WATCH: PM Modi files nomination from Varanasi

Prime Minister Narendra filed his nomination from Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 on Tuesday.

PM Modi was accompanied by 12 chief ministers, Union Ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh as well as other key players of the National Democratic Alliance.

#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi files nomination from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat for #LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/lSgGcPiNjR

— ANI (@ANI) May 14, 2024

The temple town of Varanasi was all decked up ahead of PM Modi’s nomination filing process.

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Before filing his nomination the prime minister visited the Kaal Bhairav Temple and offered prayers at the Dasaswamedh Ghat.

#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers prayers at the Kaal Bhairav Temple in Varanasi ahead of filing his nomination for #LokSabhaElections2024

PM is the sitting MP and BJP's candidate from Varanasi. pic.twitter.com/wmizZPsqjk

— ANI (@ANI) May 14, 2024

All you need to know about the Varanasi constituency

Varanasi is one of the 80 constituencies of Uttar Pradesh. A stronghold of BJP, the city will go to polls on June 1 during the seventh phase of Lok Sabha elections.

The constituency will witness a closely-watched contest between BJP’s PM Modi, Congress’ Ajay Rai and Bahujan Samajwadi Party’s Athar Jamal Lari. Notably, Shyam Rangeela, the comedian-turned-politician who is widely known for his impersonation of PM Modi, will also run up against the prime minister as an independent candidate.

The Varanasi constituency comprises five assembly segments: Rohaniya, Varanasi North, Varanasi South, Varanasi Cantt, and Sevapuri.

In the previous elections, PM Modi won a landslide victory in the city, garnering 674,664 votes with a margin of 479,505.