Summary
- A viral video claiming a discrepancy between votes cast and counted in Varanasi during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections is false
- The video actually referred to the 2019 elections, which had been fact-checked and dismissed by the Election Commission of India
- Prime Minister Modi won the 2024 election with a margin of 1,52,513 votes in Varanasi
- The difference between EVM votes polled and counted is due to specific protocols for counting at certain polling stations
