Madhya Pradesh assembly election, Nov 1998
320 assembly constituencies in Madhya Pradesh, 59.19% turnout.
Seats
320
Candidates
2,510
181 women, 26 elected
Turnout
59.19%
2.66 cr of 4.49 cr
Leading party
INC
172 of 320 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Madhya Pradesh
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 172 | -2 | 316 | 1,07,78,985 | 40.59% | -0.08 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 119 | +2 | 320 | 1,04,30,233 | 39.28% | +0.46 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 11 | 0 | 170 | 16,33,825 | 6.15% | -0.90 |
| INDIndependent | 9 | +1 | 892 | 17,22,598 | 6.49% | +0.60 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 4 | +4 | 94 | 4,19,626 | 1.58% | +1.04 |
| JDJanata Dal | 1 | -3 | 144 | 4,96,951 | 1.87% | -2.03 |
| GGPGGP | 1 | +1 | 81 | 2,17,688 | 0.82% | +0.64 |
| AJBPAJBP | 1 | +1 | 78 | 1,47,265 | 0.55% | — |
| JPJP | 1 | +1 | 14 | 53,273 | 0.20% | — |
| RPIRPI | 1 | +1 | 20 | 35,792 | 0.13% | +0.12 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | -2 | 32 | 1,87,661 | 0.71% | -0.27 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | -1 | 12 | 83,966 | 0.32% | 0.00 |
| SVSPSVSP | 0 | 0 | 35 | 57,798 | 0.22% | — |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 67 | 54,286 | 0.20% | -0.12 |
| CMMCMM | 0 | -1 | 13 | 51,546 | 0.19% | -0.21 |
| SAPSAP | 0 | 0 | 41 | 36,860 | 0.14% | — |
| ADAD | 0 | 0 | 30 | 29,895 | 0.11% | — |
| BKUSBKUS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25,056 | 0.09% | +0.09 |
| CSPCSP | 0 | 0 | 33 | 23,742 | 0.09% | — |
| LSWPLSWP | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10,930 | 0.04% | — |
| SJPRSJPR | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10,667 | 0.04% | — |
| INLDIndian National Lok Dal | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10,555 | 0.04% | — |
| SDPMPSDPMP | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6,645 | 0.03% | — |
| SWJPSWJP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6,334 | 0.02% | — |
| ABHMABHM | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6,170 | 0.02% | — |
| BKDJBKDJ | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2,532 | 0.01% | — |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2,130 | 0.01% | — |
| RPIKHRPIKH | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,585 | 0.01% | — |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,502 | 0.01% | — |
| LSLS | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1,450 | 0.01% | — |
| LDLD | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1,396 | 0.01% | — |
| BMRDBMRD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 633 | 0.00% | — |
| ABMSDABMSD | 0 | 0 | 4 | 621 | 0.00% | — |
| CKMSPCKMSP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 602 | 0.00% | — |
| MPLPMPLP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 557 | 0.00% | — |
| ABJSABJS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 444 | 0.00% | — |
| RDNBPRDNBP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 385 | 0.00% | — |
| SSJPSarva Samaj Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 2 | 289 | 0.00% | — |
| SHSPSHSP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 287 | 0.00% | — |
| ABLTCABLTC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 283 | 0.00% | — |
- INC172 (54%)
- BJP119 (37%)
- BSP11 (3%)
- IND9 (3%)
- SP4 (1%)
- JD1 (0%)
- Others4 (1%)
- INC172
- BJP119
- BSP11
- IND9
- SP4
- JD1
- Others4
- INC172
- BJP119
- BSP11
- IND9
- SP4
- JD1
- GGP1
- AJBP1
- Others2
Constituency performance
From the 320 results in Madhya Pradesh
Closest contest
HOSHANGABAD
won by 15 (0.02%)
Biggest victory
RAGHOGARH
won by 54,161 (66.45%)
Highest turnout
SARIA
79.83%
Lowest turnout
CHITRAKOTE
29.62%
Seat change
Against Madhya Pradesh's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1993), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained157 (49%)
- Changed hands151 (47%)
- New seat12 (4%)
157 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 151 changed hands. 12 did not exist at the previous election.
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 Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- BJP
- BSP
- IND
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 320 seats, alphabetical · showing 101–150 of 320
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DURG | BJPHEMCHAND YADAV | INCARUN VORA | 3,2792.12% | 56.4% |
| GADARWARA | INCSMT. SADHNA STHAPAK | BJPNARESH PATHAK | 3,9835.13% | 63.5% |
| GAROTH | INCSUBHASH KUMAR SOJATIYA | BJPRADHESHYAM MANDLIYA | 21,28620.75% | 69.4% |
| GHANSOR | INCSMT.URMILA SINGH | BJPSMT. VIMLA MARSKOLE | 18,08826.43% | 55.3% |
| GHATIYA | INCRAMLAL MALVIYA | BJPRAMESHWAR AKHAND | 8,82110.30% | 62.3% |
| GHORA DONGRI | INCPRATAP SINGH | BJPRAMJILAL UIKEY (GURUJI) | 7,5638.12% | 55.0% |
| GIRD | BSPLAKHAN SINGH YADAV | INCBALENDU SHUKLA | 9,65211.35% | 58.6% |
| GOHAD | BJPLAL SINGH | BSPCHATURILAL BARAHDIYA | 4,3387.19% | 43.8% |
| GOPADBANAS | BJPKEDARNATH SHUKLA | BKUSKRISHNA KUMAR SINGH | 6,5057.54% | 63.0% |
| GOTEGAON | INCSHEKHAR CHAUDHARY | BJPBAINI PRASAD | 8,1469.85% | 62.5% |
| GOVINDPURA | BJPBABULAL GOUR | INCKARNAIL SINGH | 10,8838.01% | 51.6% |
| GULANA | INCKUNWAR MANOHAR SINGH | BJPCHANDRAPRAKASH PATIDAR | 6,6637.13% | 74.8% |
| GUNA | INCSHIV PRATAP SINGH | BJPKANHAIYA LAL AGRAWAL | 2,2522.36% | 49.4% |
| GUNDERDEHI | INCGHANA RAM SAHU | BJPDR. DAYARAM SAHU | 8,29510.14% | 72.8% |
| GURH | BSPADVOCATE VIDYAWATI PATEL | INCDR. OM PRAKASH MISHRA | 5,5036.38% | 52.5% |
| GWALIOR | BJPNARENDRA SINGH TOMAR | INDASHOK KUMAR SHARMA | 26,35825.89% | 50.0% |
| HARDA | BJPKAMAL PATEL | INCANIL RAMDEEN PATEL | 14,06918.22% | 63.5% |
| HARSUD | BJPKUNWAR VIJAY SHAH | INCKISHORILAL PATEL SITARAM PATEL | 23,08732.18% | 58.6% |
| HATPIPALYA | BJPTEJSINGH SENDHAV | INCTHAKUR RAJENDRA SINGH BAGHEL | 5,4626.25% | 69.8% |
| HATTA | INCRAJA PATAIRYA | BJPDR. VIJAY SINGH RAJPUT | 20,84524.24% | 59.3% |
| HOSHANGABAD | INCSMT.SAVITA DIWAN | BJPMADHUKAR HARNE | 150.02% | 55.2% |
| ICHHAWAR | BJPKARAN SINGH VERMA | INDBALVIR TOMAR | 7,3789.64% | 67.0% |
| INDORE-I | INCRAMLAL YADAV (BHALLU) | BJPLALCHAND MURLIDHAR MITTAL | 5,4405.07% | 53.9% |
| INDORE-II | BJPKAILASH VIJAYAVARGIYA | INCDR. REKHA GANDHI | 20,27318.49% | 52.3% |
| INDORE-III | INCASHWIN JOSHI | BJPGOPIKRISHNA NEMA | 3,1306.17% | 59.4% |
| INDORE-IV | BJPLAKSHMANSINGH GAUR | INCGOVIND MANGHANI (GOPBHAI) | 15,97713.68% | 51.5% |
| INDORE-V | INCSATYANARAYAN PATEL | BJPBHANWARSINGH SHEKHAWAT | 10,8357.77% | 52.9% |
| ITARSI | BJPDR. SITASHARAN SHARMA | INCBHAI MANAK AGRAWAL | 5,8216.60% | 57.7% |
| JABALPUR CANTONMENT | BJPISHWARDAS ROHANI | INCPREM DUBEY | 7,2899.71% | 52.1% |
| JABALPUR CENTRAL | BJPPT.OMKAR PRASAD TIWARI | INCLALIT SRIVASTAV | 5,55510.86% | 51.3% |
| JABALPUR EAST | BJPANCHAL SONKAR | INCRAMESH | 1,5802.36% | 54.0% |
| JABALPUR WEST | BJPHARINDER JEET SINGH (BABBU) | INCSANJAY YADAV | 3,2263.03% | 49.5% |
| JAGDALPUR | INCJHITARURAM BAGHEL | BJPLAKHESHWAR BAGHEL | 3,3144.50% | 48.1% |
| JAISINGHNAGAR | INCRAMPRASAD SINGH | BJPJAIRAM SINGH MARKO | 5730.91% | 48.5% |
| JAMAI | INCTEJEELAL | BJPMANSARAM WADIWA | 20,00837.59% | 48.6% |
| JAORA | INCMAHENDRA SINGH | BJPDR.RAJENDRA PANDEY | 1,6861.86% | 70.9% |
| JARHAGAON | BJPCHOWADAS KHANDEKAR | INCCHURAWAN MANGESHKAR | 2,7004.25% | 53.9% |
| JASHPUR | BJPVIKRAM BHAGAT | INCRAM DEV BHAGAT | 11,51916.57% | 64.0% |
| JATARA | BJPSUNIL NAYAK | SPCHHOTEYLAL GHOSH | 17,83119.77% | 61.3% |
| JAWAD | INCGHANSHYAM PATIDAR | INDVIRENDRA KUMAR SAKHLECHA | 8,8937.74% | 70.8% |
| JHABUA | INCSMT. SWAROOP BAI BHABAR | BJPGANGA BAI | 19,63434.26% | 38.3% |
| JOBAT | INCSMT.SULOCHANA RAWAT | INDMADHO SINGH DAWAR | 12,93925.61% | 36.5% |
| JOURA | BSPSONERAM KUSHWAH | INCMAHESH MISHRA | 10,17710.81% | 61.8% |
| KANKER | BJPSHYAMA DHRUVA | INCSHIV NETAM | 13,34422.19% | 49.6% |
| KARERA | BJPRANVEER SINGH | SPUSHA YADAV | 3,8863.76% | 67.2% |
| KASDOL | BJPGAURI SHANKAR AGRAWAL | INCDR. KANHAIYALAL SHARMA | 23,71725.30% | 64.3% |
| KASRAWAD | INCSUBHASH YADAV | BJPDASHRATHSINGH PATEL | 21,47820.65% | 72.9% |
| KATANGI | INCTAMLAL RAGHUJI SAHARE | BJPMESHKUMAR DESHMUKH | 14,63120.67% | 74.6% |
| KATGHORA | BJPBANWARI LAL | INCJAISINGH | 14,09510.87% | 56.7% |
| KAWARDHA | INCYOGESHWAR RAJ SINGH | BJPDR.RAMAN SINGH | 15,42616.72% | 67.0% |
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.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Madhya Pradesh assembly election, Nov 1998?
Indian National Congress won 172 of 320 seats in Madhya Pradesh, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Madhya Pradesh assembly election, Nov 1998?
Turnout was 59.19% — 2.66 cr of 4.49 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Madhya Pradesh have?
Madhya Pradesh has 320 assembly seats.
