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LS polls highlights: 'Opportunistic INDI Alliance' failed to strike a chord with voters, says PM

Lok Sabha polls LIVE: The voting started at 7 AM and will continue until 6 PM. The results for the elections will be declared on June 4

LS polls highlights: 'Opportunistic INDI Alliance' failed to strike a chord with voters, says PM
Updated On : 01 Jun 2024 | 10:43 PM IST

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Who are the 6 candidates up against PM Modi in Varanasi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi faced significant competition, contending with 41 candidates in 2014 and 26 opponents in 2019. Currently, he is up against a field of six contenders

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Who are the 6 candidates up against PM Modi in Varanasi
Updated On : 31 May 2024 | 7:32 PM IST

Lok Sabha polls: Varanasi among 13 seats going to vote in UP on June 1

Thirteen Lok Sabha seats, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Varanasi, will go to polls in the last and seventh phase of the general elections on Saturday. Polling in the state, which sends 80 members to the Lower House of Parliament, was held in all seven phases of the election. The bypoll for the Duddhi (ST) assembly constituency in Sonbhadra district will also be held on Saturday. Six candidates are contesting from the seat that fell vacant after BJP MLA Ram Dular's disqualification following his conviction in a rape case. The parliamentary seats where polling will take place are Maharajganj, Gorakhpur, Kushinagar, Deoria, Bansgaon (SC), Ghosi, Salempur, Ballia, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Varanasi, Mirzapur and Robertsganj (SC), spread across 11 districts. Uttar Pradesh is a seeing a direct contest between the BJP-led NDA and the coalition of INDIA bloc members Samajwadi Party and Congress. Besides Prime Minister Modi, who is a seeking a third term from Varanasi, there are 143

Lok Sabha polls: Varanasi among 13 seats going to vote in UP on June 1
Updated On : 31 May 2024 | 12:21 PM IST

Lok Sabha polls Phase 7: Key candidates, list of constituencies. Details

Lok Sabha elections: On June 1, the last leg of the Lok Sabha elections will be held in which 57 constituencies will go to polls across eight states and UTs

Lok Sabha polls Phase 7: Key candidates, list of constituencies. Details
Updated On : 31 May 2024 | 10:28 AM IST

Lok Sabha polls: In Varanasi, Modi's win margin the only point of interest

People in Varanasi, including those unhappy with the BJP rule, acknowledge the unprecedented development work carried out in Varanasi in the last 10 years

Lok Sabha polls: In Varanasi, Modi's win margin the only point of interest
Updated On : 31 May 2024 | 12:03 AM IST

Lok Sabha elections: Giant in the ring, heavyweights head to Varanasi

Rallying support for PM, top BJP leaders are camping in the city; INDIA bloc gears up for Rahul-Akhilesh show

Lok Sabha elections: Giant in the ring, heavyweights head to Varanasi
Updated On : 30 May 2024 | 8:06 PM IST

Who are candidates contesting against PM Modi in Varanasi? Lok Sabha Elections 2024 | Elections 2024

Varanasi will go to polls in the final phase of the Lok Sabha elections on June 1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be facing six candidates in the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat. Watch the video

Icon YoutubeWho are candidates contesting against PM Modi in Varanasi? Lok Sabha Elections 2024 | Elections 2024
Updated On : 30 May 2024 | 5:15 PM IST

Varanasi, Detroit, Venice to host Toyota's $9 mn sustainability initiative

Varanasi faces challenges managing the influx of pilgrims and tourists, particularly regarding safety and accessibility in crowded areas

Varanasi, Detroit, Venice to host Toyota's $9 mn sustainability initiative
Updated On : 29 May 2024 | 10:32 PM IST

Lok Sabha elections: Purvanchal battle isn't easy for BJP and allies

As the political drama unfolds, one thing is clear -- the labyrinthine bylanes of Varanasi hold no easy answers

Lok Sabha elections: Purvanchal battle isn't easy for BJP and allies
Updated On : 28 May 2024 | 11:02 PM IST

Religious tourism is spurring real estate growth in India's pilgrim towns

Record tourist influx and government investments drive property prices up in temple cities

Religious tourism is spurring real estate growth in India's pilgrim towns
Updated On : 22 May 2024 | 2:50 PM IST

LS polls: PM's Kashi rally; Baramulla logs best turnout in 35 yrs. Updates

Lok Sabha polls" Modi will visit UP's Varanasi today, his parliamentary constituency, ahead of polling there on June 1; a row has erupted in Maharashtra over low voter turnout and all latest updates

LS polls: PM's Kashi rally; Baramulla logs best turnout in 35 yrs. Updates
Updated On : 21 May 2024 | 9:59 AM IST

Lok Sabha polls: EC rejects Shyam Rangeela's nomination from Varanasi seat

Lok Sabha poll: Comedian Shyam Rangeela, who became an internet sensation in 2017 for his viral mimicry of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, had filed his nomination papers from Varanasi seat

Lok Sabha polls: EC rejects Shyam Rangeela's nomination from Varanasi seat
Updated On : 16 May 2024 | 10:42 AM IST

Battleground 2024: I never do Hindu-Muslim politics, says Narendra Modi

'We used to celebrate Eid... food used to come to our house from all Muslim families,' he said, adding that he 'used to pass under the Tazia during the Muharram procession'

Battleground 2024: I never do Hindu-Muslim politics, says Narendra Modi
Updated On : 14 May 2024 | 10:54 PM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2024: PM Modi files nomination papers from Varanasi

PM Modi filed his nomination from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, seeking a third consecutive term from the constituency

Lok Sabha elections 2024: PM Modi files nomination papers from Varanasi
Updated On : 14 May 2024 | 4:30 PM IST

Lok Sabha elections: PM Modi files nomination from Varanasi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi files nomination from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat for #LokSabhaElections2024. Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath is also present on the occasion. Hello viewers! Guess what?

Icon YoutubeLok Sabha elections: PM Modi files nomination from Varanasi
Updated On : 14 May 2024 | 4:24 PM IST

Rangeela, viral for Modi's mimicry, says nomination bid denied in Varanasi

Comedian alleges the authorities are not accepting his nomination papers from the Varanasi constituency where PM Modi is the leading candidate

Rangeela, viral for Modi's mimicry, says nomination bid denied in Varanasi
Updated On : 14 May 2024 | 1:38 PM IST

LS polls: Why PM Modi will file nomination from Varanasi around 11:40 am

Scheduled between 11:40 am and 12 noon, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's submission of nomination papers holds a significant astrological timing

LS polls: Why PM Modi will file nomination from Varanasi around 11:40 am
Updated On : 14 May 2024 | 11:34 AM IST

Lok Sabha Polls: PM Modi to file nomination today in Varanasi. Top points

Lok Sabha elections: PM Narendra Modi, set to file his nomination papers from Varanasi in a while, is eyeing a third consecutive win from the key UP Lok Sabha seat

Lok Sabha Polls: PM Modi to file nomination today in Varanasi. Top points
Updated On : 14 May 2024 | 10:51 AM IST

LS polls: PM Modi holds roadshow in Varanasi, to file nomination on Tue

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a six-kilometre-long roadshow in Varanasi on Monday, a day before he is scheduled to file his nomination papers from the Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh. Modi garlanded a statue of noted educationist and social reformer Madan Mohan Malviya at the Malviya Chauraha in the Lanka area here before beginning the roadshow. He was accompanied by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. According to sources in the BJP, Modi will also take a dip in the Ganga. The prime minister is seeking a third consecutive term from the seat that will go to polls on June 1 in the seventh and last phase of the Lok Sabha election. More than 5,000 'matrashaktis' (women) in saffron attire are walking in the roadshow ahead of the vehicle carrying Modi. The roadshow will be held till Kashi Vishwanath Dham. It will pass through Sant Ravidas Gate, Assi, Shivala, Sonarpura, Jangambadi and Godaulia.

LS polls: PM Modi holds roadshow in Varanasi, to file nomination on Tue
Updated On : 13 May 2024 | 7:27 PM IST

PM Modi to hold roadshow in Varanasi today, to file nomination on Tuesday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a six-kilometre-long roadshow in Varanasi on Monday evening, a day before he files his nomination from the Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh. Before he files his nomination on Tuesday, Modi will also take a dip in the Ganga, sources in the BJP said. The prime minister is seeking a third consecutive term from the seat that will go to polls on June 1 in the seventh and last phase of the general elections More than 5,000 'matrashaktis' (women) will walk in the roadshow, the sources said and added that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, ministers and legislators will also participate in the event. The roadshow will be held from Malviya Chauraha in Lanka to Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham, they said. It will pass through Sant Ravidas Gate, Assi, Shivala, Sonarpura, Jangambadi, Godaulia. The sources said that Modi will be staying the night at the BLW guesthouse. He will reach the guesthouse from Vishwanath Dham and his convoy is expected to pa

PM Modi to hold roadshow in Varanasi today, to file nomination on Tuesday
Updated On : 13 May 2024 | 2:31 PM IST