Biggest Margin Lok Sabha Constituencies

2009 Lok Sabha (Parliament) Election · Top 25 constituencies by margin (votes)

In the 2009 Lok Sabha election, the biggest landslide was in Nagaland (Nagaland), where C.M. Chang (Nagaland Peoples Front) won by 483,021 votes (40.60% margin). The full ranked list of the top 25 constituencies is below — click any constituency to see its complete candidate-wise result.

Difference in votes between the winner and the runner-up. Bigger = more one-sided.

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Rank Constituency State Winner Party Margin (votes)
1 Nagaland Nagaland C.M. Chang Nagaland Peoples Front 483,021 (40.60%)
2 Rohtak Haryana Deepender Singh Indian National Congress 445,736 (53.30%)
3 Vidisha Madhya Pradesh Sushma Swaraj Bharatiya Janta Party 389,844 (70.10%)
4 Rae Bareli Uttar Pradesh Sonia Gandhi Indian National Congress 372,165 (55.80%)
5 Amethi Uttar Pradesh Rahul Gandhi Indian National Congress 370,198 (57.20%)
6 Kallakurichi Tamil Nadu Sankar Adhi Dravida Munetra Kazhagam 357,571 (41.70%)
7 Baramati Maharashtra Supriya Sule Nationalist Congress Party 336,831 (45.90%)
8 Madha Maharashtra Pawar Sharadchandra Govindrao Nationalist Congress Party 314,459 (34.20%)
9 Misrikh Uttar Pradesh Annutandon Indian National Congress 302,092 (33.40%)
10 Satara Maharashtra Bhonsle Shrimant Chh. Udyanraje Pratapsinhmaharaj Nationalist Congress Party 297,515 (36.40%)
11 Tripura East ST Tripura Baju Ban Riyan Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 295,581 (35.90%)
12 Jhargram ST West Bengal Pulin Bihari Baske Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 292,345 (30.50%)
13 Hassan Karnataka H D Devegowda Janata Dal (Secular) 291,113 (29.70%)
14 Pilibhit Uttar Pradesh Varun Gandhi Bharatiya Janta Party 281,501 (33.60%)
15 Darjeeling West Bengal Jaswant Singh Bharatiya Janta Party 253,289 (26.20%)
16 Bhubaneswar Odisha Prasanna Kumar Patasani Biju Janata Dal 252,760 (35.60%)
17 Bharatpur Rajasthan Patel Praful Manoharbhai Nationalist Congress Party 251,915 (24.40%)
18 Guna Madhya Pradesh Jyotiraditya Scindia Indian National Congress 249,737 (38.40%)
19 Tripura West Tripura Khagen Das Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 248,549 (26.40%)
20 East Delhi Delhi Sandeep Dikshit Indian National Congress 241,053 (28.10%)
21 Cuttack Odisha Bhartruhari Mahtab Biju Janata Dal 236,292 (29.10%)
22 Aska Odisha Nityananda Pradhan Biju Janata Dal 232,834 (33.20%)
23 North East Delhi Delhi Jai Prakash Agarwal Indian National Congress 222,243 (25.30%)
24 Gorakhpur Uttar Pradesh Adityanath Bharatiya Janta Party 220,271 (29.40%)
25 Kolkata Dakshin West Bengal Mamata Banerjee All India Trinamool Congress 219,571 (21.80%)

Why this list matters

The biggest-margin constituencies are India's "safe seats" — places where one party or candidate has built a deep organisational base, demographic fit, or personal following large enough that competitors don't really threaten them. Landslide wins of 5 lakh or more votes are not uncommon in India's largest constituencies, especially when a high-profile leader contests against a fragmented opposition.

Margin alone doesn't tell the whole story — open any constituency to see vote share percentages and the gap to the runner-up.

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