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WHAT DID ECI DATA SHOW?: As per the ECI website, the total number of votes that were cast during 2024 Varanasi Lok Sabha Elections were 11,30, 143. * Out of these, around 11,27,081 were EVM
votes and around 3,062 were postal votes. * PM Modi had won the seat with a margin of 1,52,513. WHAT ABOUT THE VIDEO?: On going through the ECI's official X handle, we found that the
body had replied to the viral video and termed the claims as "misleading & fake." * It was published on 7 April 2024 and its caption mentioned, "Reality: claim is
misleading& fake. Total Electors in VaranasiPC were 18,56,791. Total votes polled & counted in EVM-10,58,744 & postal votes-2085." DATA PUBLISHED ON ECI WEBSITE: These data
points were corroborated by the official voters count document released by the election body. It said that the total number of people eligible to vote was 18,56,791. * Out of these, total
EVM votes were 10,58,744 and postal votes were about 2,085. ABOUT THE PERSON IN THE VIDEO: We noticed that the viral video had a watermark of a name 'Waman meshram'. Following
this, TEAM WEBQOOF performed a search with the same name and found an X handle. CONCLUSION: It is clear that a video talking about voting discrepancies in Varanasi Lok Sabha seat is being
falsely linked to 2024 general elections.