Analysis · competitiveness

How close was it?

Lok Sabha nationally, 1986

Closest contest

1.54%

Raichur · INC

Biggest landslide

8.15%

Banka · INC

Decided by under 1%

of 2 contests

Decided by under 5%

50.0% of contests

Contests

1986 · national

[01]Closest contests

Smallest winning margin first

1.54%
RaichurIndian National CongressM.Y.Chorpade · Karnataka
8.15%
BankaIndian National CongressM.Singh(W) · Bihar

[02]Biggest landslides

Largest winning margin first

8.15%
BankaIndian National CongressM.Singh(W) · Bihar
1.54%
RaichurIndian National CongressM.Y.Chorpade · Karnataka

[03]Seats by winning margin

How the contests split by how close they were

1-5% 150.0%

5-10% 150.0%

SourceWinning margins from Election Commission constituency-wise results, 1986 Lok Sabha · margins are winner minus runner-up as a share of votes polled