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Closest Lok Sabha races · 2024
Constituency State Winner Runner-up Margin
Mumbai North West Maharashtra RAVINDRA DATTARAM WAIKAR (SHS) AMOL GAJANAN KIRTIKAR (SHSUBT) 48 (0.0%)
Attingal Kerala ADV ADOOR PRAKASH (INC) V JOY (CPI(M)) 684 (0.1%)
Jaipur Rural Rajasthan RAO RAJENDRA SINGH (BJP) ANIL CHOPRA (INC) 1,615 (0.1%)
Jajpur Orissa RABINDRA NARAYAN BEHERA (BJP) SARMISTHA SETHI (BJD) 1,587 (0.1%)
kanker Chhattisgarh BHOJRAJ NAG (BJP) BIRESH THAKUR (INC) 1,884 (0.2%)
HAMIRPUR Uttar Pradesh AJENDRA SINGH LODHI (SP) KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL (BJP) 2,629 (0.2%)
FARRUKHABAD Uttar Pradesh MUKESH RAJPUT (BJP) DR. NAVAL KISHOR SHAKYA (SP) 2,678 (0.3%)
Ferozpur Punjab SHER SINGH GHUBAYA (INC) JAGDEEP SINGH KAKA BRAR (AAP) 3,242 (0.3%)
DHULE Maharashtra BACHHAV SHOBHA DINESH (INC) BHAMRE SUBHASH RAMRAO (BJP) 3,831 (0.3%)
BANSGAON Uttar Pradesh KAMLESH PASWAN (BJP) SADAL PRASAD (INC) 3,150 (0.3%)
Mahbubnagar Telangana ARUNA. D. K (BJP) CHALLA VAMSHI CHAND REDDY (INC) 4,500 (0.4%)
Bishnupur West Bengal KHAN SAUMITRA (BJP) SUJATA MONDAL (AITC) 5,567 (0.4%)
SALEMPUR Uttar Pradesh RAMASHANKAR RAJBHAR (SP) RAVINDAR KUSHAWAHA (BJP) 3,573 (0.4%)
Dhaurahra Uttar Pradesh ANAND BHADAURIYA (SP) REKHA VERMA (BJP) 4,449 (0.4%)
Arambagh West Bengal BAG MITALI (AITC) ARUP KANTI DIGAR (BJP) 6,399 (0.4%)
Virudhunagar Tamil Nadu MANICKAM TAGORE B (INC) VIJAYAPRABHAKARAN V (DMDK) 4,379 (0.4%)
PHULPUR Uttar Pradesh PRAVEEN PATEL (BJP) AMAR NATH SINGH MAURYA (SP) 4,332 (0.4%)
Beed Maharashtra BAJRANG MANOHAR SONWANE (NCPSP) PANKAJA GOPINATHRAO MUNDE (BJP) 6,553 (0.4%)
Chandigarh Chandigarh MANISH TEWARI (INC) SANJAY TANDON (BJP) 2,504 (0.6%)
Balurghat West Bengal SUKANTA MAJUMDAR (BJP) BIPLAB MITRA (AITC) 10,386 (0.8%)
MEERUT Uttar Pradesh ARUN GOVIL (BJP) SUNITA VERMA (SP) 10,585 (0.9%)
Anandpur Sahib Punjab MALVINDER SINGH KANG (AAP) VIJAY INDER SINGLA (INC) 10,846 (1.0%)
HATKANANGLE Maharashtra DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE (SHS) SATYAJEET BABASAHEB PATIL (AABA) SARUDKAR (SHSUBT) 13,426 (1.0%)
Tirupati Andhra Pradesh GURUMOORTHY MADDILA (YSRCP) VARA PRASAD RAO VELAGAPALLI (BJP) 14,569 (1.1%)
Purulia West Bengal JYOTIRMAY SINGH MAHATO (BJP) SHANTIRAM MAHATO (AITC) 17,079 (1.2%)
Mavelikkara Kerala KODIKUNNIL SURESH (INC) ADV ARUN KUMAR C A (CPI) 10,868 (1.2%)
Patiala Punjab DR DHARAMVIRA GANDHI (INC) DR BALBIR SINGH (AAP) 14,831 (1.3%)
Saran Bihar RAJIV PRATAP RUDY (BJP) ROHINI ACHARYA (RJD) 13,661 (1.4%)
ALIGARH Uttar Pradesh SATISH KUMAR GAUTAM (BJP) BIJENDRA SINGH (SP) 15,647 (1.4%)
AONLA Uttar Pradesh NEERAJ MAURYA (SP) DHARMENDRA KASHYAP (BJP) 15,969 (1.5%)
Karimganj Assam KRIPANATH MALLAH (BJP) HAFIZ RASHID AHMED CHOUDHURY (INC) 18,360 (1.6%)
Araria Bihar PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH (BJP) SHAHNAWAZ (RJD) 20,094 (1.6%)
jhunjhunu Rajasthan BRIJENDRA SINGH OLA (INC) SHUBHKARAN CHOUDHARY (BJP) 18,235 (1.6%)
Thiruvananthapuram Kerala SHASHI THAROOR (INC) RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR (BJP) 16,077 (1.7%)
Amravati Maharashtra BALWANT BASWANT WANKHADE (INC) NAVNEET RAVI RANA (BJP) 19,731 (1.7%)
Dharmapuri Tamil Nadu MANI. A. (DMK) SOWMIYA ANBUMANI (PMK) 21,300 (1.7%)
Sasaram Bihar MANOJ KUMAR (INC) SHIVESH KUMAR (BJP) 19,157 (1.8%)
Mumbai North Central Maharashtra GAIKWAD VARSHA EKNATH (INC) ADV UJWAL NIKAM (BJP) 16,514 (1.8%)
Medinipur West Bengal JUNE MALIAH (AITC) AGNIMITRA PAUL (BJP) 27,191 (1.9%)
Dumka Jharkhand NALIN SOREN (JMM) SITA MURMU (BJP) 22,527 (1.9%)
Sonipat Haryana SATPAL BRAHAMCHARI (INC) MOHAN LAL BADOLI (BJP) 21,816 (1.9%)
Chandauli Uttar Pradesh BIRENDRA SINGH (SP) DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY (BJP) 21,565 (1.9%)
Davanagere Karnataka DR. PRABHA MALLIKARJUN (INC) GAYITHRI SIDDESHWARA (BJP) 26,094 (2.0%)
Ludhiana Punjab AMRINDER SINGH RAJA WARRING (INC) RAVNEET SINGH BITTU (BJP) 20,942 (2.0%)
Purnia Bihar RAJESH RANJAN ALIAS PAPPU YADAV (IND) SANTOSH KUMAR (JD(U)) 23,847 (2.0%)
Alathur Kerala K.RADHAKRISHNAN (CPI(M)) RAMYA HARIDAS (INC) 20,111 (2.1%)
Gulbarga Karnataka RADHAKRISHNA (INC) DR. UMESH G JADHAV (BJP) 27,205 (2.1%)
Kandhamal Orissa SUKANTA KUMAR PANIGRAHI (BJP) ACHYUTANANDA SAMANTA (BJD) 21,371 (2.2%)
Ahmadnagar Maharashtra NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE (NCPSP) DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHEPATIL (BJP) 28,929 (2.2%)
Banaskantha Gujarat GENIBEN NAGAJI THAKOR (INC) DR. REKHABEN HITESHBHAI CHAUDHARI (BJP) 30,406 (2.2%)
Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh HARENDRA SINGH MALIK (SP) SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN (BJP) 24,672 (2.3%)
Bankura West Bengal ARUP CHAKRABORTY (AITC) DR. SUBHAS SARKAR (BJP) 32,778 (2.3%)
Kanpur Uttar Pradesh RAMESH AWASTHI (BJP) ALOK MISRA (INC) 20,968 (2.4%)
Kurukshetra Haryana NAVEEN JINDAL (BJP) DR SUSHIL GUPTA (AAP) 29,021 (2.4%)
Cooch Behar West Bengal JAGADISH CHANDRA BARMA BASUNIA (AITC) NISITH PRAMANIK (BJP) 39,250 (2.4%)
Bangalore Central Karnataka P C MOHAN (BJP) MANSOOR ALI KHAN (INC) 32,707 (2.5%)
HARDOI Uttar Pradesh JAI PRAKASH (BJP) USHA VERMA (SP) 27,856 (2.6%)
Namakkal Tamil Nadu MATHESWARAN V S (DMK) TAMILMANI S (AIADMK) 29,112 (2.6%)
AMROHA Uttar Pradesh KANWAR SINGH TANWAR (BJP) KUNWAR DANISH ALI (INC) 28,670 (2.6%)
Buldhana Maharashtra JADHAV PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO (SHS) NARENDRA DAGDU KHEDEKAR (SHSUBT) 29,479 (2.7%)
Patan Gujarat DABHI BHARATSINHJI SHANKARJI (BJP) CHANDANJI TALAJI THAKOR (INC) 31,876 (2.7%)
Satara Maharashtra SHRIMANT CHH UDAYANRAJE PRATAPSINHAMAHARAJ BHONSLE (BJP) SHASHIKANT JAYVANTRAO SHINDE (NCPSP) 32,771 (2.7%)
UNNAO Uttar Pradesh SWAMI SACHCHIDANAND HARI SAKSHI (BJP) ANNU TANDON (SP) 35,818 (2.8%)
ETAH Uttar Pradesh DEVESH SHAKYA (SP) RAJVEER SINGH (RAJU BHAIYA) (BJP) 28,052 (2.8%)
Kota Rajasthan OM BIRLA (BJP) PRAHLAD GUNJAL (INC) 41,974 (2.8%)
Buxar Bihar SUDHAKAR SINGH (RJD) MITHILESH TIWARI (BJP) 30,091 (2.8%)
Medak Telangana MADHAVANENI RAGHUNANDAN RAO (BJP) NEELAM MADHU (INC) 39,139 (2.8%)
Sheohar Bihar LOVELY ANAND (JD(U)) RITU JAISWAL (RJD) 29,143 (2.8%)
Kheri Uttar Pradesh UTKARSH VERMA MADHUR (SP) AJAY KUMAR (BJP) 34,329 (2.8%)
MAHARAJGANJ Uttar Pradesh PANKAJ CHAUDHARY (BJP) VIRENDRA CHAUDHARY (INC) 35,451 (3.0%)
FATEHPUR Uttar Pradesh NARESH CHANDRA UTTAM PATEL (SP) NIRANJAN JYOTI (BJP) 33,199 (3.0%)
South Goa Goa CAPTAIN VIRIATO FERNANDES (INC) PALLAVI SHRINIVAS DEMPO (BJP) 13,535 (3.0%)
Bhandara - Gon Maharashtra DR. PRASHANT YADAORAO PADOLE (INC) SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE (BJP) 37,380 (3.1%)
rajanandgaanv Chhattisgarh SANTOSH PANDEY (BJP) BHUPESH BAGHEL (INC) 44,411 (3.1%)
Bareilly Uttar Pradesh CHHATRA PAL SINGH GANGWAR (BJP) PRAVEEN SINGH ARON (SP) 34,804 (3.1%)
Kanthi West Bengal ADHIKARI SOUMENDU (BJP) UTTAM BARIK SON OF LATE BIRENDRA BARIK (AITC) 47,764 (3.1%)
Haveri Karnataka BASAVARAJ BOMMAI (BJP) ANANDSWAMY GADDADEVARMATH (INC) 43,513 (3.1%)
Hassan Karnataka SHREYAS. M. PATEL (INC) PRAJWAL REVANNA (JD(S)) 42,649 (3.2%)
Jagatsinghpur Orissa BIBHU PRASAD TARAI (BJP) DR. RAJASHREE MALLICK (BJD) 40,696 (3.2%)
MISRIKH Uttar Pradesh ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT (BJP) SANGITA RAJVANSHI (SP) 33,406 (3.2%)
BADAUN Uttar Pradesh ADITYA YADAV (SP) DURVIJAY SINGH SHAKYA (BJP) 34,991 (3.2%)
Mumbai North East Maharashtra SANJAY DINA PATIL (SHSUBT) MIHIR CHANDRAKANT KOTECHA (BJP) 29,861 (3.3%)
Bhubaneswar Orissa APARAJITA SARANGI (BJP) MANMATH KUMAR ROUTRAY (BJD) 35,152 (3.3%)
DEORIA Uttar Pradesh SHASHANK MANI (BJP) AKHILESH PRATAP SINGH (INC) 34,842 (3.4%)
MACHHLISHAHR Uttar Pradesh PRIYA SAROJ (SP) BHOLANATH (B.P. SAROJ) (BJP) 35,850 (3.4%)
nagaur Rajasthan HANUMAN BENIWAL (RLP) JYOTI MIRDHA (BJP) 42,225 (3.4%)
MIRZAPUR Uttar Pradesh ANUPRIYA PATEL (ADS) RAMESH CHAND BIND (SP) 37,810 (3.5%)
Akola Maharashtra ANUP SANJAY DHOTRE (BJP) ABHAY KASHINATH PATIL (INC) 40,626 (3.5%)
Koppal Karnataka K. RAJASHEKAR BASAVARAJ HITNAL (INC) DR . BASAVARAJ. K. SHARANAPPA (BJP) 46,357 (3.5%)
Bhiwani-Mahendragarh Haryana DHARAMBIR SINGH (BJP) RAO DAN SINGH (INC) 41,510 (3.5%)
Chitradurga Karnataka GOVIND MAKTHAPPA KARJOL (BJP) B.N.CHANDRAPPA (INC) 48,121 (3.5%)
Fatehgarh Sahib Punjab AMAR SINGH (INC) GURPREET SINGH GP (AAP) 34,202 (3.5%)
korba Chhattisgarh JYOTSNA CHARANDAS MAHANT (INC) SAROJ PANDEY (BJP) 43,283 (3.6%)
Ongole Andhra Pradesh MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY (TDP) DR CHEVIREDDY BHASKAR REDD (YSRCP) 50,199 (3.6%)
Ambala Haryana VARUN CHAUDHRY (INC) BANTO KATARIA (BJP) 49,036 (3.7%)
BIJNOR Uttar Pradesh CHANDAN CHAUHAN (RLD) DEEPAK (SP) 37,508 (3.7%)
Zahirabad Telangana SURESH KUMAR SHETKAR (INC) B. B. PATIL (BJP) 46,188 (3.7%)
Alwar Rajasthan BHUPENDER YADAV (BJP) LALIT YADAV (INC) 48,282 (3.9%)
Krishnanagar West Bengal MAHUA MOITRA (AITC) AMRITA ROY (BJP) 56,705 (4.0%)
BHADOHI Uttar Pradesh DR. VINOD KUMAR BIND (BJP) LALITESHPATI TRIPATHI (AITC) 44,072 (4.1%)
All close contests · 2024
ConstituencyCategoryWinnerRunner-upVote shareMarginTurnout
Mumbai North WestGENRavindra Dattaram Waikar (shs)48 (0.0%)
AttingalGENAdv Adoor Prakash (inc)684 (0.1%)
Jaipur RuralGENRao Rajendra Singh (bjp)1,615 (0.1%)
JajpurGENRabindra Narayan Behera (bjp)1,587 (0.1%)
kankerGENBhojraj Nag (bjp)1,884 (0.2%)
HAMIRPURGENAjendra Singh Lodhi (sp)2,629 (0.2%)
FARRUKHABADGENMukesh Rajput (bjp)2,678 (0.3%)
FerozpurGENSher Singh Ghubaya (inc)3,242 (0.3%)
DHULEGENBachhav Shobha Dinesh (inc)3,831 (0.3%)
BANSGAONGENKamlesh Paswan (bjp)3,150 (0.3%)
MahbubnagarGENAruna. D. K (bjp)4,500 (0.4%)
BishnupurGENKhan Saumitra (bjp)5,567 (0.4%)
SALEMPURGENRamashankar Rajbhar (sp)3,573 (0.4%)
DhaurahraGENAnand Bhadauriya (sp)4,449 (0.4%)
ArambaghGENBag Mitali (aitc)6,399 (0.4%)
VirudhunagarGENManickam Tagore B (inc)4,379 (0.4%)
PHULPURGENPraveen Patel (bjp)4,332 (0.4%)
BeedGENBajrang Manohar Sonwane (ncpsp)6,553 (0.4%)
ChandigarhGENManish Tewari (inc)2,504 (0.6%)
BalurghatGENSukanta Majumdar (bjp)10,386 (0.8%)
MEERUTGENArun Govil (bjp)10,585 (0.9%)
Anandpur SahibGENMalvinder Singh Kang (aap)10,846 (1.0%)
HATKANANGLEGENDhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane (shs)13,426 (1.0%)
TirupatiGENGurumoorthy Maddila (ysrcp)14,569 (1.1%)
PuruliaGENJyotirmay Singh Mahato (bjp)17,079 (1.2%)
MavelikkaraGENKodikunnil Suresh (inc)10,868 (1.2%)
PatialaGENDr Dharamvira Gandhi (inc)14,831 (1.3%)
SaranGENRajiv Pratap Rudy (bjp)13,661 (1.4%)
ALIGARHGENSatish Kumar Gautam (bjp)15,647 (1.4%)
AONLAGENNeeraj Maurya (sp)15,969 (1.5%)
KarimganjGENKripanath Mallah (bjp)18,360 (1.6%)
ArariaGENPradeep Kumar Singh (bjp)20,094 (1.6%)
jhunjhunuGENBrijendra Singh Ola (inc)18,235 (1.6%)
ThiruvananthapuramGENShashi Tharoor (inc)16,077 (1.7%)
AmravatiGENBalwant Baswant Wankhade (inc)19,731 (1.7%)
DharmapuriGENMani. A. (dmk)21,300 (1.7%)
SasaramGENManoj Kumar (inc)19,157 (1.8%)
Mumbai North CentralGENGaikwad Varsha Eknath (inc)16,514 (1.8%)
MedinipurGENJune Maliah (aitc)27,191 (1.9%)
DumkaGENNalin Soren (jmm)22,527 (1.9%)
SonipatGENSatpal Brahamchari (inc)21,816 (1.9%)
ChandauliGENBirendra Singh (sp)21,565 (1.9%)
DavanagereGENDr. Prabha Mallikarjun (inc)26,094 (2.0%)
LudhianaGENAmrinder Singh Raja Warring (inc)20,942 (2.0%)
PurniaGENRajesh Ranjan Alias Pappu Yadav (ind)23,847 (2.0%)
AlathurGENK.radhakrishnan (cpi(m))20,111 (2.1%)
GulbargaGENRadhakrishna (inc)27,205 (2.1%)
KandhamalGENSukanta Kumar Panigrahi (bjp)21,371 (2.2%)
AhmadnagarGENNilesh Dnyandev Lanke (ncpsp)28,929 (2.2%)
BanaskanthaGENGeniben Nagaji Thakor (inc)30,406 (2.2%)

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