Varanasi Lok Sabha Constituency of Uttar Pradesh: Full list of candidates, polling dates

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Varanasi Lok Sabha Constituency is one of the 80 parliamentary constituencies of the state of Uttar Pradesh. 

In UP, 56.84 per cent voting was recorded. The turnout in Varanasi was 58.05 per cent, while Gorakhpur recorded 57.38 per cent voting.

Among all the constituencies in the state, Varanasi is going to be the most watched-out constituency in the 2019 Lok Sabha election. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP's main face for 2019 polls, has filed his nomination papers to contest the general election from Varanasi again. 

Other prominent names are Ajay Rai of Indian National and Shalini Yadav of Samajwadi Party that are candidates contesting the general elections 2019 from Varanasi Lok Sabha Constituency of Uttar Pradesh.

Here is the full list of candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election in 2019 from Varanasi Lok Sabha Constituency of Uttar Pradesh.

Serial No.	Name Of Candidate	Party Affiliation
1	AJAY RAI	Indian National Congress
2	NARENDRA MODI	Bharatiya Janata Party
3	SHALINI YADAV	Samajwadi Party
4	ANIL KUMAR CHAURASIYA	Janhit Kisan Party
5	AMRESH MISHRA	Bharat Prabhat Party
6	AASHIN U. S.	Indian Gandhiyan Party
7	ASHUTOSH KUMAR PANDEY	Mera Adhikaar Rashtriya Dal
8	UMESH CHANDRA KATIYAR	Al-Hind Party
9	TIRBHUWAN SHARMA	Bharatiya Rashtravadi Samanta Party
10	ADVOCATE PREM NATH SHARMA	Moulik Adhikar Party
11	BRAJENDRA DUTT TRIPATHI	Adarshwaadi Congress Party
12	Dr. RAKESH PRATAP	Bharatiya Jan Kranti Dal (Democratic)
13	RAJESH BHARTI SURYA	Rashtriya Ambedkar Dal
14	RAMSHARAN	Vikas Insaf Party
15	Dr. SHEKH SIRAJ BABA	Rashtriya Matadata Party
16	SURENDRA RAJBHAR	Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party
17	HARI BHAI PATEL	Aam Janta Party (India)
18	HEENA SHAHID	Janhit Bharat Party
19	ATEEK AHMAD	Independent
20	ISHWAR DAYAL SINGH SETH	Independent
21	CHANDRIKA PRASAD	Independent
22	MANISH SHRIVASTAVA	Independent
23	MANOHAR ANANDRAO PATIL	Independent
24	MAANAV	Independent
25	SUNNAM ISTARI	Independent
26	SUNIL KUMAR	Independent

The Assembly Constituencies that fall in Varanasi parliamentary constituency are Rohaniya, Varanasi North, Varanasi South, Varanasi Cantt and Sevapuri.

PM Modi had won the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat by defeating AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal by a massive margin of 3.37 lakh votes. Congress candidate Ajay Rai, came third after the counting of votes. 

Congress candidate Ajay Rai, who came third after the counting of votes, is contesting the 2019 polls against PM Modi this time too.