Assam, Lok Sabha election 1998
14 constituencies in Assam, 58.66% turnout.
Seats
14
Candidates
101
4 women, 2 elected
Turnout
58.66%
83.8 lakh of 1.43 cr
Leading party
INC
10 of 14 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Assam
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 10 | +5 | 13 | 32,64,032 | 38.97% | +7.33 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 1 | 0 | 14 | 20,49,723 | 24.47% | +8.55 |
| INDIndependent | 1 | 0 | 45 | 7,96,799 | 9.51% | -2.19 |
| UMFAUMFA | 1 | +1 | 1 | 3,57,759 | 4.27% | +1.68 |
| ASDCASDC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1,84,241 | 2.20% | +0.29 |
| AGPAsom Gana Parishad | 0 | -5 | 10 | 10,64,977 | 12.72% | -14.45 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2,74,003 | 3.27% | -0.67 |
| URMCAURMCA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,51,543 | 1.81% | — |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 4 | 93,199 | 1.11% | +0.83 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 79,279 | 0.95% | — |
| PTCAPTCA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12,952 | 0.15% | — |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12,599 | 0.15% | +0.03 |
| UTNLFUTNLF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11,287 | 0.13% | -0.23 |
| JDJanata Dal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9,781 | 0.12% | -0.54 |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9,069 | 0.11% | — |
| RCPIRRCPIR | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4,420 | 0.05% | +0.03 |
- INC10 (71%)
- BJP1 (7%)
- IND1 (7%)
- UMFA1 (7%)
- ASDC1 (7%)
- INC10
- BJP1
- IND1
- UMFA1
- ASDC1
- INC10
- BJP1
- IND1
- UMFA1
- ASDC1
Constituency performance
From the 14 results in Assam
Closest contest
KARIMGANJ
won by 10,468 (1.44%)
Biggest victory
JORHAT
won by 1,62,009 (48.76%)
Highest turnout
KARIMGANJ
77.12%
Lowest turnout
JORHAT
33.13%
Seat change
Against Assam's previous Lok Sabha election (1996), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained6 (43%)
- Changed hands8 (57%)
6 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 8 changed hands.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Assam, every Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- BJP
- IND
- UMFA
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 14 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–14 of 14
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUTONOMOUS DISTRICT | ASDCDR. JAYANTA RONGPI | INCBIREN SINGH ENGTI | 1,04,86426.80% | 73.1% |
| BARPETA | UMFAA.F.GOLAM OSMANI | BJPMANJUSHREE PATHAK | 2,24,46236.79% | 59.7% |
| DHUBRI | INCABDUL HAMID | BJPDR. PANNALAL OSWAL | 1,93,63825.87% | 71.3% |
| DIBRUGARH | INCPaban Singh Ghatowar | BJPAjit Chaliha | 1,41,12238.81% | 38.5% |
| GAUHATI | INCBHUBANESWAR KALITA | BJPMANORANJAN GOSWAMI | 1,28,17322.25% | 42.6% |
| JORHAT | INCBijoy Krishna Handique | AGPDeba Kumar Bora | 1,62,00948.76% | 33.1% |
| KALIABOR | INCTarun Gogoi | AGPKeshab Mahanta | 2,32,33536.24% | 57.7% |
| KARIMGANJ | INCNEPAL CHANDRA DAS | BJPSWAPAN KUMAR DAS | 10,4681.44% | 77.1% |
| KOKRAJHAR | INDSANSUMA KHUNGGUR BWISWMUTHIARY | URMCATHEODOR KISKU RAPAZ | 41,4325.49% | 64.6% |
| LAKHIMPUR | INCRanee Narah | AGPDr. Arun Kumar Sarma | 1,20,78217.99% | 63.5% |
| MANGALDOI | INCMADHAB RAJBANGSHI | BJPMUNINDRA SINGHA LAHKAR | 1,30,57719.58% | 56.6% |
| NOWGONG | INCNripen Goswami | BJPRajen Gohain | 37,7845.95% | 57.1% |
| SILCHAR | BJPKABINDRA PURKAYASTHA | INCSANTOSH MOHAN DEV | 19,9403.20% | 75.3% |
| TEZPUR | INCMONI KUMAR SUBBA | BJPISWAR PRASANNA HAZARIKA | 1,30,34920.55% | 65.3% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Assam alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.