Highest victory margin was 10.1 lakh votes, lowest was just 48: Meet the record-setters of Lok Sabha polls

The INDIA bloc, in a surprise move put up a strong show and defied all predictions

With the announcement of Lok Sabha results on June 4, the BJP is set to return to power at the Centre for a third term. Even as it fell short of majority on its own, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) crossed the mark with a total of 293 seats in its kitty.

Moreover, the INDIA bloc, in a surprise move put up a strong show and defied all predictions by bagging 233 seats.

The results of the Lok Sabha polls saw many unexpected wins and losses. Similarly, the extent of win in some cases was far larger than expected while some candidates had to face loss by a miniscule margin, even lesser than 50 votes.

Here's a look at the list of winning candidates with --

1. Biggest margins

Rakibul Hussain, Assam

Rakibul Hussain, the Congress candidate from Assam's Dhubri, secured a historic victory by a vote margin of 10,12,476 votes. Hussain bagged 14,71,885 votes while All India United Democratic Front's Mohammed Badruddin Ajmal secured 4,59,409 votes.

Shankar Lalwani, Madhya Pradesh

Incumbent BJP MP Shankar Lalwani secured victory by a massive margin of 10,08,077 votes in Madhya Pradesh's Indore. Notably, the constituency also saw a record-breaking 2.18 lakh voters choosing the 'None of the Above' (NOTA) option, signaling widespread dissatisfaction with the available candidates.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Madhya Pradesh

In Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha, former chief minister and BJP candidate Shivraj Singh Chouhan won with a margin of 8,21,408 votes. While Chouhan got a total of 11,16,460 votes, Congress' Pratapbhanu Sharma secured 2,95,052 votes.

CR Patil, Gujarat

BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Navsari won by a vote margin of 7,73,551. Patil, the president of BJP's state unit in Gujarat, got 10,31,065 votes while Congress' Naishadhbhai Desai bagged 2,57,514 votes.

Amit Shah, Gujarat

BJP sitting MP from Gandhinagar Amit Shah won by a huge margin of 7,44,716 votes. While Shah secured a total of 10,10,972 votes, Sonal Patel of Congress won 2,66,256 votes.

2. Smallest margins

Ravindra Dattaram Waikar, Maharashtra

Ravindra Dattaram Waikar, the Eknath Shinde Shiv Sena candidate won by the lowest margin in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. He defeated Shiv Sena UBT candidate Amol Gajanan Kirtikar by just 48 votes in Mumbai North West constituency. Waikar secured 4,52,644 votes, while Kirtikar got 4,52,596 votes.

Adoor Prakash, Kerala

Congress candidate Adoor Prakash secured the Attingal constituency by a vote margin of 684. Prakash bagged 3,28,051 votes, while Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate V Joy won 3,27,367 votes.

Ajendra Lodhi, Uttar Pradesh

Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate Ajendra Lodhi won Uttar Pradesh's Hamirpur seat by a margin of 2,629 votes. Lodhi bagged 4,90,683 votes, while BJP candidate Kunwar Pushpendra Singh Chandel won 4,88,054 votes.

Ramashankar Rajbhar, Uttar Pradesh

SP candidate Ramashankar Rajbhar won the Salempur seat in Uttar Pradesh by a margin of 3,573 votes. Rajbhar bagged 4,05,472 votes, while BJP's Ravindra Kushawaha secured 4,01,899 votes.

Bajrang Manohar Sonwane, Maharashtra

Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) candidate Bajrang Manohar Sonwane secured Maharashtra's Beed constituency by a vote margin of 6,553. Sonwane won 6,83,950 votes, while BJP candidate Pankaja Gopinathrao Munde bagged 6,77,397 votes.