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 151–200 of 320
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEOLARI | INCHARWANSH SINGH | BJPSMT.NEHA SINGH | 10,96611.15% | 71.7% |
| KESKAL | INCPHULO DEVI NETAM | BJPMAHESH BAGHEL | 3430.65% | 44.7% |
| KESLUR | INCBHURSURAM NAG | BJPSAMUNDSAK KATCHHA | 4,87611.48% | 36.4% |
| KHACHROD | BJPLAL SINGH RANAWAT | INCBABULAL GURJAR | 4,0313.98% | 64.9% |
| KHAIRAGARH | INCDEVBRAT SINGH | BJPSUNITA KOMAL KOTHARI | 3,8314.79% | 64.8% |
| KHAIRLANJEE | RPIDOMANSINGH NAGPURE ALIAS BABA PATEL | BJPBODH SINGH RADHELAL BHAGAT | 4,8557.69% | 73.1% |
| KHALLARI | BJPDR.RAMESH | INCBHEKH RAM | 350.05% | 61.9% |
| KHANDWA | BJPHUKUMCHAND DURGAPRASAD YADAV | INCAWADHESH MANOHAR SINGH SISODIYA | 710.10% | 51.4% |
| KHARGAPUR | BJPAHIRWAR PARWATLAL | INCAHIRWAR VINDRAVAN | 5,1286.89% | 49.4% |
| KHARGONE | INCPARASRAM BABOOLAL DANDIR | BJPCHANDRASHEKHAR NAIK | 3,5164.00% | 61.9% |
| KHARSIA | INCNAND KUMAR PATEL | BJPYASHWANT RAJ SINGH | 17,19818.36% | 72.8% |
| KHATEGAON | BJPBRIJMOHAN BADRINARAYAN | INCKAILASH KUNDAL PAPPU | 1,7762.26% | 66.0% |
| KHERTHA | INCSMT. PRATIMA CHANDRAKAR | BJPDR. BALMUKUND DEWANGAN | 1580.19% | 73.3% |
| KHILCHIPUR | INCHAJARILAL DANGI | INDKANHAIYALAL DANGI | 10,12810.78% | 64.1% |
| KHUJJI | BJPRAJINDARPAL SINGH BHATIYA | INCBHOLARAM SAHU | 4,3695.55% | 68.5% |
| KHURAI | BJPDHARMU RAI | INCHEERALAL CHADHAR | 4,8046.41% | 60.7% |
| KIRNAPUR | INCLIKHIRAM KAWRE | JPANUBHA MUNJARE | 17,73722.12% | 76.2% |
| KOLARAS | INCPOORAN SINGH BEDIA | BJPOMPRAKASH KHATEEK | 2,9773.65% | 55.2% |
| KONDAGAON | INCSHANKAR SODI | BJPMANGAL RAM USENDI | 14,48526.46% | 45.0% |
| KONTA | INCLAKHMA | CPIMANISH KUNJAM | 7481.85% | 36.5% |
| KOTA | INCRAJENDRA SHUKLA | BJPBHUPENDRA SINGH | 1,1211.47% | 60.7% |
| KOTMA | BJPJAISINGH MARAVI | INCBHAGWANDEEN | 9,26311.93% | 48.1% |
| KUKSHI | INCSMT.JAMUNA DEVI | BJPCHATAR SINGH ALAVA | 28,38138.00% | 54.5% |
| KURUD | BJPAJAY CHANDRAKAR (DALA) | INCBHULESHWARI DEEPA SAHU | 1,1841.34% | 70.1% |
| KURWAI | INCRAGHUVEER SINGH | BJPCHIRONJEE LAL SONKAR | 2,8264.69% | 57.3% |
| LAHAR | INCDR. GOVIND SINGH | BJPMATHURA PRASAD | 6,0865.53% | 67.3% |
| LAILUNGA | BJPPREMSINGH SIDAR | INCHRIDAY RAM RATHIYA | 4,9016.15% | 71.5% |
| LAKHANADON | INCRANDHIR SINGH | BJPDHEERSINGH BHALAVI | 1,4592.16% | 53.7% |
| LANJI | INCBHAGVAT BHAU NAGPURE | BJPDILIP BHATERE BHAIYALAL | 1,5292.16% | 71.9% |
| LASHKAR EAST | INCRAMESH AGRAWAL | BJPVIVEK SHEJWALKAR | 3170.45% | 55.2% |
| LASHKAR WEST | BJPANOOP MISHRA | INCBHAGWANSINGH YADAV | 2,5463.11% | 59.9% |
| LORMI | INCDHARMJEET SINGH | BJPMUNIRAM SAHU | 18,90022.36% | 61.1% |
| LUNDRA | INCRAMDEO | BJPVIJAY NATH SINGH | 14,97020.14% | 58.1% |
| MAHARAJPUR | BJPRAMDAYAL AHIRWAR | INCAHIRWAR KHILAIYAN | 13,33115.58% | 52.5% |
| MAHASAMUND | INCAGNI CHANDRAKAR | BJPAMRIT SAHU | 3,1083.94% | 63.6% |
| MAHESHWAR | INCDR.VIJAY LAXMI SADHAU | BJPJAGDISH ROKADE | 2770.30% | 70.0% |
| MAHIDPUR | INCDR. KALPANA PARULEKAR | BJPBABULAL JAIN | 13,48517.02% | 69.8% |
| MAIHAR | INCVRINDAVAN BADGAINYA | BJPMOTILAL TIWARI | 1,1701.27% | 61.0% |
| MAJHOLI | BJPAJAY VISHNOI | INCRAM KUMAR PATEL | 20,17226.29% | 61.6% |
| MALEHRA | BJPSWAMI PRASAD | CPIKAPOOR CHAND GHUWARA | 4,3834.52% | 63.8% |
| MALKHARODA | INCCHAINSINGH SAMLE | BJPHARSHWARDHAN (BABLU) | 10,35012.15% | 60.5% |
| MANASA | INCNARENDRA BHANWARLAL NAHTA | BJPMANGAL PATWA | 3,2423.49% | 69.7% |
| MANAWAR | INCDARIYAV SINGH SOLANKI | BJPSURAJ SINGH BAGHEL | 5,9638.47% | 56.6% |
| MANDIRHASOD | INCSATYA NARAYAN SHARMA | BJPSHYAM BAIS | 8,16916.26% | 73.8% |
| MANDLA | INCDEVENDRA TEKAM | BJPSANTRAM MARAVI | 10,41415.03% | 53.3% |
| MANDSAUR | INCNAVKRISHNA PATIL | BJPKAILASH CHAWLA | 9,5388.65% | 68.4% |
| MANENDRAGARH | INCGULAB | BJPCHANDRA PRATAP SINGH | 920.12% | 48.3% |
| MANGAWAN | INCSRINIWAS TIWARI | CPIGIRISH GAUTAM | 2940.30% | 59.5% |
| MARO | INDDERHU PRASAD DHRITLAHRE | BJPDAYAL DAS BAGHEL | 5,0387.05% | 58.1% |
| MARWAHI | BJPRAMDAYAL UIKE | INCPAHALWAN SINGH | 12,29719.98% | 49.1% |
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.
