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How close was it?

Lok Sabha nationally, 1969

Closest contest
0.26%
Sultanpur · BKD
Biggest landslide
51.86%
Banaskantha · INC
Decided by under 1%
1
of 7 contests
Decided by under 5%
1
14.3% of contests
Contests
7
1969 · national

[01]Closest contests

Smallest winning margin first
  1. 0.26%
    SultanpurBahujan Kisan DalS.Misra · Uttar Pradesh
  2. 8.97%
    PhulpurSikkim Sangram ParishadJ.Misra · Uttar Pradesh
  3. 15.31%
    HoshiarpurBharatiya Jana SanghJ.Singh · Punjab
  4. 27.63%
    FferozepurShiromani Akali DalG.Singh · Punjab
  5. 34.59%
    NagercoilIndian National CongressK.Nadar · Tamil Nadu
  6. 38.64%
    MindnaporeBangal CongressV.K.K.Menon · West Bengal
  7. 51.86%
    BanaskanthaIndian National CongressS.K.Patil · Gujarat

[02]Biggest landslides

Largest winning margin first
  1. 51.86%
    BanaskanthaIndian National CongressS.K.Patil · Gujarat
  2. 38.64%
    MindnaporeBangal CongressV.K.K.Menon · West Bengal
  3. 34.59%
    NagercoilIndian National CongressK.Nadar · Tamil Nadu
  4. 27.63%
    FferozepurShiromani Akali DalG.Singh · Punjab
  5. 15.31%
    HoshiarpurBharatiya Jana SanghJ.Singh · Punjab
  6. 8.97%
    PhulpurSikkim Sangram ParishadJ.Misra · Uttar Pradesh
  7. 0.26%
    SultanpurBahujan Kisan DalS.Misra · Uttar Pradesh

[03]Seats by winning margin

How the contests split by how close they were
Under 1% 114.3%
5-10% 114.3%
10-20% 114.3%
20%+ 457.1%

SourceWinning margins from Election Commission constituency-wise results, 1969 Lok Sabha · margins are winner minus runner-up as a share of votes polled

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