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How close was it?

Lok Sabha nationally, 2009

Closest contest
0.0%
Hoshiarpur · INC
Biggest landslide
70.1%
Vidisha · BJP
Decided by under 1%
36
of 543 contests
Decided by under 5%
196
36.1% of contests
Contests
543
2009 · national

[01]Closest contests

Smallest winning margin first
  1. 0.0%
    HoshiarpurIndian National CongressSantosh Chowdhary · Punjab
  2. 0.0%
    Tonk-sawai MadhopurIndian National CongressNamo Narain · Rajasthan
  3. 0.1%
    KhedaIndian National CongressDinsha Patel · Gujarat
  4. 0.1%
    KozhikodeIndian National CongressM.K. Raghavan · Kerala
  5. 0.1%
    ChandauliSamajwadi PartyRamkishun · Uttar Pradesh
  6. 0.15%
    NarasaraopetTelugu Desam PartyModugula Venugopala Reddy · Andhra Pradesh
  7. 0.2%
    PalakkadCommunist Party of India (Marxist)M.B. Rajesh · Kerala
  8. 0.2%
    DavanagereBharatiya Janata PartyG.M. Siddeswara · Karnataka
  9. 0.21%
    RajahmundryIndian National CongressAruna Kumar Vundavalli · Andhra Pradesh
  10. 0.3%
    PanchmahalBharatiya Janata PartyChauhan Prabhatsinh Pratapsinh · Gujarat

[02]Biggest landslides

Largest winning margin first
  1. 70.1%
    VidishaBharatiya Janata PartySushma Swaraj · Madhya Pradesh
  2. 57.2%
    AmethiIndian National CongressRahul Gandhi · Uttar Pradesh
  3. 55.8%
    Rae BareliIndian National CongressSonia Gandhi · Uttar Pradesh
  4. 53.3%
    RohtakIndian National CongressDeepender Singh · Haryana
  5. 45.9%
    BaramatiNationalist Congress PartySupriya Sule · Maharashtra
  6. 41.7%
    KallakurichiDravida Munnetra KazhagamSankar Adhi · Tamil Nadu
  7. 40.6%
    NagalandNaga Peoples FrontC.M. Chang · Nagaland
  8. 38.4%
    GunaIndian National CongressJyotiraditya Scindia · Madhya Pradesh
  9. 36.51%
    Daman & DiuBharatiya Janata PartyLalubhai Patel · Daman and Diu
  10. 36.4%
    SataraNationalist Congress PartyBhonsle Shrimant Chh. Udyanraje Pratapsinhmaharaj · Maharashtra

[03]Seats by winning margin

How the contests split by how close they were
Under 1% 366.6%
1-5% 16029.5%
5-10% 14526.7%
10-20% 13925.6%
20%+ 6311.6%

SourceWinning margins from Election Commission constituency-wise results, 2009 Lok Sabha · margins are winner minus runner-up as a share of votes polled

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