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How close was it?

Lok Sabha nationally, 1988

Closest contest
0.85%
Udhampur · INC
Biggest landslide
52.53%
Tura · INC
Decided by under 1%
1
of 7 contests
Decided by under 5%
1
14.3% of contests
Contests
7
1988 · national

[01]Closest contests

Smallest winning margin first
  1. 0.85%
    UdhampurIndian National CongressMohd.A.Khan · Jammu and Kashmir
  2. 8.53%
    PaliIndian National CongressS.S/O Sohanlal · Rajasthan
  3. 14.0%
    GodhraJanata PartyP.S.Pursottambhai · Gujarat
  4. 20.76%
    FarindabadLok DalK.A.Chaudhry · Haryana
  5. 22.24%
    SirsaLok DalH.Ram · Haryana
  6. 28.39%
    AllahabadIndependentV.P.Singh · Uttar Pradesh
  7. 52.53%
    TuraIndian National CongressW.A.Sangma · Meghalaya

[02]Biggest landslides

Largest winning margin first
  1. 52.53%
    TuraIndian National CongressW.A.Sangma · Meghalaya
  2. 28.39%
    AllahabadIndependentV.P.Singh · Uttar Pradesh
  3. 22.24%
    SirsaLok DalH.Ram · Haryana
  4. 20.76%
    FarindabadLok DalK.A.Chaudhry · Haryana
  5. 14.0%
    GodhraJanata PartyP.S.Pursottambhai · Gujarat
  6. 8.53%
    PaliIndian National CongressS.S/O Sohanlal · Rajasthan
  7. 0.85%
    UdhampurIndian National CongressMohd.A.Khan · Jammu and Kashmir

[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, 1988 Lok Sabha · margins are winner minus runner-up as a share of votes polled

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