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How close was it?

Lok Sabha nationally, 1970

Closest contest
5.27%
Mukandapuram · NCJ
Biggest landslide
62.95%
Buldana · NCJ
Decided by under 1%
0
of 9 contests
Decided by under 5%
0
0.0% of contests
Contests
9
1970 · national

[01]Closest contests

Smallest winning margin first
  1. 5.27%
    MukandapuramNCJA.C.George · Kerala
  2. 5.53%
    BasirhatBangal CongressS.A.Ali · West Bengal
  3. 12.77%
    SultanpurNCJK.N.Singh · Uttar Pradesh
  4. 12.78%
    KhuntiIndependentN.E.Horo · Bihar
  5. 16.9%
    GorakhpurIndependentA.Nath · Uttar Pradesh
  6. 21.99%
    MathurBahujan Kisan DalD.S.Chaudhary · Uttar Pradesh
  7. 30.88%
    DurgNCJC.Chandrakar · Madhya Pradesh
  8. 32.1%
    GurdaspurNCJP.Chandra · Punjab
  9. 62.95%
    BuldanaNCJY.S.Mahajan · Maharashtra

[02]Biggest landslides

Largest winning margin first
  1. 62.95%
    BuldanaNCJY.S.Mahajan · Maharashtra
  2. 32.1%
    GurdaspurNCJP.Chandra · Punjab
  3. 30.88%
    DurgNCJC.Chandrakar · Madhya Pradesh
  4. 21.99%
    MathurBahujan Kisan DalD.S.Chaudhary · Uttar Pradesh
  5. 16.9%
    GorakhpurIndependentA.Nath · Uttar Pradesh
  6. 12.78%
    KhuntiIndependentN.E.Horo · Bihar
  7. 12.77%
    SultanpurNCJK.N.Singh · Uttar Pradesh
  8. 5.53%
    BasirhatBangal CongressS.A.Ali · West Bengal
  9. 5.27%
    MukandapuramNCJA.C.George · Kerala

[03]Seats by winning margin

How the contests split by how close they were
5-10% 222.2%
10-20% 333.3%
20%+ 444.4%

SourceWinning margins from Election Commission constituency-wise results, 1970 Lok Sabha · margins are winner minus runner-up as a share of votes polled

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