Chandigarh, Lok Sabha election 1998
1 constituencies in Chandigarh, 53.23% turnout.
Seats
1
Candidates
18
2 women, 0 elected
Turnout
53.23%
2.83 lakh of 5.31 lakh
Leading party
BJP
1 of 1 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Chandigarh
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1,19,787 | 42.36% | +3.32 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,09,421 | 38.70% | +8.90 |
| SJPRSJPR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41,195 | 14.57% | — |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4,552 | 1.61% | — |
| INDIndependent | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4,426 | 1.57% | -1.58 |
| BSPABSPA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,026 | 0.36% | -1.23 |
| AJBPAJBP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 959 | 0.34% | — |
| LSLS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 608 | 0.22% | — |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 498 | 0.18% | — |
| ADAD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 283 | 0.10% | — |
- BJP1 (100%)
- BJP1
- BJP1
Constituency performance
From the 1 results in Chandigarh
Closest contest
CHANDIGARH
won by 10,366 (3.67%)
Biggest victory
CHANDIGARH
won by 10,366 (3.67%)
Highest turnout
CHANDIGARH
53.23%
Seat change
Against Chandigarh's previous Lok Sabha election (1996), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained1 (100%)
- Changed hands0 (0%)
1 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 0 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
Chandigarh, every Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 1 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–1 of 1
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHANDIGARH | BJPSATYA PAL JAIN | INCPAWAN KUMAR BANSAL | 10,3663.67% | 53.2% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Chandigarh alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.