Madhya Pradesh assembly election, Nov 1998
The 11th Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
320
161 needed for a majority
Largest party
INC
172 seats · majority
Candidates
2,510
181 women, 26 elected
Turnout
59.19%
2.66 cr of 4.49 cr
The house
320 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- INC172
- BJP119
- BSP11
- IND9
- SP4
- JD1
- GGP1
- AJBP1
- Others2
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Madhya Pradesh assembly election (1993)
SP
+4
JD
-3
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 172 | -2 | 316 | 41.1% | 1,07,78,985 | 40.59% | -0.08 | 12 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 119 | +2 | 320 | 39.3% | 1,04,30,233 | 39.28% | +0.46 | 13 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 11 | 0 | 170 | 11.4% | 16,33,825 | 6.15% | -0.90 | 121 |
| INDIndependent | 9 | +1 | 892 | 2.2% | 17,22,598 | 6.49% | +0.60 | 859 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 4 | +4 | 94 | 4.8% | 4,19,626 | 1.58% | +1.04 | 84 |
| JDJanata Dal | 1 | -3 | 144 | 4.0% | 4,96,951 | 1.87% | -2.03 | 135 |
| GGPGGP | 1 | +1 | 81 | 3.5% | 2,17,688 | 0.82% | +0.64 | 80 |
| AJBPAJBP | 1 | — | 78 | 2.4% | 1,47,265 | 0.56% | — | 77 |
| JPJP | 1 | — | 14 | 4.6% | 53,273 | 0.20% | — | 12 |
| RPIRPI | 1 | +1 | 20 | 2.1% | 35,792 | 0.14% | +0.12 | 19 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | -2 | 32 | 7.6% | 1,87,661 | 0.71% | -0.27 | 27 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | -1 | 12 | 8.7% | 83,966 | 0.32% | 0.00 | 8 |
| SVSPSVSP | 0 | — | 35 | 1.8% | 57,798 | 0.22% | — | 34 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0.9% | 54,286 | 0.20% | -0.12 | 66 |
| CMMCMM | 0 | -1 | 13 | 4.1% | 51,546 | 0.19% | -0.21 | 12 |
| SAPSAP | 0 | — | 41 | 1.0% | 36,860 | 0.14% | — | 40 |
| ADAD | 0 | — | 30 | 1.1% | 29,895 | 0.11% | — | 29 |
| BKUSBKUS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29.1% | 25,056 | 0.09% | +0.09 | 0 |
| CSPCSP | 0 | — | 33 | 0.9% | 23,742 | 0.09% | — | 33 |
| LSWPLSWP | 0 | — | 19 | 0.6% | 10,930 | 0.04% | — | 19 |
| SJPRSJPR | 0 | — | 12 | 0.9% | 10,667 | 0.04% | — | 12 |
| INLDIndian National Lok Dal | 0 | — | 5 | 2.3% | 10,555 | 0.04% | — | 5 |
| SDPMPSDPMP | 0 | — | 13 | 0.6% | 6,645 | 0.03% | — | 13 |
| SWJPSWJP | 0 | — | 2 | 3.7% | 6,334 | 0.02% | — | 2 |
| ABHMABHM | 0 | — | 15 | 0.5% | 6,170 | 0.02% | — | 15 |
| BKDJBKDJ | 0 | — | 3 | 0.9% | 2,532 | 0.01% | — | 3 |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | — | 10 | 0.2% | 2,130 | 0.01% | — | 10 |
| RPIKHRPIKH | 0 | — | 2 | 1.1% | 1,585 | 0.01% | — | 2 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | — | 3 | 0.4% | 1,502 | 0.01% | — | 3 |
| LSLS | 0 | — | 5 | 0.3% | 1,450 | 0.01% | — | 5 |
| LDLD | 0 | — | 6 | 0.2% | 1,396 | 0.01% | — | 6 |
| BMRDBMRD | 0 | — | 1 | 0.3% | 633 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| ABMSDABMSD | 0 | — | 4 | 0.1% | 621 | 0.00% | — | 4 |
| CKMSPCKMSP | 0 | — | 1 | 0.8% | 602 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| MPLPMPLP | 0 | — | 3 | 0.2% | 557 | 0.00% | — | 3 |
| ABJSABJS | 0 | — | 1 | 0.5% | 444 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| RDNBPRDNBP | 0 | — | 4 | 0.1% | 385 | 0.00% | — | 4 |
| SSJPSarva Samaj Janata Party | 0 | — | 2 | 0.2% | 289 | 0.00% | — | 2 |
| SHSPSHSP | 0 | — | 3 | 0.1% | 287 | 0.00% | — | 3 |
| ABLTCABLTC | 0 | — | 1 | 0.3% | 283 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Madhya Pradesh at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one. Showing the 40 largest parties. The full list is at /api/elections/madhya-pradesh-1998/parties?limit=500.
Largest victories of Nov 1998
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAGHOGARH | Madhya Pradesh | INCDIGVIJAY SINGH | BJPCHANCHAL KUMAR JAIN | 54,16166.45% |
| RAMPUR | Madhya Pradesh | BJPNANKI RAM KANWAR | INDSARMAN SINGH | 31,06340.89% |
| PATAN | Madhya Pradesh | JDSOBARAN SINGH (BABUJI) | INCTHAKUR RAGHURAJ SINGH | 30,21338.48% |
| KUKSHI | Madhya Pradesh | INCSMT.JAMUNA DEVI | BJPCHATAR SINGH ALAVA | 28,38138.00% |
| JAMAI | Madhya Pradesh | INCTEJEELAL | BJPMANSARAM WADIWA | 20,00837.59% |
| BAIKUNTHPUR | Madhya Pradesh | INCRAMCHANDRA | BJPDWARKA PRASAD | 34,96637.41% |
| JHABUA | Madhya Pradesh | INCSMT. SWAROOP BAI BHABAR | BJPGANGA BAI | 19,63434.26% |
| CHITRAKOOT | Madhya Pradesh | INCPREM SINGH | BJPRAMDAS MISHRA | 27,92433.04% |
| HARSUD | Madhya Pradesh | BJPKUNWAR VIJAY SHAH | INCKISHORILAL PATEL SITARAM PATEL | 23,08732.18% |
| AMARWARA | Madhya Pradesh | INCPREMNARAYAN THAKUR | BJPJUDHIYA PRASAD BHALAVI | 21,05832.08% |
Closest results of Nov 1998
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOSHANGABAD | Madhya Pradesh | INCSMT.SAVITA DIWAN | BJPMADHUKAR HARNE | 150.02% |
| KHALLARI | Madhya Pradesh | BJPDR.RAMESH | INCBHEKH RAM | 350.05% |
| PAMGARH | Madhya Pradesh | BSPDAURAM RATNAKAR | BJPSHAKUNTALA SINGH | 860.09% |
| KHANDWA | Madhya Pradesh | BJPHUKUMCHAND DURGAPRASAD YADAV | INCAWADHESH MANOHAR SINGH SISODIYA | 710.10% |
| MANENDRAGARH | Madhya Pradesh | INCGULAB | BJPCHANDRA PRATAP SINGH | 920.12% |
| DHAR | Madhya Pradesh | INCKARANSINGH PAWAR | BJPVIKRAM VERMA | 1470.13% |
| SURAJPUR | Madhya Pradesh | INCBHANU PRATAP | BJPSHEO PRATAP SINGH | 1190.17% |
| KHERTHA | Madhya Pradesh | INCSMT. PRATIMA CHANDRAKAR | BJPDR. BALMUKUND DEWANGAN | 1580.19% |
| TAKHATPUR | Madhya Pradesh | BJPJAGJEET SINGH MAKKAD | INCBALRAM SINGH | 1450.20% |
| SURKHI | Madhya Pradesh | BJPBHUPENDRA SINGH | INCGOVIND SINGH RAJPOOT | 1930.22% |

