Explorer
India Lok Sabha Election, 1998
543 seats · 276 changed party since 1996 · turnout 61.3%
Party standings
India Lok Sabha Election, 1998 · 40 parties won seats
- BJP182
- INC141
- CPM32
- SP20
- AIADMK18
- RJD17
- TDP12
- Others121
Ring and figures are seats won.
| Party | Seats | Votes | Vote share | Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 18234% | 9,45,29,687 | 25.6% | 389 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 14126% | 9,53,98,106 | 25.8% | 479 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 326% | 1,89,91,867 | 5.1% | 71 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 204% | 1,81,67,640 | 4.9% | 166 |
| AIADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 183% | 67,31,550 | 1.8% | 23 |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 173% | 1,02,29,971 | 2.8% | 116 |
| TDPTelugu Desam Party | 122% | 1,01,99,463 | 2.8% | 35 |
| SAPSamajwadi Andolan Party | 122% | 64,91,639 | 1.8% | 57 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 92% | 64,29,569 | 1.7% | 58 |
| BJDBiju Janata Dal | 92% | 36,69,825 | 1.0% | 12 |
| SADShiromani Akali Dal | 81% | 32,83,916 | 0.9% | 9 |
| WBTCWBTC | 71% | 89,20,583 | 2.4% | 29 |
| JDJanata Dal | 61% | 1,20,69,369 | 3.3% | 192 |
| INDIndependent | 61% | 87,24,602 | 2.4% | 1924 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 61% | 65,28,566 | 1.8% | 79 |
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 61% | 53,08,388 | 1.4% | 18 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 51% | 1,71,93,403 | 4.7% | 252 |
| RSPRashtriya Sarvajan Party | 51% | 20,32,585 | 0.6% | 5 |
| HLDRHLDR | 41% | 19,56,087 | 0.5% | 7 |
| PMKPattali Makkal Katchi | 41% | 15,48,976 | 0.4% | 5 |
+ 157 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.
House composition
Majority line at 272
1998 · selected
Majority 272
BJP182INC141CPM32SP20AIADMK18RJD17TDP12SAP12CPI9BJD9+30 more · 91 seats
1996 · previous
Majority 272
Vote share by party
Share of valid votes · 1996 → 1998
1996 1998· by party
30%23%15%8%0%
20.3
25.6
28.8
25.8
6.1
5.1
3.3
4.9
3.1
2.8
8.1
3.3
6.3
2.4
BJPINCCPMSPTDPJDIND
Seat change
1998 seats minus 1996 seats
seats lostseats gained
BJP
161 → 182
+21
INC
139 → 141
+2
CPM
32 → 32
0
SP
17 → 20
+3
AIADMK
0 → 18
+18
RJD
0 → 17
+17
TDP
17 → 12
−5
SAP
8 → 12
+4
CPI
12 → 9
−3
BJD
0 → 9
+9
Vote-share movement
Statewide, 1996 → 1998
share lostshare gained
BJP
20.3% → 25.6%
+5.3%
RJD
0.0% → 2.8%
+2.8%
WBTC
0.0% → 2.4%
+2.4%
SP
3.3% → 4.9%
+1.7%
AIADMK
0.6% → 1.8%
+1.2%
BJD
0.0% → 1.0%
+1.0%
LS
0.0% → 0.7%
+0.7%
BSP
4.0% → 4.7%
+0.7%
AIRJP
0.0% → 0.6%
+0.6%
HLDR
0.0% → 0.5%
+0.5%
Biggest BJP–INC swings
Seats where the BJP-vs-INC vote gap moved most, 1996 → 1998. Bold = the seat changed hands.
Swing = (BJP share − INC share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward BJP; to the left, toward INC.
toward INCtoward BJP
Hoshiarpur
Punjab
+79.7%
Dum Dum
West Bengal
+75.6%
Baghpat
Uttar Pradesh
+75.6%
Coimbatore
Tamil Nadu
+70.1%
Tiruchirappalli
Tamil Nadu
+66.9%
Outer Manipur
Manipur
+66.9%
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
+62.8%
Rajkot
Gujarat
+62.2%
Arambagh
West Bengal
+58.2%
Mandi
Himachal Pradesh
+56.2%
Berhampur
Odisha
+56.2%
Rajahmundry
Andhra Pradesh
+54.9%
Closest races · 1998
Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results
All constituencies · 1998
543 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1996
- AdilabadTDP4.5%
- AdoorCPI2.5%
- AgraBJP7.5%
- AhmedabadBJP21.8%
- AhmednagarSHS2.2%
- AjmerINC1.0%
- AkbarpurBSP3.4%
- AkolaRPI4.5%
- AligarhBJP21.4%
- AlipurduarsRSP24.3%
- AllahabadBJP6.5%
- AlleppeyINC5.3%
- AlmoraBJP18.8%
- AlwarINC0.4%
- AmalapuramTDP13.7%
- AmbalaBSP0.4%
- AmethiBJP4.0%
- AmravatiRPI2.3%
- AmreliBJP25.0%
- AmritsarBJP14.1%
- AmrohaBJP8.3%
- AnakapalliINC3.5%
- AnandINC6.0%
- AnantapurINC12.3%
- AnantnagINC24.1%
- Andaman & Nicobar IslandsINC0.4%
- AonlaBJP1.4%
- ArakkonamAIADMK7.1%
- ArambaghCPM20.2%
- ArariaBJP5.0%
- ArrahSAP8.0%
- Arunachal EastAC20.3%
- Arunachal WestAC23.3%
- AsansolCPM3.0%
- AskaBJD14.9%
- AurangabadSAP12.5%
- AurangabadINC3.8%
- Autonomous DistrictASDC26.8%
- AzamgarhBSP0.8%
- BadagaraCPM7.0%
- BagahaSAP8.5%
- BagalkotLS11.8%
- BaghpatBJP6.2%
- BahraichBSP5.9%
- BalaghatBJP4.3%
- BalasoreBJP10.6%
- BaliaRJD8.6%
- BalliaSJPR4.6%
- BalrampurSP8.5%
- BalurghatRSP19.6%
- BanaskanthaBJP11.8%
- BandaBJP3.2%
- Bangalore NorthINC7.6%
- Bangalore SouthBJP22.6%
- BankaSAP1.6%
- BankuraCPM14.9%
- BansgaonBJP5.2%
- BanswaraINC17.5%
- BapatlaINC6.0%
- Bara BankiBJP2.4%
- BaramatiINC33.4%
- BaramullaJKN12.5%
- BarasatWBTC6.3%
- BareillyBJP4.8%
- BarhSAP2.0%
- BarmerINC10.2%
- BarodaBJP6.7%
- BarpetaUMFA36.8%
- BarrackporeCPM3.4%
- BasirhatCPI13.8%
- BastarBJP4.7%
- BastiBJP11.4%
- BayanaBJP0.8%
- BeedBJP0.9%
- BegusaraiINC7.7%
- BelgaumBJP13.4%
- BellaryINC8.9%
- BerhamporeRSP14.2%
- BerhampurINC6.4%
- BettiahBJP6.1%
- BetulBJP7.1%
- BhadrachalamCPI8.8%
- BhadrakBJD4.8%
- BhagalpurBJP11.7%
- BhandaraINC2.9%
- BharatpurINC10.4%
- BhatindaSAD7.4%
- BhavnagarBJP14.5%
- BhilwaraINC12.0%
- BhindBJP14.3%
- BhiwaniHVP1.3%
- BhopalBJP22.5%
- BhubaneswarBJD19.4%
- BidarBJP31.0%
- BijapurINC8.3%
- BijnorSP1.2%
- BikanerINC18.6%
- BikramganjSAP1.1%
- BilaspurBJP8.4%
- BilhaurBJP14.5%
- BirbhumCPM20.8%
- BobbiliTDP4.0%
- BolangirBJP27.2%
- BolpurCPM31.8%
- BroachBJP3.2%
- BudaunSP6.3%
- BulandshahrBJP12.8%
- BuldhanaINC8.0%
- BulsarBJP2.8%
- BurdwanCPM27.7%
- BuxarBJP13.0%
- Calcutta North EastWBTC9.8%
- Calcutta North WestWBTC15.9%
- Calcutta SouthWBTC26.4%
- CalicutINC2.4%
- CannanoreINC0.3%
- ChailSP3.9%
- ChamarajanagarJD9.6%
- ChandauliBJP0.9%
- ChandigarhBJP3.7%
- Chandni ChowkBJP1.9%
- ChandrapurINC18.7%
- ChapraRJD1.3%
- ChatraBJP6.7%
- ChengalpattuAIADMK3.4%
- ChhindwaraINC22.1%
- Chhota UdaipurINC11.1%
- ChidambaramPMK1.2%
- ChikballapurINC15.6%
- ChikkodiLS19.3%
- ChikmagalurBJP7.3%
- ChimurRPI0.3%
- ChirayinkilCPM1.1%
- ChitradurgaINC7.8%
- ChittoorTDP10.3%
- ChittorgarhINC3.2%
- ChuruINC4.1%
- CoimbatoreBJP18.0%
- ContaiCPM9.1%
- Cooch BeharFBL13.6%
- CuddaloreAIADMK4.3%
- CuddapahINC7.3%
- CuttackBJD17.0%
- Dadra & Nagar HaveliBJP12.0%
- DahanuINC6.1%
- Daman and DiuBJP2.4%
- DamohBJP18.6%
- DarbhangaRJD5.0%
- DarjeelingCPM19.5%
- DausaINC7.6%
- DavangereINC1.4%
- Delhi SadarBJP16.4%
- DeogarhBJP15.9%
- DeoriaSP0.6%
- DhanbadBJP20.4%
- DhandhukaBJP2.8%
- DharINC3.1%
- DharmapuriPMK16.0%
- Dharwad NorthBJP19.1%
- Dharwad SouthLS12.3%
- DhenkanalBJD5.5%
- DhubriINC25.9%
- DhuleINC11.7%
- Diamond HarbourCPM6.9%
- DibrugarhINC38.8%
- DindigulAIADMK2.6%
- DohadINC22.1%
- DomariaganjBJP12.0%
- Dum DumBJP11.0%
- DumkaBJP2.1%
- DurgBJP9.0%
- DurgapurCPM15.7%
- East DelhiBJP3.9%
- EluruINC2.9%
- ErandolBJP4.5%
- ErnakulamINC9.7%
- EtahBJP1.9%
- EtawahBJP4.7%
- FaizabadSP1.2%
- FaridabadBJP1.7%
- FaridkotSAD4.0%
- FarrukhabadBJP4.6%
- FatehpurBJP7.9%
- FerozepurSAD6.0%
- FirozabadBJP6.8%
- GandhinagarBJP30.6%
- GanganagarINC5.9%
- GarhwalBJP34.6%
- GauhatiINC22.3%
- GayaBJP5.4%
- GhatampurBJP7.6%
- GhazipurSP2.3%
- GhosiSAP2.7%
- GiridihBJP11.0%
- GobichettipalayamAIADMK19.0%
- GoddaBJP10.7%
- GodhraINC6.8%
- GondaSP4.2%
- GopalganjSAP9.7%
- GorakhpurBJP4.2%
- GulbargaBJP17.9%
- GunaBJP14.3%
- GunturINC7.6%
- GurdaspurBJP15.2%
- GwaliorINC3.7%
- HajipurJD22.1%
- HamirpurBJP12.3%
- HamirpurBJP3.1%
- HanamkondaTDP7.4%
- HapurBJP21.2%
- HardoiSP2.7%
- HardwarBJP18.1%
- HassanJD3.7%
- HathrasBJP26.9%
- HazaribaghBJP23.6%
- HindupurINC4.0%
- HingoliINC11.8%
- HissarHLDR11.1%
- HooghlyCPM0.7%
- HoshangabadBJP9.5%
- HoshiarpurBJP11.1%
- HowrahWBTC0.6%
- HyderabadAIMIM6.6%
- IchalkaranjiINC1.7%
- IdukkiINC0.9%
- IndoreBJP5.9%
- Inner ManipurMSCP3.7%
- JabalpurBJP13.1%
- JadavpurWBTC7.4%
- JagatsinghpurINC2.6%
- JahanabadRJD7.0%
- JaipurBJP17.6%
- JajpurINC14.8%
- JalaunBJP7.5%
- JalesarSP0.4%
- JalgaonINC9.1%
- JalnaBJP0.3%
- JaloreIND24.7%
- JalpaiguriCPM20.1%
- JammuBJP16.4%
- JamnagarBJP13.2%
- JamshedpurBJP13.6%
- JangipurCPM8.8%
- JanjgirINC6.2%
- JaunpurSP1.9%
- JhabuaINC14.2%
- JhalawarBJP10.1%
- JhanjharpurRJD5.4%
- JhansiBJP6.6%
- JhargramCPM35.8%
- JhunjhunuAIICS4.9%
- JodhpurINC0.7%
- JorhatINC48.8%
- JoynagarRSP21.0%
- JullundurJD20.3%
- JunagadhBJP15.1%
- KairaINC6.5%
- KairanaBJP8.6%
- KaiserganjSP3.7%
- KakinadaBJP8.4%
- KalahandiBJP19.7%
- KaliaborINC36.2%
- KanakapuraBJP1.4%
- KanaraBJP12.2%
- KangraBJP9.3%
- KankerBJP9.3%
- KannaujSP6.1%
- KanpurBJP20.0%
- KapadvanjBJP7.5%
- KaradINC26.8%
- KarimganjINC1.4%
- KarimnagarBJP12.5%
- KarnalINC6.5%
- Karol BaghINC1.6%
- KarurAIADMK6.7%
- KasaragodCPM5.6%
- KatiharINC2.9%
- KatwaCPM14.6%
- KendraparaBJD1.2%
- KeonjharBJP13.4%
- KhagariaSAP11.2%
- KhajurahoBJP12.8%
- KhalilabadBJP0.3%
- KhammamINC1.3%
- KhandwaBJP6.9%
- KhargoneBJP3.2%
- KhedINC16.5%
- KheriSP9.1%
- KhuntiBJP8.6%
- KhurjaBJP40.0%
- KishanganjRJD0.9%
- KodarmaBJP14.7%
- KokrajharIND5.5%
- KolabaPWPI1.3%
- KolarINC10.2%
- KolhapurINC8.6%
- KopargaonINC13.3%
- KoppalINC11.7%
- KoraputINC16.4%
- KotaINC2.4%
- KottayamCPM0.8%
- KrishnagarCPM4.6%
- KrishnagiriAIADMK7.9%
- KurnoolINC1.7%
- KurukshetraHLDR18.5%
- KutchBJP13.2%
- LadakhJKN29.3%
- LakhimpurINC18.0%
- LakshadweepINC3.1%
- LalganjSP2.4%
- LaturINC0.5%
- LohardagaINC3.8%
- LucknowBJP29.0%
- LudhianaSAD1.2%
- MachhlishahrBJP6.0%
- MachilipatnamINC11.7%
- MadhepuraRJD8.2%
- MadhubaniINC2.3%
- Madras CentralDMK12.3%
- Madras NorthDMK8.1%
- Madras SouthDMK2.2%
- MaduraiJP3.2%
- MahabubnagarJD3.0%
- MaharajganjSAP30.9%
- MaharajganjBJP4.1%
- MahasamundBJP7.1%
- MahendragarhINC8.6%
- MainpuriSP1.6%
- MaldaINC5.9%
- MalegaonINC12.2%
- MandiBJP27.1%
- MandlaBJP2.4%
- MandsaurBJP2.1%
- MandviINC2.6%
- MandyaJD23.0%
- MangaldoiINC19.6%
- MangaloreBJP1.0%
- ManjeriMUL13.1%
- MathuraBJP30.7%
- MathurapurCPM12.0%
- MavelikaraINC0.2%
- MayiladuturaiTMCM6.8%
- MayurbhanjBJP12.5%
- MedakINC2.1%
- MeerutBJP6.5%
- MehsanaBJP16.8%
- MidnaporeCPI32.1%
- MiryalgudaINC1.7%
- MirzapurBJP6.2%
- MisrikhBSP0.2%
- MizoramIND0.0%
- MohanlalganjSP1.9%
- MonghyrRJD0.5%
- MoradabadSP5.0%
- MorenaBJP10.7%
- MormugaoINC2.7%
- MotihariRJD13.3%
- MukundapuramINC1.2%
- Mumbai NorthBJP7.4%
- Mumbai North CentralRPI4.5%
- Mumbai North EastINC4.6%
- Mumbai North WestSHS2.5%
- Mumbai SouthINC6.2%
- Mumbai South CentralSHS0.0%
- MurshidabadCPM20.5%
- MuvattupuzhaKECM17.3%
- MuzaffarnagarBJP3.2%
- MuzaffarpurRJD2.9%
- MysoreBJP12.2%
- NabadwipCPM3.8%
- NagalandINC73.4%
- NagapattinamCPI20.5%
- NagarkurnoolINC2.6%
- NagaurINC14.5%
- NagercoilTMCM4.9%
- NagpurINC19.3%
- NainitalBJP2.0%
- NalandaSAP13.1%
- NalgondaCPI2.7%
- NandedINC6.7%
- NandurbarINC11.6%
- NandyalTDP0.7%
- NarasapurINC6.6%
- NarasaraopetINC6.4%
- NashikINC15.4%
- NawadaRJD1.7%
- NelloreINC6.3%
- New DelhiBJP12.7%
- NilgirisBJP8.7%
- NizamabadTDP4.5%
- NowgongINC5.9%
- NowrangpurINC13.2%
- OngoleINC2.8%
- OsmanabadINC8.8%
- OttapalamCPM2.8%
- Outer DelhiBJP6.9%
- Outer ManipurCPI0.8%
- PadraunaBJP7.6%
- PalamauBJP13.7%
- PalaniMDMK4.5%
- PalghatCPM3.4%
- PaliINC4.9%
- PanajiINC0.2%
- PandharpurINC17.0%
- PanskuraCPI21.9%
- ParbhaniINC7.5%
- ParvathipuramTDP3.9%
- PatanBJP20.4%
- PatialaSAD4.1%
- PatnaBJP8.2%
- PeddapalliTDP0.8%
- PerambalurAIADMK9.5%
- PeriyakulamAIADMK11.7%
- PhillaurIND10.3%
- PhulbaniBJD15.0%
- PhulpurSP2.2%
- PilibhitIND30.4%
- PollachiAIADMK17.2%
- PondicherryDMK9.0%
- PonnaniMUL15.2%
- PorbandarBJP26.3%
- PratapgarhBJP11.9%
- PudukkottaiAIADMK3.9%
- PuneINC11.3%
- PuriBJD7.5%
- PurneaBJP5.1%
- PuruliaFBL21.4%
- QuilonRSP9.4%
- Rae BareliBJP6.2%
- RaichurINC13.3%
- RaiganjCPM0.7%
- RaigarhINC0.7%
- RaipurBJP12.0%
- RajahmundryBJP1.3%
- RajampetINC7.9%
- RajapurSHS15.0%
- RajgarhINC8.0%
- RajkotBJP53.3%
- RajmahalBJP0.0%
- RajnandgaonINC8.7%
- RamanathapuramAIADMK4.1%
- RampurBJP0.6%
- RamtekINC10.7%
- RanchiBJP21.0%
- RasipuramAIADMK9.4%
- RatnagiriSHS6.5%
- RewaBJP9.2%
- RobertsganjBJP3.5%
- RohtakINC0.1%
- RoparSAD12.2%
- RoseraRJD6.3%
- SabarkanthaINC1.4%
- SagarBJP25.1%
- SaharanpurBJP7.2%
- SaharsaRJD7.5%
- SaidpurBJP0.1%
- SalemIND20.6%
- SalempurSAP6.2%
- SalumberINC13.0%
- SamastipurRJD4.8%
- SambalpurBJD3.6%
- SambhalSP22.1%
- SangliINC12.0%
- SangrurSAD11.1%
- SarangarhINC1.0%
- SasaramBJP13.2%
- SataraINC30.4%
- SatnaBJP6.2%
- Sawai MadhopurINC10.6%
- SecunderabadBJP20.8%
- SeoniINC3.6%
- SeramporeWBTC4.5%
- ShahabadBJP3.3%
- ShahdolBJP5.9%
- ShahjahanpurBJP3.7%
- ShajapurBJP2.5%
- SheoharAIRJP13.4%
- ShillongINC1.2%
- ShimogaBJP20.6%
- SholapurINC17.2%
- SiddipetTDP1.1%
- SidhiBJP6.6%
- SikarBJP5.2%
- SikkimSDF32.6%
- SilcharBJP3.2%
- SimlaINC6.7%
- SinghbhumINC2.1%
- SirsaHLDR12.8%
- SitamarhiRJD3.1%
- SitapurBJP4.3%
- SivagangaTMCM10.0%
- SivakasiMDMK17.6%
- SiwanRJD18.1%
- SonepatHLDR19.8%
- South DelhiBJP20.7%
- SrikakulamTDP13.0%
- SrinagarJKN29.2%
- SriperumbudurAIADMK3.4%
- SultanpurBJP9.7%
- SundargarhBJP19.0%
- SuratBJP35.1%
- SurendranagarBJP1.7%
- SurgujaBJP3.1%
- TamlukCPM9.4%
- Tarn TaranSAD7.6%
- Tehri GarhwalBJP35.9%
- TenaliINC2.3%
- TenkasiAIADMK15.1%
- TezpurINC20.6%
- ThaneSHS26.7%
- ThanjavurDMK7.7%
- TindivanamMDMK4.8%
- TiruchendurAIADMK8.7%
- TiruchengodeAIADMK13.8%
- TiruchirappalliBJP1.8%
- TirunelveliAIADMK1.2%
- TirupathiINC1.2%
- TiruppatturDMK0.0%
- TonkINC9.7%
- TrichurCPI2.5%
- Tripura EastCPM11.4%
- Tripura WestCPM2.6%
- TrivandrumINC2.0%
- TumkurBJP9.9%
- TuraINC54.4%
- UdaipurBJP1.6%
- UdhampurBJP15.8%
- UdupiBJP8.4%
- UjjainBJP15.1%
- UluberiaCPM13.3%
- UnnaoBJP1.3%
- VaishaliRJD5.7%
- VandavasiPMK10.1%
- VaranasiBJP23.6%
- VellorePMK3.9%
- VidishaBJP21.0%
- VijayawadaINC3.3%
- VisakhapatnamINC6.9%
- VishnupurCPM20.5%
- WarangalTDP3.2%
- WardhaINC12.2%
- WashimINC17.3%
- YavatmalINC9.0%