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Lakshadweep, Lok Sabha election 1998

1 constituencies in Lakshadweep, 84.56% turnout.

Andaman and NicobarTelanganaAndhra PradeshArunachal PradeshAssamBiharChandigarhChhattisgarhDādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and DiuDelhiGoaGujaratHaryanaHimachal PradeshJharkhandKarnatakaKeralaMadhya PradeshMaharashtraManipurMeghalayaMizoramNagalandOrissaPuducherryPunjabRajasthanSikkimTamil NaduTripuraUttar PradeshUttaranchalWest BengalLakshadweepJammu and KashmirLadakh
Seats
1
Candidates
2
0 women, 0 elected
Turnout
84.56%
31,064 of 36,738
Leading party
INC
1 of 1 seats

Party performance

Ordered by seats won in Lakshadweep

PartyWon+/−ContestedVotesShareShare +/−
INCIndian National Congress10116,01451.55%-0.16
JDJanata Dal00115,05048.45%+0.16
11 SEATS
  • INC1 (100%)
  • INC1
INC 1
  • INC1

Constituency performance

From the 1 results in Lakshadweep

Closest contest
LAKSHADWEEP
won by 964 (3.10%)
Biggest victory
LAKSHADWEEP
won by 964 (3.10%)
Highest turnout
LAKSHADWEEP
84.56%

Seat change

Against Lakshadweep's previous Lok Sabha election (1996), matched constituency-for-constituency

1SEATS
  • 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

Lakshadweep, every Lok Sabha election on record

VOTE SHARE
0%16%33%49%66%196719711977198019841989199119961998199920042009201420192024INC
TURNOUT
0%25%50%74%99%196719711977198019841989199119961998199920042009201420192024Turnout

Constituency results

All 1 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–1 of 1

ConstituencyWinnerRunner-upMarginTurnout
LAKSHADWEEPINCP.M. SAYEEDJDDr. Mahammed Koya Kunnamkulam9643.10%84.6%

Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Lakshadweep alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.