Jammu Lok Sabha Election Result 1998

India · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1998 GEN

Vaid Vishno Dutt of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Jammu Lok Sabha constituency in India in the 1998 general election, with a winning margin of 127,901 votes (16.20%).

18 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 1,442,853 registered electors and 789,529 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 54.70%. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.

Winner Bharatiya Janata Party

Vaid Vishno Dutt

Bharatiya Janata Party

Victory Margin
127,901
Margin %
16.20%
Total Electors
1,442,853
Votes Polled
789,529
Turnout
54.70%
Candidates
18
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
Constituency Number
140
Election Type
Lok Sabha (Parliament)
Election Year
1998
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Vaid Vishno Dutt

Bharatiya Janata Party

336,472
42.60%
Male
#2
Janak Raj Gupta

Jammu & Kashmir National Conference

208,571
26.40%
Male
#3
Mangat Ram Sharma

Indian National Congress

140,832
17.80%
Male
#4
Girdhari Lal

Bahujan Samaj Party

74,030
9.40%
Male
#5
Satish Poonchi

Lok Shakti

3,647
0.50%
Male
#6
Som Nath

Republican Party Of India

2,698
0.30%
Male
#7
Rajinder Kumar

Independent

2,199
0.30%
Male
#8
Anam Hafiz Choudhary

Independent

1,686
0.20%
Male
#9
Surjit Singh

Independent

1,151
0.10%
Male
#10
Sunil Gupta

Independent

1,031
0.10%
Male
#11
Som Nath

Independent

981
0.10%
Male
#12
Sunder Singh

Independent

766
0.10%
Male
#13
Hardev Singh

Samajwadi Party

766
0.10%
Male
#14
Vidhi Sharan Singh

Independent

759
0.10%
Male
#15
Prem Nath

Independent

698
0.10%
Male
#16
Subash Chander

Independent

685
0.10%
Male
#17
Vijay Kumar

Rashtriya Janata Dal

584
0.10%
Male
#18
Ghulam Ali

Independent

301
0.00%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Vaid Vishno Dutt Bharatiya Janata Party 336,472 42.60%
2 Janak Raj Gupta Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 208,571 26.40%
3 Mangat Ram Sharma Indian National Congress 140,832 17.80%
4 Girdhari Lal Bahujan Samaj Party 74,030 9.40%
5 Satish Poonchi Lok Shakti 3,647 0.50%
6 Som Nath Republican Party Of India 2,698 0.30%
7 Rajinder Kumar Independent 2,199 0.30%
8 Anam Hafiz Choudhary Independent 1,686 0.20%
9 Surjit Singh Independent 1,151 0.10%
10 Sunil Gupta Independent 1,031 0.10%
11 Som Nath Independent 981 0.10%
12 Sunder Singh Independent 766 0.10%
13 Hardev Singh Samajwadi Party 766 0.10%
14 Vidhi Sharan Singh Independent 759 0.10%
15 Prem Nath Independent 698 0.10%
16 Subash Chander Independent 685 0.10%
17 Vijay Kumar Rashtriya Janata Dal 584 0.10%
18 Ghulam Ali Independent 301 0.00%

Jammu — 1998 Election Analysis

In the 1998 Lok Sabha election, Vaid Vishno Dutt of Bharatiya Janata Party secured victory in the Jammu constituency () with a margin of 127,901 votes.

Out of 1,442,853 registered electors, 789,529 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 54.70%. A total of 18 candidates contested from this constituency. The vote share chart above visualizes how votes were distributed among the candidates.

India uses the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system where the candidate with the most votes wins. The margin percentage indicates how decisive the victory was relative to total votes polled. Explore related constituencies and historical results below.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Vaid Vishno Dutt (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Jammu Lok Sabha seat in 1998.

The margin was 127,901 votes (16.20%%).

The voter turnout in Jammu for the 1998 Lok Sabha election was 54.70%%.

18 candidates contested from Jammu constituency in the 1998 Lok Sabha election.

Jammu is a Lok Sabha constituency in N/A.