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How close was it?

Lok Sabha nationally, 1984

Closest contest
0.0%
Ludhiana · SAD
Biggest landslide
72.18%
Amethi · INC
Decided by under 1%
24
of 541 contests
Decided by under 5%
80
14.8% of contests
Contests
541
1984 · national

[01]Closest contests

Smallest winning margin first
  1. 0.0%
    LudhianaShiromani Akali DalMewa Singh · Punjab
  2. 0.2%
    JagatsinghpurIndian National CongressLakshman Mallick · Odisha
  3. 0.2%
    DarjeelingCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Ananda Prasad Pathak · West Bengal
  4. 0.24%
    BikramganjIndian National CongressTapeshwar Singh · Bihar
  5. 0.3%
    MavelikaraJanata PartyThampan Thomas · Kerala
  6. 0.3%
    Dum DumIndian National CongressAsutosh Law · West Bengal
  7. 0.3%
    Arunachal WestIndian National CongressP.K.Thangon · Arunachal Pradesh
  8. 0.32%
    SasaramIndian Congress (Jagjivan Ram)Jagjiwan Ram · Bihar
  9. 0.33%
    MedakTelugu Desam PartyP.Manik Reddy · Andhra Pradesh
  10. 0.4%
    NagapattinamAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamMahalingam, M. · Tamil Nadu

[02]Biggest landslides

Largest winning margin first
  1. 72.18%
    AmethiIndian National CongressRajiv Gandhi · Uttar Pradesh
  2. 66.7%
    KaradIndian National CongressChavan Premalabai Dajisaheb · Maharashtra
  3. 63.4%
    SimlaIndian National CongressKrishan Dutt Sultanpuri · Himachal Pradesh
  4. 61.1%
    East DelhiIndian National CongressH.K.L.Bhagat · Delhi
  5. 61.07%
    KheriIndian National CongressUsha Kumari · Uttar Pradesh
  6. 60.8%
    SrinagarJammu & Kashmir National ConferenceAbdul Rashid Kabuli · Jammu and Kashmir
  7. 59.61%
    PratapgarhIndian National CongressRaja Dinesh Singh · Uttar Pradesh
  8. 57.47%
    Rae BareliIndian National CongressArun Kumar Nehru · Uttar Pradesh
  9. 54.36%
    BagahaIndian National CongressBhola Raut · Bihar
  10. 53.36%
    BegusaraiIndian National CongressKrishna Shahi · Bihar

[03]Seats by winning margin

How the contests split by how close they were
Under 1% 244.4%
1-5% 5610.4%
5-10% 7714.2%
10-20% 14025.9%
20%+ 24445.1%

SourceWinning margins from Election Commission constituency-wise results, 1984 Lok Sabha · margins are winner minus runner-up as a share of votes polled

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