Jammu and Kashmir, Lok Sabha election 1998
6 constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, 42.98% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Jammu and Kashmir
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNJammu & Kashmir National Conference | 3 | +3 | 6 | 7,84,669 | 36.35% | — |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 2 | +1 | 6 | 6,18,155 | 28.64% | +9.59 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 1 | -3 | 6 | 4,15,354 | 19.24% | -8.21 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1,55,448 | 7.20% | -17.08 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1,07,386 | 4.97% | -0.98 |
| JKALJKAL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20,843 | 0.97% | — |
| NPAPNPAP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16,219 | 0.75% | — |
| JDJanata Dal | 0 | -1 | 1 | 10,818 | 0.50% | -17.13 |
| BKKGPBKKGP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10,705 | 0.50% | — |
| LSLS | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4,846 | 0.22% | — |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4,353 | 0.20% | — |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2,761 | 0.13% | — |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,698 | 0.12% | — |
| ABMSDABMSD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,721 | 0.08% | — |
| AIICSAIICS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,365 | 0.06% | — |
| ABJSABJS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,256 | 0.06% | — |
- JKN3 (50%)
- BJP2 (33%)
- INC1 (17%)
- JKN3
- BJP2
- INC1
- JKN3
- BJP2
- INC1
Constituency performance
From the 6 results in Jammu and Kashmir
Seat change
Against Jammu and Kashmir's previous Lok Sabha election (1996), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained1 (17%)
- Changed hands5 (83%)
1 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 5 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
Jammu and Kashmir, every Lok Sabha election on record
- JKN
- BJP
- INC
Constituency results
All 6 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–6 of 6
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANANTNAG | INCMUFTI MOHMAD SAYEED | JKNMOHD. YUSUF TENG | 52,00024.14% | 26.8% |
| BARAMULLA | JKNPROFESSOR SAIFUDDIN SOZ | INDMUZAFFAR HUSSAIN BAIG | 37,98512.51% | 39.8% |
| JAMMU | BJPVAID VISHNO DUTT | JKNJANAK RAJ GUPTA | 1,27,90116.44% | 53.9% |
| LADAKH | JKNSYED HUSSAIN | INCPHUNTSOG NAMGYAL | 30,55729.34% | 72.6% |
| SRINAGAR | JKNOMAR ABDULLAH | INCAGA SYED MOHDI | 70,83929.24% | 28.4% |
| UDHAMPUR | BJPPROF. CHAMAN LAL GUPTA | JKNRAJINDER SINGH CHIB | 81,36415.79% | 50.7% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Jammu and Kashmir 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 Jammu and Kashmir, Lok Sabha election 1998?
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference won 3 of 6 seats in Jammu and Kashmir, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Jammu and Kashmir, Lok Sabha election 1998?
Turnout was 42.98% — 21.6 lakh of 50.2 lakh registered electors voted.
How many Lok Sabha seats does Jammu and Kashmir have?
Jammu and Kashmir has 6 Lok Sabha seats.
