1998 Lok Sabha (Parliament) Election · Top 25 constituencies by margin (votes)
In the 1998 Lok Sabha election, the closest result was in Rajmahal (Bihar), where Som Marandi (Bharatiya Janata Party) 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.
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.