Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: PM Narendra Modi Wins from Varanasi, Full List of Winners from BJP, Congress and Samajwadi Party

Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has won from his two-time stronghold, Varanasi, with a margin of over 1.5 lakh votes. 

Meanwhile, counting is underway and NDA and INDIA bloc comprising Samajwadi Party and Congress are seeing neck and neck battle in the counting process today. As per Election Commission website, NDA is leading in 40 seats (the BJP in 38 and the RLD in two), whereas the INDIA bloc is ahead in 39 seats (SP in 32 and Congress in seven).

In Uttar Pradesh, there are 851 candidates competing in the elections, including 771 men and 80 women. The Ghosi Lok Sabha constituency has the highest number of candidates with 28, while Kaiserganj has the lowest with 4. Major parties at play include the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Indian National Congress (INC), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), and Samajwadi Party (SP).

According to the India Today-Axis My India exit poll, the BJP is expected to win 64 to 67 seats. The Samajwadi Party is likely to win 7 to 9 seats, and their ally Congress is predicted to get 1 to 3 seats. The exit poll also projects that the BJP will receive 46% of the vote share, the Samajwadi Party 30%, Congress 9%, and the Bahujan Samaj Party 8%.