Target / defence
Lok Sabha 1996 seats ranked by winning margin.
Lok Sabha
Vidhan Sabha
Lok Sabha 1996 · showing 543 of 543 seats (closest margins first). Pick a party to split defend vs attack.
- knife-edge: 56
- marginal: 98
- competitive: 137
- comfortable: 140
- safe: 112
| Constituency | State | Winner | Margin | Band | Posture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baroda | Gujarat | INC | 0.0% (17) | knife-edge | watch |
| Pondicherry | Pondicherry | INC | 0.1% (284) | knife-edge | watch |
| Bulsar | Gujarat | BJP | 0.1% (368) | knife-edge | watch |
| Kota | Rajasthan | BJP | 0.1% (685) | knife-edge | watch |
| Eluru | Andhra Pradesh 27 | TDP | 0.2% (1,635) | knife-edge | watch |
| Trichur | Kerala | CPI | 0.2% (1,480) | knife-edge | watch |
| Kaliabor | Assam | AGP | 0.2% (1,616) | knife-edge | watch |
| Balaghat | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 0.2% (1,257) | knife-edge | watch |
| Moradabad | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | SP | 0.3% (1,885) | knife-edge | watch |
| Saharanpur | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | BJP | 0.4% (2,499) | knife-edge | watch |
| Bikramganj | Bihar 1947 1999 | JD | 0.4% (2,423) | knife-edge | watch |
| Udupi | Karnataka | INC | 0.4% (2,454) | knife-edge | watch |
| Rohtak | Haryana | INC | 0.4% (2,664) | knife-edge | watch |
| Lakhimpur | Assam | AGP | 0.5% (3,440) | knife-edge | watch |
| Srinagar | Jammu Kashmir | INC | 0.5% (1,599) | knife-edge | watch |
| Delhi Sadar | Delhi | BJP | 0.5% (1,603) | knife-edge | watch |
| Alwar | Rajasthan | INC | 0.6% (2,433) | knife-edge | watch |
| Serampore | West Bengal | INC | 0.6% (5,463) | knife-edge | watch |
| Jajpur | Orissa | JD | 0.6% (3,873) | knife-edge | watch |
| tonk | Rajasthan | BJP | 0.6% (2,726) | knife-edge | watch |
| Chikmagalur | Karnataka | JD | 0.6% (4,059) | knife-edge | watch |
| Kolaba | Maharashtra | INC | 0.6% (4,007) | knife-edge | watch |
| Cuddapah | Andhra Pradesh 27 | INC | 0.7% (5,445) | knife-edge | watch |
| Bellary | Karnataka | INC | 0.7% (4,519) | knife-edge | watch |
| Mahabubnagar | Andhra Pradesh 27 | INC | 0.8% (5,498) | knife-edge | watch |
| Tamluk | West Bengal | INC | 0.9% (7,910) | knife-edge | watch |
| Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh 27 | INC | 0.9% (7,459) | knife-edge | watch |
| Sambhal | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | BSP | 0.9% (4,894) | knife-edge | watch |
| Godhra | Gujarat | INC | 1.0% (3,228) | knife-edge | watch |
| Tezpur | Assam | INC | 1.1% (6,719) | knife-edge | watch |
| Dumka | Bihar 1947 1999 | JMM | 1.1% (5,478) | knife-edge | watch |
| Kheri | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | BJP | 1.1% (5,444) | knife-edge | watch |
| Mahasamund | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 1.1% (6,940) | knife-edge | watch |
| Bhandara | Maharashtra | INC | 1.1% (6,963) | knife-edge | watch |
| Shahjahanpur | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 1.2% (6,903) | knife-edge | watch |
| Jadavpur | West Bengal | INC | 1.2% (13,038) | knife-edge | watch |
| Bapatla | Andhra Pradesh 27 | TDP | 1.2% (8,262) | knife-edge | watch |
| Raiganj | West Bengal | CPM | 1.3% (10,956) | knife-edge | watch |
| jalaur | Rajasthan | INC | 1.3% (5,842) | knife-edge | watch |
| Sidhi | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | AIIC(T) | 1.3% (8,204) | knife-edge | watch |
| Surguja | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 1.4% (8,771) | knife-edge | watch |
| Akola | Maharashtra | BJP | 1.4% (9,053) | knife-edge | watch |
| Aonla | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | SP | 1.4% (6,792) | knife-edge | watch |
| Parvathipuram | Andhra Pradesh 27 | INC | 1.4% (8,288) | knife-edge | watch |
| Raigarh | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | BJP | 1.5% (9,198) | knife-edge | watch |
| Jangipur | West Bengal | INC | 1.5% (13,122) | knife-edge | watch |
| Mysore | Karnataka | INC | 1.6% (11,676) | knife-edge | watch |
| Dharwad South | Karnataka | INC | 1.6% (9,609) | knife-edge | watch |
| Kairana | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | SP | 1.8% (10,022) | knife-edge | watch |
| Bhavnagar | Gujarat | BJP | 1.8% (7,771) | knife-edge | watch |
| Khagaria | Bihar 1947 1999 | JD | 1.8% (12,377) | knife-edge | watch |
| Sirsa | Haryana | INC | 1.8% (15,147) | knife-edge | watch |
| Hoshiarpur | Punjab | BSP | 1.9% (10,944) | knife-edge | watch |
| Mathurapur | West Bengal | CPM | 1.9% (16,068) | knife-edge | watch |
| NANDED | Maharashtra | INC | 1.9% (11,936) | knife-edge | watch |
| jhunjhunu | Rajasthan | AIIC(T) | 2.0% (12,799) | knife-edge | watch |
| Misrikh | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | BJP | 2.0% (9,215) | marginal | — |
| Bolangir | Orissa | INC | 2.0% (11,702) | marginal | — |
| Sitapur | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | SP | 2.1% (10,046) | marginal | — |
| Etawah | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | SP | 2.1% (10,733) | marginal | — |
| Rewa | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | BSP | 2.1% (12,382) | marginal | — |
| Mangalore | Karnataka | BJP | 2.1% (14,499) | marginal | — |
| Sundargarh | Orissa | INC | 2.2% (13,073) | marginal | — |
| Chapra | Bihar 1947 1999 | BJP | 2.2% (15,496) | marginal | — |
| Chikkballapur | Karnataka | JD | 2.2% (16,814) | marginal | — |
| Satara | Maharashtra | SHS | 2.2% (11,809) | marginal | — |
| Banka | Bihar 1947 1999 | JD | 2.3% (14,715) | marginal | — |
| Tumkur | Karnataka | JD | 2.3% (15,712) | marginal | — |
| Warangal | Andhra Pradesh 27 | TDP | 2.4% (17,440) | marginal | — |
| Kolar | Karnataka | INC | 2.4% (17,042) | marginal | — |
| Ghosi | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | IND | 2.4% (14,552) | marginal | — |
| Narasapur | Andhra Pradesh 27 | TDP | 2.5% (17,626) | marginal | — |
| Ghatampur | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | BJP | 2.5% (11,151) | marginal | — |
| Banaskantha | Gujarat | INC | 2.5% (11,960) | marginal | — |
| Banda | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | BSP | 2.6% (9,171) | marginal | — |
| Singhbhum | Bihar 1947 1999 | BJP | 2.6% (11,947) | marginal | — |
| Diamond Harbour | West Bengal | CPM | 2.6% (22,526) | marginal | — |
| Narasaraopet | Andhra Pradesh 27 | TDP | 2.7% (18,958) | marginal | — |
| Gulbarga | Karnataka | JD | 2.7% (15,545) | marginal | — |
| Chitradurga | Karnataka | JD | 2.7% (19,382) | marginal | — |
| Dhanbad | Bihar 1947 1999 | BJP | 2.7% (22,196) | marginal | — |
| Washim | Maharashtra | SHS | 2.9% (16,689) | marginal | — |
| Monghyr | Bihar 1947 1999 | SAP | 2.9% (21,146) | marginal | — |
| Phulpur | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | SP | 2.9% (16,021) | marginal | — |
| Contai | West Bengal | CPM | 2.9% (24,042) | marginal | — |
| Trivandrum | Kerala | CPI | 3.0% (20,802) | marginal | — |
| Bara Banki | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | SP | 3.0% (14,722) | marginal | — |
| MALEGAON | Maharashtra | BJP | 3.0% (12,881) | marginal | — |
| Jullundur | Punjab | SAD | 3.0% (18,555) | marginal | — |
| HAMIRPUR | Himachal Pradesh | INC | 3.0% (15,113) | marginal | — |
| Sivakasi | Tamil Nadu | CPI | 3.1% (23,622) | marginal | — |
| Bangalore South | Karnataka | BJP | 3.1% (21,968) | marginal | — |
| Bhind | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | BJP | 3.1% (15,798) | marginal | — |
| Sholapur | Maharashtra | BJP | 3.1% (17,087) | marginal | — |
| Bagalkot | Karnataka | JD | 3.2% (21,332) | marginal | — |
| Palghat | Kerala | CPM | 3.3% (23,423) | marginal | — |
| Uluberia | West Bengal | CPM | 3.3% (27,842) | marginal | — |
| KHED | Maharashtra | INC | 3.3% (18,569) | marginal | — |
| Bobbili | Andhra Pradesh 27 | TDP | 3.4% (20,967) | marginal | — |
| Osmanabad | Maharashtra | SHS | 3.4% (15,919) | marginal | — |
| Barasat | West Bengal | FBL | 3.4% (35,347) | marginal | — |
| Ottapalam | Kerala | CPM | 3.4% (23,064) | marginal | — |
| Chamarajanagar | Karnataka | JD | 3.4% (23,576) | marginal | — |
| Mukundapuram | Kerala | INC | 3.4% (24,757) | marginal | — |
| Mavelikkara | Kerala | INC | 3.4% (21,076) | marginal | — |
| Lakshadweep | Lakshadweep | INC | 3.4% (1,034) | marginal | — |
| Satna | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | BSP | 3.5% (22,238) | marginal | — |
| Alleppey | Kerala | INC | 3.5% (25,949) | marginal | — |
| Nabadwip | West Bengal | CPM | 3.5% (39,068) | marginal | — |
| Howrah | West Bengal | INC | 3.5% (33,931) | marginal | — |
| Chhindwara | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 3.5% (21,382) | marginal | — |
| Medak | Andhra Pradesh 27 | INC | 3.6% (27,489) | marginal | — |
| Garhwal | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | AIIC(T) | 3.6% (15,020) | marginal | — |
| Bastar | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | IND | 3.6% (14,057) | marginal | — |
| bhilwara | Rajasthan | BJP | 3.6% (17,209) | marginal | — |
| Azamgarh | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | SP | 3.8% (22,081) | marginal | — |
| Murshidabad | West Bengal | CPM | 3.8% (37,185) | marginal | — |
| Begusarai | Bihar 1947 1999 | IND | 3.9% (25,924) | marginal | — |
| Akbarpur | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | BSP | 3.9% (24,567) | marginal | — |
| paali | Rajasthan | BJP | 4.0% (14,471) | marginal | — |
| Kopargaon | Maharashtra | BJP | 4.0% (20,251) | marginal | — |
| Durg | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | BJP | 4.0% (25,747) | marginal | — |
| Wardha | Maharashtra | BJP | 4.1% (21,975) | marginal | — |
| Saidpur | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | BJP | 4.1% (24,369) | marginal | — |
| Bikaner | Rajasthan | BJP | 4.1% (31,536) | marginal | — |
| Ichalkaranji | Maharashtra | INC | 4.1% (28,510) | marginal | — |
| Kokrajhar | Assam | IND | 4.1% (31,554) | marginal | — |
| churu | Rajasthan | INC | 4.2% (24,438) | marginal | — |
| Hooghly | West Bengal | CPM | 4.2% (38,497) | marginal | — |
| Idukki | Kerala | INC | 4.2% (30,140) | marginal | — |
| Bhadrachalam | Andhra Pradesh 27 | CPI | 4.2% (27,408) | marginal | — |
| Ernakulam | Kerala | IND | 4.2% (30,385) | marginal | — |
| Aurangabad | Bihar 1947 1999 | JD | 4.3% (23,032) | marginal | — |
| Rajgarh | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 4.3% (25,201) | marginal | — |
| Krishnagar | West Bengal | CPM | 4.4% (38,910) | marginal | — |
| Jhansi | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | BJP | 4.4% (29,684) | marginal | — |
| Kanker | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 4.4% (24,420) | marginal | — |
| Bijnor | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | BJP | 4.5% (27,417) | marginal | — |
| Domariaganj | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | SP | 4.5% (25,923) | marginal | — |
| Mandya | Karnataka | JD | 4.6% (33,386) | marginal | — |
| Pratapgarh | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 4.6% (21,637) | marginal | — |
| Faizabad | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | BJP | 4.7% (26,302) | marginal | — |
| Kaiserganj | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | SP | 4.7% (23,923) | marginal | — |
| Amalapuram | Andhra Pradesh 27 | INC | 4.7% (29,131) | marginal | — |
| Ramtek | Maharashtra | INC | 4.7% (25,722) | marginal | — |
| Kurnool | Andhra Pradesh 27 | INC | 4.7% (32,819) | marginal | — |
| Dum Dum | West Bengal | CPM | 4.8% (58,291) | marginal | — |
| Berhampore | West Bengal | RSP | 4.8% (44,357) | marginal | — |
| Karimganj | Assam | BJP | 4.8% (32,749) | marginal | — |
| Faridkot | Punjab | SAD | 4.8% (37,858) | marginal | — |
| Mizoram | Mizoram | INC | 4.9% (14,481) | marginal | — |
| Nagercoil | Tamil Nadu | TMC(M) | 4.9% (27,697) | marginal | — |
| Panaji | Goa | MAG | 5.0% (10,545) | marginal | — |
| Bansgaon | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | SP | 5.0% (26,169) | marginal | — |
| Patna | Bihar 1947 1999 | JD | 5.1% (39,467) | competitive | — |
| Amritsar | Punjab | INC | 5.1% (33,672) | competitive | — |
| Cannanore | Kerala | INC | 5.2% (39,302) | competitive | — |
| Calicut | Kerala | JD | 5.2% (38,703) | competitive | — |
| Janjgir | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | BJP | 5.2% (33,732) | competitive | — |
| Mirzapur | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | SP | 5.3% (37,046) | competitive | — |
| Kakinada | Andhra Pradesh 27 | TDP | 5.3% (38,499) | competitive | — |
| Chandauli | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | BJP | 5.3% (31,151) | competitive | — |
| Miryalguda | Andhra Pradesh 27 | INC | 5.3% (43,876) | competitive | — |
| Broach | Gujarat | BJP | 5.3% (23,826) | competitive | — |
| Tarn Taran | Punjab | SAD | 5.4% (33,852) | competitive | — |
| Srikakulam | Andhra Pradesh 27 | TDP | 5.4% (34,578) | competitive | — |
| Maharajganj | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | BJP | 5.5% (33,550) | competitive | — |
| Adilabad | Andhra Pradesh 27 | TDP | 5.6% (37,360) | competitive | — |
| savaimadhopur | Rajasthan | INC | 5.6% (22,250) | competitive | — |
| Arunachal East | Arunachal Pradesh | IND | 5.7% (7,271) | competitive | — |
| Asansol | West Bengal | CPM | 5.8% (46,950) | competitive | — |
| Fatehpur | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | BSP | 5.8% (23,474) | competitive | — |
| Phulbani | Orissa | INC | 5.8% (33,658) | competitive | — |
| Hardoi | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | BJP | 5.8% (23,318) | competitive | — |
| Jhabua | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 5.9% (27,899) | competitive | — |
| Tenali | Andhra Pradesh 27 | TDP | 5.9% (36,488) | competitive | — |
| Jagatsinghpur | Orissa | INC | 6.0% (47,278) | competitive | — |
| Sheohar | Bihar 1947 1999 | SAP | 6.0% (40,637) | competitive | — |
| Bijapur | Karnataka | JD | 6.0% (30,593) | competitive | — |
| Bilhaur | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | BJP | 6.1% (33,539) | competitive | — |
| Mahendragarh | Haryana | BJP | 6.1% (48,035) | competitive | — |
| Muzaffarnagar | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | BJP | 6.1% (34,652) | competitive | — |
| Sarangarh | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | INC | 6.1% (33,277) | competitive | — |
| Kendrapara | Orissa | JD | 6.1% (39,712) | competitive | — |
| Hajipur | Bihar 1947 1999 | JD | 6.2% (46,231) | competitive | — |
| Mandvi | Gujarat | INC | 6.2% (30,360) | competitive | — |
| sikar | Rajasthan | INC | 6.3% (38,009) | competitive | — |
| Barrackpore | West Bengal | CPM | 6.3% (50,894) | competitive | — |
| Nizamabad | Andhra Pradesh 27 | INC | 6.4% (43,599) | competitive | — |
| Arrah | Bihar 1947 1999 | JD | 6.4% (41,041) | competitive | — |
| Kurukshetra | Haryana | HVP | 6.5% (51,777) | competitive | — |
| Bilaspur | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | BJP | 6.5% (34,880) | competitive | — |
| Ranchi | Bihar 1947 1999 | BJP | 6.6% (39,292) | competitive | — |
| Nandurbar | Maharashtra | INC | 6.6% (33,309) | competitive | — |
| Ongole | Andhra Pradesh 27 | INC | 6.6% (50,060) | competitive | — |
| Khunti | Bihar 1947 1999 | BJP | 6.6% (27,672) | competitive | — |
| Yavatmal | Maharashtra | BJP | 6.7% (38,562) | competitive | — |
| Jamnagar | Gujarat | BJP | 6.9% (21,747) | competitive | — |
| Dharwad North | Karnataka | BJP | 6.9% (40,351) | competitive | — |
| Mohanlalganj | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | BJP | 7.0% (32,439) | competitive | — |
| Salempur | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | SP | 7.0% (35,696) | competitive | — |
| Rae Bareli | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | BJP | 7.0% (33,887) | competitive | — |
| Tirupathi | Andhra Pradesh 27 | INC | 7.0% (52,332) | competitive | — |
| KANGRA | Himachal Pradesh | INC | 7.1% (37,524) | competitive | — |
| Chirayinkil | Kerala | CPM | 7.1% (48,083) | competitive | — |
| Sonepat | Haryana | IND | 7.1% (49,540) | competitive | — |
| Manjeri | Kerala | MUL | 7.1% (54,971) | competitive | — |
| Amroha | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | SP | 7.1% (47,600) | competitive | — |
| Patiala | Punjab | SAD | 7.2% (49,066) | competitive | — |
| Khammam | Andhra Pradesh 27 | CPM | 7.2% (63,291) | competitive | — |
| Jorhat | Assam | INC | 7.3% (47,239) | competitive | — |
| Bareilly | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | BJP | 7.3% (39,092) | competitive | — |
| Anakapalli | Andhra Pradesh 27 | TDP | 7.4% (50,172) | competitive | — |
| Nowgong | Assam | AGP | 7.4% (54,128) | competitive | — |
| Khalilabad | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | JD | 7.4% (43,188) | competitive | — |
| Machhlishahr | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | BJP | 7.4% (43,130) | competitive | — |
| Jaunpur | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | BJP | 7.5% (42,645) | competitive | — |
| Mumbai South | Maharashtra | BJP | 7.5% (23,208) | competitive | — |
| Jalesar | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | BJP | 7.5% (39,375) | competitive | — |
| Faridabad | Haryana | BJP | 7.5% (61,516) | competitive | — |
| Raichur | Karnataka | JD | 7.6% (36,405) | competitive | — |
| Kodarma | Bihar 1947 1999 | BJP | 7.6% (46,954) | competitive | — |
| Karimnagar | Andhra Pradesh 27 | TDP | 7.6% (51,761) | competitive | — |
| Chittoor | Andhra Pradesh 27 | TDP | 7.7% (61,350) | competitive | — |
| Khargone | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | BJP | 7.8% (45,207) | competitive | — |
| DHULE | Maharashtra | BJP | 7.8% (29,633) | competitive | — |
| Padrauna | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | BJP | 7.8% (46,520) | competitive | — |
| Hyderabad | Andhra Pradesh 27 | AIMIM | 7.9% (73,273) | competitive | — |
| Phillaur | Punjab | BSP | 8.1% (49,867) | competitive | — |
| salumbar | Rajasthan | INC | 8.1% (34,767) | competitive | — |
| Mainpuri | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | SP | 8.1% (51,958) | competitive | — |
| Deoria | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | BJP | 8.2% (46,927) | competitive | — |
| Bhagalpur | Bihar 1947 1999 | JD | 8.2% (53,137) | competitive | — |
| Jammu | Jammu Kashmir | INC | 8.2% (46,733) | competitive | — |
| Bettiah | Bihar 1947 1999 | BJP | 8.2% (51,489) | competitive | — |
| udaipur | Rajasthan | INC | 8.3% (40,465) | competitive | — |
| Cuttack | Orissa | JD | 8.3% (57,807) | competitive | — |
| Araria | Bihar 1947 1999 | JD | 8.3% (48,278) | competitive | — |
| Jamshedpur | Bihar 1947 1999 | BJP | 8.3% (55,137) | competitive | — |
| Deogarh | Orissa | INC | 8.3% (47,382) | competitive | — |
| Ferozepur | Punjab | BSP | 8.3% (59,912) | competitive | — |
| Chail | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | BJP | 8.5% (31,579) | competitive | — |
| Budaun | Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | SP | 8.6% (45,187) | competitive | — |
| Shahdol | Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | BJP | 8.6% (53,395) | competitive | — |
| Nalgonda | Andhra Pradesh 27 | CPI | 8.6% (71,757) | competitive | — |
| Lohardaga | Bihar 1947 1999 | BJP | 8.6% (40,569) | competitive | — |
| Ajmer | Rajasthan | BJP | 8.6% (38,132) | competitive | — |
| Kanara | Karnataka | BJP | 8.7% (55,896) | competitive | — |
| Rajampet | Andhra Pradesh 27 | INC | 8.7% (50,392) | competitive | — |
| Anand | Gujarat | INC | 8.8% (31,732) | competitive | — |
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