275px
  |votes      = 612,970
|bars=
  |percentage = 54.24
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|63.62}}
  |change    = {{decrease}}9.38
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|56.37}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|30.52}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|32.68}}
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|33.95}}
{{bar percent|1998|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|42.98}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|44.62}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|41.10}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|Janata Dal}}|62.31}}
{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|41.58}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|36.91}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|Bharatiya Lok Dal}}|66.22}}
{{bar percent|1971|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|46.97}}
{{bar percent|1967|{{party color|CPI(M)}}|35.90}}
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Ajay Rai]]|votes=460,457|percentage=40.74|change={{increase}}26.36}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Athar Jamal Lari|votes=33,766|percentage=2.99|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above (India)|candidate=[[None of the above|None of the Above]]|votes=8,938|percentage=1.53|change={{increase}}0.37}}
{{Election box majority||votes=152,513|percentage=13.50|change={{decrease}}31.72}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,130,143|percentage=56.57|change={{decrease}}0.56}}
{{Election box registered electors
  |reg. electors = 1,997,578
  |ref          =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner  =  Bharatiya Janata Party
  |loser  = Indian National Congress
  |swing  = {{decrease}}17.87
}}
{{Election box end}}
Detailed Results at:
https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/ConstituencywiseS2477.htm
(#): Joint candidate of [[Samajwadi Party | SP]] and [[Indian National Congress | INC]]


===General election 2019===
===General election 2019===
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{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]:
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]:
[[Varanasi]]}}
[[Varanasi]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=BJP|candidate=[[Narendra Modi]]|votes=674,664|percentage=63.62|change=+7.25}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=BJP|candidate=[[Narendra Modi]] |votes=674,664|percentage=63.62|change={{increase}}7.25}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Shalini Yadav|party=Samajwadi Party|votes=195,159|percentage=18.40|change=+14.01}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Shalini Yadav|party=Samajwadi Party|votes=195,159|percentage=18.40|change={{increase}}14.01}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Ajay Rai]]|party=Indian National Congress|votes=152,548|percentage=14.38|change=+7.04}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Ajay Rai]]|party=Indian National Congress|votes=152,548|percentage=14.38|change={{increase}}7.04}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=[[None of the above|None of the Above]]|votes=4,037|percentage=0.38|change=+0.18}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=[[None of the above|None of the Above]]|votes=4,037|percentage=0.38|change={{increase}}0.18}}
{{Election box majority||votes=479,505|percentage=45.22|change=+9.15}}
{{Election box majority||votes=479,505|percentage=45.22|change={{increase}}9.15}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,060,829|percentage=57.13|change=-1.22}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,060,829|percentage=57.13|change={{decrease}}1.22}}
{{Election box registered electors        |reg. electors = {{formatnum: }}         |ref=    }}
{{Election box registered electors        |reg. electors = 1,856,868         |ref=    }}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
   |winner  = BJP
   |winner  = BJP
   |swing  = +7.25
   |swing  = {{increase}}7.25
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}<section end="General Election 2019"/>
{{Election box end}}<section end="General Election 2019" />
 
Joined Candidate From SP and BSP.


=== General election 2014 ===
=== General election 2014 ===
<!-- this section is transcluded on Electoral history of MP --> <section begin="General Election 2014"/>  
<!-- this section is transcluded on Electoral history of MP --> <section begin="General Election 2014"/>  
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[Varanasi]]}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[Varanasi]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Narendra Modi]]|votes=581,022|percentage=56.37|change=+25.85}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Narendra Modi]]|votes=581,022|percentage=56.37|change={{increase}}25.85}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Aam Aadmi  Party|candidate=[[Arvind Kejriwal]]|votes= 209,238|percentage=20.30|change= +20.30}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Aam Aadmi  Party|candidate=[[Arvind Kejriwal]]|votes=209,238|percentage=20.30|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party =Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Ajay Rai]]|votes=75,614|percentage=7.34|change=-2.64}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Ajay Rai]]|votes=75,614|percentage=7.34|change={{decrease}}2.64}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Vijay Prakash Jaiswal|votes=60,579|percentage=5.88|change=-22.06}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Vijay Prakash Jaiswal|votes=60,579|percentage=5.88|change={{decrease}}22.06}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Samajwadi Party|candidate=Kailash Chaurasiya|votes=45,291|percentage=4.39|change=-14.22}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Samajwadi Party|candidate=Kailash Chaurasiya|votes=45,291|percentage=4.39|change={{decrease}}14.22}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=Indira Tiwari|votes=2,674|percentage=0.26|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=Indira Tiwari|votes=2,674|percentage=0.26|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[None of the above]]|party=None of the above|votes=2,051|percentage=0.20|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[None of the above]]|party=None of the above|votes=2,051|percentage=0.20|change=''New''}}
{{Election box majority||votes=371,784|percentage=36.07|change=+33.49}}
{{Election box majority||votes=371,784|percentage=36.07|change={{increase}}33.49}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,030,812|percentage=58.35|change=+15.74}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,030,812|percentage=58.35|change={{increase}}15.74}}{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=1,767,486}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
   |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |swing      = +25.85
   |swing      = {{increase}}25.85
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}<section end="General Election 2014"/>
{{Election box end}}<section end="General Election 2014" />


=== General election 2009===
=== General election 2009===
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |candidate  = [[Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi]]
   |candidate  = [[Murli Manohar Joshi]]
   |votes      = 203,122
   |votes      = 203,122
   |percentage = 30.52
   |percentage = 30.52
   |change    = +6.91
   |change    ={{increase}} 6.91
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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   |votes      = 185,911
   |votes      = 185,911
   |percentage = 27.94
   |percentage = 27.94
   |change    = +18.54
   |change    = {{increase}}18.54
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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   |votes      = 123,874
   |votes      = 123,874
   |percentage = 18.61
   |percentage = 18.61
   |change    = +9.27
   |change    = {{increase}}9.27
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |candidate  = [[Dr. Rajesh Kumar Mishra]]
   |candidate  = [[Rajesh Kumar Mishra (born 1950)|Rajesh Kumar Mishra]]
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |votes      = 66,386
   |votes      = 66,386
   |percentage = 9.98
   |percentage = 9.98
   |change    = -22.70
   |change    = {{decrease}}22.70
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |candidate  = Vijay Prakash Jaiswal
   |candidate  = Vijay Prakash Jaiswal
   |party      = Apna Dal
   |party      = Apna Dal (Kamerawadi)
   |votes      = 65,912
   |votes      = 65,912
   |percentage = 9.90
   |percentage = 9.90
   |change    = -4.83
   |change    = {{decrease}}4.83
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
   |votes      = 17,211
   |votes      = 17,211
   |percentage = 2.58
   |percentage = 2.58
   |change    = -6.49
   |change    = {{decrease}}6.49
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 665,490
   |votes      = 665,490
   |percentage = 42.61
   |percentage = 42.61
   |change    = +0.06
   |change    = {{increase}}0.06
}}
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
{{Election box gain with party link|
   |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |loser        = Indian National Congress
   |loser        = Indian National Congress
   |swing      = +6.91
   |swing      = {{increase}}6.91
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
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   |votes      = 206,904
   |votes      = 206,904
   |percentage = 32.68
   |percentage = 32.68
   |change    = +7.20
   |change    = {{increase}}7.20
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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   |votes      = 149,468
   |votes      = 149,468
   |percentage = 23.61
   |percentage = 23.61
   |change    = -10.34
   |change    = {{decrease}}10.34
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |candidate  = Atahar Jamal Lari
   |candidate  = Atahar Jamal Lari
   |party      = Apna Dal
   |party      = Apna Dal (Kamerawadi)
   |votes      = 93,228
   |votes      = 93,228
   |percentage = 14.73
   |percentage = 14.73
   |change    = +1.39
   |change    = {{increase}}1.39
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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   |votes      = 59,518
   |votes      = 59,518
   |percentage = 9.40
   |percentage = 9.40
   |change    = -2.62
   |change    = {{decrease}}2.62
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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   |votes      = 59,104
   |votes      = 59,104
   |percentage = 9.34
   |percentage = 9.34
   |change    = -3.24
   |change    = {{decrease}}3.24
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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   |votes      = 57,436
   |votes      = 57,436
   |percentage = 9.07
   |percentage = 9.07
   |change    = +0.60
   |change    = {{increase}}0.60
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 633,077
   |votes      = 633,077
   |percentage = 42.55
   |percentage = 42.55
   |change    = -3.53
   |change    = {{decrease}}3.53
}}
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
{{Election box gain with party link|
   |winner    = Indian National Congress
   |winner    = Indian National Congress
   |loser      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |loser      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |swing      = +8.77
   |swing      = {{increase}}8.77
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
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   |votes      = 211,955
   |votes      = 211,955
   |percentage = 33.95
   |percentage = 33.95
   |change    =  
   |change    = {{decrease}}9.03
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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   |votes      = 159,096
   |votes      = 159,096
   |percentage = 25.48
   |percentage = 25.48
   |change    =  
   |change    = {{increase}}15.53
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Apna Dal
   |party      = Apna Dal (Kamerawadi)
   |candidate  = Niranjan Rajbhar
   |candidate  = Niranjan Rajbhar
   |votes      = 83,282
   |votes      = 83,282
   |percentage = 13.34
   |percentage = 13.34
   |change    =  
   |change    = {{increase}}3.18
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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   |votes      = 78,442
   |votes      = 78,442
   |percentage = 12.56
   |percentage = 12.56
   |change    =  
   |change    = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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   |votes      = 75,059
   |votes      = 75,059
   |percentage = 12.02
   |percentage = 12.02
   |change    =  
   |change    = {{decrease}}3.64
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
   |votes      = 52,859
   |votes      = 52,859
   |percentage = 8.47
   |percentage = 8.47
   |change    =
   |change    ={{decrease}}15.09
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 633,826
   |votes      = 633,826
   |percentage = 45.02
   |percentage = 45.02
   |change    =  
   |change    = {{decrease}}1.44
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
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   |votes      = 277,232
   |votes      = 277,232
   |percentage = 42.98
   |percentage = 42.98
   |change    =  
   |change    = {{increase}}0.36
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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   |votes      = 125,286
   |votes      = 125,286
   |percentage = 19.42
   |percentage = 19.42
   |change    =  
   |change    = {{decrease}}7.30
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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   |votes      = 101,024
   |votes      = 101,024
   |percentage = 15.66
   |percentage = 15.66
   |change    =  
   |change    = {{increase}}3.16
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |candidate  = Rajdev Patel
   |candidate  = Rajdev Patel
   |party  = Apna Dal
   |party  = Apna Dal (Kamerawadi)
   |votes      = 65,529
   |votes      = 65,529
   |percentage = 10.16
   |percentage = 10.16
   |change    =  
   |change    = {{increase}}5.40
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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   |votes      = 64,154
   |votes      = 64,154
   |percentage = 9.95
   |percentage = 9.95
   |change    =  
   |change    = {{increase}}5.94
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
   |votes      = 151,946
   |votes      = 151,946
   |percentage = 23.56
   |percentage = 23.56
   |change    =  
   |change    = {{increase}}5.66
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 645,044
   |votes      = 645,044
   |percentage = 46.46
   |percentage = 46.46
   |change    =
   |change    ={{increase}}6.86
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
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   |votes      = 250,991
   |votes      = 250,991
   |percentage = 44.62
   |percentage = 44.62
   |change    =  
   |change    = {{increase}}3.52
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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   |votes      = 150,299
   |votes      = 150,299
   |percentage = 26.72
   |percentage = 26.72
   |change    =  
   |change    = {{decrease}}5.46
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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   |votes      = 70,316
   |votes      = 70,316
   |percentage = 12.50
   |percentage = 12.50
   |change    =  
   |change    = {{increase}}5.25
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Apna Dal
   |party      = Apna Dal (Kamerawadi)
   |candidate  = Rajdev Patel
   |candidate  = Rajdev Patel
   |votes      = 26,797
   |votes      = 26,797
   |percentage = 4.76
   |percentage = 4.76
   |change    =  
   |change    = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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   |votes      = 22,579
   |votes      = 22,579
   |percentage = 4.01
   |percentage = 4.01
   |change    =  
   |change    = {{decrease}}8.65
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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   |votes      = 7,615
   |votes      = 7,615
   |percentage = 1.35
   |percentage = 1.35
   |change    =  
   |change    = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
   |votes      = 100,692
   |votes      = 100,692
   |percentage = 17.90
   |percentage = 17.90
   |change    =  
   |change    = {{increase}}8.98
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 562,564
   |votes      = 562,564
   |percentage = 39.60
   |percentage = 39.60
   |change    =  
   |change    = {{decrease}}3.70
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
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   |votes      = 186,333
   |votes      = 186,333
   |percentage = 41.10
   |percentage = 41.10
   |change    =  
   |change    = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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   |votes      = 145,894
   |votes      = 145,894
   |percentage = 32.18
   |percentage = 32.18
   |change    =  
   |change    = ''N/A''
 
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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   |votes      = 57,415
   |votes      = 57,415
   |percentage = 12.66
   |percentage = 12.66
   |change    =  
   |change    = {{decrease}}9.78
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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   |votes      = 32,861
   |votes      = 32,861
   |percentage = 7.25
   |percentage = 7.25
   |change    =  
   |change    = {{decrease}}0.32
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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   |votes      = 10,190
   |votes      = 10,190
   |percentage = 2.25
   |percentage = 2.25
   |change    =  
   |change    = ''N/A''
 
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
   |votes      = 40,439
   |votes      = 40,439
   |percentage = 8.92
   |percentage = 8.92
   |change    =  
   |change    = {{decrease}}30.95
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 453,402
   |votes      = 453,402
   |percentage = 43.30
   |percentage = 43.30
   |change    =
   |change    ={{increase}}1.97
}}
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
{{Election box gain with party link|
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   |votes      = 268,196
   |votes      = 268,196
   |percentage = 62.31
   |percentage = 62.31
   |change    =  
   |change    = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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   |votes      = 96,593
   |votes      = 96,593
   |percentage = 22.44
   |percentage = 22.44
   |change    =  
   |change    = {{decrease}}19.14
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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   |votes      = 32,574
   |votes      = 32,574
   |percentage = 7.57
   |percentage = 7.57
   |change    =  
   |change    = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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   |votes      = 12,420
   |votes      = 12,420
   |percentage = 2.89
   |percentage = 2.89
   |change    =  
   |change    = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate|
{{Election box candidate|
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   |votes      = 3,111
   |votes      = 3,111
   |percentage = 0.72
   |percentage = 0.72
   |change    =  
   |change    = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
   |votes      = 171,603
   |votes      = 171,603
   |percentage = 39.87
   |percentage = 39.87
   |change    =  
   |change    = {{increase}}14.22
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 430,403
   |votes      = 430,403
   |percentage = 41.33
   |percentage = 41.33
   |change    =
   |change    ={{decrease}}13.61
}}
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
{{Election box gain with party link|
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   |votes      = 153,076
   |votes      = 153,076
   |percentage = 41.58
   |percentage = 41.58
   |change    =  
   |change    = ---
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Udal (politician)|Udal]]|party=CPI(M)|votes=58,646|percentage=15.93|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Udal (politician)|Udal]]|party=CPI(M)|votes=58,646|percentage=15.93|change=---}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Atahar Jamal Lari]]|party=Janata Party|votes=50,329|percentage=13.67|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Atahar Jamal Lari|party=Janata Party|votes=50,329|percentage=13.67|change=---}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Om Prakash Singh]]|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=46,904|percentage=12.74|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Om Prakash Singh]]|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=46,904|percentage=12.74|change=---}}
{{Election box candidate|
{{Election box candidate|
   |candidate  = [[Gauri Shankar (politician)|Gauri Shankar]]
   |candidate  = Gauri Shankar
   |party      = Lokdal
   |party      = Lokdal
   |votes      = 40,281
   |votes      = 40,281
   |percentage = 10.94
   |percentage = 10.94
   |change    =  
   |change    = ---
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 94,430 
  |percentage = 25.65
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 368,112
  |percentage = 54.94
  |change    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box majority||votes=94,430|percentage=25.65|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box turnout||votes=368,112|percentage=54.94|change=}}
  |winner     = Indian National Congress
 
  |swing      =
{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Indian National Congress}}{{Election box end}}
}}
{{Election box end}}


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[Varanasi (Mayoral Constituency)]]
* [[Varanasi (Mayoral Constituency)]]
* [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]
* [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]
==References==
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==Notes==
==Notes==
{{reflist}}
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[https://www.indiaelections2014.info/parliament/2019/states/uttar_pradesh/varanasi/lok_sabha_parliamentary_election_2019_results.html Varanasi lok sabha  constituency election 2019 result details]
*[https://resultuniversity.com/election/varanasi-lok-sabha Varanasi Lok Sabha - Result University]
*[https://resultuniversity.com/election/varanasi-lok-sabha Varanasi Lok Sabha - Result University]
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Latest revision as of 01:46, 29 March 2026


This article is about Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency, one of 80 parliamentary constituencies in state of Uttar Pradesh. For others, see List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha.

Varanasi
UP-65
Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
StateUttar Pradesh
Assembly constituenciesRohaniya
Varanasi North
Varanasi South
Varanasi Cantt.
Sevapuri
Established1952
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party  BJP  
Alliance  NDA  
Elected year2024
Preceded byMurli Manohar Joshi   BJP  

Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 Lok Sabha constituencies in the Uttar Pradesh state in India.[1] Narendra Modi has been elected thrice from this constituency to become the Prime Minister of India. His party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is the most successful in Varanasi, having won a total of 8 terms since the constituency was established in 1952.

Most successful parties from Varanasi Lok Sabha

  BJP (8 times) (44%)
  INC (7 times) (39%)
  CPI(M) (1 time) (6%)
  JD (1 time) (6%)
  JP (1 time) (5%)

Vidhan Sabha segments[edit | edit source]

No Name District Member Party 2024 Lead
387 Rohaniya Varanasi Sunil Patel Apna Dal BJP
388 Varanasi North Ravindra Jaiswal BJP
389 Varanasi South Neelkanth Tiwari
390 Varanasi Cantonment Saurabh Srivastava
391 Sevapuri Neel Ratan Singh Patel

Members of Parliament[edit | edit source]

Year Member Party
1952 Raghunath Singh[lower-alpha 1][2] Indian National Congress
Tribhuvan Narain Singh[lower-alpha 2][3]
1957 Raghunath Singh
1962
1967 Satya Narain Singh Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1971 Rajaram Shastri Indian National Congress
1977 Chandra Shekhar Janata Party
1980 Kamalapati Tripathi Indian National Congress
1984 Shyamlal Yadav Indian National Congress
1989 Anil Shastri Janata Dal
1991 Shrish Chandra Dikshit Bharatiya Janata Party
1996 Shankar Prasad Jaiswal
1998
1999
2004 Rajesh Kumar Mishra Indian National Congress
2009 Murli Manohar Joshi Bharatiya Janata Party
2014 Narendra Modi
2019
2024

Election results[edit | edit source]

General election 2024[edit | edit source]

2024 Indian general elections: Varanasi[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Narendra Modi 612,970 54.24 Decrease9.38
INC Ajay Rai 460,457 40.74 Increase26.36
BSP Athar Jamal Lari 33,766 2.99 New
None of the above (India) None of the Above 8,938 1.53 Increase0.37
Majority 152,513 13.50 Decrease31.72
Turnout 1,130,143 56.57 Decrease0.56
Registered electors 1,997,578
BJP hold Swing Decrease17.87

Detailed Results at: https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/ConstituencywiseS2477.htm

(#): Joint candidate of SP and INC

General election 2019[edit | edit source]

2019 Indian general elections: Varanasi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Narendra Modi 674,664 63.62 Increase7.25
SP Shalini Yadav 195,159 18.40 Increase14.01
INC Ajay Rai 152,548 14.38 Increase7.04
NOTA None of the Above 4,037 0.38 Increase0.18
Majority 479,505 45.22 Increase9.15
Turnout 1,060,829 57.13 Decrease1.22
Registered electors 1,856,868
BJP hold Swing Increase7.25

Joined Candidate From SP and BSP.

General election 2014[edit | edit source]

2014 Indian general elections: Varanasi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Narendra Modi 581,022 56.37 Increase25.85
AAP Arvind Kejriwal 209,238 20.30 New
INC Ajay Rai 75,614 7.34 Decrease2.64
BSP Vijay Prakash Jaiswal 60,579 5.88 Decrease22.06
SP Kailash Chaurasiya 45,291 4.39 Decrease14.22
AITC Indira Tiwari 2,674 0.26 New
NOTA None of the above 2,051 0.20 New
Majority 371,784 36.07 Increase33.49
Turnout 1,030,812 58.35 Increase15.74
Registered electors 1,767,486
BJP hold Swing Increase25.85

General election 2009[edit | edit source]

2009 Indian general elections: Varanasi[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Murli Manohar Joshi 203,122 30.52 Increase 6.91
BSP Mukhtar Ansari 185,911 27.94 Increase18.54
SP Ajay Rai 123,874 18.61 Increase9.27
INC Rajesh Kumar Mishra 66,386 9.98 Decrease22.70
AD(K) Vijay Prakash Jaiswal 65,912 9.90 Decrease4.83
Majority 17,211 2.58 Decrease6.49
Turnout 665,490 42.61 Increase0.06
BJP gain from INC Swing Increase6.91

General election 2004[edit | edit source]

2004 Indian general election: Varanasi[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Rajesh Kumar Mishra 206,904 32.68 Increase7.20
BJP Shankar Prasad Jaiswal 149,468 23.61 Decrease10.34
AD(K) Atahar Jamal Lari 93,228 14.73 Increase1.39
BSP Amir Chand Patel 59,518 9.40 Decrease2.62
SP Anjana Prakash 59,104 9.34 Decrease3.24
Independent Shailendra Kumar 28,533 4.50 N/A
Majority 57,436 9.07 Increase0.60
Turnout 633,077 42.55 Decrease3.53
INC gain from BJP Swing Increase8.77

General election 1999[edit | edit source]

1999 Indian general election: Varanasi[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Shankar Prasad Jaiswal 211,955 33.95 Decrease9.03
INC Rajesh Kumar Mishra 159,096 25.48 Increase15.53
AD(K) Niranjan Rajbhar 83,282 13.34 Increase3.18
SP Salman Bashar 78,442 12.56 N/A
BSP Babu Lal Patel 75,059 12.02 Decrease3.64
Majority 52,859 8.47 Decrease15.09
Turnout 633,826 45.02 Decrease1.44
BJP hold Swing

General election 1998[edit | edit source]

1998 Indian general election: Varanasi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Shankar Prasad Jaiswal 277,232 42.98 Increase0.36
CPI(M) Deena Nath Singh Yadav 125,286 19.42 Decrease7.30
BSP Dr. Awdhesh Singh 101,024 15.66 Increase3.16
AD(K) Rajdev Patel 65,529 10.16 Increase5.40
INC Dr. Ratnakar Pandey 64,154 9.95 Increase5.94
Majority 151,946 23.56 Increase5.66
Turnout 645,044 46.46 Increase6.86
BJP hold Swing

General election 1996[edit | edit source]

1996 Indian general election: Varanasi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Shankar Prasad Jaiswal 250,991 44.62 Increase3.52
CPI(M) Raj Kishore 150,299 26.72 Decrease5.46
BSP Kamala Rajbhar 70,316 12.50 Increase5.25
AD(K) Rajdev Patel 26,797 4.76 New
INC Doodh Nath Chaturvedi 22,579 4.01 Decrease8.65
AIIC(T) Rudra Prasad Singh 7,615 1.35 New
Majority 100,692 17.90 Increase8.98
Turnout 562,564 39.60 Decrease3.70
BJP hold Swing

General election 1991[edit | edit source]

1991 Indian general election: Varanasi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Shrish Chandra Dikshit 186,333 41.10 N/A
CPI(M) Raj Kishore 145,894 32.18 N/A
INC Lok Pati Tripathi 57,415 12.66 Decrease9.78
BSP Kashi Nath Yadav 32,861 7.25 Decrease0.32
JP Shiv Devnarain Roy 10,190 2.25 N/A
Majority 40,439 8.92 Decrease30.95
Turnout 453,402 43.30 Increase1.97
BJP gain from JD Swing

General election 1989[edit | edit source]

1989 Indian general election: Varanasi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD Anil Shastri 268,196 62.31 New
INC Shyamlal Yadav 96,593 22.44 Decrease19.14
BSP Ganga Ram Gwal 32,574 7.57 N/A
Independent Ram Das 12,420 2.89 N/A
DDP Ram Murat 3,111 0.72 N/A
Majority 171,603 39.87 Increase14.22
Turnout 430,403 41.33 Decrease13.61
JD gain from INC Swing

General election 1984[edit | edit source]

1984 Indian general election: Varanasi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Shyamlal Yadav 153,076 41.58 −−−
CPI(M) Udal 58,646 15.93 −−−
JP Atahar Jamal Lari 50,329 13.67 −−−
BJP Om Prakash Singh 46,904 12.74 −−−
Lokdal Gauri Shankar 40,281 10.94 ---
Majority 94,430 25.65
Turnout 368,112 54.94
INC hold Swing

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "1951 India General (1st Lok Sabha) Elections Results".
  3. ↑ "1951 India General (1st Lok Sabha) Elections Results".
  4. ↑ The Hindu. "PM Narendra Chodi wins from Varanasi for third consecutive term, victory margin lowest". Archived from the original on 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 169. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the Fourteenth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 319. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1999 to the Thirteenth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 246. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  1. ↑ Central Banaras District
  2. ↑ Banaras East

Notes[edit | edit source]

External links[edit | edit source]

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