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1998 elections in India

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Legislative Assembly elections

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Delhi

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Main article: 1998 Delhi Legislative Assembly election
 
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress1,952,07147.7552+38
Bharatiya Janata Party1,390,68934.0215–34
Janata Dal73,3851.801–3
Others316,3467.7400
Independents355,7738.702–1
Total4,088,264100.00700
Valid votes4,088,26499.11
Invalid/blank votes36,7220.89
Total votes4,124,986100.00
Registered voters/turnout8,420,14148.99
Source: ECI[1]

Gujarat

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Main article: 1998 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election
PartyVotes%+/–Seats
Bharatiya Janata Party7,300,82644.88-4117
Indian National Congress5,677,38634.90+853
AIRJP1,902,17111.694
Janata Dal429,2832.644
Independent854,1425.253
SP64,9130.401
Bahujan Samaj Party12,7420.0800
CPI10,2920.0600
SAP7,5120.05–
Republican Party of India4,6420.03–
Shiv Sena2,8000.02–
RJD1,8840.01–
Total16,268,593100.00–182
Valid votes16,268,59395.53
Invalid/blank votes761,4494.47
Total votes17,030,042100.00
Registered voters/turnout28,774,44359.18
Source: ECI[2]

Himachal Pradesh

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Main article: 1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
PartyVotes%Seats
Indian National Congress1,110,05543.5131
Bharatiya Janata Party995,48239.0231
Himachal Vikas Congress245,5849.63–
Independents and Others200,2487.851
Total2,551,369100.0063
Source: [3]

Madhya Pradesh

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Main article: 1998 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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SN Party Seats
Contested 		Seats
won 		Seats
Changed 		%
Votes
1 Indian National Congress 316 172 -2 40.59
2 Bharatiya Janata Party 320 119 +2 39.28
3 Bahujan Samaj Party 221 11 0 6.15
4 Janata Dal 144 4 + 3 1.87
5 Samajwadi Party 228 4 + 4 1.58
6 Gondvana Gantantra Party 81 1 0 0.82
7 Ajeya Bharat Party 78 1 + 1 0.55
8 Janata Party 14 1 + 1 0.20
9 Republican Party of India 20 1 + 1 0.13
10 Independent 320 8 - 1 6.49
Total 320

Meghalaya

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Main article: 1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election
← Summary of the 16 February 1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election results →
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
Indian National Congress (INC) 293,346 35.03 0.41   25 1  
United Democratic Party (UDP)[a] 226,026 26.99 6.48   20 1  
People's Democratic Movement (PDM) 58,225 6.95 3
Hill State People's Democratic Party 56,682 6.77 3
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 41,924 5.01 1.33   3 3  
Garo National Council (GNC) 17,650 2.11 1
Hindu Samaj Party (HSP) 4,754 0.57 0
Communist Party of India (CPI) 1,387 0.17 0.03   0  
Rashtriya Janata Dal 1,253 0.15 0
Samajwadi Party 742 0.09 0
Janata Dal 38 0.0 0
Independents (IND) 135,356 17.28 1.12   5 5  
Total 837,383 100.00 60 ±0
Source: Election Commission of India[5]

a 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

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Main article: 1998 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election
 
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Mizo National Front84,44424.9921 7
Mizoram People's Conference69,07820.4412New
Indian National Congress100,60829.776 10
Bharatiya Janata Party8,4482.5000
Janata Dal9470.280New
Samata Party9400.280New
Lok Shakti7740.230New
Rashtriya Janata Dal5880.170New
Maraland Democratic Front7,7212.280New
Mizo National Front (Nationalist)31,1909.230New
Independents33,2009.821 9
Total337,938100.00400
Valid votes337,93899.44
Invalid/blank votes1,9130.56
Total votes339,851100.00
Registered voters/turnout445,36676.31
Source: ECI[6]

Nagaland

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Main article: 1998 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election
 
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress103,20650.7353+18
Independents100,22649.2770
Total203,432100.00600
Valid votes203,43298.86
Invalid/blank votes2,3561.14
Total votes205,788100.00
Registered voters/turnout260,64678.95
Source: ECI[7]

Rajasthan

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Main article: 1998 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election
PartySeats+/–
Indian National Congress153  77
Bharatiya Janata Party33  62
Janata Dal3  3
Bahujan Samaj Party2  2
Rashtriya Janata Dal1New
Communist Party of India (Marxist)10
Independents7  14
Total200+1

Tripura

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Main article: 1998 Tripura Legislative Assembly election

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Performance of the political parties in this election
Party Seats Contested Seats Won No. of Votes % of Votes 1993 Seats
Bharatiya Janata Party 60 0 80,272 5.87% 0
Communist Party of India 2 1 18,802 1.38% 0
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 55 38 621,804 45.49% 44
Indian National Congress 45 13 464,171 33.96% 10
Janata Dal 3 0 3,294 0.24% 1
Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti 10 4 98,271 7.19% 1
Revolutionary Socialist Party 2 2 22,526 1.65% 2
Independents 60 2 44,940 3.29% 1
Total 270 60 1,366,966

Rajya Sabha

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Main article: 1998 Indian Rajya Sabha elections

References

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  1. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Delhi". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Gujarat Assembly elections on 1998".
  3. ^ Adam Carr's Election Archive
  4. ^ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1998 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MADHYA PRADESH" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Meghalaya 1998". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Mizoram". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Nagaland". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  8. ^ "1998 Tripura Election result".
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