Narendra Modi Trails From Varanasi In Early Trends Of ECI Data, Congress' Ajay Rai To Become Giant Slayer?

Congress Ajay Rai is leading in the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat with 6223 votes as counting is underway.

Narendra Modi is trailing from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat as per the early trends of the Election Commission of India. ( Image Source :PTI )

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trailing from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat as per the early trends of the Election Commission of India. Congress Ajay Rai is leading in the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat with 6223 votes as counting is underway.

Varanasi Constituency: Key Candidates and Election Dynamics

In the Varanasi constituency, besides Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress (INC)'s Ajay Rai, representing the INDI alliance, the other candidates contesting are Athar Jamal Lari from the Bahujan Samaj Party and Gagan Prakash Yadav from AD (K).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Track Record

2014 Election:
  - Votes: 5,81,022
  - Vote Share: 56.37%
- 2019 Election:
  - Votes: 6,74,664
  - Vote Share: 63.62%
  - Opponent: Shalini Yadav (Samajwadi Party)
  - Victory Margin: 4,79,505 votes

PM Modi has represented Varanasi as an MP for the past 10 years, securing significant majorities in both the 2014 and 2019 elections.

Current Election Context

Counting Venue:
- Lal Bahadur Shastri Mandi, Pahadia
- Nearly 700 employees are involved in the counting process, with three workers deployed per table.

As the counting progresses, the BJP is optimistic about retaining the seat, while the opposition hopes to leverage any potential voter dissatisfaction to make significant inroads.