Bihar, Lok Sabha election 1998
54 constituencies in Bihar, 63.60% turnout.
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
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
- BJP
- RJD
- SAP
- INC
Constituency results
All 54 seats, alphabetical · showing 51–54 of 54
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SINGHBHUM | INCVIJAY SINGH SOY | BJPCHITRASEN SINKU | 10,8302.12% | 60.4% |
| SITAMARHI | RJDSITA RAM YADAV | JDNAWAL KISHORE RAI | 23,5093.08% | 67.9% |
| SIWAN | RJDM.SAHABUDDIN | BJPVIJAY SHANKAR DUBEY | 1,20,48418.12% | 67.3% |
| VAISHALI | RJDRAGHUVANSH PRASAD SINGH | SAPBRISHIM PATEL | 41,4945.66% | 69.8% |
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.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Bihar, Lok Sabha election 1998?
Bharatiya Janata Party won 20 of 54 seats in Bihar, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Bihar, Lok Sabha election 1998?
Turnout was 63.60% — 3.74 cr of 5.88 cr registered electors voted.
How many Lok Sabha seats does Bihar have?
Bihar has 54 Lok Sabha seats.