Bihar, Lok Sabha election 1998
54 constituencies in Bihar, 63.60% turnout.
Seats
54
Candidates
469
22 women, 4 elected
Turnout
63.60%
3.74 cr of 5.88 cr
Leading party
BJP
20 of 54 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Bihar
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 20 | +2 | 32 | 89,79,956 | 24.03% | +3.48 |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 17 | +17 | 38 | 99,34,389 | 26.58% | — |
| SAPSAP | 10 | +4 | 21 | 58,84,100 | 15.74% | +1.29 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 5 | +3 | 21 | 27,17,204 | 7.27% | -5.72 |
| JDJanata Dal | 1 | -21 | 35 | 32,58,741 | 8.72% | -23.16 |
| AIRJPAIRJP | 1 | +1 | 3 | 3,54,476 | 0.95% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | -3 | 15 | 12,69,386 | 3.40% | -1.68 |
| JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha | 0 | -1 | 8 | 9,15,053 | 2.45% | -0.18 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7,92,504 | 2.12% | +0.01 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | -1 | 19 | 7,80,380 | 2.09% | +0.74 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | -1 | 179 | 7,34,889 | 1.97% | -3.40 |
| SJPRSJPR | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4,28,376 | 1.15% | — |
| MCOMCO | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,63,901 | 0.71% | +0.37 |
| JMMMJMMM | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2,40,897 | 0.64% | -0.22 |
| BJCBJC | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2,22,371 | 0.59% | — |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,97,236 | 0.53% | -0.10 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1,47,713 | 0.40% | -0.45 |
| JKPJKP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55,210 | 0.15% | -0.07 |
| LSLS | 0 | 0 | 9 | 40,434 | 0.11% | — |
| SSDSSD | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21,762 | 0.06% | +0.04 |
| AJBPAJBP | 0 | 0 | 8 | 21,186 | 0.06% | — |
| ABMSDABMSD | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20,733 | 0.06% | — |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17,044 | 0.05% | +0.01 |
| JPJP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16,026 | 0.04% | +0.01 |
| PSSSPSSS | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11,678 | 0.03% | +0.01 |
| BLLPBLLP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9,959 | 0.03% | — |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9,038 | 0.02% | +0.02 |
| JKPPJKPP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7,111 | 0.02% | -0.15 |
| AIICSAIICS | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4,250 | 0.01% | — |
| LSWPLSWP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3,850 | 0.01% | — |
| SWJPSWJP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3,149 | 0.01% | — |
| AMBAMB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,573 | 0.01% | -0.01 |
| AIMFAIMF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,480 | 0.01% | — |
| ICSIndian Congress (Socialist) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,356 | 0.01% | — |
| ABHMABHM | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,818 | 0.00% | — |
| BMFBMF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,045 | 0.00% | — |
| BKKGPBKKGP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 671 | 0.00% | — |
| RAMRAM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 471 | 0.00% | 0.00 |
- BJP20 (37%)
- RJD17 (31%)
- SAP10 (19%)
- INC5 (9%)
- JD1 (2%)
- AIRJP1 (2%)
- BJP20
- RJD17
- SAP10
- INC5
- JD1
- AIRJP1
- BJP20
- RJD17
- SAP10
- INC5
- JD1
- AIRJP1
Constituency performance
From the 54 results in Bihar
Closest contest
RAJMAHAL
won by 9 (0.00%)
Biggest victory
MAHARAJGANJ
won by 2,05,553 (30.95%)
Highest turnout
JAHANABAD
76.35%
Lowest turnout
PATNA
43.96%
Seat change
Against Bihar's previous Lok Sabha election (1996), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained18 (33%)
- Changed hands35 (65%)
- New seat1 (2%)
18 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 35 changed hands. 1 did not exist at the previous election.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Bihar, every Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- BJP
- RJD
- SAP
- INC
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 54 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 54
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARARIA | BJPRAMJE DAS RISHIDEO | RJDGEETA DEVI | 33,9375.00% | 65.0% |
| ARRAH | SAPH.P.SINGH | RJDCHANDRA DEO PRASAD VERMA | 58,1648.01% | 65.0% |
| AURANGABAD | SAPSUSHIL KUMAR SINGH | RJDVIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH | 86,29312.53% | 63.1% |
| BAGAHA | SAPMAHENDRA BAITHA | JDPURNAMASI RAM | 45,7438.49% | 52.4% |
| BALIA | RJDRAJBANSHI MAHTO | CPISHATRAGHNA PD. SINGH | 52,4848.59% | 61.3% |
| BANKA | SAPDIGVIJAY SINGH | RJDGIRIDHARI YADAV | 11,2911.60% | 66.3% |
| BARH | SAPNITISH KUMAR | RJDVIJOY KRISHNA | 15,1902.03% | 68.4% |
| BEGUSARAI | INCRAJO SINGH | SAPKRISHANA SAHI | 52,9077.67% | 62.3% |
| BETTIAH | BJPDR.MADAN PRASAD JAISWAL | RJDMOTIURRAHMAN | 41,9016.07% | 62.9% |
| BHAGALPUR | BJPPRABHAS CHANDRA TIWARI | RJDCHUN CHUN PRASAD YADAV | 91,84711.72% | 63.6% |
| BIKRAMGANJ | SAPBASHIST NARAYAN SINGH | RJDKANTI SINGH | 7,8511.05% | 65.7% |
| BUXAR | BJPLALMUNI CHAUBEY | RJDUDAI PRATAP SINGH | 84,31612.97% | 63.4% |
| CHAPRA | RJDHEERA LAL RAI | BJPRAJEEV PRATAP RUDY | 9,3271.26% | 73.6% |
| CHATRA | BJPDHIRENDRA AGRAWAL | RJDNAGMANI | 33,3756.68% | 49.1% |
| DARBHANGA | RJDMD.ALI ASHARAF FATMI | BJPTARA KANT JHA | 36,1084.96% | 69.8% |
| DHANBAD | BJPRITA VERMA | MCOA.K. ROY | 1,78,68920.43% | 61.0% |
| DUMKA | BJPBABU LAL MARANDI | JMMSHIBU SOREN | 12,5562.13% | 62.0% |
| GAYA | BJPKRISHNA KUMAR CHAUDHARY | RJDBHAGWATI DEVI | 37,4465.37% | 66.1% |
| GIRIDIH | BJPRABINDRA KUMAR PANDEY | INCRAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH | 68,79110.96% | 56.3% |
| GODDA | BJPJAGDAMBI PRASAD YADAV | JMMSURAJ MANDAL | 75,68010.68% | 65.2% |
| GOPALGANJ | SAPABDUL GHAFOOR | RJDLAL BABU PD. YADAV | 68,6059.73% | 59.9% |
| HAJIPUR | JDRAM VILAS PASWAN | SJPRRAM SUNDER DAS | 1,77,56122.12% | 75.2% |
| HAZARIBAGH | BJPYASHWANT SINHA | CPIBHUWANESHWAR PD.MEHTA | 1,63,50623.62% | 57.0% |
| JAHANABAD | RJDSURENDRA PRASAD YADAV | SAPARUN KUMAR | 58,9077.04% | 76.3% |
| JAMSHEDPUR | BJPABHA MAHATO | INDRUSSI MODI | 97,43313.63% | 61.6% |
| JHANJHARPUR | RJDSURENDRA PRASAD YADAV | SAPJAGDISH N. CHOUDHARY | 37,2685.37% | 65.9% |
| KATIHAR | INCTARIQ ANAWAR | BJPNIKHIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY | 20,4372.90% | 67.9% |
| KHAGARIA | SAPSHAKUNI CHOUDHURY | RJDANIL KUMAR YADAV | 83,18711.18% | 71.2% |
| KHUNTI | BJPKARIYA MUNDA | INCSUSHILA KERKETTA | 39,9498.63% | 55.5% |
| KISHANGANJ | RJDTASLIM UDDIN | SPASRARUL HAQUE | 6,4880.89% | 64.6% |
| KODARMA | BJPRITLAL PRASAD VERMA | RJDAVID HUSSAIN | 97,91114.68% | 58.6% |
| LOHARDAGA | INCINDRA NATH BHAGAT | BJPLALIT ORAON | 19,3973.79% | 54.5% |
| MADHEPURA | RJDLALU PRASAD | JDSHARAD YADAV | 51,9838.24% | 63.3% |
| MADHUBANI | INCDR.SHAKEEL AHMAD | BJPHUKUMDEO NARAYAN YADAV | 16,4852.30% | 65.0% |
| MAHARAJGANJ | SAPPRABHUNATH SINGH | INCMAHACHANDRA PRASAD SINGH | 2,05,55330.95% | 67.6% |
| MONGHYR | RJDBIJOY KUMAR \BIJOY\ | SAPBRAHAMANAND MANDAL | 4,0650.52% | 67.6% |
| MOTIHARI | RJDRAMA DEVI | BJPRADHA MOHAN SINGH | 88,07413.32% | 59.5% |
| MUZAFFARPUR | RJDCAPTAIN JAI NA. PD. NISHAD | SAPHARENDRA KUMAR | 21,9232.94% | 70.2% |
| NALANDA | SAPGEORGE FERNANDES | RJDRAM SWAROOP PRASAD | 1,15,67013.07% | 75.1% |
| NAWADA | RJDMALTI DEVI | BJPKAMESHWAR PASWAN | 14,3841.66% | 74.1% |
| PALAMAU | BJPBRAJ MOHAN RAM | RJDUDAY NARAYAN CHAUDHARY | 80,82713.68% | 54.8% |
| PATNA | BJPC.P.THAKUR | RJDRAM KRIPAL YADAV | 52,6068.17% | 44.0% |
| PURNEA | BJPJAY KRISHNA MANDAL | SPRAJESH RANJAN | 35,8175.13% | 64.3% |
| RAJMAHAL | BJPSOM MARANDI | INCTHOMAS HANSDA | 90.00% | 61.5% |
| RANCHI | BJPRAMTAHAL CHOUDHARY | INCKESHAV MAHTO KAMLESH | 1,43,58020.97% | 60.5% |
| ROSERA | RJDPITAMBAR PASWAN | SAPRAM SEWAK HAZARI | 43,2816.32% | 63.6% |
| SAHARSA | RJDANUPLAL YADAV | JDDINESH CHANDRA YADAV | 54,1687.45% | 63.7% |
| SAMASTIPUR | RJDAJIT KUMAR MEHTA | SAPASHOK SINGH | 37,6544.78% | 64.6% |
| SASARAM | BJPMUNI LALL | RJDRAM KESHI PRASAD | 88,72813.20% | 58.7% |
| SHEOHAR | AIRJPANAND MOHAN | SAPHARI KISHORE SINGH | 93,14413.37% | 64.7% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Bihar alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.