The 1998 Lok Sabha (Parliament) election in Andhra Pradesh was held to elect Members of Parliament (MPs) from 42 parliamentary constituencies in the state. Indian National Congress emerged as the leading party, winning 22 seats. Telugu Desam Party came second with 12 seats.
A total of 49,133,135 electors were registered to vote across the state. Of these, 32,425,649 votes were polled, resulting in an overall voter turnout of 66.0%. The average victory margin across all constituencies was 42,758 votes, with the closest contest decided by just 4,650 votes and the largest margin reaching 185,910 votes.
A total of 6 political parties won at least one seat in this election. India's Lok Sabha elections use the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, where the candidate with the most votes in each constituency wins the seat. The party or coalition winning a majority of Lok Sabha seats forms the central government and appoints the Prime Minister.
Seat data is not available for this selection.
Seat breakdown: Indian National Congress (22), Telugu Desam Party (12), Bharatiya Janata Party (4), Communist Party Of India (2), All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimoon (1) and 1 other parties.
Click on any constituency name to view the full candidate-wise breakdown with individual vote counts, vote share percentages, and party affiliations.
| Sno. | Constituency | Type | State | Winner | Party | Electors | Votes | Turnout | Margin | Margin% | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2-Srikakulam | GEN | Andhra Pradesh | Kinjarapu Yerrannaidu | Telugu Desam Party | 979623 | 673199 | 68.70% | 86365 | 12.80% | 1998 |
| 2 | 4-Visakhapatnam | GEN | Andhra Pradesh | Subbarami Reddy.T | Indian National Congress | 1391596 | 904549 | 65.00% | 61517 | 6.80% | 1998 |
| 3 | 5-Anakapalli | GEN | Andhra Pradesh | Gurunadha Rao Gudivada | Indian National Congress | 1024801 | 743582 | 72.60% | 25925 | 3.50% | 1998 |
| 4 | 6-Kakinada | GEN | Andhra Pradesh | Krishnamraju U.V. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1159644 | 815242 | 70.30% | 67799 | 8.30% | 1998 |
| 5 | 7-Amalapuram | SC | Andhra Pradesh | Ganti Mohana Chandra Balayogi | Telugu Desam Party | 897362 | 666177 | 74.20% | 90240 | 13.50% | 1998 |
| 6 | 8-Rajahmundry | GEN | Andhra Pradesh | Girajala Venkata Swamy Naidu | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1121041 | 790514 | 70.50% | 9912 | 1.30% | 1998 |
| 7 | 9-Narasapuram | GEN | Andhra Pradesh | Kanumuru Bapi Raju | Indian National Congress | 1012477 | 735245 | 72.60% | 47970 | 6.50% | 1998 |
| 8 | 10-Eluru | GEN | Andhra Pradesh | Maganti Venkateswara Rao (BABU) | Indian National Congress | 1109524 | 819312 | 73.80% | 23807 | 2.90% | 1998 |
| 9 | 11-Machilipatnam | GEN | Andhra Pradesh | Kavuru Sambasiva Rao | Indian National Congress | 993538 | 700195 | 70.50% | 81092 | 11.60% | 1998 |
| 10 | 12-Vijayawada | GEN | Andhra Pradesh | Upendra Parvathaneni | Indian National Congress | 1345242 | 910621 | 67.70% | 30067 | 3.30% | 1998 |
| 11 | 13-Guntur | GEN | Andhra Pradesh | Rayapati Sambasiva Rao | Indian National Congress | 1264693 | 760884 | 60.20% | 57347 | 7.50% | 1998 |
| 12 | 14-Narasaraopet | GEN | Andhra Pradesh | Konijeti Rosaiah | Indian National Congress | 1255993 | 758061 | 60.40% | 47819 | 6.30% | 1998 |
| 13 | 15-Bapatla | GEN | Andhra Pradesh | Janardhana Reddy Nedurumalli | Indian National Congress | 1069183 | 677781 | 63.40% | 40488 | 6.00% | 1998 |
| 14 | 16-Ongole | GEN | Andhra Pradesh | Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy | Indian National Congress | 1179290 | 745553 | 63.20% | 20866 | 2.80% | 1998 |
| 15 | 17-Nandyal | GEN | Andhra Pradesh | Bhuma Nagi Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | 1102794 | 712047 | 64.60% | 4650 | 0.70% | 1998 |
| 16 | 18-Kurnool | GEN | Andhra Pradesh | Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy | Indian National Congress | 1137417 | 766572 | 67.40% | 12836 | 1.70% | 1998 |
| 17 | 19-Anantapur | GEN | Andhra Pradesh | Anantha Venkatarami Reddy | Indian National Congress | 1213025 | 688126 | 56.70% | 82398 | 12.00% | 1998 |
| 18 | 20-Hindupur | GEN | Andhra Pradesh | S.Gangadhar | Indian National Congress | 1152897 | 671283 | 58.20% | 26138 | 3.90% | 1998 |
| 19 | 21-Kadapa | GEN | Andhra Pradesh | Y.S.Rajasekhar Reddy | Indian National Congress | 1107474 | 750722 | 67.80% | 53881 | 7.20% | 1998 |
| 20 | 22-Nellore | SC | Andhra Pradesh | Panabaka Lakshmi | Indian National Congress | 1166301 | 752917 | 64.60% | 46527 | 6.20% | 1998 |
| 21 | 23-Tirupati | SC | Andhra Pradesh | Chintha Mohan | Indian National Congress | 1187901 | 759887 | 64.00% | 9346 | 1.20% | 1998 |
| 22 | 24-Rajampet | GEN | Andhra Pradesh | Annaiahgari Sai Pratap | Indian National Congress | 956628 | 615261 | 64.30% | 47896 | 7.80% | 1998 |
| 23 | 25-Chittoor | GEN | Andhra Pradesh | Nuthanakalva Ramakrishna Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | 1123338 | 785684 | 69.90% | 80081 | 10.20% | 1998 |
| 24 | 385-Adilabad | GEN | Andhra Pradesh | Dr.S.Venugopala Chary | Telugu Desam Party | 1078788 | 752835 | 69.80% | 33534 | 4.50% | 1998 |
| 25 | 386-Peddapalle | SC | Andhra Pradesh | C. Suguna Kumari | Telugu Desam Party | 1307830 | 831920 | 63.60% | 6174 | 0.70% | 1998 |
| 26 | 387-Karimnagar | GEN | Andhra Pradesh | Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1248019 | 784303 | 62.80% | 95997 | 12.20% | 1998 |
| 27 | 388-Nizamabad | GEN | Andhra Pradesh | Gangareddy Gaddam | Telugu Desam Party | 1136178 | 745538 | 65.60% | 32756 | 4.40% | 1998 |
| 28 | 390-Medak | GEN | Andhra Pradesh | M.Baga Reddy | Indian National Congress | 1221385 | 803484 | 65.80% | 16480 | 2.10% | 1998 |
| 29 | 392-Secunderabad | GEN | Andhra Pradesh | Bandaru Dattatreya | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1693970 | 906699 | 53.50% | 185910 | 20.50% | 1998 |
| 30 | 393-Hyderabad | GEN | Andhra Pradesh | Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi | All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimoon | 1507135 | 1102649 | 73.20% | 71612 | 6.50% | 1998 |
| 31 | 395-Mahbubnagar | GEN | Andhra Pradesh | S.Jaipal Reddy | Janata Dal | 1231361 | 761072 | 61.80% | 22641 | 3.00% | 1998 |
| 32 | 396-Nagarkurnool | SC | Andhra Pradesh | Dr.Mallu Ravi | Indian National Congress | 1187292 | 784503 | 66.10% | 19675 | 2.50% | 1998 |
| 33 | 397-Nalgonda | GEN | Andhra Pradesh | Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy | Communist Party Of India | 1395535 | 910685 | 65.30% | 24455 | 2.70% | 1998 |
| 34 | 399-Warangal | GEN | Andhra Pradesh | Azmeera Chandulal | Telugu Desam Party | 1126733 | 793614 | 70.40% | 24801 | 3.10% | 1998 |
| 35 | 401-Khammam | GEN | Andhra Pradesh | Nadendla Bhaskar Rao | Indian National Congress | 1228959 | 917369 | 74.70% | 11664 | 1.30% | 1998 |
| 36 | 544-Siddipet | SC | Andhra Pradesh | Malyala Rajaiah | Telugu Desam Party | 1568558 | 1004227 | 64.00% | 11025 | 1.10% | 1998 |
| 37 | 545-Hanamkonda | GEN | Andhra Pradesh | Chada Suresh Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | 1116538 | 630487 | 56.50% | 45491 | 7.20% | 1998 |
| 38 | 546-Miriyalaguda | GEN | Andhra Pradesh | Baddam Narsimha Reddy | Indian National Congress | 1227647 | 869759 | 70.90% | 14498 | 1.70% | 1998 |
| 39 | 547-Tenali | GEN | Andhra Pradesh | P.Shiv Shanker | Indian National Congress | 960503 | 632751 | 65.90% | 14536 | 2.30% | 1998 |
| 40 | 548-Parvathipuram | ST | Andhra Pradesh | Vijaya Ramaraju Setrucharla | Telugu Desam Party | 911746 | 604975 | 66.40% | 23277 | 3.80% | 1998 |
| 41 | 549-Bhadrachalam | ST | Andhra Pradesh | Ramaiah Sode | Communist Party Of India | 1093137 | 692097 | 63.30% | 59440 | 8.60% | 1998 |
| 42 | 550-Bobbili | GEN | Andhra Pradesh | Kondapalli Pydithalli Naidu | Telugu Desam Party | 940039 | 693268 | 73.80% | 26908 | 3.90% | 1998 |
Data-driven analysis of the 1998 Andhra Pradesh Lok Sabha election results, covering competitiveness, candidate performance, and voter behaviour.
The victory margin is the difference in votes between the winning candidate and the runner-up. A constituency with a margin under 5,000 votes is considered closely fought. The average margin in Andhra Pradesh 1998 was 42,758 votes.
The 10 parliamentary constituencies decided by the narrowest margins.
| Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin |
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Candidates receiving less than one-sixth (16.67%) of valid votes forfeit their security deposit. A high forfeiture rate indicates a party fielded candidates in constituencies with little voter support.
NOTA (None of the Above) allows voters to reject all candidates. When NOTA votes exceed the victory margin, it signals significant voter dissatisfaction.
| Constituency | NOTA Votes | Win Margin | NOTA > Margin? |
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The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house of India's Parliament. Members of Parliament (MPs) are directly elected by voters in their respective parliamentary constituencies through universal adult suffrage.
Andhra Pradesh is divided into 42 parliamentary constituencies. The constituencies are categorized as: GEN (34 seats), SC (6 seats), ST (2 seats). SC and ST reserved constituencies ensure representation for historically marginalized communities.
India follows the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) electoral system. The candidate who receives the highest number of votes wins the seat. Elections are conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI) using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT).