Hindustan Times. Election officials confirmed that Sinha secured 55,046 votes, while the BJP’s Kedarnath Singh garnered 35,114 votes. SP’s Lal Bihari Yadav retained the Varanasi Teachers’ seat, while sitting SP MLC Ashutosh Sinha has defeated BJP candidate Kedarnath Singh in the Varanasi Graduates’. Samajwadi Party’s Ashutosh Sinha wins Varanasi Graduate MLC seat, credits Akhilesh Yadav and workers; says PDA govt in UP is next.