Target / defence
Lok Sabha 1962 seats ranked by winning margin.
Lok Sabha
Vidhan Sabha
Lok Sabha 1962 · showing 491 of 491 seats (closest margins first). Pick a party to split defend vs attack.
- knife-edge: 42
- marginal: 63
- competitive: 101
- comfortable: 139
- safe: 146
| Constituency | State | Winner | Margin | Band | Posture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendrapara | Orissa | PSP | 0.0% (66) | knife-edge | watch |
| Outer Manipur | Manipur | SOC | 0.0% (42) | knife-edge | watch |
| Bara Banki | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | SOC | 0.1% (321) | knife-edge | watch |
| Kozhikode | Kerala | ML | 0.2% (763) | knife-edge | watch |
| Gonda | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 0.3% (498) | knife-edge | watch |
| WARRANGAL | Andhra Pradesh 27 | INC | 0.3% (736) | knife-edge | watch |
| Mainpuri | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 0.3% (804) | knife-edge | watch |
| Eluru | Andhra Pradesh 27 | CPI | 0.4% (1,469) | knife-edge | watch |
| Jorhat | Assam | PSP | 0.5% (907) | knife-edge | watch |
| Ludhiana | Punjab | AD | 0.6% (1,870) | knife-edge | watch |
| jodhpur | Rajasthan | IND | 0.6% (1,634) | knife-edge | watch |
| Tarn Taran | Punjab | INC | 0.6% (1,990) | knife-edge | watch |
| Narsipatnam | Andhra Pradesh 27 | INC | 0.7% (1,347) | knife-edge | watch |
| Ongole | Andhra Pradesh 27 | CPI | 0.7% (2,343) | knife-edge | watch |
| Domariaganj | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 0.8% (1,579) | knife-edge | watch |
| Chandauli | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 0.8% (1,785) | knife-edge | watch |
| Dumka | Bihar 1947 1999 | INC | 0.8% (1,085) | knife-edge | watch |
| Hooghly | West Bengal | CPI | 0.8% (2,643) | knife-edge | watch |
| Balrampur | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 0.9% (2,052) | knife-edge | watch |
| PERIYAKULAM | Madras | INC | 1.0% (2,899) | knife-edge | watch |
| Madhubani | Bihar 1947 1999 | PSP | 1.0% (1,912) | knife-edge | watch |
| RAMSANEHIGHAT | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 1.0% (1,926) | knife-edge | watch |
| HATRAS | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | REP | 1.1% (2,649) | knife-edge | watch |
| MASULIPATNAM | Andhra Pradesh 27 | IND | 1.2% (4,212) | knife-edge | watch |
| Howrah | West Bengal | CPI | 1.2% (3,936) | knife-edge | watch |
| Bhind | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 1.2% (2,787) | knife-edge | watch |
| Bulsar | Gujarat | INC | 1.2% (3,659) | knife-edge | watch |
| Aligarh | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | REP | 1.2% (3,025) | knife-edge | watch |
| CHIDAMBARAM | Madras | INC | 1.3% (4,060) | knife-edge | watch |
| jhunjhunu | Rajasthan | INC | 1.3% (3,460) | knife-edge | watch |
| TIRUVANNAMALAI | Madras | DMK | 1.3% (3,726) | knife-edge | watch |
| Etawah | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 1.3% (3,139) | knife-edge | watch |
| Bahraich | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | SWA | 1.3% (2,225) | knife-edge | watch |
| Bilaspur | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | IND | 1.4% (2,171) | knife-edge | watch |
| Sitapur | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | JS | 1.6% (3,377) | knife-edge | watch |
| Gorakhpur | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 1.6% (3,260) | knife-edge | watch |
| Balaghat | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | PSP | 1.6% (2,892) | knife-edge | watch |
| KOPPAL | Mysore | LSS | 1.7% (4,281) | knife-edge | watch |
| Mahasamund | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 1.8% (2,792) | knife-edge | watch |
| Trichur | Kerala | CPI | 1.8% (5,827) | knife-edge | watch |
| Manjeri | Kerala | ML | 1.8% (4,328) | knife-edge | watch |
| Dahod | Gujarat | SWA | 1.9% (4,413) | knife-edge | watch |
| Pilibhit | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | PSP | 2.2% (4,432) | marginal | — |
| JHAJJAR | Punjab | HLS | 2.2% (7,662) | marginal | — |
| Mathurapur | West Bengal | INC | 2.2% (7,266) | marginal | — |
| Mehsana | Gujarat | INC | 2.3% (6,938) | marginal | — |
| MAVILEKARA | Kerala | INC | 2.4% (7,288) | marginal | — |
| Buxar | Bihar 1947 1999 | INC | 2.4% (5,516) | marginal | — |
| HASSAN | Mysore | INC | 2.6% (5,815) | marginal | — |
| Bilhaur | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 2.7% (5,866) | marginal | — |
| Sambalpur | Orissa | SOC | 2.7% (2,368) | marginal | — |
| MADRAS NORTH | Madras | INC | 2.7% (8,849) | marginal | — |
| Shahdol | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | SOC | 2.7% (3,667) | marginal | — |
| Indore | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | IND | 2.7% (6,293) | marginal | — |
| Giridih | Bihar 1947 1999 | SWA | 2.8% (3,458) | marginal | — |
| TIRUCHIRAPPALLI | Madras | CPI | 2.9% (9,374) | marginal | — |
| Patiala | Punjab | INC | 3.0% (10,086) | marginal | — |
| TIPTUR | Mysore | INC | 3.0% (8,096) | marginal | — |
| Phillaur | Punjab | INC | 3.1% (9,619) | marginal | — |
| Dewas | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | JS | 3.1% (7,149) | marginal | — |
| Serampore | West Bengal | CPI | 3.2% (10,862) | marginal | — |
| TRIVANDURAM | Kerala | IND | 3.2% (10,458) | marginal | — |
| KRISHNAGIRI | Madras | DMK | 3.3% (8,601) | marginal | — |
| NAMAKKAL | Madras | INC | 3.3% (8,951) | marginal | — |
| KUMBAKONAM | Madras | INC | 3.3% (10,899) | marginal | — |
| Jaunpur | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | JS | 3.3% (7,937) | marginal | — |
| Hoshiarpur | Punjab | INC | 3.3% (10,301) | marginal | — |
| AMBALAPUZHA | Kerala | CPI | 3.4% (11,233) | marginal | — |
| Shahabad | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | JS | 3.5% (7,300) | marginal | — |
| MAHENDRAGARH | Punjab | JS | 3.6% (11,259) | marginal | — |
| Khammam | Andhra Pradesh 27 | INC | 3.7% (12,060) | marginal | — |
| Ghosi | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | CPI | 3.7% (8,692) | marginal | — |
| Balurghat | West Bengal | CPI | 3.7% (9,820) | marginal | — |
| Uluberia | West Bengal | INC | 3.7% (10,975) | marginal | — |
| RANCHI EAST | Bihar 1947 1999 | SWA | 3.7% (5,023) | marginal | — |
| CALCUTTA SOUTH WEST | West Bengal | CPI | 3.8% (10,990) | marginal | — |
| WANDIWASH | Madras | INC | 3.8% (10,797) | marginal | — |
| Rasra | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | CPI | 3.9% (8,779) | marginal | — |
| AMALAPRUAM | Andhra Pradesh 27 | INC | 3.9% (12,570) | marginal | — |
| SALEM | Madras | INC | 3.9% (11,738) | marginal | — |
| BELLARY | Mysore | INC | 4.0% (11,317) | marginal | — |
| KARNAL | Punjab | JS | 4.0% (12,710) | marginal | — |
| Narasapur | Andhra Pradesh 27 | INC | 4.0% (14,669) | marginal | — |
| TIRUVALLUR | Madras | INC | 4.1% (13,435) | marginal | — |
| GONDIA | Maharashtra | INC | 4.3% (10,925) | marginal | — |
| bharatpur | Rajasthan | INC | 4.3% (11,891) | marginal | — |
| Misrikh | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | JS | 4.3% (8,917) | marginal | — |
| MELUR | Madras | INC | 4.3% (12,919) | marginal | — |
| Gudivada | Andhra Pradesh 27 | INC | 4.4% (16,734) | marginal | — |
| Darjeeling | West Bengal | INC | 4.5% (8,427) | marginal | — |
| NEBADWIP | West Bengal | IND | 4.5% (13,237) | marginal | — |
| Purulia | West Bengal | LSS | 4.5% (7,413) | marginal | — |
| GULBARGA | Mysore | INC | 4.6% (8,073) | marginal | — |
| Amritsar | Punjab | INC | 4.6% (14,416) | marginal | — |
| Kaira | Gujarat | SWA | 4.6% (12,613) | marginal | — |
| Mahua | Bihar 1947 1999 | INC | 4.7% (9,962) | marginal | — |
| Mandsaur | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | JS | 4.7% (10,855) | marginal | — |
| Bikramganj | Bihar 1947 1999 | INC | 4.7% (10,664) | marginal | — |
| Etah | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | HMS | 4.7% (10,614) | marginal | — |
| MADURAI | Madras | INC | 4.8% (17,188) | marginal | — |
| TIRUCHENGODE | Madras | INC | 4.8% (12,164) | marginal | — |
| Asansol | West Bengal | INC | 4.8% (8,844) | marginal | — |
| MAHBUBABAD | Andhra Pradesh 27 | INC | 4.9% (13,576) | marginal | — |
| Bhavnagar | Gujarat | PSP | 4.9% (9,874) | marginal | — |
| Raigarh | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | RRP | 5.0% (9,117) | marginal | — |
| Sidhi | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 5.0% (8,029) | competitive | — |
| MARODABAD | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | REP | 5.1% (12,033) | competitive | — |
| Sangrur | Punjab | INC | 5.1% (17,269) | competitive | — |
| SRIPERUMBUDUR | Madras | DMK | 5.1% (15,372) | competitive | — |
| TINDIVANAM | Madras | INC | 5.2% (14,297) | competitive | — |
| Osmanabad | Maharashtra | INC | 5.2% (12,374) | competitive | — |
| SUNDERGARH | Orissa | GP | 5.3% (6,075) | competitive | — |
| SHIMOGA | Mysore | INC | 5.4% (13,747) | competitive | — |
| Azamgarh | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 5.4% (11,396) | competitive | — |
| UDIPI | Mysore | INC | 5.5% (12,866) | competitive | — |
| SHIV PURI | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 5.6% (9,939) | competitive | — |
| Jhansi | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 5.6% (11,090) | competitive | — |
| KAITHAL | Punjab | INC | 5.7% (19,603) | competitive | — |
| Faizabad | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 5.7% (10,852) | competitive | — |
| Cuddapah | Andhra Pradesh 27 | CPI | 5.8% (20,867) | competitive | — |
| ARUPPUKKOTTAI | Madras | FB | 5.8% (19,853) | competitive | — |
| Rajampet | Andhra Pradesh 27 | SWA | 5.9% (17,265) | competitive | — |
| Kakinada | Andhra Pradesh 27 | INC | 5.9% (18,684) | competitive | — |
| Farrukhabad | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 5.9% (14,278) | competitive | — |
| Sardhana | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 5.9% (14,669) | competitive | — |
| Aurangabad | Bihar 1947 1999 | SWA | 5.9% (9,761) | competitive | — |
| ROHTAK | Punjab | JS | 6.0% (20,107) | competitive | — |
| DAIMOND HARBOUR | West Bengal | INC | 6.0% (19,140) | competitive | — |
| GURGAON | Punjab | INC | 6.1% (18,418) | competitive | — |
| Gadwal | Andhra Pradesh 27 | INC | 6.1% (15,834) | competitive | — |
| Bareilly | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | JS | 6.1% (11,350) | competitive | — |
| Firozabad | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 6.1% (13,239) | competitive | — |
| Kaimganj | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 6.2% (14,487) | competitive | — |
| CHINGLEPUT | Madras | INC | 6.2% (19,878) | competitive | — |
| Anakapalli | Andhra Pradesh 27 | INC | 6.3% (16,010) | competitive | — |
| Phulbani | Orissa | GP | 6.3% (3,275) | competitive | — |
| Raipur | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 6.4% (15,391) | competitive | — |
| Tripura East | Tripura | CPI | 6.5% (10,048) | competitive | — |
| Ernakulam | Kerala | INC | 6.6% (23,399) | competitive | — |
| Joynagar | West Bengal | INC | 6.6% (18,771) | competitive | — |
| VIJAYWADA | Andhra Pradesh 27 | INC | 6.6% (22,983) | competitive | — |
| Ahmednagar | Maharashtra | INC | 6.6% (14,038) | competitive | — |
| KOTAH | Rajasthan | JS | 6.7% (13,705) | competitive | — |
| Tenali | Andhra Pradesh 27 | CPI | 6.7% (23,927) | competitive | — |
| BULANDSHAHR DISTRICT | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 6.8% (16,954) | competitive | — |
| Mirzapur | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 6.9% (15,855) | competitive | — |
| TIRUNELVELI | Madras | INC | 6.9% (22,019) | competitive | — |
| BELGAUM | Mysore | INC | 6.9% (18,077) | competitive | — |
| KANARA | Mysore | INC | 7.0% (19,869) | competitive | — |
| TIRUKOILUR | Madras | INC | 7.0% (17,700) | competitive | — |
| Rewa | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 7.1% (14,175) | competitive | — |
| Rae Bareli | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 7.1% (14,268) | competitive | — |
| Anand | Gujarat | SWA | 7.2% (22,729) | competitive | — |
| Saharsa | Bihar 1947 1999 | SOC | 7.7% (15,133) | competitive | — |
| Tirupathi | Andhra Pradesh 27 | INC | 7.7% (17,048) | competitive | — |
| Amroha | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 7.9% (17,192) | competitive | — |
| Budaun | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | JS | 7.9% (16,785) | competitive | — |
| HISSAR | Punjab | SOC | 7.9% (27,233) | competitive | — |
| Kishanganj | Bihar 1947 1999 | INC | 8.0% (14,555) | competitive | — |
| Muzaffarnagar | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 8.1% (17,721) | competitive | — |
| Maharajganj | Bihar 1947 1999 | INC | 8.2% (13,527) | competitive | — |
| Nowrangpur | Orissa | INC | 8.3% (4,939) | competitive | — |
| CHITTOR | Andhra Pradesh 27 | INC | 8.3% (23,964) | competitive | — |
| CACHAR | Assam | INC | 8.4% (16,440) | competitive | — |
| banswada | Rajasthan | INC | 8.4% (21,174) | competitive | — |
| PUPARI | Bihar 1947 1999 | INC | 8.4% (18,772) | competitive | — |
| Ahmedabad | Gujarat | NJP | 8.5% (21,592) | competitive | — |
| Muvattupuzha | Kerala | INC | 8.5% (24,648) | competitive | — |
| Inner Manipur | Manipur | INC | 8.5% (12,316) | competitive | — |
| Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 8.5% (19,306) | competitive | — |
| THANJAVUR | Madras | INC | 8.5% (28,073) | competitive | — |
| PANCHMAHALS | Gujarat | INC | 8.6% (16,233) | competitive | — |
| VELLORE | Madras | INC | 8.6% (23,966) | competitive | — |
| ANANTPUR | Andhra Pradesh 27 | INC | 8.6% (24,868) | competitive | — |
| Khajuraho | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 8.6% (16,630) | competitive | — |
| Alwar | Rajasthan | IND | 8.6% (23,116) | competitive | — |
| Kavali | Andhra Pradesh 27 | INC | 8.7% (27,963) | competitive | — |
| Hajipur | Bihar 1947 1999 | INC | 8.7% (21,850) | competitive | — |
| RAICHUR | Mysore | INC | 8.7% (15,325) | competitive | — |
| RAMANATHAPURAM | Madras | INC | 8.7% (30,883) | competitive | — |
| paali | Rajasthan | INC | 8.8% (19,259) | competitive | — |
| BANGLORE | Mysore | INC | 8.8% (24,403) | competitive | — |
| MARKAPUR | Andhra Pradesh 27 | CPI | 9.0% (26,827) | competitive | — |
| Bisauli | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 9.1% (17,163) | competitive | — |
| Murshidabad | West Bengal | IND | 9.1% (19,836) | competitive | — |
| barmer | Rajasthan | RRP | 9.2% (17,711) | competitive | — |
| Ghatal | West Bengal | INC | 9.2% (30,838) | competitive | — |
| Guna | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 9.2% (19,726) | competitive | — |
| NAGAPATTINAM | Madras | INC | 9.2% (32,417) | competitive | — |
| Basti | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 9.3% (18,921) | competitive | — |
| Machhlishahr | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 9.3% (21,928) | competitive | — |
| Bagaha | Bihar 1947 1999 | INC | 9.4% (17,174) | competitive | — |
| Jalna | Maharashtra | INC | 9.5% (16,963) | competitive | — |
| BERHAMPUR | West Bengal | RSP | 9.5% (27,489) | competitive | — |
| Jalpaiguri | West Bengal | INC | 9.5% (24,593) | competitive | — |
| Miryalguda | Andhra Pradesh 27 | CPI | 9.5% (26,565) | competitive | — |
| Chapra | Bihar 1947 1999 | INC | 9.6% (21,204) | competitive | — |
| CHEEPURUPALLI | Andhra Pradesh 27 | INC | 9.6% (24,964) | competitive | — |
| Deoria | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 9.6% (19,241) | competitive | — |
| Katihar | Bihar 1947 1999 | PSP | 9.7% (17,537) | competitive | — |
| Sabarkantha | Gujarat | INC | 9.8% (24,609) | competitive | — |
| Moga | Punjab | AD | 9.8% (30,457) | competitive | — |
| Medak | Andhra Pradesh 27 | INC | 9.8% (19,132) | competitive | — |
| Jalesar | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | SWA | 9.8% (23,348) | competitive | — |
| Mayurbhanj | Orissa | INC | 9.9% (7,279) | competitive | — |
| Broach | Gujarat | INC | 10.0% (28,037) | competitive | — |
| Ferozepur | Punjab | INC | 10.0% (32,152) | comfortable | — |
| PUDUKKOTTAI | Madras | CPI | 10.1% (30,218) | comfortable | — |
| Lalganj | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | PSP | 10.2% (20,547) | comfortable | — |
| Barpeta | Assam | INC | 10.2% (22,591) | comfortable | — |
| OUTER DELHI | Delhi 21 | INC | 10.2% (21,553) | comfortable | — |
| Tripura West | Tripura | CPI | 10.3% (16,989) | comfortable | — |
| Tamluk | West Bengal | INC | 10.3% (36,621) | comfortable | — |
| Ghatampur | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 10.4% (21,996) | comfortable | — |
| Nowgong | Assam | INC | 10.4% (24,975) | comfortable | — |
| Ausgram | West Bengal | INC | 10.6% (23,689) | comfortable | — |
| Godda | Bihar 1947 1999 | INC | 10.6% (19,585) | comfortable | — |
| Mukundapuram | Kerala | INC | 10.7% (38,451) | comfortable | — |
| Hoshangabad | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | PSP | 10.8% (18,771) | comfortable | — |
| Shahjahanpur | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | IND | 10.8% (17,975) | comfortable | — |
| Samastipur | Bihar 1947 1999 | INC | 10.8% (21,550) | comfortable | — |
| Chirayinkil | Kerala | CPI | 10.9% (33,219) | comfortable | — |
| Banda | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 10.9% (13,681) | comfortable | — |
| Seoni | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 11.0% (16,665) | comfortable | — |
| COIMBATORE | Madras | INC | 11.0% (42,561) | comfortable | — |
| Patna | Bihar 1947 1999 | INC | 11.1% (25,082) | comfortable | — |
| nagaur | Rajasthan | INC | 11.2% (30,884) | comfortable | — |
| CUDDALORE | Madras | DMK | 11.3% (35,387) | comfortable | — |
| Mathura | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 11.3% (26,884) | comfortable | — |
| Jamshedpur | Bihar 1947 1999 | CPI | 11.4% (19,805) | comfortable | — |
| TIRUPPATTUR | Madras | DMK | 11.4% (33,635) | comfortable | — |
| ERODE | Madras | INC | 11.4% (39,178) | comfortable | — |
| chitaudgarh | Rajasthan | INC | 11.5% (20,022) | comfortable | — |
| Nizamabad | Andhra Pradesh 27 | INC | 11.5% (27,020) | comfortable | — |
| Hindupur | Andhra Pradesh 27 | INC | 11.6% (29,042) | comfortable | — |
| Burdwan | West Bengal | INC | 11.7% (32,470) | comfortable | — |
| Gaya | Bihar 1947 1999 | INC | 11.7% (18,798) | comfortable | — |
| Nalgonda | Andhra Pradesh 27 | CPI | 11.7% (33,396) | comfortable | — |
| Pratapgarh | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | JS | 11.8% (23,704) | comfortable | — |
| Wardha | Maharashtra | INC | 11.9% (38,041) | comfortable | — |
| Gauhati | Assam | PSP | 12.0% (32,062) | comfortable | — |
| BHIR | Maharashtra | INC | 12.0% (20,529) | comfortable | — |
| MANGALORE | Mysore | INC | 12.1% (33,756) | comfortable | — |
| Srikakulam | Andhra Pradesh 27 | INC | 12.1% (31,815) | comfortable | — |
| Dhanbad | Bihar 1947 1999 | INC | 12.2% (24,206) | comfortable | — |
| Hapur | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 12.2% (28,633) | comfortable | — |
| Salempur | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 12.2% (24,483) | comfortable | — |
| Lohardaga | Bihar 1947 1999 | SWA | 12.4% (16,370) | comfortable | — |
| Barasat | West Bengal | INC | 12.5% (46,803) | comfortable | — |
| Hardoi | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 12.5% (23,310) | comfortable | — |
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