Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Varanasi as soon as once more stays crucial seat within the Lok Sabha elections 2024. Within the yr 2014, BJP candidate Narendra Modi had contested elections from this seat. Since then the political significance of this seat has elevated. He has gained the elections from right here twice in a row with an enormous margin and is now prepared to attain a hat-trick. Many candidates have tried their luck on this seat, from Arvind Kejriwal to Mukhtar Ansari and Congress's Ajay Rai, however nobody was profitable in defeating Narendra Modi. This time too, PM Modi's victory is taken into account sure.
Kurmi neighborhood has the best variety of voters in Varanasi. Brahmins and Bhumihars are second when it comes to voter numbers. Vaishya, Yadav and Muslim voters additionally play the function of kingmakers right here. Non-Yadav OBC voters are greater than 3 lakh. There are greater than 2 lakh Kurmi voters. Vaishya voters are 2 lakh, Bhumihar voters are 1.5 lakh. The variety of voters of Yadav and Scheduled Castes is near 1 lakh.
PM Modi is probably the most highly effective candidate
PM Modi is the strongest candidate from this seat. Samajwadi Social gathering and Congress are contesting the elections right here in alliance. INDIA alliance has not but introduced the candidate for this seat, however there’s speak that Ajay Rai of Congress can contest elections from this seat as soon as once more. He had misplaced the elections from the identical seat in 2014 and 2019. Arvind Kejriwal in 2014 and Mukhtar Ansari in 2009 additionally needed to face defeat from this seat. Each Congress and BJP events have gained 7-7 instances from right here, however after the arrival of Bharatiya Janata Social gathering, lotus has bloomed on this seat on a lot of the events. Janata Dal, CPM and Bharatiya Lok Dal have gained as soon as every. Samajwadi Social gathering and Bahujan Samaj Social gathering haven’t but gained this seat.
Congress had gained in 2004
In 2004, Rajesh Mishra of Congress shocked everybody by successful this seat. For that reason, in 2009, BJP gave ticket to veteran chief Murli Manohar Joshi on this seat and he additionally gained by a margin of 30,000 votes. Earlier, former UP Chief Minister Kamalapati Tripathi, Anil Shastri, Raghunath Singh have additionally turn out to be MPs from this seat. There are 5 meeting constituencies in Varanasi Lok Sabha seat. These embody Varanasi North, Varanasi South, Varanasi Cantt, Rohaniya and Sewapuri seats.
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