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How close was it?

Lok Sabha nationally, 1981

Closest contest
1.33%
Sagar · BJP
Biggest landslide
77.29%
Amethi · INC
Decided by under 1%
0
of 8 contests
Decided by under 5%
1
12.5% of contests
Contests
8
1981 · national

[01]Closest contests

Smallest winning margin first
  1. 1.33%
    SagarBharatiya Janata PartyR.P.Ahirwar · Madhya Pradesh
  2. 14.25%
    BarellyIndian National CongressB.A.Ahmad(W) · Uttar Pradesh
  3. 14.83%
    MirzapurIndian National CongressUmakant · Uttar Pradesh
  4. 17.77%
    CuttackIndian National CongressJ.Patnaik(W) · Odisha
  5. 22.0%
    SeramporeCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Ajit Beg · West Bengal
  6. 25.51%
    AllahabadIndian National CongressK.P.Tiwari · Uttar Pradesh
  7. 42.03%
    NandrbarIndian National CongressG.M.Hodlya · Maharashtra
  8. 77.29%
    AmethiIndian National CongressR.Ghandhi · Uttar Pradesh

[02]Biggest landslides

Largest winning margin first
  1. 77.29%
    AmethiIndian National CongressR.Ghandhi · Uttar Pradesh
  2. 42.03%
    NandrbarIndian National CongressG.M.Hodlya · Maharashtra
  3. 25.51%
    AllahabadIndian National CongressK.P.Tiwari · Uttar Pradesh
  4. 22.0%
    SeramporeCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Ajit Beg · West Bengal
  5. 17.77%
    CuttackIndian National CongressJ.Patnaik(W) · Odisha
  6. 14.83%
    MirzapurIndian National CongressUmakant · Uttar Pradesh
  7. 14.25%
    BarellyIndian National CongressB.A.Ahmad(W) · Uttar Pradesh
  8. 1.33%
    SagarBharatiya Janata PartyR.P.Ahirwar · Madhya Pradesh

[03]Seats by winning margin

How the contests split by how close they were
1-5% 112.5%
10-20% 337.5%
20%+ 450.0%

SourceWinning margins from Election Commission constituency-wise results, 1981 Lok Sabha · margins are winner minus runner-up as a share of votes polled

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