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1998 elections in India

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Summary

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FieldValue
year1998
incumbent_pmAtal Bihari Vajpayee (NDA)
next_lok_sabha12th
rajya_controlBharatiya Janata Party
rajya_seats_contestedTBD
rajya_net_changeTBD
lok_seats_contested543
states_contested9
state_net_changeTBD

The 1998 Indian elections were a series of national and sub-national elections which took place in India throughout 1998. The national elections saw the return of the Indian National Congress to power while state results were varied.

Parliamentary Election result

Overall result

Polling Date(s)StateGovernment beforeChief Minister beforeGovernment afterElected Chief MinisterMaps
16 February 1998TripuraCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Dasarath DebCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
MeghalayaS. C. MarakS. C. Marak[[File:IN-ML.svg50px]]
23 February 1998NagalandS. C. JamirS. C. Jamir[[File:IN-NL.svg50px]]
GujaratDilip ParikhKeshubhai Patel[[File:IN-GJ.svg50px]]
28 February 1998Himachal PradeshVirbhadra SinghPrem Kumar Dhumal[[File:IN-HP.svg50px]]
25 November 1998DelhiSushma SwarajSheila Dikshit[[File:IN-DL.svg50px]]
MizoramLal ThanhawlaZoramthanga[[File:IN-MZ.svg50px]]
RajasthanBhairon Singh ShekhawatAshok Gehlot[[File:IN-RJ.svg50px]]
27 November 1998Madhya PradeshDigvijaya SinghDigvijaya Singh[[File:IN-MP.svg50px]]

Legislative Assembly elections

Delhi

Main article: 1998 Delhi Legislative Assembly election

Gujarat

Main article: 1998 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election

Himachal Pradesh

Main article: 1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

Madhya Pradesh

Main article: 1998 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

Source:

SNPartySeats
ContestedSeats
wonSeats
Changed%
Votes
1Indian National Congress316172-240.59
2Bharatiya Janata Party320119+239.28
3Bahujan Samaj Party2211106.15
4Janata Dal1444+ 31.87
5Samajwadi Party2284+ 41.58
6Gondvana Gantantra Party81100.82
7Ajeya Bharat Party781+ 10.55
8Janata Party141+ 10.20
9Republican Party of India201+ 10.13
10Independent3208- 16.49
Total320

Meghalaya

Main article: 1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election

Parties and coalitionsPopular voteSeatsVotes%±ppWon+/−
Indian National Congress}}"Indian National Congress (INC)293,34635.030.41251
United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)}}United Democratic Party (UDP)226,02626.996.48201
People's Democratic Movement (PDM)58,2256.953
Hill State People's Democratic Party56,6826.773
BJP}}"Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)41,9245.011.3333
Garo National Council (GNC)17,6502.111
Hindu Samaj Party (HSP)4,7540.570
Communist Party of India}}"Communist Party of India (CPI)1,3870.170.030
Rashtriya Janata Dal}}"Rashtriya Janata Dal1,2530.150
Samajwadi Party}}"Samajwadi Party7420.090
Janata Dal}}"Janata Dal380.00
Independent (politician)}}"Independents (IND)135,35617.281.1255
Total837,383100.0060±0
Source: Election Commission of India

The UDP was formed in 1997 through a merger of the Hill People's Union (HPU), some members of the Hill State People's Democratic Party (HDP) and the Public Demands Implementation Convention (PDIC). Previous results presented in the table are the combined totals of parties' results from the 1993 election.

Mizoram

Main article: 1998 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election

Nagaland

Main article: 1998 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election

Rajasthan

Main article: 1998 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election

Tripura

Main article: 1998 Tripura Legislative Assembly election

Source:

PartySeats contestedSeats wonNo. of votes% of votes1993 SeatsTotal270601,366,966
Bharatiya Janata Party60080,2725.87%0
Communist Party of India2118,8021.38%0
Communist Party of India (Marxist)5538621,80445.49%44
Indian National Congress4513464,17133.96%10
Janata Dal303,2940.24%1
Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti10498,2717.19%1
Revolutionary Socialist Party2222,5261.65%2
Independents60244,9403.29%1

Legislative By-elections

Jammu and Kashmir

Assembly ConstituencyTurnoutWinnerRunner UpMargin#kNames%CandidatePartyVotes%CandidatePartyVotes%
1Jammu West33.56%Ashok Kumar Khajuria13,16454.61%Ved Kumar6,96728.9%Bharatiya Janata Party}}"6,197

Rajya Sabha

Main article: 1998 Indian Rajya Sabha elections

References

References

  1. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Delhi". [[Election Commission of India]].
  2. "Gujarat Assembly elections on 1998".
  3. [http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/i/india/states/hima1.txt Adam Carr's Election Archive]
  4. "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1998 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MADHYA PRADESH". Election Commission of India.
  5. "Meghalaya 1998".
  6. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Mizoram". Election Commission of India.
  7. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Nagaland". [[Election Commission of India]].
  8. "1998 Tripura Election result".
  9. "AC Bye Election: Jammu East 1998".
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