Goa, Lok Sabha election 1998
2 constituencies in Goa, 60.49% turnout.
Seats
2
Candidates
12
1 women, 0 elected
Turnout
60.49%
5.33 lakh of 8.81 lakh
Leading party
INC
2 of 2 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Goa
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 2 | +2 | 2 | 1,68,314 | 31.59% | -2.77 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,60,047 | 30.04% | +16.29 |
| UGDPUGDP | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1,32,558 | 24.88% | +2.22 |
| MAGMAG | 0 | -1 | 2 | 70,191 | 13.17% | -13.60 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1,656 | 0.31% | -1.15 |
- INC2 (100%)
- INC2
- INC2
Constituency performance
From the 2 results in Goa
Closest contest
PANAJI
won by 417 (0.17%)
Biggest victory
MORMUGAO
won by 7,850 (2.69%)
Highest turnout
PANAJI
61.02%
Lowest turnout
MORMUGAO
60.06%
Seat change
Against Goa's previous Lok Sabha election (1996), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands2 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 2 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
Goa, every Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 2 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–2 of 2
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORMUGAO | INCSARDINHA FRANCISCO CAETANO | BJPANGLE RAMAKANT SOIRU | 7,8502.69% | 60.1% |
| PANAJI | INCRAVI SITARAM NAIK | BJPRAUT PANDURANG DATTARAM | 4170.17% | 61.0% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Goa alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.