Closest Margin Lok Sabha Constituencies

1989 Lok Sabha (Parliament) Election · Top 25 constituencies by margin (votes)

In the 1989 Lok Sabha election, the closest result was in Anakapalli (Andhra Pradesh), where Konathala Ramakrishna (Indian National Congress) won by just 9 votes (0.00% 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. Smaller = closer race.

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Rank Constituency State Winner Party Margin (votes)
1 Anakapalli Andhra Pradesh Konathala Ramakrishna Indian National Congress 9 (0.00%)
2 Bhavnagar Gujarat Jamod Shashikant Mavjibhai Indian National Congress 552 (0.20%)
3 Salumber ST Rajasthan Nand Lal Meena Bharatiya Janata Party 878 (0.20%)
4 Garhwal Uttar Pradesh Chandra Mohan Janata Dal 1,007 (0.20%)
5 Lakshadweep ST P. M. Sayeed Indian National Congress 1,156 (4.50%)
6 Palakkad Kerala A. Vijayaraghavan Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 1,286 (0.20%)
7 Howrah West Bengal Sushanta Chakarborty Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 1,432 (0.20%)
8 Kasaragod Kerala M. Rammana Rai Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 1,546 (0.20%)
9 Daman and Diu Tandel Devji Jogibhai Independent 1,840 (4.90%)
10 Beed Maharashtra Dhakno Babanrao Dadaba Janata Dal 1,985 (0.30%)
11 Hindupur Andhra Pradesh S.Gangadhara Indian National Congress 2,168 (0.30%)
12 Haridwar SC Uttar Pradesh Jagpal Singh Indian National Congress 2,463 (0.50%)
13 Raiganj West Bengal Golam Yazdani Indian National Congress 2,899 (0.40%)
14 Nabarangpur ST Odisha Khagapati Pradhani Indian National Congress 3,452 (0.90%)
15 Mahendragarh Haryana Birender Singh Janata Dal 3,510 (0.50%)
16 Khunti ST Bihar Karia Munda Bharatiya Janata Party 3,785 (1.10%)
17 Kaiserganj Uttar Pradesh Rudra Sen Chaudhary Bharatiya Janata Party 3,827 (0.90%)
18 Chandigarh Harmohan Dhawan Janata Dal 3,974 (1.80%)
19 Lalganj SC Uttar Pradesh Ram Dhan Janata Dal 4,082 (0.80%)
20 Pratapgarh Uttar Pradesh Raja Dinesh Singh Indian National Congress 4,206 (1.00%)
21 Ladakh Mohd. Hassan Independent 4,539 (5.20%)
22 Erandol Maharashtra Patil Uttamrao Laxmanrao Bharatiya Janata Party 4,557 (0.90%)
23 Chirayinkil Kerala Thalekunnil Basheer Indian National Congress 5,130 (0.70%)
24 Bilaspur SC Madhya Pradesh Resham Lal Jangade Bharatiya Janata Party 5,171 (1.10%)
25 Jalgaon Maharashtra Mahajan Yadav Shivram Indian National Congress 5,436 (0.90%)

Why this list matters

Constituencies with the closest margins are the bellwethers of Indian electoral politics. A seat won by a few hundred or even a few thousand votes is one where a small shift in turnout, alliance arithmetic, or local sentiment can flip the result entirely. These "marginal seats" are where parties concentrate campaign resources, where star candidates are sometimes parachuted in, and where post-result petitions and recounts happen most often.

Click any constituency above to see the full candidate list, vote shares, and historical context.

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