Rajasthan assembly election, Nov 1998
The 11th Rajasthan legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
200
101 needed for a majority
Largest party
INC
153 seats · majority
Candidates
1,436
69 women, 14 elected
Turnout
62.51%
1.88 cr of 3.01 cr
The house
200 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- INC153
- BJP33
- IND7
- JD3
- BSP2
- CPM1
- RJD1
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Rajasthan assembly election (1993)
INC
+77
BJP
-62
IND
-14
JD
-3
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 153 | +77 | 200 | 45.0% | 84,67,160 | 44.95% | +6.69 | 4 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 33 | -62 | 196 | 33.9% | 62,58,509 | 33.23% | -5.37 | 19 |
| INDIndependent | 7 | -14 | 604 | 4.7% | 27,13,202 | 14.40% | +1.50 | 543 |
| JDJanata Dal | 3 | -3 | 69 | 5.6% | 3,71,205 | 1.97% | -4.96 | 62 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 2 | +2 | 108 | 3.8% | 4,08,504 | 2.17% | +1.61 | 103 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9.0% | 1,52,749 | 0.81% | -0.17 | 12 |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 1 | — | 18 | 3.1% | 52,866 | 0.28% | — | 17 |
| INLDIndian National Lok Dal | 0 | — | 4 | 23.8% | 97,507 | 0.52% | — | 1 |
| RJVPRJVP | 0 | — | 32 | 2.7% | 82,560 | 0.44% | — | 30 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1.9% | 64,104 | 0.34% | +0.19 | 34 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2.0% | 38,168 | 0.20% | -0.02 | 20 |
| SAPSAP | 0 | — | 39 | 1.0% | 36,490 | 0.19% | — | 39 |
| LDLD | 0 | — | 13 | 2.4% | 32,133 | 0.17% | — | 13 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0.7% | 26,440 | 0.14% | -0.23 | 39 |
| LSLS | 0 | — | 15 | 0.7% | 10,923 | 0.06% | — | 15 |
| SJPRSJPR | 0 | — | 3 | 2.5% | 7,133 | 0.04% | — | 3 |
| AIRJPAIRJP | 0 | — | 9 | 0.5% | 4,123 | 0.02% | — | 9 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | — | 3 | 0.9% | 2,353 | 0.01% | — | 3 |
| ABJSABJS | 0 | — | 2 | 1.4% | 2,018 | 0.01% | — | 2 |
| BKDJBKDJ | 0 | — | 1 | 1.6% | 1,645 | 0.01% | — | 1 |
| ABHMABHM | 0 | — | 2 | 0.8% | 1,395 | 0.01% | — | 2 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | — | 1 | 1.0% | 976 | 0.01% | — | 1 |
| BKMPBKMP | 0 | — | 1 | 0.8% | 912 | 0.01% | — | 1 |
| MCPISMCPIS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.3% | 541 | 0.00% | -0.01 | 2 |
| IUMLIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% | 409 | 0.00% | -0.01 | 1 |
| PSSSPSSS | 0 | — | 1 | 0.1% | 223 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| RVSRVS | 0 | — | 1 | 0.2% | 196 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 0 | — | 1 | 0.1% | 145 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| SLPLSLPL | 0 | — | 1 | 0.2% | 140 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| ABMSKPABMSKP | 0 | — | 1 | 0.1% | 138 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| ABRCDABRCD | 0 | — | 1 | 0.0% | 44 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Rajasthan at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one.
Largest victories of Nov 1998
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GUDAMALANI | Rajasthan | INCHEMARAM CHOUDHARY | BJPKAILASH BENIWAL | 52,53754.26% |
| SARADA | Rajasthan | INCRAGHUVIR SINGH | BJPNAND LAL | 31,87043.63% |
| TODA BHIM | Rajasthan | INCRAM SWAROOP | INDINDRAJ | 37,04641.70% |
| WEIR | Rajasthan | INCSHANTI PAHADIA | BJPHARI KRISHAN SHAKIT | 29,24439.13% |
| CHORASI | Rajasthan | INCSHANKAR LAL AHARI | BJPJEEV RAM KATARA | 28,65138.31% |
| CHOMU | Rajasthan | INCBHAGWAN SAHAI SAINI | BJPGHANSHYAM TIWARI | 43,67437.99% |
| BEHROR | Rajasthan | INCDR. KARAN SINGH YADAV | BJPSUJAN SINGH | 35,72337.89% |
| KHERWARA | Rajasthan | INCDAYA RAM PARMAR | BJPSALIG RAM | 27,88737.79% |
| CHHABRA | Rajasthan | BJPPRATAP SINGH | INCABRAR AHAMAD | 25,41535.05% |
| SARDARSHAHAR | Rajasthan | INCBHANWAR LAL SHARMA | BJPASHOK KUMAR | 37,55034.57% |
Closest results of Nov 1998
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANGARIA | Rajasthan | INCKRISHAN CHANDER | INDGURJANT SINGH S/O MEWA SINGH | 790.06% |
| DEEG | Rajasthan | INDARUN SINGH | INCLAXMAN SINGH | 990.15% |
| JAITARAN | Rajasthan | BJPSURENDRA GOYAL | INCDILIP CHOUDHARY | 2090.25% |
| TIZARA | Rajasthan | RJDJAGMAL SINGH YADAV | INCSAYRA BEGAM | 3670.33% |
| RATANGARH | Rajasthan | INCJAIDEV PRASAD INDORIA | BJPHARI SHANKAR BHABHRA | 3770.42% |
| BANSUR | Rajasthan | BSPJAGAT SINGH DAYAMA | BJPROHITASH KUMAR | 4380.43% |
| BARI | Rajasthan | BJPJASWANT SINGH | BSPHAR SAHAI | 5090.47% |
| JHUNJHUNU | Rajasthan | INDSUMITRA SINGH | INCBRIJENDRA SINGH | 8980.90% |
| KOLAYAT | Rajasthan | BJPDEVI SINGH BHATI | INCRAGHUNATH SINGH BHATI | 1,6091.02% |
| NEEM-KA-THANA | Rajasthan | INCMOHAN LAL MODI | INDRAMESH KUMAR KHANDELWAL | 1,0681.03% |
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Rajasthan assembly election, Nov 1998?
Indian National Congress won 153 of 200 seats, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Rajasthan assembly election, Nov 1998?
Turnout was 62.51% — 1.88 cr of 3.01 cr registered electors voted.
How many candidates contested the Rajasthan assembly election, Nov 1998?
1,436 candidates contested 200 seats.
