Karnataka, Lok Sabha election 1998
28 constituencies in Karnataka, 63.76% turnout.
Seats
28
Candidates
200
10 women, 0 elected
Turnout
63.76%
2.11 cr of 3.31 cr
Leading party
BJP
13 of 28 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Karnataka
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 13 | +7 | 18 | 56,86,151 | 26.95% | +2.10 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 9 | +4 | 28 | 76,42,756 | 36.22% | +5.92 |
| JDJanata Dal | 3 | -13 | 28 | 45,76,244 | 21.69% | -13.22 |
| LSLS | 3 | +3 | 10 | 24,25,799 | 11.50% | — |
| KTVPKTVP | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3,71,346 | 1.76% | — |
| INDIndependent | 0 | 0 | 64 | 1,59,568 | 0.76% | -3.79 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1,17,540 | 0.56% | +0.41 |
| KCVPKCVP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19,202 | 0.09% | -0.08 |
| SAPSAP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16,951 | 0.08% | — |
| JPJP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16,891 | 0.08% | -0.12 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13,083 | 0.06% | -0.32 |
| KRRSKRRS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10,064 | 0.05% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8,127 | 0.04% | -0.34 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7,311 | 0.03% | -0.64 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6,079 | 0.03% | — |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4,711 | 0.02% | — |
| PSSSPSSS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4,529 | 0.02% | -0.02 |
| AJBPAJBP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3,104 | 0.01% | — |
| BMSMBMSM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3,030 | 0.01% | — |
| MPMahanwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,903 | 0.01% | — |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2,048 | 0.01% | — |
| RJDPRJDP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,708 | 0.01% | — |
| ABHMABHM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,580 | 0.01% | — |
| PDPJammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,056 | 0.01% | — |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 889 | 0.00% | — |
- BJP13 (46%)
- INC9 (32%)
- JD3 (11%)
- LS3 (11%)
- BJP13
- INC9
- JD3
- LS3
- BJP13
- INC9
- JD3
- LS3
Constituency performance
From the 28 results in Karnataka
Closest contest
MANGALORE
won by 6,907 (0.97%)
Biggest victory
BIDAR
won by 1,84,633 (30.96%)
Highest turnout
MANDYA
73.54%
Lowest turnout
RAICHUR
49.06%
Seat change
Against Karnataka's previous Lok Sabha election (1996), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained10 (36%)
- Changed hands18 (64%)
10 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 18 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
Karnataka, every Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- BJP
- INC
- JD
- LS
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 28 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–28 of 28
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAGALKOT | LSAJAYKUMAR SAMBASADASHIV SARNAIK | INCSIDDU NYAMAGOUDA | 83,63211.79% | 65.7% |
| BANGALORE NORTH | INCC.K.JAFFER SHARIEF | LSDR. JEEVARAJ ALVA | 72,4477.64% | 57.0% |
| BANGALORE SOUTH | BJPANANTH KUMAR | INCD.P.SHARMA | 1,80,04722.56% | 57.1% |
| BELGAUM | BJPBABAGOUDA RUDRAGOUDA PATIL | INCS.B.SIDNAL | 97,05713.40% | 60.3% |
| BELLARY | INCK.C.KONDAIAH | LSN.THIPPANNA | 63,7388.89% | 60.7% |
| BIDAR | BJPRAMCHANDRA VEERAPPA | JDBABU HONNA NAIK | 1,84,63330.96% | 50.2% |
| BIJAPUR | INCPATIL MALLANAGOUDA BASANAGOUDA | BJPPATIL BASANAGOUDA LINGANAGOUDA | 52,8228.26% | 56.4% |
| CHAMARAJANAGAR | JDSIDDARAJU. A. | INCSREENIVASA PRASAD. V. | 70,3159.60% | 67.7% |
| CHIKBALLAPUR | INCR.L.JALAPPA | JDC.BYRE GOWDA | 1,27,05515.64% | 71.0% |
| CHIKKODI | LSJIGAJINAGI RAMESH CHANDAPPA | INCB.SHANKARANAND | 1,31,23819.33% | 63.5% |
| CHIKMAGALUR | BJPSREEKANTAPPA D.C. | INCM.VEERAPPA MOILY | 52,4967.31% | 68.4% |
| CHITRADURGA | INCC.P.MUDALA GIRIYAPPA | LSP.KODANDARAMAIAH | 58,3217.77% | 65.1% |
| DAVANGERE | INCSHAMANUR SHIVA SHANKARAPPA | BJPG.MALLIKARJUNAPPA | 11,3321.39% | 68.9% |
| DHARWAD NORTH | BJPVIJAY SANKESHWAR | INCD.K.NAIKAR | 1,29,20119.08% | 62.4% |
| DHARWAD SOUTH | LSB.M.MENASINAKAI | INCPROF. I.G.SANADI | 86,96212.35% | 66.3% |
| GULBARGA | BJPBASWARAJ PATIL SEDAM | JDQAMARUL ISLAM | 1,31,79817.91% | 57.7% |
| HASSAN | JDH.D.DEVEGOWDA | INCH.C.SREEKANTAIAH @ ANNAIAH | 31,6543.71% | 72.8% |
| KANAKAPURA | BJPM.SRINIVAS | INCDR.D.PREMACHANDRA SAGAR | 16,4411.36% | 62.8% |
| KANARA | BJPANANT KUMAR | INCALVA MARGRET | 87,04712.17% | 65.9% |
| KOLAR | INCK.H.MUNIYAPPA | JDBALAJI CHANNAIAH | 77,97210.15% | 71.1% |
| KOPPAL | INCH.G.RAMULU | JDBASAVARAJ RAYAREDDY | 83,12211.75% | 58.4% |
| MANDYA | JDAMBAREESH | INCG.MADE GOWDA | 1,80,52323.00% | 73.5% |
| MANGALORE | BJPV.DHANANJAYA KUMAR | INCJANARDHANA POOJARY | 6,9070.97% | 72.9% |
| MYSORE | BJPC.H.VIJAYASHANKAR | INCS.CHIKKAMADU | 1,03,02412.19% | 68.2% |
| RAICHUR | INCA.VENKATESH NAIK | JDRAJA RANGAPPA NAIK | 78,27813.30% | 49.1% |
| SHIMOGA | BJPAYANOOR MANJUNATH | INCD.B.CHANDRE GOWDA | 1,59,90720.61% | 69.9% |
| TUMKUR | BJPS.MALLIKARJUNAIAH | INCR.NARAYANA | 71,1879.90% | 66.6% |
| UDUPI | BJPI.M.JAYARAMA SHETTY | INCOSCAR FERNANDES | 56,5688.42% | 66.7% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Karnataka alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.