Records
Election Records & Milestones
The widest margins, the narrowest escapes, and the standout individual and party results across every recorded election.
Largest victory margin
3,46,940
NAROTTAMBHAI PATEL · CHORASI 2007
Closest contest
1
KALYAN SINGH CHOUHAN beat C. P. JOSHI · 2008
Top records
The single best result on record for each measure.
Largest victory margin
3,46,940
NAROTTAMBHAI PATEL (CHORASI, Gujarat) · 2007
Smallest victory margin
1
KALYAN SINGH CHOUHAN (Nathdwara, Rajasthan) · 2008
Highest vote share
100.00%
BHUMIDHAR BARMAN (DHARMAPUR, Assam) · 1983
Highest voter turnout
93.4%
Tripura · 2013
Most elections won
8 wins
HABIBULLA KHAN (NOWRANGPUR, Odisha)
Most seats won by a party
352
Janata Party · Uttar Pradesh 1977
Longest winning streak
8 elections
Communist Party of India (Marxist) in PAYYANNUR, Kerala · 1977–2006
Most frequent party change
7 switches
KARAN SINGH (Uttar Pradesh)
Margins
The widest wins and the narrowest escapes, by votes.
Largest victory margins
Winner over runner-up.
| Year | Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | CHORASIGujarat | BJP NAROTTAMBHAI PATEL | INC DHANANI JANAKBHAI GOVINDBHAI | 3,46,940 | 40.75% |
| 2007 | SARKHEJGujarat | BJP AMIT SHAH | INC PATEL SHASHIKANT V. (BHURABHAI) | 2,35,823 | 39.34% |
| 2022 | SAHIBABADUttar Pradesh | BJP SUNIL KUMAR SHARMA | SP AMARPAL SHARMA | 2,14,835 | 44.60% |
| 2022 | GHATLODIAGujarat | BJP PATEL BHUPENDRABHAI RAJNIKANT | INC Dr.AMEE YAJNIK | 1,92,263 | 74.69% |
| 2022 | CHORASIGujarat | BJP SANDIP DESAI | AAAP PRAKASHBHAI VINODBHAI CONTRACTOR | 1,86,418 | 57.75% |
| 2022 | NOIDAUttar Pradesh | BJP Pankaj Singh | SP Sunil Choudhary | 1,81,513 | 52.12% |
| 2007 | NARODAGujarat | BJP DR. KODNANI MAYA SURENDRAKUMAR (DR. MAYA KODNANI) | INC HARWANI PARSOTTAM FAGUNMAL ( DR. PARSOTTAM HARWANI) | 1,80,442 | 57.28% |
| 2019 | BARAMATIMaharashtra | NCP Ajit Aanantrao Pawar | BJP Gopichand Kundlik Padalkar | 1,65,265 | 70.31% |
| 2002 | SARKHEJGujarat | BJP AMITBHAI ANILCHANDRA SHAH (AMIT SHAH) | INC PATEL HIMANSHU VITTHALBHAI | 1,58,036 | 36.71% |
| 2019 | PALUS - KADEGAONMaharashtra | INC Kadam Vishwajeet Patangrao | — | 1,50,866 | 73.05% |