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Election Records & Milestones

The widest margins, the narrowest escapes, and the standout individual and party results across every recorded election.

Largest victory margin
11,75,092
SHANKAR LALWANI · INDORE 2024
Closest contest
9
KONATHALA RAMAKRISHNA beat APPALANARASIMHAM · 1989

Top records

The single best result on record for each measure.

Largest victory margin
11,75,092
SHANKAR LALWANI (INDORE, Madhya Pradesh) · 2024
Smallest victory margin
9
KONATHALA RAMAKRISHNA (ANAKAPALLI, Andhra Pradesh) · 1989
Highest vote share
97.69%
P.L.HANDOO (ANANTNAG, Jammu and Kashmir) · 1989
Highest voter turnout
67.3%
All-India · 2019
Most elections won
8 wins
MANORANJAN BHAKTA (ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS, Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
Most seats won by a party
414
Indian National Congress · All-India 1984
Longest winning streak
9 elections
Communist Party of India (Marxist) in BIRBHUM, West Bengal · 1977–2004
Most frequent party change
5 switches
HARMOHAN DHAWAN (Chandigarh)

Margins

The widest wins and the narrowest escapes, by votes.

Largest victory marginsClosest contests

Largest victory margins

Winner over runner-up.

YearConstituencyWinnerRunner-upMarginMargin %
2024INDOREMadhya PradeshBJP SHANKAR LALWANIBSP SANJAY S/O LAKSHMAN SOLANKI11,75,09275.23%
2024DHUBRIAssamINC RAKIBUL HUSSAINAIUDF MOHAMMED BADRUDDIN AJMAL10,12,47641.27%
2024VIDISHAMadhya PradeshBJP SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHANINC PRATAPBHANU SHARMA8,21,40856.43%
2024NAVSARIGujaratBJP C R PATILINC NAISHADHBHAI BHUPATBHAI DESAI7,73,55157.80%
2024GANDHINAGARGujaratBJP AMIT SHAHINC SONAL RAMANBHAI PATEL7,44,71656.34%
2024DIAMOND HARBOURWest BengalAITC ABHISHEK BANERJEEBJP ABHIJIT DAS (BOBBY)7,10,93046.44%
2019NAVSARIGujaratBJP C. R. PatilINC PATEL DHARMESHBHAI BHIMBHAI6,89,66852.73%
2019KARNALHaryanaBJP Sanjay BhatiaINC Kuldip Sharma6,56,14250.44%
2019FARIDABADHaryanaBJP KRISHAN PALINC AVTAR SINGH BHADANA6,38,23948.09%
2019BHILWARARajasthanBJP SUBHASH CHANDRA BAHERIAINC RAM PAL SHARMA6,12,00046.70%