Explorer
India Lok Sabha Election, 1999
543 seats · 270 changed party since 1998 · turnout 59.4%
Party standings
India Lok Sabha Election, 1999 · 39 parties won seats
- BJP182
- INC114
- CPM33
- TDP29
- SP26
- JDU21
- SHS15
- Others123
Ring and figures are seats won.
| Party | Seats | Votes | Vote share | Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 18234% | 8,65,62,209 | 23.8% | 339 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 11421% | 10,31,20,330 | 28.3% | 453 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 336% | 1,96,95,767 | 5.4% | 72 |
| TDPTelugu Desam Party | 295% | 1,32,97,370 | 3.6% | 34 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 265% | 1,37,17,021 | 3.8% | 151 |
| JDUJanata Dal (United) | 214% | 1,12,82,084 | 3.1% | 60 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 153% | 56,72,412 | 1.6% | 63 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 143% | 1,51,75,845 | 4.2% | 225 |
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 122% | 62,98,832 | 1.7% | 19 |
| AIADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 102% | 70,46,953 | 1.9% | 29 |
| BJDBiju Janata Dal | 102% | 43,78,536 | 1.2% | 12 |
| AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 81% | 93,63,785 | 2.6% | 29 |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 81% | 82,60,311 | 2.3% | 132 |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 71% | 1,01,50,492 | 2.8% | 61 |
| INDIndependent | 61% | 99,96,386 | 2.7% | 1945 |
| PMKPattali Makkal Katchi | 51% | 23,77,741 | 0.7% | 8 |
| INLDIndian National Lok Dal | 51% | 20,02,700 | 0.5% | 5 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 41% | 53,95,119 | 1.5% | 54 |
| MDMKMarumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 41% | 16,20,527 | 0.4% | 5 |
| JKNJKN | 41% | 4,54,481 | 0.1% | 6 |
+ 150 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.
House composition
Majority line at 272
1999 · selected
Majority 272
BJP182INC114CPM33TDP29SP26JDU21SHS15BSP14DMK12AIADMK10+29 more · 87 seats
1998 · previous
Majority 272
Vote share by party
Share of valid votes · 1998 → 1999
1998 1999· by party
30%23%15%8%0%
25.6
23.8
25.8
28.3
5.1
5.4
2.8
3.6
4.9
3.8
0.0
3.1
4.7
4.2
BJPINCCPMTDPSPJDUBSP
Seat change
1999 seats minus 1998 seats
seats lostseats gained
BJP
182 → 182
0
INC
141 → 114
−27
CPM
32 → 33
+1
TDP
12 → 29
+17
SP
20 → 26
+6
JDU
0 → 21
+21
SHS
6 → 15
+9
BSP
5 → 14
+9
DMK
6 → 12
+6
AIADMK
18 → 10
−8
Vote-share movement
Statewide, 1998 → 1999
share lostshare gained
JDU
0.0% → 3.1%
+3.1%
AITC
0.0% → 2.6%
+2.6%
INC
25.8% → 28.3%
+2.5%
NCP
0.0% → 2.3%
+2.3%
JDS
0.0% → 0.9%
+0.9%
TDP
2.8% → 3.6%
+0.9%
INLD
0.0% → 0.5%
+0.5%
IND
2.4% → 2.7%
+0.4%
RLD
0.0% → 0.4%
+0.4%
BSP
4.7% → 4.2%
−0.5%
Biggest BJP–INC swings
Seats where the BJP-vs-INC vote gap moved most, 1998 → 1999. 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
Madras South
Tamil Nadu
−75.4%
Narasapur
Andhra Pradesh
+69.6%
Pune
Maharashtra
+65.3%
Ahmednagar
Maharashtra
+59.3%
Hoshiarpur
Punjab
−57.4%
Rajkot
Gujarat
−56.4%
Nizamabad
Andhra Pradesh
−56.3%
Kakinada
Andhra Pradesh
−55.7%
Maharajganj
Uttar Pradesh
+53.5%
Sonepat
Haryana
+52.6%
Hingoli
Maharashtra
+52.5%
Mumbai North West
Maharashtra
−52.4%
Closest races · 1999
Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results
All constituencies · 1999
543 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1998
- AdilabadTDP14.8%
- AdoorINC3.2%
- AgraSP17.6%
- AhmedabadBJP10.0%
- AhmednagarBJP3.9%
- AjmerBJP14.8%
- AkbarpurBSP7.2%
- AkolaBBM1.3%
- AligarhBJP14.6%
- AlipurduarsRSP20.1%
- AllahabadBJP10.8%
- AlleppeyINC4.4%
- AlmoraBJP2.9%
- AlwarBJP9.4%
- AmalapuramTDP17.9%
- AmbalaBJP18.0%
- AmethiINC48.1%
- AmravatiSHS11.1%
- AmreliBJP8.9%
- AmritsarINC5.4%
- AmrohaBSP12.1%
- AnakapalliTDP7.8%
- AnandBJP0.7%
- AnantapurTDP2.8%
- AnantnagJKN13.1%
- Andaman & Nicobar IslandsBJP9.6%
- AonlaSP3.0%
- ArakkonamDMK13.2%
- ArambaghCPM12.5%
- ArariaRJD0.3%
- ArrahRJD13.5%
- Arunachal EastINC21.8%
- Arunachal WestINC25.8%
- AsansolCPM4.6%
- AskaBJD53.5%
- AurangabadINC10.4%
- AurangabadSHS6.5%
- Autonomous DistrictCPIMLL15.5%
- AzamgarhSP4.1%
- BadagaraCPM3.0%
- BagahaJDU9.6%
- BagalkotINC10.2%
- BaghpatRLD20.8%
- BahraichBJP1.0%
- BalaghatBJP3.6%
- BalasoreBJP17.7%
- BaliaJDU2.4%
- BalliaSJPR9.1%
- BalrampurSP3.0%
- BalurghatRSP7.5%
- BanaskanthaBJP4.4%
- BandaBSP4.9%
- Bangalore NorthINC17.1%
- Bangalore SouthBJP8.2%
- BankaJDU3.4%
- BankuraCPM14.8%
- BansgaonBJP1.6%
- BanswaraINC18.1%
- BapatlaTDP12.9%
- Bara BankiSP8.9%
- BaramatiNCP33.8%
- BaramullaJKN18.8%
- BarasatAITC9.4%
- BareillyBJP20.5%
- BarhJDU0.2%
- BarmerINC3.9%
- BarodaBJP15.8%
- BarpetaINC11.8%
- BarrackporeCPM4.9%
- BasirhatCPI9.6%
- BastarBJP5.8%
- BastiBJP0.3%
- BayanaBJP6.7%
- BeedBJP6.3%
- BegusaraiINC3.1%
- BelgaumINC6.4%
- BellaryINC7.0%
- BerhamporeINC10.3%
- BerhampurBJP9.5%
- BettiahBJP5.8%
- BetulBJP12.1%
- BhadrachalamTDP5.1%
- BhadrakBJD18.0%
- BhagalpurCPM6.8%
- BhandaraBJP0.6%
- BharatpurBJP16.9%
- BhatindaCPI9.4%
- BhavnagarBJP23.3%
- BhilwaraBJP2.4%
- BhindBJP8.1%
- BhiwaniINLD27.7%
- BhopalBJP17.3%
- BhubaneswarBJD37.4%
- BidarBJP20.8%
- BijapurBJP5.1%
- BijnorBJP3.4%
- BikanerINC10.1%
- BikramganjRJD4.7%
- BilaspurBJP14.3%
- BilhaurBJP0.5%
- BirbhumCPM21.7%
- BobbiliINC0.6%
- BolangirBJP28.6%
- BolpurCPM23.8%
- BroachBJP8.1%
- BudaunSP6.8%
- BulandshahrBJP12.5%
- BuldhanaSHS6.4%
- BulsarBJP4.6%
- BurdwanCPM31.0%
- BuxarBJP1.9%
- Calcutta North EastAITC6.3%
- Calcutta North WestAITC21.2%
- Calcutta SouthAITC26.6%
- CalicutINC6.1%
- CannanoreCPM1.2%
- ChailBSP5.8%
- ChamarajanagarJDU2.1%
- ChandauliSP10.1%
- ChandigarhINC1.9%
- Chandni ChowkBJP1.0%
- ChandrapurINC0.4%
- ChapraBJP5.7%
- ChatraRJD13.2%
- ChengalpattuPMK1.9%
- ChhindwaraINC30.2%
- Chhota UdaipurBJP0.2%
- ChidambaramPMK16.5%
- ChikballapurINC25.8%
- ChikkodiJDU11.4%
- ChikmagalurBJP4.2%
- ChimurBJP9.4%
- ChirayinkilCPM0.5%
- ChitradurgaJDU1.3%
- ChittoorTDP2.2%
- ChittorgarhBJP4.6%
- ChuruBJP6.9%
- CoimbatoreBJP6.2%
- ContaiAITC1.5%
- Cooch BeharFBL12.1%
- CuddaloreDMK10.4%
- CuddapahINC3.7%
- CuttackBJD33.1%
- Dadra & Nagar HaveliIND20.7%
- DahanuBJP9.4%
- Daman and DiuINC6.4%
- DamohBJP2.4%
- DarbhangaBJP7.3%
- DarjeelingCPM19.3%
- DausaINC0.9%
- DavangereBJP1.9%
- Delhi SadarBJP5.0%
- DeogarhBJP12.8%
- DeoriaBJP6.1%
- DhanbadBJP1.9%
- DhandhukaBJP1.1%
- DharINC5.0%
- DharmapuriPMK3.6%
- Dharwad NorthBJP5.8%
- Dharwad SouthINC5.1%
- DhenkanalINC0.6%
- DhubriINC2.6%
- DhuleBJP2.2%
- Diamond HarbourCPM8.4%
- DibrugarhINC12.0%
- DindigulAIADMK3.0%
- DohadBJP2.7%
- DomariaganjBJP5.8%
- Dum DumBJP11.3%
- DumkaBJP0.9%
- DurgBJP5.9%
- DurgapurCPM13.6%
- East DelhiBJP8.0%
- EluruTDP7.5%
- ErandolBJP16.6%
- ErnakulamINC14.3%
- EtahSP8.9%
- EtawahSP13.9%
- FaizabadBJP8.8%
- FaridabadBJP4.6%
- FaridkotINC0.6%
- FarrukhabadSP9.9%
- FatehpurBJP0.2%
- FerozepurSAD2.0%
- FirozabadSP14.5%
- GandhinagarBJP25.5%
- GanganagarBJP14.4%
- GarhwalBJP6.3%
- GauhatiBJP9.0%
- GayaBJP3.3%
- GhatampurBSP0.0%
- GhazipurBJP1.5%
- GhosiBSP5.4%
- GiridihBJP3.7%
- GobichettipalayamAIADMK4.8%
- GoddaBJP12.6%
- GodhraBJP20.1%
- GondaBJP10.3%
- GopalganjJDU4.9%
- GorakhpurBJP1.1%
- GulbargaINC9.4%
- GunaINC31.6%
- GunturTDP5.2%
- GurdaspurBJP0.2%
- GwaliorBJP13.5%
- HajipurJDU13.5%
- HamirpurBJP23.3%
- HamirpurBSP1.9%
- HanamkondaTDP11.8%
- HapurBJP1.7%
- HardoiABLTC1.0%
- HardwarBJP4.9%
- HassanINC16.5%
- HathrasBJP14.9%
- HazaribaghBJP30.9%
- HindupurTDP17.5%
- HingoliSHS11.7%
- HissarINLD25.1%
- HooghlyCPM1.4%
- HoshangabadBJP6.6%
- HoshiarpurINC5.9%
- HowrahCPM10.5%
- HyderabadAIMIM5.6%
- IchalkaranjiNCP1.6%
- IdukkiKEC1.2%
- IndoreBJP15.9%
- Inner ManipurMSCP1.9%
- JabalpurBJP20.8%
- JadavpurAITC6.7%
- JagatsinghpurBJD19.7%
- JahanabadJDU2.2%
- JaipurBJP17.5%
- JajpurBJD19.2%
- JalaunBSP2.3%
- JalesarSP1.2%
- JalgaonBJP12.8%
- JalnaBJP17.1%
- JaloreINC5.6%
- JalpaiguriCPM13.1%
- JammuBJP21.3%
- JamnagarBJP10.1%
- JamshedpurBJP19.3%
- JangipurCPM7.9%
- JanjgirINC2.1%
- JaunpurBJP1.2%
- JhabuaINC24.9%
- JhalawarBJP22.5%
- JhanjharpurJDU19.0%
- JhansiINC11.0%
- JhargramCPM13.7%
- JhunjhunuINC11.4%
- JodhpurBJP17.3%
- JorhatINC15.8%
- JoynagarRSP14.0%
- JullundurINC6.1%
- JunagadhBJP9.5%
- KairaINC6.9%
- KairanaRLD5.5%
- KaiserganjSP8.1%
- KakinadaTDP14.9%
- KalahandiBJP18.1%
- KaliaborINC22.1%
- KanakapuraINC2.8%
- KanaraINC1.4%
- KangraBJP18.2%
- KankerBJP15.4%
- KannaujSP11.6%
- KanpurINC5.4%
- KapadvanjINC24.9%
- KaradNCP16.8%
- KarimganjINC6.2%
- KarimnagarBJP2.4%
- KarnalBJP19.2%
- Karol BaghBJP4.8%
- KarurAIADMK0.4%
- KasaragodCPM3.4%
- KatiharBJP21.4%
- KatwaCPM11.8%
- KendraparaBJD16.5%
- KeonjharBJP36.0%
- KhagariaJDU4.8%
- KhajurahoINC11.1%
- KhalilabadSP4.5%
- KhammamINC0.9%
- KhandwaBJP20.3%
- KhargoneINC5.6%
- KhedNCP8.6%
- KheriSP0.6%
- KhuntiBJP6.5%
- KhurjaBJP22.9%
- KishanganjBJP1.2%
- KodarmaINC1.7%
- KokrajharIND9.8%
- KolabaPWPI6.5%
- KolarINC10.1%
- KolhapurNCP14.6%
- KopargaonSHS7.3%
- KoppalINC1.6%
- KoraputINC2.2%
- KotaBJP3.9%
- KottayamCPM1.5%
- KrishnagarBJP2.7%
- KrishnagiriDMK4.7%
- KurnoolTDP3.3%
- KurukshetraINLD22.6%
- KutchBJP1.1%
- LadakhJKN1.8%
- LakhimpurINC7.3%
- LakshadweepINC10.7%
- LalganjBSP4.5%
- LaturINC5.3%
- LohardagaBJP1.1%
- LucknowBJP16.4%
- LudhianaINC15.8%
- MachhlishahrSP3.2%
- MachilipatnamTDP11.7%
- MadhepuraJDU4.7%
- MadhubaniBJP8.9%
- Madras CentralDMK22.2%
- Madras NorthDMK18.2%
- Madras SouthDMK25.6%
- MaduraiCPM5.0%
- MahabubnagarBJP6.4%
- MaharajganjJDU14.9%
- MaharajganjSP1.6%
- MahasamundINC2.3%
- MahendragarhBJP18.7%
- MainpuriSP4.9%
- MaldaINC3.0%
- MalegaonJDS0.7%
- MandiBJP24.9%
- MandlaBJP1.4%
- MandsaurBJP7.4%
- MandviBJP9.5%
- MandyaINC19.0%
- MangaldoiINC2.0%
- MangaloreBJP1.2%
- ManjeriMUL15.2%
- MathuraBJP7.9%
- MathurapurCPM6.3%
- MavelikaraINC5.0%
- MayiladuturaiINC6.2%
- MayurbhanjBJP26.1%
- MedakBJP2.7%
- MeerutINC3.3%
- MehsanaINC8.9%
- MidnaporeCPI3.4%
- MiryalgudaINC5.7%
- MirzapurSP11.0%
- MisrikhSP0.7%
- MizoramIND23.5%
- MohanlalganjSP5.8%
- MonghyrJDU3.1%
- MoradabadABLTC15.1%
- MorenaBJP12.5%
- MormugaoBJP6.6%
- MotihariBJP3.2%
- MukundapuramINC6.7%
- Mumbai NorthBJP16.8%
- Mumbai North CentralSHS32.0%
- Mumbai North EastBJP0.8%
- Mumbai North WestINC12.2%
- Mumbai SouthBJP3.4%
- Mumbai South CentralSHS21.5%
- MurshidabadCPM14.9%
- MuvattupuzhaKECM11.2%
- MuzaffarnagarINC3.8%
- MuzaffarpurJDU8.4%
- MysoreINC1.5%
- NabadwipAITC3.9%
- NagalandINC48.8%
- NagapattinamDMK3.3%
- NagarkurnoolTDP8.2%
- NagaurINC6.9%
- NagercoilBJP23.8%
- NagpurINC9.0%
- NainitalINC14.2%
- NalandaJDU12.1%
- NalgondaTDP8.4%
- NandedINC4.4%
- NandurbarINC19.5%
- NandyalTDP10.0%
- NarasapurBJP23.6%
- NarasaraopetINC1.6%
- NashikSHS5.1%
- NawadaBJP9.9%
- NelloreTDP5.3%
- New DelhiBJP12.3%
- NilgirisBJP3.3%
- NizamabadTDP0.5%
- NowgongBJP4.7%
- NowrangpurBJP2.5%
- OngoleTDP2.8%
- OsmanabadSHS9.3%
- OttapalamCPM1.8%
- Outer DelhiBJP15.7%
- Outer ManipurNCP6.4%
- PadraunaBJP3.8%
- PalamauBJP16.7%
- PalaniAIADMK4.3%
- PalghatCPM3.8%
- PaliBJP19.6%
- PanajiBJP19.2%
- PandharpurIND33.2%
- PanskuraCPI5.7%
- ParbhaniSHS6.6%
- ParvathipuramTDP2.2%
- PatanINC3.6%
- PatialaINC10.1%
- PatnaBJP5.8%
- PeddapalliTDP1.8%
- PerambalurDMK10.0%
- PeriyakulamAIADMK7.0%
- PhillaurINC4.3%
- PhulbaniBJD16.2%
- PhulpurSP2.9%
- PilibhitIND32.1%
- PollachiMDMK1.6%
- PondicherryINC5.4%
- PonnaniMUL18.8%
- PorbandarBJP31.1%
- PratapgarhINC1.1%
- PudukkottaiMADMK8.4%
- PuneBJP12.5%
- PuriBJD19.9%
- PurneaIND36.4%
- PuruliaFBL25.7%
- QuilonCPM2.6%
- Rae BareliINC10.7%
- RaichurINC25.1%
- RaiganjINC8.6%
- RaigarhBJP1.0%
- RaipurBJP12.1%
- RajahmundryBJP7.5%
- RajampetTDP4.1%
- RajapurSHS26.0%
- RajgarhINC9.9%
- RajkotBJP15.9%
- RajmahalINC11.1%
- RajnandgaonBJP4.5%
- RamanathapuramAIADMK1.1%
- RampurINC14.2%
- RamtekSHS1.8%
- RanchiBJP41.8%
- RasipuramAIADMK6.1%
- RatnagiriSHS21.6%
- RewaINC8.7%
- RobertsganjBJP2.1%
- RohtakINLD22.8%
- RoparINC10.9%
- RoseraJDU19.7%
- SabarkanthaINC2.2%
- SagarBJP11.3%
- SaharanpurBSP2.9%
- SaharsaJDU13.1%
- SaidpurSP4.5%
- SalemAIADMK3.5%
- SalempurBSP1.4%
- SalumberINC9.3%
- SamastipurJDU1.6%
- SambalpurBJD18.3%
- SambhalSP18.7%
- SangliINC22.7%
- SangrurSADM12.2%
- SarangarhBJP7.7%
- SasaramBJP2.9%
- SataraNCP18.6%
- SatnaBJP0.6%
- Sawai MadhopurBJP11.5%
- SecunderabadBJP10.1%
- SeoniBJP2.7%
- SeramporeAITC5.2%
- ShahabadBSP6.6%
- ShahdolBJP3.4%
- ShahjahanpurINC2.7%
- ShajapurBJP4.6%
- SheoharRJD0.4%
- ShillongINC10.4%
- ShimogaINC11.8%
- SholapurINC12.8%
- SiddipetTDP14.7%
- SidhiBJP0.8%
- SikarBJP3.8%
- SikkimSDF10.4%
- SilcharINC18.2%
- SimlaHVC9.4%
- SinghbhumBJP17.5%
- SirsaINLD34.6%
- SitamarhiJDU13.6%
- SitapurBSP5.7%
- SivagangaINC3.9%
- SivakasiMDMK9.6%
- SiwanRJD18.5%
- SonepatBJP40.7%
- South DelhiBJP6.0%
- SrikakulamTDP14.7%
- SrinagarJKN38.0%
- SriperumbudurDMK10.3%
- SultanpurBSP2.4%
- SundargarhBJP24.7%
- SuratBJP40.5%
- SurendranagarINC5.5%
- SurgujaINC10.6%
- TamlukCPM6.0%
- Tarn TaranSAD12.7%
- Tehri GarhwalBJP3.3%
- TenaliTDP11.3%
- TenkasiAIADMK0.1%
- TezpurINC3.8%
- ThaneSHS11.0%
- ThanjavurDMK5.1%
- TindivanamMDMK1.4%
- TiruchendurDMK11.2%
- TiruchengodeMDMK0.5%
- TiruchirappalliBJP12.9%
- TirunelveliAIADMK4.4%
- TirupathiBJP1.6%
- TiruppatturDMK3.2%
- TonkBJP9.0%
- TrichurINC1.6%
- Tripura EastCPM27.1%
- Tripura WestCPM30.6%
- TrivandrumINC1.9%
- TumkurINC8.3%
- TuraNCP39.2%
- UdaipurINC7.7%
- UdhampurBJP29.8%
- UdupiINC4.6%
- UjjainBJP10.2%
- UluberiaCPM8.4%
- UnnaoSP6.4%
- VaishaliRJD6.4%
- VandavasiPMK8.9%
- VaranasiBJP8.5%
- VellorePMK3.7%
- VidishaBJP12.7%
- VijayawadaTDP9.4%
- VisakhapatnamTDP4.4%
- VishnupurCPM21.8%
- WarangalTDP1.6%
- WardhaINC1.1%
- WashimSHS6.2%
- YavatmalINC2.5%