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Close contests · 2019

Tightest races by winning margin for the 2019 general election.

Closest Lok Sabha races · 2019
Constituency State Winner Runner-up Margin
MACHHLISHAHR Uttar Pradesh Bholanath (B.P. Saroj) (BJP) Tribhuvan Ram (T.Ram) (BSP) 181 (0.0%)
Arambagh West Bengal APARUPA PODDAR (AFRIN ALI) (AITC) TAPAN KUMAR RAY (BJP) 1,142 (0.1%)
Chamarajanagar Karnataka V. SRINIVAS PRASAD (BJP) R. DHRUVANARAYANA (INC) 1,817 (0.1%)
Burdwan - Durg West Bengal S.S AHLUWALIA (BJP) DR. MAMTAZ SANGHAMITA (AITC) 2,439 (0.2%)
Khunti Jharkhand ARJUN MUNDA (BJP) KALI CHARAN MUNDA (INC) 1,445 (0.2%)
Jehanabad Bihar CHANDESHWAR PRASAD (JD(U)) SURENDRA PRASAD YADAV (RJD) 1,751 (0.2%)
Chidambaram Tamil Nadu THIRUMAAVALAVAN THOL (VCK) CHANDRASEKAR P (AIADMK) 3,219 (0.3%)
Guntur Andhra Pradesh Jayadev Galla (TDP) Modugula Venugopala Reddy (YSRCP) 4,205 (0.3%)
Koraput Orissa SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA (INC) KAUSALYA HIKAKA (BJD) 3,613 (0.3%)
Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh M V V SATYANARAYANA (YSRCP) BHARAT MATHUKUMILLI (TDP) 4,414 (0.4%)
Aurangabad Maharashtra Imtiaz Jaleel Syed (party-unknown-1920) Chandrakant Khaire (SHS) 4,492 (0.4%)
MEERUT Uttar Pradesh RAJENDRA AGARWAL (BJP) HAJI MOHAMMAD YAQOOB (BSP) 4,729 (0.4%)
Bhongir Telangana Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy (INC) Dr. Boora Narsaiah Goud (TRS) 5,219 (0.4%)
SHRAWASTI Uttar Pradesh RAM SHIROMANI (BSP) DADDAN MISHRA (BJP) 5,320 (0.5%)
Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh Sanjeev Kumar Balyan (BJP) Ajit Singh (RLD) 6,526 (0.6%)
Srikakulam Andhra Pradesh KINJARAPU RAM MOHAN NAIDU (TDP) DUVVADA SRINIVAS (YSRCP) 6,653 (0.6%)
Zahirabad Telangana B.B.PATIL (TRS) MADAN MOHAN RAO (INC) 6,229 (0.6%)
kanker Chhattisgarh MOHAN MANDAVI (BJP) BIRESH THAKUR (INC) 6,914 (0.6%)
Rohtak Haryana ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA (BJP) DEEPENDER SINGH HOODA (INC) 7,503 (0.6%)
Maldaha Dakshin West Bengal ABU HASEM KHAN CHOWDHURY (DALU) (INC) SREERUPA MITRA CHAUDHURY (BJP) 8,222 (0.6%)
Andaman And Nicobar Islands Andaman Nicobar Islands KULDEEP RAI SHARMA (INC) VISHAL JOLLY (BJP) 1,407 (0.7%)
Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh KESINENI SRINIVAS (NANI) (TDP) POTLURI.V.PRASAD ( P V P ) (YSRCP) 8,726 (0.7%)
Malkajgiri Telangana ANUMULA REVANTH REDDY (INC) RAJASHEKAR REDDY MARRI (TRS) 10,919 (0.7%)
Sambalpur Orissa NITESH GANGA DEB (BJP) NALINI KANTA PRADHAN (BJD) 9,162 (0.8%)
Jhargram West Bengal Kunar Hembram (BJP) Birbaha Saren (AITC) 11,767 (0.8%)
Alappuzha Kerala Adv. A M ARIFF (CPI(M)) Adv. SHANIMOL OSMAN (INC) 10,474 (1.0%)
Puri Orissa PINAKI MISRA (BJD) Dr Sambit Patra (BJP) 11,714 (1.0%)
Tumkur Karnataka G. S. BASAVARAJ (BJP) H. D. DEVEGOWDA (JD(S)) 13,339 (1.1%)
KANNAUJ Uttar Pradesh SUBRAT PATHAK (BJP) DIMPLE YADAV (SP) 12,353 (1.1%)
Chelvella Telangana Dr. G. Ranjith Reddy (TRS) Konda Vishweshwar Reddy (INC) 14,317 (1.1%)
Balasore Orissa PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI (BJP) RABINDRA KUMAR JENA (BJD) 12,956 (1.1%)
Nowgong Assam Pradyut Bordoloi (INC) Sri Rupak Sharma (BJP) 16,752 (1.1%)
Palakkad Kerala V K SREEKANDAN (INC) M B RAJESH (CPI(M)) 11,637 (1.1%)
Bapatla Andhra Pradesh NANDIGAM SURESH (YSRCP) MALYADRI SRIRAM (TDP) 16,065 (1.3%)
Lohardaga Jharkhand SUDARSHAN BHAGAT (BJP) SUKHDEO BHAGAT (INC) 10,363 (1.3%)
Chandauli Uttar Pradesh Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey (BJP) Sanjay Singh Chauhan (SP) 13,959 (1.3%)
Barrackpore West Bengal ARJUN SINGH (BJP) DINESH TRIVEDI (AITC) 14,857 (1.4%)
SULTANPUR Uttar Pradesh MANEKA SANJAI GANDHI (BJP) CHANDRA BHADRA SINGH "SSONU" (BSP) 14,526 (1.5%)
Bolangir Orissa Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo (BJP) Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo (BJD) 19,516 (1.5%)
Ballia Uttar Pradesh Virendra Singh (BJP) Sanatan Pandey (SP) 15,519 (1.6%)
Nagaland Nagaland Tokheho Yepthomi (NDPP) K L Chishi (INC) 16,344 (1.6%)
Mizoram Mizoram C LALROSANGA (MNF) LALNGHINGLOVA HMAR (IND) 8,140 (1.6%)
BADAUN Uttar Pradesh Dr. Sanghmitra Maurya (BJP) Dharmendra Yadav (SP) 18,454 (1.7%)
Lakshadweep Lakshadweep MOHAMMED FAIZAL PP (NCP) HAMDULLAH SAYEED (INC) 823 (1.8%)
SAHARANPUR Uttar Pradesh HAJI FAZLUR REHMAN (BSP) RAGHAV LAKHANPAL (BJP) 22,417 (1.8%)
Bathinda Punjab Harsimrat Kaur Badal (SAD) Amrinder Singh Raja Warring (INC) 21,772 (1.8%)
Jalandhar Punjab Santokh Singh Chaudhary (INC) Charanjit Singh Atwal (SAD) 19,491 (1.9%)
Kakinada Andhra Pradesh VANGA GEETHAVISWANATH (YSRCP) CHALAMALASETTY SUNIL (TDP) 25,738 (2.1%)
Nalgonda Telangana UTTAM KUMAR REDDY NALAMADA (INC) VEMIREDDY NARASIMHA REDDY (TRS) 25,682 (2.2%)
Kalahandi Orissa BASANTA KUMAR PANDA (BJP) PUSPENDRA SINGH DEO (BJD) 26,814 (2.2%)
Mayurbhanj Orissa BISHWESWAR TUDU (BJP) DR DEBASHIS MARNDI (BJD) 25,256 (2.2%)
BAGHPAT Uttar Pradesh Dr. SATYAPAL SINGH (BJP) JAYANT CHAUDHARY (RLD) 23,502 (2.3%)
South Goa Goa COSME FRANCISCO CAITANO SARDINHA (INC) ADV. NARENDRA SAWAIKAR (BJP) 9,755 (2.3%)
Inner Manipur Manipur DR RAJKUMAR RANJAN SINGH (BJP) OINAM NABAKISHORE SINGH (INC) 17,755 (2.3%)
korba Chhattisgarh JYOTSNA CHARANDAS MAHANT (INC) JYOTI NAND DUBEY (BJP) 26,349 (2.4%)
Bhadrak Orissa MANJULATA MANDAL (BJD) AVIMANYU SETHI (BJP) 28,803 (2.4%)
Bhubaneswar Orissa APARAJITA SARANGI (BJP) Arup Mohan Patnaik (BJD) 23,839 (2.4%)
Kokrajhar Assam Naba Kumar Sarania (IND) Pramila Rani Brahma (BPF) 37,786 (2.6%)
FIROZABAD Uttar Pradesh Dr. Chandra Sen Jadon (BJP) Akshay Yadav (SP) 28,781 (2.7%)
Narsapuram Andhra Pradesh KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHNA RAJU (YSRCP) V.V. SIVA RAMA RAJU (KALAVAPUDI SIVA) (TDP) 32,676 (2.8%)
Balurghat West Bengal Sukanta Majumdar (BJP) Arpita Ghosh (AITC) 33,293 (2.8%)
Basti Uttar Pradesh HARISH CHANDRA ALIAS HARISH DWIVEDI (BJP) RAM PRASAD CHAUDHARY (BSP) 30,354 (2.9%)
chindwada Madhya Pradesh NAKUL KAMAL NATH (INC) NATHANSAHA KAWRETI (BJP) 37,536 (3.1%)
Raigad Maharashtra Tatkare Sunil Dattatray (NCP) Anant Geete (SHS) 31,438 (3.1%)
Dhenkanal Orissa MAHESH SAHOO (BJD) RUDRA NARAYAN PANY (BJP) 35,412 (3.2%)
Kishanganj Bihar Dr. Mohammad Jawed (INC) Syed Mahmood Ashraf (JD(U)) 34,466 (3.2%)
Koppal Karnataka KARADI SANGANNA AMARAPPA (BJP) K.RAJASHEKAR BASAVARAJ HITNAL (INC) 38,397 (3.3%)
Amalapuram Andhra Pradesh CHINTA ANURADHA (YSRCP) GANTI HARISH MADHUR (BALAYOGI) (TDP) 39,795 (3.3%)
Amravati Maharashtra Navnit Ravi Rana (IND) Adsul Anandrao Vithoba (SHS) 36,951 (3.3%)
Parbhani Maharashtra JADHAV SANJAY (BANDU) HARIBHAU (SHS) RAJESH UTTAMRAO VITEKAR (NCP) 42,199 (3.4%)
Sant Kabir Nagar Uttar Pradesh PRAVEEN KUMAR NISHAD (BJP) BHEESHMA SHANKAR (BSP) 35,749 (3.4%)
Sikkim Sikkim INDRA HANG SUBBA (SKM) DEK BAHADUR KATWAL (SDF) 12,433 (3.6%)
NANDED Maharashtra Prataprao Patil Chikhalikar (BJP) Ashok Shankarrao Chavan (INC) 40,148 (3.6%)
Cooch Behar West Bengal NISITH PRAMANIK (BJP) ADHIKARY PARESH CHANDRA (AITC) 54,231 (3.6%)
Karimganj Assam Candidate 86753 (BJP) Candidate 86755 (AIUDF) 38,389 (3.6%)
Chandrapur Maharashtra Balubhau alias Suresh Narayan Dhanorkar (INC) Ahir Hansraj Gangaram (BJP) 44,763 (3.6%)
Pataliputra Bihar RAM KRIPAL YADAV (BJP) MISHA BHARTI (RJD) 39,321 (3.7%)
Kasaragod Kerala Rajmohan Unnithan (INC) K. P. Sathishchandran (CPI(M)) 40,438 (3.7%)
Nabarangpur Orissa RAMESH CHANDRA MAJHI (BJD) PRADEEP KUMAR MAJHI (INC) 41,634 (3.7%)
Attingal Kerala Adv. ADOOR PRAKASH (INC) Dr. A. SAMPATH (CPI(M)) 38,247 (3.8%)
Kaushambi Uttar Pradesh VINOD KUMAR SONKAR (BJP) INDRAJEET SAROJ (SP) 38,722 (4.0%)
Vizianagaram Andhra Pradesh Bellana Chandra Sekhar (YSRCP) Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati (TDP) 48,036 (4.0%)
BHADOHI Uttar Pradesh RAMESH CHAND (BJP) RANGNATH MISHRA (BSP) 43,615 (4.2%)
Pathanamthitta Kerala ANTO ANTONY (INC) VEENA GEORGE (CPI(M)) 44,243 (4.3%)
Anandpur Sahib Punjab Manish Tewari (INC) Professor Prem Singh Chandumajra (SAD) 46,884 (4.4%)
Dum Dum West Bengal SOUGATA RAY (AITC) SAMIK BHATTACHARYA (BJP) 53,002 (4.5%)
bastar Chhattisgarh DEEPAK BAIJ (INC) BAIDU RAM KASHYAP (BJP) 38,982 (4.5%)
Shirur Maharashtra Dr. Amol Ramsing Kolhe (NCP) Adhalrao Shivaji Dattatrey (SHS) 58,483 (4.5%)
Dadra And Nagar Haveli Dadra Nagar Haveli DELKAR MOHANBHAI SANJIBHAI (IND) PATEL NATUBHAI GOMANBHAI (BJP) 9,001 (4.6%)
Bellary Karnataka Y. DEVENDRAPPA (BJP) V. S. UGRAPPA (INC) 55,707 (4.6%)
Krishnanagar West Bengal MAHUA MOITRA (AITC) KALYAN CHAUBEY (BJP) 63,218 (4.7%)
Dumka Jharkhand SUNIL SOREN (BJP) SHIBU SOREN (JMM) 47,590 (4.7%)
Raiganj West Bengal DEBASREE CHAUDHURI (BJP) AGARWAL KANAIALAL (AITC) 60,574 (4.8%)
Machilipatnam Andhra Pradesh BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI (YSRCP) KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO (TDP) 60,238 (4.9%)
raigarh Chhattisgarh GOMATI SAI (BJP) LALJEET SINGH RATHIA (INC) 66,027 (4.9%)
Hoshiarpur Punjab SOM PARKASH (BJP) Dr. RAJ KUMAR CHABBEWAL (INC) 48,530 (5.0%)
Hooghly West Bengal LOCKET CHATTERJEE (BJP) DR. RATNA DE (NAG) (AITC) 73,362 (5.1%)
Bargarh Orissa Suresh Pujari (BJP) Prasanna Acharya (BJD) 63,939 (5.2%)
Katihar Bihar DULAL CHANDRA GOSWAMI (JD(U)) TARIQ ANWAR (INC) 57,203 (5.2%)
ANANTNAG Jammu Kashmir HASNAIN MASOODI (JKN) GHULAM AHMAD MIR (INC) 6,676 (5.4%)
All close contests · 2019
ConstituencyCategoryWinnerRunner-upVote shareMarginTurnout
MACHHLISHAHRGENBholanath (b.p. Saroj) (bjp)181 (0.0%)
ArambaghGENAparupa Poddar (afrin Ali) (aitc)1,142 (0.1%)
ChamarajanagarGENV. Srinivas Prasad (bjp)1,817 (0.1%)
Burdwan - DurgGENS.S Ahluwalia (bjp)2,439 (0.2%)
KhuntiGENArjun Munda (bjp)1,445 (0.2%)
JehanabadGENChandeshwar Prasad (jd(u))1,751 (0.2%)
ChidambaramGENThirumaavalavan Thol (vck)3,219 (0.3%)
GunturGENJayadev Galla (tdp)4,205 (0.3%)
KoraputGENSaptagiri Sankar Ulaka (inc)3,613 (0.3%)
VisakhapatnamGENM V V Satyanarayana (ysrcp)4,414 (0.4%)
AurangabadGENImtiaz Jaleel Syed (party-unknown-1920)4,492 (0.4%)
MEERUTGENRajendra Agarwal (bjp)4,729 (0.4%)
BhongirGENKomati Reddy Venkat Reddy (inc)5,219 (0.4%)
SHRAWASTIGENRam Shiromani (bsp)5,320 (0.5%)
MuzaffarnagarGENSanjeev Kumar Balyan (bjp)6,526 (0.6%)
SrikakulamGENKinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu (tdp)6,653 (0.6%)
ZahirabadGENB.b.patil (trs)6,229 (0.6%)
kankerGENMohan Mandavi (bjp)6,914 (0.6%)
RohtakGENArvind Kumar Sharma (bjp)7,503 (0.6%)
Maldaha DakshinGENAbu Hasem Khan Chowdhury (dalu) (inc)8,222 (0.6%)
Andaman And Nicobar IslandsGENKuldeep Rai Sharma (inc)1,407 (0.7%)
VijayawadaGENKesineni Srinivas (nani) (tdp)8,726 (0.7%)
MalkajgiriGENAnumula Revanth Reddy (inc)10,919 (0.7%)
SambalpurGENNitesh Ganga Deb (bjp)9,162 (0.8%)
JhargramGENKunar Hembram (bjp)11,767 (0.8%)
AlappuzhaGENAdv. A M Ariff (cpi(m))10,474 (1.0%)
PuriGENPinaki Misra (bjd)11,714 (1.0%)
TumkurGENG. S. Basavaraj (bjp)13,339 (1.1%)
KANNAUJGENSubrat Pathak (bjp)12,353 (1.1%)
ChelvellaGENDr. G. Ranjith Reddy (trs)14,317 (1.1%)
BalasoreGENPratap Chandra Sarangi (bjp)12,956 (1.1%)
NowgongGENPradyut Bordoloi (inc)16,752 (1.1%)
PalakkadGENV K Sreekandan (inc)11,637 (1.1%)
BapatlaGENNandigam Suresh (ysrcp)16,065 (1.3%)
LohardagaGENSudarshan Bhagat (bjp)10,363 (1.3%)
ChandauliGENDr. Mahendra Nath Pandey (bjp)13,959 (1.3%)
BarrackporeGENArjun Singh (bjp)14,857 (1.4%)
SULTANPURGENManeka Sanjai Gandhi (bjp)14,526 (1.5%)
BolangirGENSangeeta Kumari Singh Deo (bjp)19,516 (1.5%)
BalliaGENVirendra Singh (bjp)15,519 (1.6%)
NagalandGENTokheho Yepthomi (ndpp)16,344 (1.6%)
MizoramGENC Lalrosanga (mnf)8,140 (1.6%)
BADAUNGENDr. Sanghmitra Maurya (bjp)18,454 (1.7%)
LakshadweepGENMohammed Faizal Pp (ncp)823 (1.8%)
SAHARANPURGENHaji Fazlur Rehman (bsp)22,417 (1.8%)
BathindaGENHarsimrat Kaur Badal (sad)21,772 (1.8%)
JalandharGENSantokh Singh Chaudhary (inc)19,491 (1.9%)
KakinadaGENVanga Geethaviswanath (ysrcp)25,738 (2.1%)
NalgondaGENUttam Kumar Reddy Nalamada (inc)25,682 (2.2%)
KalahandiGENBasanta Kumar Panda (bjp)26,814 (2.2%)

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