Close contests · 1991
Tightest races by winning margin for the 1991 general election.
| Constituency | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akbarpur | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | RAM AWADH (JD) | BECHAN RAM (BJP) | 156 (0.0%) |
| churu | Rajasthan | RAM SINGH (BJP) | JAI SINGH RATHODE (INC) | 168 (0.0%) |
| Davangere | Karnataka | CHANNAIAH ODEYAR (INC) | S.A. RABINDRANATH (BJP) | 455 (0.1%) |
| Tamluk | West Bengal | SATYAGOPAL MISRA (CPM) | JAYANTA BHATTACHARYA (INC) | 1,062 (0.1%) |
| Chirayinkil | Kerala | SUSEELA GOPALAN (W) (CPM) | THALEKUNNIL BASHEER (INC) | 1,106 (0.2%) |
| Bapatla | Andhra Pradesh 27 | VENKATESWARA RAO DAGGUBATI (TDP) | SALAGALA BENJAMIN (INC) | 1,097 (0.2%) |
| Raipur | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | VIDYACHARAN SHUKLA (INC) | RAMESH BAIS (BJP) | 959 (0.2%) |
| Malda | West Bengal | ABDUL BARKAT ATAUL GHANI KHAN CHOUDHARY (INC) | SAILEN SARKAR (CPM) | 1,820 (0.3%) |
| Ferozepur | Punjab | MOHAN SINGH S/O KANSHA SINGH (BSP) | SANTOSH SINGH (INC) | 1,296 (0.3%) |
| Firozabad | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | PRABHU DAYAL KATHERIA (BJP) | SHIV NARAYAN GAUTAM (JD) | 1,332 (0.3%) |
| Rajgarh | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | DIGVIJAY SINGH (INC) | PYARELAL KHANDELWAL (BJP) | 1,470 (0.3%) |
| Sambhal | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | SRI PAL SINGH (JD) | HAR PAL SINGH (BJP) | 1,705 (0.4%) |
| Hassan | Karnataka | H D Devegowda (JP) | H.C. SRIKANTHAIAH ALIAS ANNAIAH (INC) | 3,191 (0.5%) |
| Kaira | Gujarat | K.D. JESWANI (BJP) | CHAUHAN PRABTSINH HATHISINH (JD(G)) | 1,688 (0.5%) |
| NEW DELHI | Delhi | Lal Krishna Advani (BJP) | RAJESH KHANNA (INC) | 1,589 (0.7%) |
| Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh 27 | M.V.V.S. MURTHI (TDP) | UMA GAJAPATHIRAJU (W) (INC) | 5,138 (0.8%) |
| HAMIRPUR | Himachal Pradesh | PREM KUMAR DHUMAL (BJP) | NARAIN CHANDRA PARASHAR (INC) | 3,738 (0.8%) |
| Khammam | Andhra Pradesh 27 | RANGAYYA NAYUDU P.V. (INC) | TAMMINENI VEERABHADRAM (CPM) | 5,918 (0.8%) |
| Hingoli | Maharashtra | GUNDEWAR VILASRAO NAGNATHRAO (SHS) | UTTAM RATHOD (INC) | 3,793 (0.8%) |
| Bara Banki | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | RAM SAGAR (JP) | KAPIL DEO (BJP) | 3,798 (0.9%) |
| Rae Bareli | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | SHEILA KAUL (W) (INC) | ASHOK KUMAR SINGH (JD) | 3,917 (0.9%) |
| Howrah | West Bengal | SUSANTA CHAKRABORTY S/O SUDHIR (CPM) | PRIYA RANJAN DAS MUNSHI (INC) | 7,380 (0.9%) |
| Ghosi | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | KALP NATH (INC) | RAJKUMAR (JD) | 4,429 (0.9%) |
| KAROL BAGH | Delhi | KALKA DASS (BJP) | KRISHNA TIRATH (W) (INC) | 2,500 (1.0%) |
| Pratapgarh | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | ABHAI PRATAP SINGH (JD) | UDAI RAJ MISRA (BJP) | 3,696 (1.0%) |
| Hamirpur | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | VISHWANATH SHARMA (BJP) | GANGA CHARAN RAJPUT (JD) | 4,045 (1.1%) |
| Mandsaur | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | LAXMINARAIN PANDEY (BJP) | MAHENDRA SINGH (INC) | 6,983 (1.1%) |
| Khalilabad | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | ASHT BHUJA PRASAD SHUKLA (BJP) | SURENDRA YADAV (JD) | 5,091 (1.1%) |
| Lakshadweep | Lakshadweep | P.M. SAYEED (INC) | MOHAMMED KOYA KUNNAMKULAM (JD) | 281 (1.1%) |
| Miryalguda | Andhra Pradesh 27 | BHEEMIREDDY NARSIMHA REDDY (CPM) | B.N. REDDY (INC) | 8,263 (1.2%) |
| CHANDNI CHOWK | Delhi | TARA CHAND KHANDELWAL (BJP) | JAI PRAKASH AGGRAWAL S/O RAM CHARAN (INC) | 2,774 (1.2%) |
| Kasaragod | Kerala | M. RAMANNA RAI (CPM) | K.C. VENUGOPAL (INC) | 9,423 (1.2%) |
| Bombay South Central | Maharashtra | MOHAN RAWALE (SHS) | DADASAHEB RUPWATE (INC) | 4,402 (1.3%) |
| Allahabad | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | SAROJ DUBEY (W) (JD) | SHYAMA CHARAN GUPTA (BJP) | 5,196 (1.3%) |
| Hardwar | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | RAM SINGH (BJP) | DHARAM SINGH (JD) | 7,197 (1.4%) |
| Pilibhit | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | PARASHURAM (BJP) | Maneka Gandhi (JP) | 6,923 (1.5%) |
| Bhubaneswar | Orissa | SHIVAJI PATNAIK (CPM) | MANMATH NATH DAS (INC) | 7,981 (1.6%) |
| Mukundapuram | Kerala | SAVITHRI LAKSHMANAN (W) (INC) | A.P. KURIAN (CPM) | 12,365 (1.7%) |
| Jabalpur | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | SHRAWAN KUMAR PATEL (INC) | BABURAO PARANJPE (BJP) | 6,722 (1.7%) |
| Keonjhar | Orissa | GOVINDA CHANDRA MUNDA (JD) | KUMAR MAJHI (INC) | 7,394 (1.7%) |
| Bhadrak | Orissa | ARJUN CHARAN SETHI (JD) | NETRA NAND MALLIK (INC) | 10,939 (1.8%) |
| Anakapalli | Andhra Pradesh 27 | KONATHALA RAMAKRISHNA (INC) | APPALANARASIMHAM P. (TDP) | 11,158 (1.9%) |
| Alleppey | Kerala | T.J. ANJALOSE (CPM) | VAKKOM PURUSHOTHAMAN (INC) | 14,075 (1.9%) |
| Tenali | Andhra Pradesh 27 | UMMAREDDY VENKATESWARLU (TDP) | BASAVAPUNNAIAH SINGAM (INC) | 10,171 (1.9%) |
| Ahmednagar | Maharashtra | GADAKH YESHAWANTRAO (INC) | E.V. TATHA BALASAHED VIKHE PATIL (IND) | 11,637 (1.9%) |
| Hoshangabad | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | SARTAJ SINGH (BJP) | RAMESHWAR NIKHRA (INC) | 8,454 (2.0%) |
| Jajpur | Orissa | ANADI CHARAN DAS (JD) | NABAKISHORE MALLIK (INC) | 11,429 (2.0%) |
| Koppal | Karnataka | ANWARI BASAVARAJ PATIL (INC) | SIDDARAMAIAH (JD) | 11,197 (2.0%) |
| Silchar | Assam | KABINDRA PURKAYASTHA (BJP) | NURUL HUDA (CPM) | 10,851 (2.1%) |
| Nowgong | Assam | MUHIRAM SAIKIA (AGP) | BISHNU PRASAD (INC) | 12,917 (2.1%) |
| Lalganj | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | RAM BADAN (JD) | SHAYAM DHARI (BJP) | 9,638 (2.1%) |
| Calicut | Kerala | K. MURALEEDHARAN (INC) | M.P. VEERENDRA KUMAR (JD) | 15,884 (2.1%) |
| bhilwara | Rajasthan | SHIV CHARAN MATHUR (INC) | RAM SWAROOP GUPTA (BJP) | 10,761 (2.2%) |
| Balasore | Orissa | KARTIKESWAR PATRA (INC) | SAMARENDRA KUNDU (JD) | 13,218 (2.2%) |
| Badagara | Kerala | UNNIKRISHNAN K.P. (SCS) (ICS(SCS)) | M. RATNASINGH (IND) | 17,489 (2.2%) |
| Ottapalam | Kerala | K.R. NARAYANAN (INC) | LENIN RAJENDRAN (CPM) | 15,088 (2.2%) |
| Palghat | Kerala | V.S. VIJAYARAGHAVAN (INC) | A. VIJAYARAGHAVAN (CPM) | 15,768 (2.3%) |
| Guntur | Andhra Pradesh 27 | LAL JAN BASHA S.M. (TDP) | N.G. RANGA (INC) | 14,744 (2.3%) |
| Phillaur | Punjab | SANTOSH CHAUDHARY (W) (INC) | HARBHAJAN LAKHA (BSP) | 5,784 (2.3%) |
| Nainital | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | BALRAJ PASI (BJP) | NARAYAN DATT TIWARI (INC) | 11,429 (2.3%) |
| Sagar | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | ANAND AHIRWAR (INC) | RAM PRASAD AHIRWAR (BJP) | 9,348 (2.5%) |
| KANGRA | Himachal Pradesh | D.D. KHANORIA (BJP) | CHANDRESH KUMARI (W) (INC) | 10,816 (2.5%) |
| Jagatsinghpur | Orissa | LOKNATH CHOUDHURY (CPI) | NITYANANDA SAMANTARAY (INC) | 17,025 (2.5%) |
| Mangaldoi (SC) | Assam | PRBIN DEKA (INC) | BIRENDRA PRASAD BAISHYA (AGP) | 18,013 (2.6%) |
| Bolangir | Orissa | SARAT CHANDRA PATTANAYAK (INC) | ANANG UDAY SINGH DEO (JD) | 12,075 (2.6%) |
| Mohanlalganj | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | CHHOTEY LAL (BJP) | DINESH KUMAR ALIAS D.K. ANAND (JP) | 10,212 (2.7%) |
| Mathurapur | West Bengal | RADHIKA RANJAN PRAMANICK (CPM) | MONORANJAN HALDHER (INC) | 19,746 (2.7%) |
| Aligarh | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | SHILA DEVI GAUTAM (W) (BJP) | BALDEV SINGH (JD) | 12,475 (2.7%) |
| Shahjahanpur | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | SATYA PAL SINGH YADAV (SIWARA) (JD) | NIRBHAY CHAND SETH (BJP) | 13,316 (2.7%) |
| Banda | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | PRAKASH NARAIN (BJP) | BABULAL KUSHWAHA (BSP) | 10,184 (2.8%) |
| Adoor | Kerala | KODIKUNNIL SURESH (INC) | BHARGAVI THANKAPPAN (W) (CPI) | 18,595 (2.8%) |
| Surendranagar | Gujarat | KOLIPATEL SOMABHAI GADABHAI (BJP) | SANAT MAGNLAL MEHTA (INC) | 10,886 (2.8%) |
| Mainpuri | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | UDAI PRATAP SINGH (JP) | RAM NARESH AGNIHOTRI (BJP) | 12,165 (2.8%) |
| Chandauli | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | ANAND RATAN MOURYA (BJP) | KAILASH NATH SINGH YADAV (JD) | 12,297 (2.8%) |
| Moradabad | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | GULAM MOHAMMED KHAN (JD) | V.P. SINGHAL (BJP) | 13,978 (2.8%) |
| Kodarma | Bihar 1947 1999 | MUMTAZ ANSARI (JD) | RITLAL PRASAD VERMA (BJP) | 14,122 (2.9%) |
| Mysore | Karnataka | CHANDRAPRABHA URS (W) (INC) | SRIKANTADATTA NARASIMHARAJA WADIYAR (BJP) | 16,882 (3.0%) |
| Pune | Maharashtra | ANNA JOSHI (BJP) | GADGIL VITTHALRAO NARHAR (INC) | 16,938 (3.0%) |
| Khargone | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | RAMESHWAR PATIDAR (BJP) | SUBHASHCHANDRA GANGA RAM YADAV (INC) | 13,795 (3.1%) |
| Saharanpur | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | RASHED MASOOD (JD) | NAQALI SINGH (BJP) | 18,342 (3.1%) |
| Ratnagiri | Maharashtra | GOVINDRAM NIKAM (INC) | ANAT GEETE (SHS) | 12,928 (3.2%) |
| Tumkur | Karnataka | S. MALLIKARJUNAIAH (BJP) | G.S. BASAVARAJ (INC) | 18,917 (3.2%) |
| Rewa | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | BHEEM SINGH PATEL (BSP) | SHRINIWAS TIWARI (INC) | 14,316 (3.2%) |
| Contai | West Bengal | SUDHIR GIRI (CPM) | ABHA MAITI (W) (INC) | 23,116 (3.4%) |
| tonk | Rajasthan | RAM NARAIN BERWA (BJP) | RAMKANWAR BERWA (INC) | 13,019 (3.4%) |
| Mathura | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | SWAMI SAKSHI JI (BJP) | LAXMI NARAYAN CHAUDHARY (JD) | 15,512 (3.4%) |
| Bombay North Central | Maharashtra | DIGHE SHARAD SHANKAR (INC) | VIDYADHAR GOKHALE (SHS) | 14,212 (3.4%) |
| Budaun | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | CHINMAYA NAND (BJP) | SHARAD YADAV (JD) | 15,579 (3.5%) |
| chitaudgarh | Rajasthan | JASWANT SINGH (BJP) | MAHENDRA SINGH MEWAR (INC) | 18,418 (3.5%) |
| Bagalkot | Karnataka | SIDDAPPA BHIMAPPA NYAMAGOUDAR (INC) | RAMAKRISHNA HEGADE (JD) | 21,204 (3.6%) |
| Idukki | Kerala | PALAI K.M. MATHEW (INC) | P.J. JOSEPH (KEC) | 25,206 (3.6%) |
| Deoria | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | MOHAN SINGH (JD) | GOVIND PRASAD RAI (BJP) | 17,177 (3.6%) |
| Khandwa | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | MAHENDER KUMAR SINGH (INC) | AMRITLAL TARAWALA (MANNI BHAI) (BJP) | 16,775 (3.6%) |
| Quilon | Kerala | S. KRISHNA KUMAR (INC) | R.S. UNNI (RSP) | 27,727 (3.8%) |
| Damoh | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | RAMKRISHNA KUSMARIA (BJP) | DAL CHANDRA JAIN (INC) | 16,158 (3.8%) |
| jhunjhunu | Rajasthan | AYUB KHAN (INC) | MADAN LAL SAINI (BJP) | 20,254 (3.8%) |
| Maharajganj | Bihar 1947 1999 | GIRIJA DEVI (W) (JD) | RAM BAHADUR SINGH (JP) | 24,335 (3.9%) |
| Nagapattinam | Tamil Nadu | PADMA (W) (INC) | SELVARASU M. (CPI) | 25,716 (3.9%) |
| Mizoram | Mizoram | C. SILVERA (INC) | LALDUHOMA (MNF) | 9,593 (4.0%) |
| Hyderabad | Andhra Pradesh 27 | SULTAN SALAHUDDIN OWAISI (MIM) | BADDAM BAL REDDY (BJP) | 39,524 (4.0%) |
| Constituency | Category | Winner | Runner-up | Vote share | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akbarpur | GEN | Ram Awadh (jd) | — | — | 156 (0.0%) | — |
| churu | GEN | Ram Singh (bjp) | — | — | 168 (0.0%) | — |
| Davangere | GEN | Channaiah Odeyar (inc) | — | — | 455 (0.1%) | — |
| Tamluk | GEN | Satyagopal Misra (cpm) | — | — | 1,062 (0.1%) | — |
| Chirayinkil | GEN | Suseela Gopalan (w) (cpm) | — | — | 1,106 (0.2%) | — |
| Bapatla | GEN | Venkateswara Rao Daggubati (tdp) | — | — | 1,097 (0.2%) | — |
| Raipur | GEN | Vidyacharan Shukla (inc) | — | — | 959 (0.2%) | — |
| Malda | GEN | Abdul Barkat Ataul Ghani Khan Choudhary (inc) | — | — | 1,820 (0.3%) | — |
| Ferozepur | GEN | Mohan Singh S/o Kansha Singh (bsp) | — | — | 1,296 (0.3%) | — |
| Firozabad | GEN | Prabhu Dayal Katheria (bjp) | — | — | 1,332 (0.3%) | — |
| Rajgarh | GEN | Digvijay Singh (inc) | — | — | 1,470 (0.3%) | — |
| Sambhal | GEN | Sri Pal Singh (jd) | — | — | 1,705 (0.4%) | — |
| Hassan | GEN | H D Devegowda (jp) | — | — | 3,191 (0.5%) | — |
| Kaira | GEN | K.D. Jeswani (bjp) | — | — | 1,688 (0.5%) | — |
| NEW DELHI | GEN | Lal Krishna Advani (bjp) | — | — | 1,589 (0.7%) | — |
| Visakhapatnam | GEN | M.V.V.S. Murthi (tdp) | — | — | 5,138 (0.8%) | — |
| HAMIRPUR | GEN | Prem Kumar Dhumal (bjp) | — | — | 3,738 (0.8%) | — |
| Khammam | GEN | Rangayya Nayudu P.V. (inc) | — | — | 5,918 (0.8%) | — |
| Hingoli | GEN | Gundewar Vilasrao Nagnathrao (shs) | — | — | 3,793 (0.8%) | — |
| Bara Banki | GEN | Ram Sagar (jp) | — | — | 3,798 (0.9%) | — |
| Rae Bareli | GEN | Sheila Kaul (w) (inc) | — | — | 3,917 (0.9%) | — |
| Howrah | GEN | Susanta Chakraborty S/o Sudhir (cpm) | — | — | 7,380 (0.9%) | — |
| Ghosi | GEN | Kalp Nath (inc) | — | — | 4,429 (0.9%) | — |
| KAROL BAGH | GEN | Kalka Dass (bjp) | — | — | 2,500 (1.0%) | — |
| Pratapgarh | GEN | Abhai Pratap Singh (jd) | — | — | 3,696 (1.0%) | — |
| Hamirpur | GEN | Vishwanath Sharma (bjp) | — | — | 4,045 (1.1%) | — |
| Mandsaur | GEN | Laxminarain Pandey (bjp) | — | — | 6,983 (1.1%) | — |
| Khalilabad | GEN | Asht Bhuja Prasad Shukla (bjp) | — | — | 5,091 (1.1%) | — |
| Lakshadweep | GEN | P.M. Sayeed (inc) | — | — | 281 (1.1%) | — |
| Miryalguda | GEN | Bheemireddy Narsimha Reddy (cpm) | — | — | 8,263 (1.2%) | — |
| CHANDNI CHOWK | GEN | Tara Chand Khandelwal (bjp) | — | — | 2,774 (1.2%) | — |
| Kasaragod | GEN | M. Ramanna Rai (cpm) | — | — | 9,423 (1.2%) | — |
| Bombay South Central | GEN | Mohan Rawale (shs) | — | — | 4,402 (1.3%) | — |
| Allahabad | GEN | Saroj Dubey (w) (jd) | — | — | 5,196 (1.3%) | — |
| Hardwar | GEN | Ram Singh (bjp) | — | — | 7,197 (1.4%) | — |
| Pilibhit | GEN | Parashuram (bjp) | — | — | 6,923 (1.5%) | — |
| Bhubaneswar | GEN | Shivaji Patnaik (cpm) | — | — | 7,981 (1.6%) | — |
| Mukundapuram | GEN | Savithri Lakshmanan (w) (inc) | — | — | 12,365 (1.7%) | — |
| Jabalpur | GEN | Shrawan Kumar Patel (inc) | — | — | 6,722 (1.7%) | — |
| Keonjhar | GEN | Govinda Chandra Munda (jd) | — | — | 7,394 (1.7%) | — |
| Bhadrak | GEN | Arjun Charan Sethi (jd) | — | — | 10,939 (1.8%) | — |
| Anakapalli | GEN | Konathala Ramakrishna (inc) | — | — | 11,158 (1.9%) | — |
| Alleppey | GEN | T.J. Anjalose (cpm) | — | — | 14,075 (1.9%) | — |
| Tenali | GEN | Ummareddy Venkateswarlu (tdp) | — | — | 10,171 (1.9%) | — |
| Ahmednagar | GEN | Gadakh Yeshawantrao (inc) | — | — | 11,637 (1.9%) | — |
| Hoshangabad | GEN | Sartaj Singh (bjp) | — | — | 8,454 (2.0%) | — |
| Jajpur | GEN | Anadi Charan Das (jd) | — | — | 11,429 (2.0%) | — |
| Koppal | GEN | Anwari Basavaraj Patil (inc) | — | — | 11,197 (2.0%) | — |
| Silchar | GEN | Kabindra Purkayastha (bjp) | — | — | 10,851 (2.1%) | — |
| Nowgong | GEN | Muhiram Saikia (agp) | — | — | 12,917 (2.1%) | — |
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