Prime Minister Narendra Modi today filed his nomination papers from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh. The Prime Minister is seeking a third consecutive term from the constituency and hoping to win with a record margin.
Before filing the nomination he performed pooja at Ganga river and then visited the Kala Bhairava Temple. He filed the nomination as per the Muhurat of Abhijit lagna. Yesterday he has participated in a 6 Km road show on the streets of Varanasi accompanied by CM Yogi.
He was accompanied by Chandrababu and Pawa Kalyan the NDA leaders from AP.
This time he is facing Congress candidate Ajay Rai, who is the Opposition INDIA bloc’s joint nominee against the Prime Minister.
The UP Congress chief, Rai, was also fielded by the Congress against the PM in Varanasi in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha polls, but he finished third both times. This is the third time Ajay Rai will face Modi in a Lok Sabha contest.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, PM Modi won the seat with over 6,74,664 votes and commanded a vote share of 63.6 per cent. In 2014, Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency witnessed a clash between Narendra Modi, then the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate and AAP chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. PM Modi won the elections with a margin exceeding 3 lakh votes.
