Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Parliamentary constituency from where he is now contesting for the third time, Varanasi will probably end up being the most-watched seat in 2024. It consists of the Assembly seats of Rohaniya, Varanasi North, Varanasi South, Varanasi Cantt., and Sevapuri. Both Congress as well as the Bharatiya Janata Party MPs have represented the seat 7 times. Mr. Modi won the seat in 2014 with 56.37% of the votes, and increased his vote share to 63.62% in 2019. Before him, it was represented by BJP veteran Murli Manohar Joshi. In 2014, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and Ajay Rai, the present State Congress president, fought unsuccessfully against Mr. Modi.
BJP won 3 times since 2009 elections.
| 2019 | BJP 63.62% | SP 18.4% |
| 2014 | BJP 56.37% | AAAP 20.3% |
| 2009 | BJP 30.52% | BSP 27.94% |
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