The result of Varanasi section graduate constituency of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council has been released. Counting of votes for this seat ended today on 26 October 2026 and Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate Ashutosh Sinha has defeated Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Kedarnath Singh. The eyes of political parties and supporters were fixed on this result which came after counting of votes which lasted for several days.
According to the final figures released by the Election Commission, Ashutosh Sinha got a total of 55,046 votes. He defeated the BJP candidate by a margin of 19,932 votes. These results also become important because this seat falls in PM Modi's Lok Sabha constituency and BJP has lost here. After this victory, there is a lot of enthusiasm in the Samajwadi Party camp.
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Who is Ashutosh Sinha?
Ashutosh Sinha is a big leader of Samajwadi Party in the politics of Uttar Pradesh. He is a lawyer by profession and has been active in political and social life for a long time. Samajwadi Party had made him its candidate for Legislative Council from Varanasi Graduate Constituency and now he has won this seat for the second consecutive time. In the year 2020, Samajwadi Party made him its candidate from Varanasi Graduate seat, after which he won the election and made a place in the Legislative Council.
Beginning of politics in student life
Ashutosh Sinha was elected Vice President of Harishchandra Postgraduate College in the student union elections in 2006 with a record number of votes. In the year 2007 he had organized 'Student Youth Conference'. National President of Samajwadi Party and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav attended this conference as the chief guest. At that time Akhilesh Yadav was the party's national youth in-charge and MP. At that time, Ashutosh Sinha came into limelight for the first time.
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Shock to BJP before elections
The results of MLC elections in Varanasi have shocked the Bharatiya Janata Party. The victory of Samajwadi Party candidate Ashutosh Sinha from Varanasi Block Graduate Constituency is being seen as an important political challenge for BJP. This seat comes in the parliamentary constituency of PM Modi. This is the second major setback for BJP after the Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh. This victory is very important for the Samajwadi Party before the upcoming assembly elections.