2024
Rank 1 (archive winner): NARENDRA MODI — 612,970 votes
Rank 2: AJAY RAI — 460,457 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 152,513
ELECTION HISTORY COMPARISON
Compare constituency results over time
Year-wise recorded votes of first- and second-ranked candidates. Vote levels across different years can be affected by turnout and boundary changes.
VARANASI — year-by-year comparison
UTTAR PRADESH · Lok Sabha · 9 archived elections. View complete seat history.
2019
Rank 1 (archive winner): NARENDRA MODI — 674,664 votes
Rank 2: SHALINI YADAV — 195,159 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 479,505
2014
Rank 1 (archive winner): NARENDRA MODI — 581,022 votes
Rank 2: ARVIND KEJRIWAL — 209,238 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 371,784
2009
Rank 1 (archive winner): DR. MURLI MANOHAR JOSHI — 203,122 votes
Rank 2: MUKHTAR ANSARI — 185,911 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 17,211
2004
Rank 1 (archive winner): DR. RAJESH KUMAR MISHRA — 206,904 votes
Rank 2: SHANKAR PRASAD JAISWAL — 149,468 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 57,436
1999
Rank 1 (archive winner): SHANKAR PRASAD JAISWAL — 211,955 votes
Rank 2: RAJESH KUMAR MISHRA — 159,096 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 52,859
1998
Rank 1 (archive winner): SHANKAR PRASAD JAISWAL — 277,232 votes
Rank 2: DEENA NATH SINGH YADAV — 125,286 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 151,946
1996
Rank 1 (archive winner): SHANKAR PRASAD JAISWAL — 250,991 votes
Rank 2: RAJ KISHORE — 150,299 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 100,692
1991
Rank 1 (archive winner): SHEESH CHANDRA DIXIT — 186,333 votes
Rank 2: RAJ KISHORE — 145,894 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 40,439
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