Varanasi Lok Sabha election result 2024
All candidates and votes
Winner
Narendra Modi
votes
6,12,970
Margin
1,52,513(13.5%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Narendra Modi✓ WinnerBJP6,12,97054.24%
- 2Ajay RaiINC4,60,45740.74%
- 3Ather Jamal LariBSPDeposit lost33,7662.99%
- 4NOTA8,4780.75%
- 5Kolisetty Shiva KumarYuga Thulasi PartyDeposit lost5,7500.51%
- 6Gagan Prakash YadavApna Dal (Kamerawadi)Deposit lost3,6340.32%
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- 7Dinesh Kumar YadavINDDeposit lost2,9170.26%
- 8Sanjay Kumar TiwariINDDeposit lost2,1710.19%
Deposit lost: 5 of 7 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).
Electors & turnout — Lok Sabha election 2024
From the Election Commission of India's statistical report
- Electors
- 19,99,861
- Votes cast
- 11,31,818
- Turnout
- 56.59%
- Polling stations
- 1,909
incl. service voters
incl. 3,315 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women53.8%
4,92,018 of 9,13,797 voted on EVMs
Men58.6%
6,36,471 of 10,85,928 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 136; 14 voted.
- Candidates7
- Lost deposit5
- NOTA8,478
- Valid votes11,21,665
Frequently asked questions
Who won Varanasi in 2024?
Narendra Modi (BJP) won with 6,12,970 votes, defeating Ajay Rai (INC) by 1,52,513 votes.
How many votes were cast in Varanasi in 2024?
Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 11,30,143 votes in total.
What was the turnout in Varanasi in 2024?
56.59% — 11,31,818 of 19,99,861 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 53.8%, men's 58.6%.
How many voters does Varanasi have?
19,99,861 electors at the 2024 election — 10,85,928 men, 9,13,797 women, 136 third gender (service voters included), and 1,909 polling stations.
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