PM Narendra Modi filed his nomination as the BJP candidate from the Varanasi constituency for the Lok Sabha elections in 2024. He is the sitting MP from Varanasi. He has been winning the seat of Kashi with a huge margin for the last two times in 2014 and 2019.
Uttar Pradesh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the DM office in Varanasi, to file his nomination for #LokSabhaElections2024
PM is the sitting MP and BJP’s candidate from Varanasi pic.twitter.com/DFUkyU7TrA
— ANI (@ANI) May 14, 2024
Prime Minister Narendra Modi files nomination from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat for #LokSabhaElections2024
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath is also present on the occasion. pic.twitter.com/S3JEAk3Okl
— ANI (@ANI) May 14, 2024
Known as Shivnagari (the town of lord Shiva), Varanasi has been the choice of PM Modi since his first election as an MP in 2014.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers prayers at the Kaal Bhairav Temple in Varanasi ahead of filing his nomination for #LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/3DicpOcTsC
— ANI (@ANI) May 14, 2024
Before filing his nomination on Tuesday, May 14, PM Modi visited the Kaal Bhairav temple to offer prayers to Bhairav Baba, who’s known for safeguarding the city, one of the oldest civilisations worldwide.
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Varanasi is scheduled to cast its votes in the seventh phase on June 1 along with Gorakhpur, Deoria, Mirzapur, and other constituencies. The results of the Lok Sabha elections are set to be announced on June 4. PM will face Ajay Rai from the INDI alliance in this seat. Notably, Ajay Rai was fielded twice by the Congress party against Narendra Modi in 2014 and 2019.
