Lok Sabha elections 2024 | Infographic: Constituencies with the narrowest win margins in 2019

In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP had managed to secure 37.36 per cent of the vote, the highest secured by any political party since the 1989 Lok Sabha elections, but some of the electoral contests were settled by extremely narrow margins.

The 2024 Lok Sabha elections are almost upon us, with the Narendra Modi-led BJP looking to secure a third term in power.

In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP had managed to secure 37.36 per cent of the vote, the highest secured by any political party since the 1989 Lok Sabha elections.

The BJP also won 303 seats alone, while the BJP-led NDA bagging 353 seats in all.

However, some of these wins were by extremely narrow margins.

Here, we look at the five constituencies that had the lowest win margins in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

1. Machhlishahr, Uttar Pradesh: Bholanath (B P Saroj) from the BJP defeated BSP candidate Tribhuvan Ram, with a margin of a mere 181 votes.

2. Lakshadweep: NCP candidate Mohammed Faizal P P won the island constituency, defeating Congress candidate Hamdullah Sayeed by 823 votes.

3. Arambagh, West Bengal: Aparupa Poddar (Afrin Ali) from the Trinamool Congress beat BJP candidate Tapan Kumar Ray by a margin of 1,142 votes.

4. Andaman & Nicobar Islands: Congress candidate Kuldeep Rai Sharma won this seat, beating BJP candidate Vishal Jolly by 1,407 votes.

5. Khunti, Jharkhand: Arjun Munda of the BJP defeated Congress candidate Kali Charan Munda by a margin of 1,445 votes.