Lok Sabha 1996
National seat composition, alliance leadership, and constituency map for the general election.
- Seats
- 543
- Electors
- 59,25,72,288
- Votes polled
- 34,33,08,090
- Turnout
- 57.9%
Lok Sabha composition
Seat arc coloured by party.
Majority mark at 272 seats.
Alliance / party
Toggle party seats or curated alliance rollups.
Alliance map not curated for 1996.
543 of 543 seats shown · top 8 parties, rest grouped
National map
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Closest races in 1996
Tightest races by winning margin — winner, runner-up, and the votes that separated them.
1996 · Gujarat
#1Baroda
Photo finish
17votes
0.0% of valid votes
Winner
GAEKWAD DILIPSINH
INC
Runner-up
JITENDRA (JITUBHAI)
BJP
Open constituency result →
1996 · Pondicherry
#2Pondicherry
Photo finish
284votes
0.1% of valid votes
Winner
M.O.H. FAROOK
INC
Runner-up
S. ARUMUGHAM
DMK
Open constituency result →
1996 · Gujarat
#3Bulsar
Photo finish
368votes
0.1% of valid votes
Winner
MANIBHAI CHAUDHARI
BJP
Runner-up
UTTAMBHAI PATEL
INC
Open constituency result →
1996 · Rajasthan
#4Kota
Nail-biter
685votes
0.1% of valid votes
Winner
DAU JOSHI
BJP
Runner-up
RAM MEENA
INC
Open constituency result →
1996 · Andhra Pradesh 27
#5Eluru
Nail-biter
1,635votes
0.2% of valid votes
Winner
BOLLA RAMAIAH
TDP
Runner-up
MAGANTI RAO(BABU)
INC
Open constituency result →
1996 · Kerala
#6Trichur
Nail-biter
1,480votes
0.2% of valid votes
Winner
V.V.RAGHAVAN
CPI
Runner-up
K.KARUNAKARAN
INC
Open constituency result →
1996 · Assam
#7Kaliabor
Nail-biter
1,616votes
0.2% of valid votes
Winner
KESHAB MAHANTA
AGP
Runner-up
TARUN GOGOI
INC
Open constituency result →
1996 · Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999
#8Balaghat
Nail-biter
1,257votes
0.2% of valid votes
Winner
VISHVESHWAR BHAGAT
INC
Runner-up
GAURISHANKAR BISEN
BJP
Open constituency result →
1996 · Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999
#9Moradabad
Nail-biter
1,885votes
0.3% of valid votes
Winner
SHAFIQUR WARQ
SP
Runner-up
SANDEEP
BJP
Open constituency result →
1996 · Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999
#10Saharanpur
Nail-biter
2,499votes
0.4% of valid votes
Winner
NAKLI SINGH
BJP
Runner-up
RASHID MASOOD
SP
Open constituency result →
1996 · Bihar 1947 1999
#11Bikramganj
Nail-biter
2,423votes
0.4% of valid votes
Winner
KANTI SINGH
JD
Runner-up
VASHISHTA SINGH
SAP
Open constituency result →
1996 · Karnataka
#12Udupi
Nail-biter
2,454votes
0.4% of valid votes
Winner
OSCAR FERNANDES
INC
Runner-up
I SHETTY
BJP
Open constituency result →
By state
| State | Seats | Leading party | Leading seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andaman Nicobar Islands | 1 | INC | 1 |
| Andhra Pradesh 27 | 42 | INC | 22 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2 | IND | 2 |
| Assam | 14 | INC | 5 |
| Bihar 1947 1999 | 54 | JD | 22 |
| Chandigarh | 1 | BJP | 1 |
| Dadra Nagar Haveli | 1 | INC | 1 |
| Daman Diu | 1 | INC | 1 |
| Delhi | 7 | BJP | 5 |
| Goa | 2 | UGDP | 1 |
| Gujarat | 26 | BJP | 16 |
| Haryana | 10 | BJP | 4 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 4 | INC | 4 |
| Jammu Kashmir | 6 | INC | 4 |
| Karnataka | 28 | JD | 16 |
| Kerala | 20 | INC | 7 |
| Lakshadweep | 1 | INC | 1 |
| Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | 40 | BJP | 27 |
| Maharashtra | 48 | BJP | 18 |
| Manipur | 2 | INC | 2 |
| Meghalaya | 2 | IND | 1 |
| Mizoram | 1 | INC | 1 |
| Nagaland | 1 | INC | 1 |
| Odisha | 21 | INC | 16 |
| Pondicherry | 1 | INC | 1 |
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Party board
| Party | Seats won | Contested | Vote share | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | 161 | 471 | 20.3% | 6,79,50,851 |
| INC | 140 | 529 | 28.8% | 9,64,55,493 |
| JD | 46 | 196 | 8.1% | 2,70,70,340 |
| CPM | 32 | 75 | 6.1% | 2,04,96,810 |
| TMC(M) | 20 | 20 | 2.2% | 73,39,982 |
| SP | 17 | 111 | 3.3% | 1,09,89,241 |
| DMK | 17 | 18 | 2.1% | 71,51,381 |
| TDP | 16 | 36 | 3.0% | 99,31,826 |
| SHS | 15 | 132 | 1.5% | 49,89,994 |
| CPI | 12 | 43 | 2.0% | 65,82,263 |
| BSP | 11 | 210 | 4.0% | 1,34,53,235 |
| IND | 9 | 10,636 | 6.3% | 2,10,41,557 |
| SAD | 8 | 9 | 76.0% | 25,34,979 |
| SAP | 8 | 81 | 2.2% | 72,56,086 |
| AGP | 5 | 11 | 76.0% | 25,60,506 |
| RSP | 5 | 5 | 63.0% | 21,05,469 |
| AIIC(T) | 4 | 321 | 1.5% | 49,03,070 |
| FBL | 3 | 16 | 38.0% | 12,79,492 |
| HVP | 3 | 4 | 35.0% | 11,56,322 |
| MUL | 2 | 12 | 23.0% | 7,57,316 |
| JMM | 1 | 29 | 38.0% | 12,87,072 |
| KCP | 1 | 11 | 17.0% | 5,81,868 |
| KEC(M) | 1 | 1 | 11.0% | 3,82,319 |
| AIMIM | 1 | 2 | 10.0% | 3,40,070 |
| MPVC | 1 | 1 | 10.0% | 3,37,539 |
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Party efficiency
Seat share vs vote share — over/under-conversion relative to proportionality. Open target / defence list
- knife-edge: 56
- marginal: 98
- competitive: 137
- comfortable: 140
- safe: 112
Lok Sabha 1996 · 543 seats
Points above the dashed line convert votes into seats better than proportionality; below means under-conversion.
| Party | Seats | Vote % | Seat % | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | 161 | 20.3% | 29.7% | 1.46× |
| INC | 140 | 28.8% | 25.8% | 0.90× |
| JD | 46 | 8.1% | 8.5% | 1.05× |
| CPM | 32 | 6.1% | 5.9% | 0.96× |
| TMC(M) | 20 | 2.2% | 3.7% | 1.68× |
| SP | 17 | 3.3% | 3.1% | 0.95× |
| DMK | 17 | 2.1% | 3.1% | 1.46× |
| TDP | 16 | 3.0% | 2.9% | 0.99× |
| SHS | 15 | 1.5% | 2.8% | 1.85× |
| CPI | 12 | 2.0% | 2.2% | 1.12× |
| BSP | 11 | 4.0% | 2.0% | 0.50× |
| IND | 9 | 6.3% | 1.7% | 0.26× |
| SAD | 8 | 76.0% | 1.5% | 0.02× |
| SAP | 8 | 2.2% | 1.5% | 0.68× |
| AGP | 5 | 76.0% | 0.9% | 0.01× |
| RSP | 5 | 63.0% | 0.9% | 0.01× |