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 251–300 of 320
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAJGARH | INCPRATAP SINGH MANDLOI | BJPKEDAR KAKA | 10,67314.54% | 52.8% |
| RAJIM | INCSHYAMCHARAN SHUKLA | BJPDR. NEENA SINGH | 23,01924.67% | 65.8% |
| RAJNANDGAON | BJPLEELARAM BHOJWANI | INCUDAY MUDLIYAR | 3,9884.63% | 65.6% |
| RAJPUR | INCBALA BACHCHAN | BJPDIWANSINGH VITTHAL PATEL | 3,8774.54% | 64.5% |
| RAMPUR | BJPNANKI RAM KANWAR | INDSARMAN SINGH | 31,06340.89% | 54.5% |
| RAMPUR BAGHELAN | BJPPRABHAKAR SINGH | BSPRAM LAKHAN SINGH PATEL | 2,2362.52% | 62.9% |
| RATLAM RURAL | INCDAVE MOTILAL | BJPDHULJI CHAUDHARY | 2,6693.20% | 67.9% |
| RATLAM TOWN | BJPHIMMAT KOTHARI | INCSHIV KUMAR JHALANI | 6,9268.22% | 58.6% |
| REHLI | BJPGOPAL BHARGAVA | INCJEEVAN PATEL | 8,2059.44% | 71.8% |
| REWA | INDPUSHPRAJ SINGH | BJPRAJENDRA SHUKLA | 1,3941.33% | 48.6% |
| RON | SPRASALSINGH | BSPGIRDAWAL SINGH BAGHEL | 6710.88% | 60.2% |
| SABALGARH | BSPBUNDILAL RAWAT | BJPMEHARVAN SINGH RAWAT | 5,8225.44% | 66.7% |
| SAGAR | BJPSMT. SUDHA JAIN ADVOCATE | INCPREMNARAYAN MISHRA | 3,8474.80% | 49.1% |
| SAILANA | INDPRABHUDAYAL GEHLOT | JDBHERUSINGH DAMAR | 14,67917.57% | 65.4% |
| SAJA | INCRAVINDRA CHAUBEY | BJPDR. R.D. PATEL | 24,31829.41% | 66.6% |
| SAKTI | BJPMEGHARAM SAHU | INCRAJA SURENDRA BAHADUR SINGH | 5,4327.07% | 62.1% |
| SAMRI | BJPSOHANLAL | INCMAHANTI BHAGAT | 3,8176.05% | 54.8% |
| SANCHI | BJPDR.GAURISHANKAR SHEJWAR | INCDR.PRABHURAM CHAUDHARY | 3,1903.38% | 61.5% |
| SARAIPALI | INCDEVENDRA BAHADUR SINGH | INDBIRENDRA KUMAR | 14,64117.33% | 67.3% |
| SARANGARH | BSPDR. CHHABILAL RATRE | INCSAKHARAM MALHOTRA | 1,8492.52% | 60.4% |
| SARANGPUR | INCKRISHNA MOHAN MALVIYA | BJPKESARI NARAYAN SINGH | 2,0712.68% | 58.6% |
| SARDARPUR | INCGANPAT SINGH PATEL | BJPKU.RANJNA BAGHEL | 6,1318.41% | 49.2% |
| SARIA | BJPDR. SHKRAJIT NAIK | INCDR. JAWAHAR NAYAK | 18,56720.83% | 79.8% |
| SATNA | INCSAEED AHMED | INDSHANKAR LAL TIWARI | 2,4252.29% | 56.8% |
| SAUSAR | INCAJAY REVANATH CHORE | BJPRAMRAO MAHALE | 7,3669.28% | 64.5% |
| SAWER | INCPREMCHAND GUDDU | BJPPRAKASH SONKAR | 3,4443.67% | 64.4% |
| SEHORE | BJPRAMESH SAXENA | INCJASPAL SINGH ARORA | 13,28816.34% | 70.0% |
| SENDHWA | INCGYARSILAL RAWAT | BJPANTAR SINGH RAOJI ARYA | 3,0834.20% | 52.9% |
| SEONDHA | INCMAHENDRA BOUDH | BJPDR. ASHARAM | 3,4834.15% | 59.5% |
| SEONI | BJPNARESH DIWAKAR (D.N.) | INCASHUTOSH VERMA | 6,5157.81% | 58.2% |
| SEONI-MALWA | INCHAZARILAL NANHU SINGH RAGHUVANSHI | BJPPREM SHANKAR VERMA | 3,6734.28% | 66.2% |
| SHADORA | BJPGOPILAL | INCKHUSAL CHAND AHIRWAR | 14,04722.62% | 48.9% |
| SHAHPUR | INCSANYOGITA DEVI DESHMUKH | BJPRAMDAS SHIVHARE | 3830.48% | 65.1% |
| SHAHPURA | INCSMT. GANGA BAI URETI | BJPKANNA SINGH PARASTE | 4,5448.42% | 45.4% |
| SHAJAPUR | INCHUKUMSINGH KARADA | BJPMADHAV SINGH BADAAL | 18,16916.92% | 70.3% |
| SHAMSHABAD | AJBPRUDRAPRATAP SINGH | BJPBADANSINGH RAGHUVANSHI | 5440.73% | 61.1% |
| SHEOPUR | INDBRIJRAJ SINGH | INCCHHOTELAL SEMARIYA | 4,5825.29% | 59.2% |
| SHIVPURI | BJPYASHODHARA RAJE SCINDIA | INCHARI BALLABH SHUKLA | 7,3007.49% | 57.1% |
| SHUJALPUR | INCKEDAR SINGH MANDLOI | BJPNEMICHAND JAIN | 12,93512.31% | 68.7% |
| SIDHI | INCINDRAJIT KUMAR | JDBRAJENDRA NATH SINGH | 20,92324.34% | 60.3% |
| SIHAWA | INCMADHAV SINGH DHRUV | BJPGULJAR SINGH MARKAM | 1,7622.67% | 57.0% |
| SIHORA | INCNITYA NIRANJAN KHAMPARIYA | BJPPRABHAT KUMAR PANDEY | 2,8013.37% | 60.2% |
| SINGRAULI | BJPRAMCHARITRA | INCBANSH MANI PRASAD VERMA | 19,05619.33% | 53.2% |
| SIPAT | BSPENGINEER RAMESHWAR KHARE | BJPPD. RAMNARAYAN SHASTRI | 2,8163.74% | 63.9% |
| SIRMAUR | INCRAJMANI PATEL | CPMRAM LAKHAN SHARMA | 17,89718.72% | 57.8% |
| SIRONJ | BJPLAXMIKANT SHARMA | INCMEHTAB SINGH | 20,92426.22% | 67.3% |
| SITAMAU | INCBHARAT SINGH | BJPNANALAL PATIDAR | 8210.82% | 71.7% |
| SITAPUR | INDPROFESSOR GOPAL RAM | INCPHOOL SAI | 3,8245.99% | 57.7% |
| SOHAGPUR | INCKRISHNAPAL SINGH | BJPLALLUSINGH | 2,2022.19% | 59.0% |
| SONKATCH | INCSAJJANSINGH VERMA | BJPVERMA SURENDRA | 22,85524.79% | 73.9% |
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.
