What is a near-miss loser in this page?

A near-miss loser is a rank-2 candidate in a constituency, sorted here by the smallest defeat margin first.

How is this list ordered?

Rows are ordered by closest margin so users can quickly identify constituencies where the contest was most competitive.

Open the linked loser answer pages, compare winner and runner-up vote share, and cross-check with constituency-level evidence pages.

Sources: ECI, affidavits, published records Method is public and auditable

Direct answer High confidence

Near-miss loser list is being refreshed. This page will rank the closest runner-up defeats once data is available.

By Greatidude Research Desk · Editorial byline · Published: 2026-05-07 · Reviewed: 2026-05-07

Sources: TN 2026 election data , Candidates directory , Constituencies · Dataset rev: tn-public-data-2026-04-27 · Entity rev: answer-copy:tamil-nadu-2026-near-miss-losers:2026-05-07

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