Closest Lok Sabha contests in 1996
Historical election results Official outcomes as published by the Election Commission of India, compiled by third parties and not verified by VotingBharat.com. Data sources
| Margin | Constituency | Year | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Baroda Gujarat | 1996 | GAEKWAD SATYAJITSINH DILIPSINH (INC) | JITENDRA RATILAL SUKHADIA (JITUBHAI) (BJP) |
| 284 | Pondicherry Puducherry | 1996 | M.O.H. FAROOK (INC) | S. ARUMUGHAM (DMK) |
| 368 | Bulsar Gujarat | 1996 | MANIBHAI RAMJIBHAI CHAUDHARI (BJP) | UTTAMBHAI HARJIBHAI PATEL (INC) |
| 685 | Kota Rajasthan | 1996 | DAU DAYAL JOSHI (BJP) | RAM NARAYAN MEENA (INC) |
| 1,034 | Lakshadweep Lakshadweep | 1996 | P M SAYEED (INC) | MOHAMMEDKOYA KUNNAMKULAM (JD) |
| 1,257 | Balaghat Madhya Pradesh (1947-1999) | 1996 | VISHVESHWAR BHAGAT (INC) | GAURISHANKAR CHATURBHUJ BISEN (BJP) |
| 1,480 | Trichur Kerala | 1996 | V.V.RAGHAVAN (CPI) | K.KARUNAKARAN (INC) |
| 1,599 | Srinagar Jammu & Kashmir | 1996 | GHULAM MOHAMMAD MIR (INC) | FAROOQ AHMAD ANDERABI (JD) |
| 1,603 | Delhi Sadar Delhi | 1996 | VIJAY KUMAR GOEL (BJP) | JAGDISH TYTLER (INC) |
| 1,616 | Kaliabor Assam | 1996 | KESHAB MAHANTA (AGP) | TARUN GOGOI (INC) |
| 1,635 | Eluru Andhra Pradesh (historical key) | 1996 | BOLLA BULI RAMAIAH (TDP) | MAGANTI VENKATESWARA RAO(BABU) (INC) |
| 1,885 | Moradabad Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999) | 1996 | SHAFIQUR RAHMAN WARQ (SP) | SANDEEP (BJP) |
| 2,423 | Bikramganj Bihar (1947-1999) | 1996 | KANTI SINGH (JD) | VASHISHTA NARAYAN SINGH (SAP) |
| 2,433 | Alwar Rajasthan | 1996 | NAWAL KISHORE (INC) | JASWANT SINGH YADAV (BJP) |
| 2,454 | Udupi Karnataka | 1996 | OSCAR FERNANDES (INC) | I M JAYARAMA SHETTY (BJP) |
| 2,499 | Saharanpur Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999) | 1996 | NAKLI SINGH (BJP) | RASHID MASOOD (SP) |
| 2,664 | Rohtak Haryana | 1996 | Bhupender (INC) | Devi Lal (SAP) |
| 2,726 | Tonk Rajasthan | 1996 | SHYAM LAL BANSHIWAL (BJP) | BANWARI LAL BAIRWA (INC) |
| 3,228 | Godhra Gujarat | 1996 | PATEL SHANTILAL PARSOTAMDAS (INC) | VAGHELA SHANKARSINH LAXMANSINH (BJP) |
| 3,440 | Lakhimpur Assam | 1996 | ARUN KR. SARMA (AGP) | BOLIN KULI (INC) |
| 3,873 | Jajpur Odisha | 1996 | ANCHAL DAS (JD) | ANADI DAS (INC) |
| 4,007 | Kolaba Maharashtra | 1996 | ANTULAY ABDUL RAHIMAN A. GAFOOR (INC) | TARE ANANT WAMAN (SHS) |
| 4,059 | Chikmagalur Karnataka | 1996 | B L SHANKAR (JD) | D K TARADEVI SIDDARTHA (INC) |
| 4,519 | Bellary Karnataka | 1996 | K C KONDAIAH (INC) | N THIPPANNA (JD) |
| 4,894 | Sambhal Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999) | 1996 | DHARMPAL YADAV ALIAS D.P.YADAV (BSP) | SHRI PAL SINGH YADAV (JD) |
| 4,931 | Daman And Diu Daman Diu | 1996 | TANDEL GOPALBHAI KALYANBHAI (INC) | TANDAL DEVJIBHAI JOGIBHAI (BJP) |
| 5,444 | Kheri Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999) | 1996 | GAINDANLAL KANAUJIYA (BJP) | USHA VERMA (SP) |
| 5,445 | Cuddapah Andhra Pradesh (historical key) | 1996 | RAJASEKHARA REDDY Y.S. (INC) | KANDULA RAJA MOHANA REDDY (TDP) |
| 5,463 | Serampore West Bengal | 1996 | PRADIP BHATTACHARYA (INC) | SUDARSAN ROY CHAUDHURI (CPM) |
| 5,478 | Dumka Bihar (1947-1999) | 1996 | SHIBU SOREN (JMM) | BABU LAL MARANDI (BJP) |
| 5,498 | Mahabubnagar Andhra Pradesh (historical key) | 1996 | MALLIKARJUN (INC) | D.K. ARUNA (TDP) |
| 5,842 | Jalore Rajasthan | 1996 | PARSA RAM MEGHWAL (INC) | GENA RAM (BJP) |
| 6,719 | Tezpur Assam | 1996 | ISWAR PRASANNA HAZARIKA (INC) | HARSHA BAHADUR BISWAKARMA (AGP) |
| 6,792 | Aonla Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999) | 1996 | KUNWAR SARVRAJ SINGH (SP) | RAJVIR SINGH (BJP) |
| 6,903 | Shahjahanpur Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999) | 1996 | RAM MURTHI SINGH (INC) | SATYAPAL SINGH YADAV (SP) |
| 6,940 | Mahasamund Madhya Pradesh (1947-1999) | 1996 | PAWAN DIWAN (INC) | CHANDRA SEKHAR (BJP) |
| 6,963 | Bhandara Maharashtra | 1996 | PATEL PRAFUL MANOHARBHAI (INC) | ASWALE RAM GOPAL (BJP) |
| 7,271 | Arunachal East Arunachal Pradesh | 1996 | WANGCHA RAJKUMAR (IND) | LAETA UMBREY (INC) |
| 7,459 | Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh (historical key) | 1996 | T. SUBBARAMI REDDI (INC) | ANANDA GAJAPATHI RAJU POOSAPATI (TDP) |
| 7,771 | Bhavnagar Gujarat | 1996 | RAJENDRASINH GHANSHYAMSINH RANA (BJP) | PURSHOTTAM ODHAVJI SOLANKI (IND) |
| 7,910 | Tamluk West Bengal | 1996 | JAYANTA BHATTACHARYA (INC) | SETH LAKSHMAN CHANDRA (CPM) |
| 8,204 | Sidhi Madhya Pradesh (1947-1999) | 1996 | TILAK RAJ SINGH (AIIC(T)) | MANIK SINGH (BJP) |
| 8,262 | Bapatla Andhra Pradesh (historical key) | 1996 | UMMAREDDY VENKATESWARLU (TDP) | VIJAYA PRAD ARYA (INC) |
| 8,288 | Parvathipuram Andhra Pradesh (historical key) | 1996 | PRADEEP KUMAR DEV VYRICHERLA (INC) | VISWASARAI NARASIMHA RAO (TDP) |
| 8,771 | Surguja Madhya Pradesh (1947-1999) | 1996 | KHELSAI SINGH (INC) | LARANGSAI (BJP) |
| 9,053 | Akola Maharashtra | 1996 | PHUNDKAR PANDURANG PUNDLIK (BJP) | AMBEDKAR PRAKASH YESHWANT (RPI) |
| 9,171 | Banda Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999) | 1996 | RAM SAJEEVAN SINGH (BSP) | PRAKASH NARAYAN (BJP) |
| 9,198 | Raigarh Madhya Pradesh (1947-1999) | 1996 | NAND KUMAR SAI (BJP) | PUSHPA DEVI SINGH (INC) |
| 9,215 | Misrikh Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999) | 1996 | CHAUDHARY PARAGI LAL (BJP) | SHYAM LAL RAWAT (SP) |
| 9,349 | Dadra And Nagar Haveli Dadra Nagar Haveli | 1996 | DELKAR MOHANBHAI SANJIBHAI (INC) | GAVLI SITARAMBHAI JAVYABHAI (BJP) |
| 9,609 | Dharwad South Karnataka | 1996 | I G SANADI (INC) | B M MENSHINKAI (JD) |
| 10,022 | Kairana Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999) | 1996 | MUNAWWAR HASAN (SP) | UDAI VEER SINGH (BJP) |
| 10,046 | Sitapur Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999) | 1996 | MUKHTAR ANIS (SP) | JANARADAN PRASAD MISHRA (BJP) |
| 10,135 | Ladakh Jammu & Kashmir | 1996 | PHUNTSOG NAMGYAL (INC) | QAMAR ALI AKHOON (IND) |
| 10,545 | Panaji Goa | 1996 | KHALAP RAMAKANT D (MAG) | KASAR AMRUT SHIVRAM (INC) |
| 10,733 | Etawah Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999) | 1996 | RAM SINGH SHAKYA (SP) | SUKHDA MISHRA (BJP) |
| 10,944 | Hoshiarpur Punjab | 1996 | KANSHI RAM (BSP) | KAMAL CHOUDHARY (INC) |
| 10,956 | Raiganj West Bengal | 1996 | SUBRATA MUKHERJEE (CPM) | GOLAM YAZDANI (INC) |
| 11,151 | Ghatampur Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999) | 1996 | KAMAL RANI (BJP) | DHANI RAM SANKHWAR (BSP) |
| 11,676 | Mysore Karnataka | 1996 | SRIKANTADATTA NARASIMHARAJA WADEYAY (INC) | G T DEVE GOWDA (JD) |
| 11,702 | Bolangir Odisha | 1996 | SARAT PATTANAYAK (INC) | ANANG UDAY SINGH DEO (JD) |
| 11,809 | Satara Maharashtra | 1996 | NAIK NIMBALKAR HINDURAO NILKANTHRAO (SHS) | BHOSALE PRATAPRAO BABURAO (INC) |
| 11,936 | Nanded Maharashtra | 1996 | KUNTURKAR GANGADHARRAO MOHANRAO DESHMUKH (INC) | DHANAJIRAO VENKATRAO DESHMUKH (BJP) |
| 11,947 | Singhbhum Bihar (1947-1999) | 1996 | CHITRASEN SINKU (BJP) | VIJAY SINGH SOY (IND) |
| 11,960 | Banaskantha Gujarat | 1996 | B.K. GADHAVI (INC) | CHAVADA HARISINHJI PRATAPSINHJI (BJP) |
| 12,377 | Khagaria Bihar (1947-1999) | 1996 | ANIL KUMAR YADAV (JD) | SHAKUNI CHOUDHARY (SAP) |
| 12,382 | Rewa Madhya Pradesh (1947-1999) | 1996 | BUDDHA HASEN PATEL (BSP) | PARVEEN KUMARI (BJP) |
| 12,799 | Jhunjhunu Rajasthan | 1996 | SHEES RAM OLA (AIIC(T)) | MATU RAM SAINI (BJP) |
| 12,881 | Malegaon Maharashtra | 1996 | RAUT KACHARU BHAU (BJP) | MAHALE HARIBHAU SHANKAR (JD) |
| 13,038 | Jadavpur West Bengal | 1996 | KRISHNA BOSE (INC) | MALINI BHATTACHARYA (CPM) |
| 13,073 | Sundargarh Odisha | 1996 | FRIDA TOPNO (INC) | GEORGE TIRKEY (JMM) |
| 13,122 | Jangipur West Bengal | 1996 | MD. IDRIS ALI (INC) | ABEDIN ZAINAL (CPM) |
| 14,057 | Bastar Madhya Pradesh (1947-1999) | 1996 | MAHENDRA KARMA (IND) | MANKURAM SODHI (INC) |
| 14,471 | Pali Rajasthan | 1996 | GUMANMAL LODHA (BJP) | MITHA LAL JAIN (IND) |
| 14,481 | Mizoram Mizoram | 1996 | SILVERA C. (INC) | LALREMSIAMA F. (MNF) |
| 14,499 | Mangalore Karnataka | 1996 | V DHANANJAYA KUMAR (BJP) | JANARDHANA POOJARY (INC) |
| 14,552 | Ghosi Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999) | 1996 | KALAPNATH RAI (IND) | MUKHTAR ANSARI (BSP) |
| 14,715 | Banka Bihar (1947-1999) | 1996 | GIRIDHARI YADAV (JD) | DIGVIJAY SINGH (SAP) |
| 14,722 | Bara Banki Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999) | 1996 | RAM SAGAR (SP) | KAPIL DEV SINGH (BJP) |
| 15,020 | Garhwal Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999) | 1996 | SATPAL MAHARAJ (AIIC(T)) | BHUWAN CHANDRA KHANDURI (BJP) |
| 15,113 | Hamirpur Himachal Pradesh | 1996 | MAJOR GENERAL VIKRAM SINGH (RETD) (INC) | PREM KUMAR DHUMAL (BJP) |
| 15,147 | Sirsa Haryana | 1996 | Selja (INC) | Sushil Kumar (SAP) |
| 15,496 | Chapra Bihar (1947-1999) | 1996 | RAJIV PRATAP RUDI (BJP) | LAL BABU RAI (JD) |
| 15,545 | Gulbarga Karnataka | 1996 | QAMARUL ISLAM (JD) | BASAWARAJ PATIL SEDAM (BJP) |
| 15,712 | Tumkur Karnataka | 1996 | C N BHASKARAPPA (JD) | S MALLIKARJUNAIAH (BJP) |
| 15,798 | Bhind Madhya Pradesh (1947-1999) | 1996 | DR. RAM LAKHAN SINGH (BJP) | KEDAR NATH KUSHWAH (KACHHI) (BSP) |
| 15,919 | Osmanabad Maharashtra | 1996 | KAMBLE SHIVAJI VITHALRAO (SHS) | ARVIND TULSHIRAM KAMBLE (INC) |
| 16,021 | Phulpur Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999) | 1996 | JANG BAHADUR SINGH PATEL (SP) | KANSHI RAM (BSP) |
| 16,068 | Mathurapur West Bengal | 1996 | RADHIKA RANJAN PRAMANIK (CPM) | SUJIT PATWARI (INC) |
| 16,689 | Washim Maharashtra | 1996 | GAWALI PUNDLIKRAO RAMJI (SHS) | NAIK SUDHAKAR RAJUSINGH (INC) |
| 16,814 | Chikkballapur Karnataka | 1996 | R L JALAPPA (JD) | V MUNIYAPPA (INC) |
| 17,042 | Kolar Karnataka | 1996 | K H MUNIYAPPA (INC) | BALAJI CHANNAIAH (JD) |
| 17,087 | Sholapur Maharashtra | 1996 | VALYAL LINGRAJ BALAIRAYYA (BJP) | PATIL RAVIKANT SHANKARAPPA (JD) |
| 17,209 | Bhilwara Rajasthan | 1996 | SUBHASH CHANDRA BAHERIYA (BJP) | MAHENDRA SINGH MEWAR (INC) |
| 17,440 | Warangal Andhra Pradesh (historical key) | 1996 | AJMEERA CHANDULAL (TDP) | SURANDER REDDY RAMA (INC) |
| 17,626 | Narasapur Andhra Pradesh (historical key) | 1996 | KOTHAPALLI SUBBARAYUDU (PEDABABU) (TDP) | KANUMURU BAPIRAJU (INC) |
| 18,555 | Jullundur Punjab | 1996 | DARBARA SINGH (SAD) | UMRAO SINGH (INC) |
| 18,569 | Khed Maharashtra | 1996 | SHERKAR NIVRUTTISHETH NAMDEO (INC) | BANKHELE KISANRAO (SHS) |
| 18,958 | Narasaraopet Andhra Pradesh (historical key) | 1996 | SAIDAIAH KOTA (TDP) | K. V. KRISHNA REDDY (INC) |
| 19,382 | Chitradurga Karnataka | 1996 | P.KODANDARAMAIAH (JD) | C P MUDALAGIRIYAPPA (INC) |
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