India General Election (Parliament) · 543 Constituencies · 25 States & UTs
The 1998 Indian general election was held across 543 Lok Sabha constituencies in 25 states and union territories. A total of 605,880,192 electors were registered and 375,441,739 votes were polled, recording a national voter turnout of 62.0%. Bharatiya Janata Party won the most seats with 182, followed by Indian National Congress with 141 seats.
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| State / UT | Seats | Leading Party | Won | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 42 | Indian National Congress | 22 | 66.0% |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2 | Arunachal Congress | 2 | 59.2% |
| Assam | 14 | Indian National Congress | 10 | 61.1% |
| Bihar | 54 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 20 | 64.6% |
| Delhi | 7 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 6 | 51.3% |
| Goa | 2 | Indian National Congress | 2 | 61.2% |
| Gujarat | 26 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 19 | 59.3% |
| Haryana | 10 | Haryana Lok Dal (RASTRIYA) | 4 | 69.0% |
| Himachal Pradesh | 4 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 3 | 66.3% |
| Karnataka | 28 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 13 | 64.9% |
| Kerala | 20 | Indian National Congress | 8 | 70.7% |
| Madhya Pradesh | 40 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 30 | 61.7% |
| Maharashtra | 48 | Indian National Congress | 33 | 57.1% |
| Manipur | 2 | Communist Party Of India | 1 | 56.8% |
| Meghalaya | 2 | Indian National Congress | 2 | 74.4% |
| Mizoram | 1 | Independent | 1 | 69.6% |
| Nagaland | 1 | Indian National Congress | 1 | 45.4% |
| Pondicherry | 1 | Dravida Munetra Kazhagam | 1 | 62.8% |
| Punjab | 13 | Shiromani Akali Dal | 8 | 60.1% |
| Rajasthan | 25 | Indian National Congress | 18 | 60.3% |
| Sikkim | 1 | Sikkim Democratic Front | 1 | 67.1% |
| Tamil Nadu | 39 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 18 | 57.9% |
| Tripura | 2 | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 2 | 80.9% |
| Uttar Pradesh | 85 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 57 | 55.5% |
| West Bengal | 42 | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 24 | 79.3% |