Udhampur Lok Sabha Election Result 1998

India · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1998 GEN

Prof. Chaman Lal Gupta of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency in India in the 1998 general election, with a winning margin of 81,364 votes (15.60%).

15 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 1,016,243 registered electors and 522,899 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 51.50%. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.

Winner Bharatiya Janata Party

Prof. Chaman Lal Gupta

Bharatiya Janata Party

Victory Margin
81,364
Margin %
15.60%
Total Electors
1,016,243
Votes Polled
522,899
Turnout
51.50%
Candidates
15
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
Constituency Number
139
Election Type
Lok Sabha (Parliament)
Election Year
1998
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Prof. Chaman Lal Gupta

Bharatiya Janata Party

250,813
48.00%
Male
#2
Rajinder Singh Chib

Jammu & Kashmir National Conference

169,449
32.40%
Male
#3
Thakur Randhir Singh

Indian National Congress

36,731
7.00%
Male
#4
Khalil Allaha

Bahujan Samaj Party

28,617
5.50%
Male
#5
Prof Bhim Singh

National Panthers Party

13,734
2.60%
Male
#6
Dooni Chand Thakur

Bharatiya Kisan Kamgar Party

6,512
1.20%
Male
#7
Jagdish Raj Shastry

Samajwadi Party

3,587
0.70%
Male
#8
Shashi Kumar

Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh

1,256
0.20%
Male
#9
Dev Raj

Independent

928
0.20%
Male
#10
Mehboob Ali Khan

Independent

816
0.20%
Male
#11
Ashwani Kumar

Independent

776
0.10%
Male
#12
Ghulam Ali

Independent

723
0.10%
Male
#13
Koshal Kumar Sharma

Independent

493
0.10%
Male
#14
Sudarshan Kumar

Lok Shakti

483
0.10%
Male
#15
Rajesh Manchanda

Rashtriya Janata Dal

390
0.10%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Prof. Chaman Lal Gupta Bharatiya Janata Party 250,813 48.00%
2 Rajinder Singh Chib Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 169,449 32.40%
3 Thakur Randhir Singh Indian National Congress 36,731 7.00%
4 Khalil Allaha Bahujan Samaj Party 28,617 5.50%
5 Prof Bhim Singh National Panthers Party 13,734 2.60%
6 Dooni Chand Thakur Bharatiya Kisan Kamgar Party 6,512 1.20%
7 Jagdish Raj Shastry Samajwadi Party 3,587 0.70%
8 Shashi Kumar Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh 1,256 0.20%
9 Dev Raj Independent 928 0.20%
10 Mehboob Ali Khan Independent 816 0.20%
11 Ashwani Kumar Independent 776 0.10%
12 Ghulam Ali Independent 723 0.10%
13 Koshal Kumar Sharma Independent 493 0.10%
14 Sudarshan Kumar Lok Shakti 483 0.10%
15 Rajesh Manchanda Rashtriya Janata Dal 390 0.10%

Udhampur — 1998 Election Analysis

In the 1998 Lok Sabha election, Prof. Chaman Lal Gupta of Bharatiya Janata Party secured victory in the Udhampur constituency () with a margin of 81,364 votes.

Out of 1,016,243 registered electors, 522,899 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 51.50%. A total of 15 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

Prof. Chaman Lal Gupta (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Udhampur Lok Sabha seat in 1998.

The margin was 81,364 votes (15.60%%).

The voter turnout in Udhampur for the 1998 Lok Sabha election was 51.50%%.

15 candidates contested from Udhampur constituency in the 1998 Lok Sabha election.

Udhampur is a Lok Sabha constituency in N/A.