Lucknow: Narendra Modi wins from Varanasi for the third time in a row, the margin of victory is the lowest

Lucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has won the Varanasi seat for the third consecutive time by defeating Congress candidate Ajay Rai. This time Modi’s victory margin was 1,52,513, which is less than his victory margin in 2019 and 2014. In 2019, Modi’s victory margin was 4,79,505. At that time he defeated SP’s Shalini Yadav, while Congress’ Ajay Rai came second. In 2014, Modi defeated AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal and won by a margin of 3,71,784 votes. This time BJP leaders were claiming that PM Modi’s victory margin would set a record.