Madhya Pradesh, Lok Sabha election 1998
40 constituencies in Madhya Pradesh, 60.37% turnout.
Seats
40
Candidates
400
30 women, 4 elected
Turnout
60.37%
2.69 cr of 4.46 cr
Leading party
BJP
30 of 40 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Madhya Pradesh
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 30 | +3 | 40 | 1,23,15,405 | 45.73% | +4.41 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 10 | +2 | 40 | 1,06,11,317 | 39.40% | +8.38 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | -2 | 35 | 23,43,027 | 8.70% | +0.52 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | -1 | 128 | 3,55,110 | 1.32% | -8.25 |
| JDJanata Dal | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3,28,989 | 1.22% | +0.17 |
| GGPGGP | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1,78,447 | 0.66% | +0.62 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1,78,362 | 0.66% | -0.07 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1,75,461 | 0.65% | +0.57 |
| SAPSAP | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1,03,010 | 0.38% | +0.33 |
| AJBPAJBP | 0 | 0 | 33 | 76,301 | 0.28% | — |
| SVSPSVSP | 0 | 0 | 15 | 75,949 | 0.28% | -0.09 |
| ADAD | 0 | 0 | 12 | 30,959 | 0.11% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28,313 | 0.11% | +0.05 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 9 | 28,113 | 0.10% | -0.04 |
| LSWPLSWP | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21,769 | 0.08% | — |
| CMMCMM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20,928 | 0.08% | -0.19 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16,334 | 0.06% | 0.00 |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6,689 | 0.02% | — |
| SDPMPSDPMP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6,671 | 0.02% | +0.02 |
| AIRKCAIRKC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5,588 | 0.02% | — |
| SSJPSarva Samaj Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4,238 | 0.02% | — |
| SJPRSJPR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4,208 | 0.02% | — |
| BKKGPBKKGP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3,604 | 0.01% | — |
| ABHMABHM | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2,681 | 0.01% | +0.01 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,564 | 0.01% | 0.00 |
| RPIKHRPIKH | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,167 | 0.01% | -0.01 |
| BKDJBKDJ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,840 | 0.01% | — |
| SHSPSHSP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,262 | 0.00% | — |
| BAJPBAJP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 363 | 0.00% | — |
| ABJSABJS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 338 | 0.00% | — |
- BJP30 (75%)
- INC10 (25%)
- BJP30
- INC10
- BJP30
- INC10
Constituency performance
From the 40 results in Madhya Pradesh
Closest contest
RAIGARH
won by 4,382 (0.65%)
Biggest victory
SAGAR
won by 1,48,404 (25.13%)
Highest turnout
RAIGARH
72.48%
Lowest turnout
BASTAR
38.48%
Seat change
Against Madhya Pradesh's previous Lok Sabha election (1996), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained26 (65%)
- Changed hands14 (35%)
26 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 14 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
Madhya Pradesh, every Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- BJP
- INC
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 40 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–40 of 40
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALAGHAT | BJPGAURISHANKAR CHATURBHUJ BISEN | INCVISHAVESHWAR BHAGAT | 25,5314.28% | 68.8% |
| BASTAR | BJPBALIRAM KASHYAP | INCMANKURAM SODI | 16,8814.71% | 38.5% |
| BETUL | BJPVIJAY KUMAR KHANDELWAL (MUNNI BHAIYA) | INCDR. ASHOK SABLE | 39,6667.06% | 59.0% |
| BHIND | BJPDR. RAM LAKHAN SINGH | BSPKEDAR NATH KACHHI | 98,90814.29% | 56.5% |
| BHOPAL | BJPSUSHIL CHANDRA VERMA | INCARIF BAIG | 1,93,93222.53% | 58.0% |
| BILASPUR | BJPPUNNULAL MOHLE | INCKANYA KUMARI ALIAS TANYA ANURAGI | 48,6158.42% | 54.8% |
| CHHINDWARA | INCKAMALNATH | BJPSUNDARLAL PATWA | 1,53,39822.05% | 68.9% |
| DAMOH | BJPDR. RAMKRISHNA KUSMARIA | INCNARESHCHAND | 1,30,59818.58% | 59.4% |
| DHAR | INCGAJENDRA SINGH RAJUKHEDI | BJPHEMLATA CHHATAR SINGH DARBAR | 21,0933.14% | 60.7% |
| DURG | BJPTARACHAND SAHU | INCJAGESHWAR SAHU | 68,7189.01% | 60.5% |
| GUNA | BJPRAJMATA VIJAYA RAJE SCINDIA | INCDEVENDRA SINGH | 1,02,99814.30% | 59.2% |
| GWALIOR | INCMADHAVRAO SCINDIA | BJPJAYBHAN SINGH PAVAIYA | 26,2793.68% | 59.3% |
| HOSHANGABAD | BJPSARTAJ SINGH | INCARJUN SINGH | 68,9819.46% | 66.9% |
| INDORE | BJPSUMITRA MAHAJAN | INCPANKAJ SANGHVI | 49,8525.89% | 59.5% |
| JABALPUR | BJPDADA BABURAO PARANJPE | INCDR. ALOK CHANSORIA | 84,11513.11% | 53.7% |
| JANJGIR | INCCHARANDAS MAHANT | BJPMANHARAN LAL PANDEY | 44,5866.22% | 61.2% |
| JHABUA | INCKANTILAL BHURIYA | BJPDILIP SINGH BHURIYA | 82,37314.20% | 54.2% |
| KANKER | BJPSOHAN POTAI | INCMAHENDRA KARMA | 54,3709.25% | 58.8% |
| KHAJURAHO | BJPUMA BHARTI | INCSHRIRAM | 1,03,84712.82% | 62.2% |
| KHANDWA | BJPNANDKUMAR SINGH CHOUHAN (NANDU BHAIYA) | INCTHA.MAHENDRAKUMAR SINGH (MANNE BHAIYA) | 44,5206.90% | 61.4% |
| KHARGONE | BJPRAMESHWAR PATIDAR | INCBONDARSINGH | 20,6793.21% | 60.1% |
| MAHASAMUND | BJPCHANDRASHEKHAR SAHU (CHAMPU) | INCPAWAN DIWAN | 47,7327.13% | 64.7% |
| MANDLA | BJPFAGGAN SINGH KULASTE | INCCHHOTE LAL UIKE | 13,5122.40% | 58.3% |
| MANDSAUR | BJPDR. LAXMINARAYAN PANDEY | INCNARENDRA BHANWARLAL NAHATA | 17,7022.12% | 71.5% |
| MORENA | BJPASHOK CHHABIRAM | BSPPRITAM PRASAD | 68,12110.66% | 51.5% |
| RAIGARH | INCAJIT JOGI | BJPNANDKUMAR SAI | 4,3820.65% | 72.5% |
| RAIPUR | BJPRAMESH BAIS | INCVIDYACHARAN SHUKL | 83,37911.97% | 62.0% |
| RAJGARH | INCLAXMAN SINGH | BJPKAILASH JOSHI | 56,2348.00% | 66.5% |
| RAJNANDGAON | INCMOTILAL VORA | BJPASHOK SHARMA | 52,2418.68% | 62.2% |
| REWA | BJPCHANDRAMANI TRIPATHI | BSPBHIM SINGH PATEL | 68,9739.15% | 57.9% |
| SAGAR | BJPVIRENDRA KUMAR | INCNANDLAL PARMANAND CHOUDHARY | 1,48,40425.13% | 56.0% |
| SARANGARH | INCPARAS RAM BHARADWAJ | BJPP.R. KHUTE | 6,3871.02% | 60.6% |
| SATNA | BJPRAMANAND SINGH | INCRAJENDRA KUMAR SINGH | 44,4856.19% | 63.4% |
| SEONI | INCVIMLA VARMA | BJPPRAHLADSINGH PATEL | 23,7213.64% | 61.5% |
| SHAHDOL | BJPGYAN SINGH | INCDALVEER SINGH | 39,7345.86% | 58.9% |
| SHAJAPUR | BJPGEHLOT THAVARCHAND | INCSAJJANSINGH VERMA | 18,9942.51% | 67.6% |
| SIDHI | BJPJAGANNATH SINGH | INCTILAK RAJ SINGH | 46,5326.56% | 58.6% |
| SURGUJA | BJPLARANG SAI | INCKHEL SAI SINGH | 20,6203.10% | 63.1% |
| UJJAIN | BJPDR. SATYANARAYAN JATIYA | INCDR. AVANTIKA PRASAD MARMAT | 93,88715.11% | 60.3% |
| VIDISHA | BJPSHIVRAJSINGH | INCASHUTOSH DAYAL SHARMA | 1,37,85820.98% | 59.8% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Madhya Pradesh alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.

