10:00 a.m. ET, May 23, 2019
Modi wins big in his constituency of Varanasi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has comfortably won in his constituency of Varanasi, in Uttar Pradesh state, with 63.62%
of the vote.
Modi won 674,664 votes compared to his next opponent, Shalini Yadav of the Samajwadi Party. Congress Party candidate Ajay Rai won 152,548 votes.
Modi smashed his 2014 showing in Varansi, when he won 371,000 votes.
The Prime Minister tweeted his thanks to the "people of Kashi," the ancient name for Varanasi.
Varanasi was among the last constituencies to go to the polls on May 19, in the seventh phase of India's marathon election.
CNN visited the city to examine how life has changed since he came to power -- and whether he was able to keep his previous election promises. Read more on that
here.