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Close contests · 2004

Tightest races by winning margin for the 2004 general election.

Closest Lok Sabha races · 2004
Constituency State Winner Runner-up Margin
Raichur Karnataka A.VENKATESH NAIK (INC) RAJA MADANGOPAL NAYAK (JD(S)) 508 (0.1%)
Dahod Gujarat KATARA BABUBHAI KHIMABHAI (BJP) TAVIYAD DR. PRABHABAHEN KISHORSINH (INC) 361 (0.1%)
Muvattupuzha Kerala P. C. THOMAS (PULLOLIL) (IFDP) ADV P M ISMAIL (CPM) 529 (0.1%)
CHAIL Uttar Pradesh SHAILENDRA KUMAR (SP) VACHASPATI (BSP) 630 (0.1%)
Alleppey Kerala DR. K. S. MANOJ (CPM) V M SUDHEERAN (INC) 1,009 (0.1%)
Hindupur Andhra Pradesh 27 NIZAMODDIN (INC) B.K.PARDHASARATHI (TDP) 1,840 (0.2%)
Lakshadweep Lakshadweep DR. P. POOKUNHIKOYA (JD(U)) P. M. SAYEED (INC) 71 (0.2%)
Chandauli Uttar Pradesh KAILASH NATH SINGH YADAV (BSP) ANAND RATNA MAURYA (SP) 1,669 (0.2%)
HAMIRPUR Himachal Pradesh SURESH CHANDEL (BJP) THAKUR RAM LAL (INC) 1,615 (0.2%)
Osmanabad Maharashtra NARHIRE KALPANA RAMESH (SHS) DHOBALE LAXMAN KONDIBA (NCP) 1,649 (0.3%)
Tumkur Karnataka S. MALLIKARJUNAIAH (BJP) JAGADEESH D L (JD(S)) 2,351 (0.3%)
Katihar Bihar NIKHIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY (BJP) SHAH TARIQ ANWAR (NCP) 2,565 (0.4%)
FARRUKHABAD Uttar Pradesh CHANDRA BHUSHAN SINGH (MUNNOO BABU) (SP) LOUISE KHURSHID (INC) 2,745 (0.4%)
Amreli Gujarat NILABEN VIRJIBHAI THUMMAR (INC) DILEEP SANGHANI (BJP) 2,030 (0.4%)
Rajmahal Jharkhand HEMLAL MURMU (JMM) THOMAS HANSDA (INC) 2,974 (0.4%)
ALIGARH Uttar Pradesh BIJENDRA SINGH (INC) SHEELA GAUTAM (BJP) 2,791 (0.4%)
Bhandara Maharashtra PATLE SHISHUPAL NATTHU (BJP) PRAFUL PATEL (NCP) 3,009 (0.4%)
MOHANLALGANJ Uttar Pradesh JAI PRAKASH (SP) RADHE LAL (BSP) 2,568 (0.4%)
Wardha Maharashtra WAGMARE SURESH GANAPAT (BJP) PRABHATAI RAU (INC) 3,188 (0.5%)
Satara Maharashtra LAXMANRAO PANDURANG JADHAV (PATIL) (NCP) HINDURAO N. NAIK NIMBALKAR (SHS) 3,957 (0.6%)
Banka Bihar GIRIDHARI YADAV (RJD) DIGVIJAY SINGH (JD(U)) 4,669 (0.7%)
MALEGAON Maharashtra HARISCHANDRA DEVRAM CHAVAN (BJP) MAHALE HARIBHAU SHANKAR (JD(S)) 4,528 (0.8%)
Nabadwip West Bengal Alakesh Das (CPM) Nilima Nag ( Mallick) (AITC) 9,991 (0.8%)
SITAPUR Uttar Pradesh RAJESH VERMA (BSP) MUKHTAR ANEES (SP) 5,234 (0.9%)
Sholapur Maharashtra DESHMUKH SUBHASH SURESHCHANDRA (BJP) UJWALATAI SUSHILKUMAR SHINDE (INC) 5,798 (0.9%)
Kanpur Uttar Pradesh SHRIPRAKASH JAISWAL (INC) SATYA DEV PACHAURI (BJP) 5,638 (0.9%)
Aurangabad Bihar NIKHIL KUMAR (INC) SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH (JD(U)) 7,460 (1.0%)
AZAMGARH Uttar Pradesh RAMAKANT YADAV (BSP) DURGA PRASAD YADAV (SP) 6,968 (1.0%)
Baroda Gujarat JAYABEN THAKKAR (BJP) GAEKWAD SATYAJITSINH DULEEPSINH (INC) 6,603 (1.0%)
ganganagar Rajasthan NIHALCHAND MEGHWAL (BJP) BHARATRAM MEGHWAL (INC) 7,393 (1.0%)
Sonepat Haryana KISHAN SINGH SANGWAN (BJP) DHARAM PAL SINGH MALIK (INC) 7,569 (1.0%)
Barasat West Bengal Subrata Bose (AIFB) Dr. Ranjit Kumar Panja (AITC) 12,160 (1.1%)
Mysore Karnataka C. H. VIJAYASHANKAR (BJP) A S GURUSWAMY (JD(S)) 10,150 (1.1%)
PADRAUNA Uttar Pradesh BALESHWAR YADAV (NLP) KUNWAR RATANJEET PRATAP NARAYAN SINGH (INC) 8,422 (1.1%)
Banaskantha Gujarat CHAVDA HARISINHAJI PRATAPSINHAJI (INC) CHAUDHARY HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI (BJP) 6,928 (1.1%)
Daman And Diu Daman Diu PATEL DAHYABHAI VALLABHBHAI (INC) GOPAL K. TANDEL (BJP) 607 (1.1%)
Parvathipuram Andhra Pradesh 27 KISHORE CHANDRA SURYANARAYANA DEO VYRICHERLA (INC) DADICHILUKA VEERA GOURI SANKARA RAO (TDP) 7,418 (1.1%)
Mayurbhanj Orissa SUDAM MARNDI (JMM) BHAGIRATHI MAJHI (BJP) 7,972 (1.1%)
bhind Madhya Pradesh DR. RAMLAKHAN SINGH (BJP) SATYADEV KATARE (INC) 6,946 (1.1%)
Mavelikkara Kerala C. S. SUJATHA (CPM) RAMESH CHENNITHALA (INC) 7,414 (1.2%)
Porbandar Gujarat PATEL HARILAL MADHAVJIBHAI (HARIBHAI PATEL) (BJP) RADADIYA VITHALBHAI HANSRAJBHAI (INC) 5,703 (1.2%)
Muzaffarpur Bihar George Fernandes (JD(U)) BHAGWAN LAL SAHANI (RJD) 9,693 (1.2%)
Kolar Karnataka K.H. MUNIYAPPA (INC) VEERAIAH D S (BJP) 11,635 (1.3%)
AONLA Uttar Pradesh KUNWAR SARVRAJ SINGH (JD(U)) RAJVEER SINGH (SP) 6,871 (1.3%)
Jamnagar Gujarat AHIR VIKRAMBHAI ARJANBHAI MADAM (INC) KORADIA CHANDRESHBHAI VALJIBHAI (CHANDRESH PATEL) (BJP) 5,593 (1.3%)
Ferozepur Punjab ZORA SINGH MAAN (SAD) JAGMEET SINGH BRAR (INC) 11,539 (1.3%)
Erandol Maharashtra ANNASAHEB M. K. PATIL (BJP) ADV. VASANTRAO JEEVANRAO MORE (NCP) 8,141 (1.3%)
ROBERTSGANJ Uttar Pradesh LALCHANDRA (BSP) PAKAURI LAL (SP) 10,362 (1.4%)
Murshidabad West Bengal Abdul Mannan Hossain (INC) Moinul Hassan Ahamed (CPM) 15,480 (1.5%)
Alwar Rajasthan DR. KARAN SINGH YADAV (INC) MAHANT CHANDNATH (BJP) 8,371 (1.5%)
Janjgir Chhattisgarh KARUNA SHUKLA (BJP) DR. CHARANDAS MAHANT (INC) 11,329 (1.6%)
Kheri Uttar Pradesh RAVI PRAKASH VERMA (SP) DAUD AHMAD (BSP) 11,760 (1.7%)
Thane Maharashtra PARANJAPE PRAKASH VISHVANATH (SHS) DAVKHARE VASANT SHANKARRAO (NCP) 22,258 (1.7%)
DHULE Maharashtra Chaurey Bapu Hari (INC) GAVIT RAMDAS RUPLA (BJP) 7,765 (1.7%)
Hingoli Maharashtra SURYAKANTA PATIL (NCP) SHIVAJI GYANBARAO MANE (SHS) 12,545 (1.7%)
KOLHAPUR Maharashtra MANDLIK SADASHIVRAO DADOBA (NCP) MAHADIK DHANANJAY BHIMRAO (SHS) 14,753 (1.8%)
PURNEA Bihar UDAY SINGH ALIAS PAPPU SINGH (BJP) RAJESH RANJAN ALIAS PAPPU YADAV (LJNSP) 12,883 (1.8%)
Sambalpur Orissa PRASANNA ACHARYA (BJD) SANJAY BHOI (INC) 14,770 (1.8%)
Jhanjharpur Bihar DEVENDRA PRASAD YADAV (RJD) JAGANNATH MISHRA (JD(U)) 12,835 (1.8%)
Anakapalli Andhra Pradesh 27 CHALAPATHIRAO PAPPALA (TDP) NANDA GOPAL GANDHAM (INC) 15,414 (2.0%)
ALMORA Uttarakhand BACHI SINGH RAWAT (BJP) RENUKA RAWAT (INC) 10,052 (2.0%)
AMROHA Uttar Pradesh HARISH NAGPAL (IND) MAHMOOD MADNI (RLD) 17,884 (2.0%)
GHATAMPUR Uttar Pradesh RADHEY SHYAM KORI (SP) PYARELAL SANKHWAR (BSP) 10,312 (2.0%)
Serampore West Bengal Santasri Chatterjee (CPM) Akbar Ali Khandoker (AITC) 19,687 (2.1%)
Mehsana Gujarat JIVABHAI AMBALAL PATEL (INC) NITINBHAI RATILAL PATEL (BJP) 14,511 (2.1%)
Warangal Andhra Pradesh 27 DHARAVATH RAVINDER NAIK (TRS) BODAKUNTI VENKATESHWARLU (TDP) 19,262 (2.1%)
Amravati Maharashtra ANANT GUDHE (SHS) OMPRAKASH ALIAS BACCHU BABARAOJI KADU (IND) 14,234 (2.1%)
Jammu Jammu Kashmir MADAN LAL SHARMA (INC) DR. NIRMAL SINGH (BJP) 17,568 (2.1%)
rajanandgaanv Chhattisgarh PRADEEP GANDHI (BJP) DEVVRAT SINGH (INC) 14,323 (2.2%)
Ramtek Maharashtra MOHITE SUBODH BABURAO (SHS) DR. SHRIKANT JICHKAR (INC) 14,102 (2.2%)
Krishnagar West Bengal Jyotirmoyee Sikdar (CPM) Satya Brata Mookherjee (BJP) 20,387 (2.2%)
Ranchi Jharkhand SUBODH KANT SAHAY (INC) RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY (BJP) 15,421 (2.2%)
KAISERGANJ Uttar Pradesh BENI PRASAD VERMA (SP) ARIF MOHAMMAD KHAN (BJP) 12,660 (2.2%)
Nashik Maharashtra PINGALE DEVIDAS ANANDRAO (NCP) PATIL DASHARATH DHARMAJI (SHS) 15,058 (2.3%)
SALEMPUR Uttar Pradesh HARIKEVAL PRASAD (SP) BHOLA PANDEY (INC) 16,253 (2.4%)
BULANDSHAHR Uttar Pradesh KALYAN SINGH (BJP) BADRUL ISLAM (RLD) 16,651 (2.4%)
Phulbani Orissa SUGRIB SINGH (BJD) ABHIMANYU BEHERA (INC) 19,272 (2.4%)
Mumbai North Central Maharashtra EKNATH M. GAIKWAD (INC) MANOHAR GAJANAN JOSHI (SHS) 13,329 (2.6%)
BANSGAON Uttar Pradesh MAHAVEER PRASAD (INC) SADAL PRASAD (BSP) 16,441 (2.6%)
Bangalore North Karnataka DR. H.T. SANGLIANA (BJP) JAFFER SHARIEF C K (INC) 30,358 (2.6%)
Patiala Punjab PRENEET KAUR (INC) KANWALJIT SINGH (SAD) 23,667 (2.7%)
SAHARANPUR Uttar Pradesh RASHEED MASOOD (SP) MANSOOR ALI KHAN (BSP) 26,828 (2.7%)
KANGRA Himachal Pradesh CHANDER KUMAR (INC) SHANTA KUMAR (BJP) 17,791 (2.8%)
Bhiwani Haryana KULDEEP BISHNOI (INC) SURENDER SINGH (HVP) 24,404 (2.8%)
KHED Maharashtra ADHALARAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO (SHS) ASHOK NAMDEVRAO MOHOL (NCP) 20,810 (2.8%)
Bidar Karnataka RAMCHANDRA VEERAPPA (BJP) NARSINGRAO HULLA SURYAWANSHI (INC) 23,621 (2.9%)
GHOSI Uttar Pradesh CHANDRADEO PRASAD RAJBHAR (SP) BAL KRISHNA (BSP) 21,012 (2.9%)
Dibrugarh Assam SARBANANDA SONOWAL (AGP) KAMAKHAYA TASA (BJP) 18,554 (2.9%)
BARAMULLA Jammu Kashmir ABDUL RASHID SHAHEEN (JKN) NIZAM-UDDIN BHAT (JKPDP) 9,895 (3.0%)
Begusarai Bihar RAJIV RANJAN SINGH (JD(U)) KRISHNA SAHI (INC) 20,491 (3.0%)
Periyakulam Tamil Nadu AARON RASHID J. M. (INC) DHINAKARAN. T T V (ADMK) 21,155 (3.0%)
NANDED Maharashtra D. B. PATIL (BJP) KHATGAONKAR PATIL BHASKARRAO BAPURAO (INC) 24,335 (3.0%)
Tehri Garhwal Uttarakhand MANABENDRA SHAH (BJP) VIJAY BAHUGUNA (INC) 17,446 (3.1%)
Gurdaspur Punjab VINOD KHANNA (BJP) SUKHBUNS KAUR BHINDER (INC) 24,983 (3.2%)
Nowrangpur Orissa PARSURAM MAJHI (BJP) CHANDRA SEKHAR MAJHI (INC) 24,890 (3.2%)
Jhansi Uttar Pradesh CHANDRAPAL SINGH YADAV (SP) BABU LAL KUSHWAHA (BSP) 26,299 (3.2%)
Godda Jharkhand FURKAN ANSARI (INC) PRADEEP YADAV (BJP) 26,754 (3.2%)
UNNAO Uttar Pradesh BRAJESH PATHAK (BSP) DEEPAK KUMAR (SP) 17,761 (3.2%)
banswada Rajasthan DHAN SINGH RAWAT (BJP) PRABHULAL RAWAT (INC) 21,683 (3.3%)
Sangrur Punjab SUKHDEV SINGH DHINDSA (SAD) ARVIND KHANNA (INC) 27,277 (3.3%)
All close contests · 2004
ConstituencyCategoryWinnerRunner-upVote shareMarginTurnout
RaichurGENA.venkatesh Naik (inc)508 (0.1%)
DahodGENKatara Babubhai Khimabhai (bjp)361 (0.1%)
MuvattupuzhaGENP. C. Thomas (pullolil) (ifdp)529 (0.1%)
CHAILGENShailendra Kumar (sp)630 (0.1%)
AlleppeyGENDr. K. S. Manoj (cpm)1,009 (0.1%)
HindupurGENNizamoddin (inc)1,840 (0.2%)
LakshadweepGENDr. P. Pookunhikoya (jd(u))71 (0.2%)
ChandauliGENKailash Nath Singh Yadav (bsp)1,669 (0.2%)
HAMIRPURGENSuresh Chandel (bjp)1,615 (0.2%)
OsmanabadGENNarhire Kalpana Ramesh (shs)1,649 (0.3%)
TumkurGENS. Mallikarjunaiah (bjp)2,351 (0.3%)
KatiharGENNikhil Kumar Choudhary (bjp)2,565 (0.4%)
FARRUKHABADGENChandra Bhushan Singh (munnoo Babu) (sp)2,745 (0.4%)
AmreliGENNilaben Virjibhai Thummar (inc)2,030 (0.4%)
RajmahalGENHemlal Murmu (jmm)2,974 (0.4%)
ALIGARHGENBijendra Singh (inc)2,791 (0.4%)
BhandaraGENPatle Shishupal Natthu (bjp)3,009 (0.4%)
MOHANLALGANJGENJai Prakash (sp)2,568 (0.4%)
WardhaGENWagmare Suresh Ganapat (bjp)3,188 (0.5%)
SataraGENLaxmanrao Pandurang Jadhav (patil) (ncp)3,957 (0.6%)
BankaGENGiridhari Yadav (rjd)4,669 (0.7%)
MALEGAONGENHarischandra Devram Chavan (bjp)4,528 (0.8%)
NabadwipGENAlakesh Das (cpm)9,991 (0.8%)
SITAPURGENRajesh Verma (bsp)5,234 (0.9%)
SholapurGENDeshmukh Subhash Sureshchandra (bjp)5,798 (0.9%)
KanpurGENShriprakash Jaiswal (inc)5,638 (0.9%)
AurangabadGENNikhil Kumar (inc)7,460 (1.0%)
AZAMGARHGENRamakant Yadav (bsp)6,968 (1.0%)
BarodaGENJayaben Thakkar (bjp)6,603 (1.0%)
ganganagarGENNihalchand Meghwal (bjp)7,393 (1.0%)
SonepatGENKishan Singh Sangwan (bjp)7,569 (1.0%)
BarasatGENSubrata Bose (aifb)12,160 (1.1%)
MysoreGENC. H. Vijayashankar (bjp)10,150 (1.1%)
PADRAUNAGENBaleshwar Yadav (nlp)8,422 (1.1%)
BanaskanthaGENChavda Harisinhaji Pratapsinhaji (inc)6,928 (1.1%)
Daman And DiuGENPatel Dahyabhai Vallabhbhai (inc)607 (1.1%)
ParvathipuramGENKishore Chandra Suryanarayana Deo Vyricherla (inc)7,418 (1.1%)
MayurbhanjGENSudam Marndi (jmm)7,972 (1.1%)
bhindGENDr. Ramlakhan Singh (bjp)6,946 (1.1%)
MavelikkaraGENC. S. Sujatha (cpm)7,414 (1.2%)
PorbandarGENPatel Harilal Madhavjibhai (haribhai Patel) (bjp)5,703 (1.2%)
MuzaffarpurGENGeorge Fernandes (jd(u))9,693 (1.2%)
KolarGENK.H. Muniyappa (inc)11,635 (1.3%)
AONLAGENKunwar Sarvraj Singh (jd(u))6,871 (1.3%)
JamnagarGENAhir Vikrambhai Arjanbhai Madam (inc)5,593 (1.3%)
FerozepurGENZora Singh Maan (sad)11,539 (1.3%)
ErandolGENAnnasaheb M. K. Patil (bjp)8,141 (1.3%)
ROBERTSGANJGENLalchandra (bsp)10,362 (1.4%)
MurshidabadGENAbdul Mannan Hossain (inc)15,480 (1.5%)
AlwarGENDr. Karan Singh Yadav (inc)8,371 (1.5%)

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