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How close was it?

Lok Sabha nationally, 2004

Closest contest
0.1%
Dahod · BJP
Biggest landslide
61.6%
Arambagh · CPI(M)
Decided by under 1%
26
of 543 contests
Decided by under 5%
151
27.8% of contests
Contests
543
2004 · national

[01]Closest contests

Smallest winning margin first
  1. 0.1%
    DahodBharatiya Janata PartyKatara Babubhai Khimabhai · Gujarat
  2. 0.1%
    RaichurIndian National CongressA.Venkatesh Naik · Karnataka
  3. 0.1%
    AlleppeyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Dr. K. S. Manoj · Kerala
  4. 0.1%
    MuvattupuzhaIndian Federal Democratic PartyP. C. Thomas (PULLOLIL) · Kerala
  5. 0.1%
    ChailSamajwadi PartyShailendra Kumar · Uttar Pradesh
  6. 0.2%
    HamirpurBharatiya Janata PartySuresh Chandel · Himachal Pradesh
  7. 0.2%
    ChandauliBahujan Samaj PartyKailash Nath Singh Yadav · Uttar Pradesh
  8. 0.21%
    HindupurIndian National CongressNizamoddin · Andhra Pradesh
  9. 0.22%
    LakshadweepJanata Dal (United)Dr. P. Pookunhikoya · Lakshadweep
  10. 0.3%
    OsmanabadShiv SenaNarhire Kalpana Ramesh · Maharashtra

[02]Biggest landslides

Largest winning margin first
  1. 61.6%
    ArambaghCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Anil Basu · West Bengal
  2. 55.0%
    Tripura WestCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Khagen Das · Tripura
  3. 50.2%
    Tripura EastCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Baju Ban Riyan · Tripura
  4. 50.1%
    KokrajharIndependentSansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary · Assam
  5. 49.3%
    AmethiIndian National CongressRahul Gandhi · Uttar Pradesh
  6. 47.5%
    NagalandNaga Peoples FrontW. Wangyuh · Nagaland
  7. 47.4%
    BaramatiNationalist Congress PartyPawar Sharadchandra Govindrao · Maharashtra
  8. 47.4%
    BurdwanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Nikhilananda Sar · West Bengal
  9. 46.9%
    MainpuriSamajwadi PartyMulayam Singh Yadav · Uttar Pradesh
  10. 44.4%
    Chandni ChowkIndian National CongressKapil Sibal · Delhi

[03]Seats by winning margin

How the contests split by how close they were
Under 1% 264.8%
1-5% 12523.0%
5-10% 12122.3%
10-20% 17432.0%
20%+ 9717.9%

SourceWinning margins from Election Commission constituency-wise results, 2004 Lok Sabha · margins are winner minus runner-up as a share of votes polled

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