Voting was underway on Monday in the holy town amid tight security as people came out in large numbers to exercise their franchise in the one of the most high-profile contests featuring two of the most talked about politicians — BJP's Narendra Modi and Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal.<br /><br />Polling began at 7 a.m. and Anant Narayan Singh, the present king of Kashi (the old name of Varanasi) and Congress candidate Ajay Rai were among the first to vote at a booth in Ramnagar.<br /><br /><br /><br />For More information on this news visit: http://www.itvnewsindia.com/<br />For More information on this news, visit: http://www.indianews.ind.in/<br />Connect with us on Social platform at: http://www.facebook.com/IndiaNewsTV<br />Subscribe to our You Tube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/itvnewsindia<br />Connect with us on Social platform at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/India-News/371196196360607