Modi victory margin falls significantly

New Delhi, NT Bureau: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday won the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency for a third consecutive term with a margin of 1,52,513 votes, according to Election Commission data.

The margin of his victory, however, has dropped significantly. M o d i w o n the constituency in the 2019 election by a margin of 4,79,505, securing 6,74,664 votes against the Samajwadi Party’s Shalini Yadav.

In 2014, he won in Varanasi by a margin of 3,71,784 votes. This time, Modi was able to secure 6,12,970 votes while the Congress’ Ajai Rai trailed close behind with 4,60,457 votes.