Closest Margin Lok Sabha Constituencies

2014 Lok Sabha (Parliament) Election · Top 25 constituencies by margin (votes)

In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, the closest result was in Ladakh (Jammu and Kashmir), where Thupstan Chhewang (Bharatiya Janta Party) won by just 36 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 Ladakh Jammu and Kashmir Thupstan Chhewang Bharatiya Janta Party 36 (0.00%)
2 Mahasamund Chhattisgarh Chandu Lal Sahu (CHANDU BHAIYA) Bharatiya Janta Party 1,217 (0.10%)
3 Raichur ST Karnataka B.V.Nayak Indian National Congress 1,499 (0.20%)
4 Lakshadweep ST Mohammed Faizal P.P. Nationalist Congress Party 1,535 (3.60%)
5 Hingoli Maharashtra Rajeev Shankarrao Satav Indian National Congress 1,632 (0.20%)
6 Raiganj West Bengal Md. Salim Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 1,634 (0.10%)
7 Nabarangpur ST Odisha Balabhadra Majhi Biju Janata Dal 2,042 (0.20%)
8 Raigad Maharashtra Anant Geete Shiv Sena 2,110 (0.20%)
9 Mahbubnagar Telangana Ap Jithender Reddy Telangana Rashtra Samithi 2,590 (0.30%)
10 Chikkodi Karnataka Prakash Babanna Hukkeri Indian National Congress 3,003 (0.30%)
11 Vatakara Kerala Mullappally Ramachandran Indian National Congress 3,306 (0.30%)
12 Kakinada Andhra Pradesh Thota Narasimham Telugu Desam 3,431 (0.30%)
13 Korba Chhattisgarh Dr. Banshilal Mahto Bharatiya Janta Party 4,265 (0.40%)
14 Sambhal Uttar Pradesh Satyapal Singh Bharatiya Janta Party 5,174 (0.50%)
15 Mandya Karnataka C.S.Puttaraju Janata Dal (Secular) 5,518 (0.50%)
16 Mizoram ST Mizoram C. L. Ruala Indian National Congress 6,154 (1.40%)
17 Dadra and Nagar Haveli Patel Natubhai Gomanbhai Bharatiya Janta Party 6,214 (3.80%)
18 Lohardaga ST Jharkhand Sudarshan Bhagat Bharatiya Janta Party 6,489 (1.00%)
19 Kannur Kerala P K Sreemathi Teacher Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 6,566 (0.70%)
20 Samastipur SC Bihar Ram Chandra Paswan Lok Jan Shakti Party 6,872 (0.80%)
21 Kasaragod Kerala P Karunakaran Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 6,921 (0.70%)
22 Andaman and Nicobar Islands Bishnu Pada Ray Bharatiya Janta Party 7,812 (4.10%)
23 Jangipur West Bengal Abhijit Mukherjee Indian National Congress 8,161 (0.70%)
24 Satna Madhya Pradesh Ganesh Singh Bharatiya Janta Party 8,688 (1.00%)
25 Daman and Diu Patel Lalubhai Babubhai Bharatiya Janta Party 9,222 (10.60%)

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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