Analysis · competitiveness
How close was it?
Lok Sabha nationally, 2003
National Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chandigarh Chhattisgarh Dadra and Nagar Haveli Daman and Diu Delhi Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Ladakh Lakshadweep Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Puducherry Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Telangana Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1952 Closest contest
3.03%
Ernakulam · IND
Biggest landslide
20.01%
Solapur · BJP
Decided by under 1%
0
of 3 contests
Decided by under 5%
1
33.3% of contests
[01] Closest contestsSmallest winning margin first 3.03%
Ernakulam IND Independent Dr.Sebastian Paul · Kerala 8.92%
Nawadwip CPI(M) Communist Party of India (Marxist) Alakesh Das · West Bengal 20.01%
Solapur BJP Bharatiya Janata Party Mohite P.P.Shankarrao · Maharashtra
[02] Biggest landslidesLargest winning margin first 20.01%
Solapur BJP Bharatiya Janata Party Mohite P.P.Shankarrao · Maharashtra 8.92%
Nawadwip CPI(M) Communist Party of India (Marxist) Alakesh Das · West Bengal 3.03%
Ernakulam IND Independent Dr.Sebastian Paul · Kerala
[03] Seats by winning marginHow the contests split by how close they were Source Winning margins from Election Commission constituency-wise results, 2003 Lok Sabha · margins are winner minus runner-up as a share of votes polled