Analysis · competitiveness

How close was it?

Lok Sabha nationally, 1992

Closest contest

0.3%

Ferozepur · BSP

Biggest landslide

60.01%

Tarn Taran · INC

Decided by under 1%

of 15 contests

Decided by under 5%

13.3% of contests

Contests

1992 · national

[01]Closest contests

Smallest winning margin first

0.3%
FerozepurBahujan Samaj PartyMohan Singh S/O Kansha Singh · Punjab
2.34%
PhillaurIndian National CongressSantosh Chaudhary (W) · Punjab
5.35%
SangrurIndian National CongressGurcharan Singh Dadahoor · Punjab
7.33%
HoshiarpurIndian National CongressKamal Chaudhary · Punjab
7.79%
BhatindaIndian National CongressKewal Singh · Punjab
12.84%
GiridihJharkhand Mukti MorchaR.K.Mahte · Bihar
14.6%
New DelhiIndian National CongressR.Khanna · Delhi
20.12%
GurdaspurIndian National CongressSukhbuns Kaur (W) · Punjab
24.27%
AmritsarIndian National CongressRaghunandan Lal Bhatia · Punjab
27.58%
LudhianaIndian National CongressGurcharan Singh Galib · Punjab

[02]Biggest landslides

Largest winning margin first

60.01%
Tarn TaranIndian National CongressSurinder Singh Kairon · Punjab
44.89%
PatialaIndian National CongressSant Ram Singla · Punjab
44.47%
RoparIndian National CongressHarchand Singh · Punjab
39.43%
JullundurIndian National CongressYash · Punjab
31.41%
FaridkotIndian National CongressJagmeet Singh · Punjab
27.58%
LudhianaIndian National CongressGurcharan Singh Galib · Punjab
24.27%
AmritsarIndian National CongressRaghunandan Lal Bhatia · Punjab
20.12%
GurdaspurIndian National CongressSukhbuns Kaur (W) · Punjab
14.6%
New DelhiIndian National CongressR.Khanna · Delhi
12.84%
GiridihJharkhand Mukti MorchaR.K.Mahte · Bihar

[03]Seats by winning margin

How the contests split by how close they were

Under 1% 16.7%

1-5% 16.7%

5-10% 320.0%

10-20% 213.3%

20%+ 853.3%

SourceWinning margins from Election Commission constituency-wise results, 1992 Lok Sabha · margins are winner minus runner-up as a share of votes polled