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Manipur, Lok Sabha election 1998

2 constituencies in Manipur, 56.37% turnout.

Andaman and NicobarTelanganaAndhra PradeshArunachal PradeshAssamBiharChandigarhChhattisgarhDādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and DiuDelhiGoaGujaratHaryanaHimachal PradeshJharkhandKarnatakaKeralaMadhya PradeshMaharashtraManipurMeghalayaMizoramNagalandOrissaPuducherryPunjabRajasthanSikkimTamil NaduTripuraUttar PradeshUttaranchalWest BengalLakshadweepJammu and KashmirLadakh
Seats
2
Candidates
15
1 women, 1 elected
Turnout
56.37%
7.5 lakh of 13.3 lakh
Leading party
MSCP
1 of 2 seats

Party performance

Ordered by seats won in Manipur

PartyWon+/−ContestedVotesShareShare +/−
MSCPMSCP1+121,90,35825.39%—
CPICommunist Party of India1+121,53,51920.47%+16.46
INCIndian National Congress0-221,39,43418.60%-21.57
MPPMPP0011,15,78515.44%+8.74
BJPBharatiya Janata Party00194,54312.61%+7.36
RJDRashtriya Janata Dal00245,9516.13%—
INDIndependent0034,6680.62%-22.43
SAPSAP0014,4140.59%-1.15
LSLS0011,1440.15%—
22 SEATS
  • MSCP1 (50%)
  • CPI1 (50%)
  • MSCP1
  • CPI1
MSCP 1CPI 1
  • MSCP1
  • CPI1

Constituency performance

From the 2 results in Manipur

Closest contest
OUTER MANIPUR
won by 2,469 (0.78%)
Biggest victory
INNER MANIPUR
won by 16,187 (3.75%)
Highest turnout
INNER MANIPUR
67.47%
Lowest turnout
OUTER MANIPUR
46.06%

Seat change

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

2SEATS
  • Retained0 (0%)
  • Changed hands2 (100%)

0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 2 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

Manipur, every Lok Sabha election on record

VOTE SHARE
0%8%16%24%32%1962196719711977198019841989199119961998199920042009201420192024MSCPCPI
  • MSCP
  • CPI
TURNOUT
0%23%46%70%93%1962196719711977198019841989199119961998199920042009201420192024Turnout

Constituency results

All 2 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–2 of 2

ConstituencyWinnerRunner-upMarginTurnout
INNER MANIPURMSCPTHOUNAOJAM CHAOBA SINGHMPPOKRAM JOY SINGH16,1873.75%67.5%
OUTER MANIPURCPIKIM GANGTEBJPHOKKHOMANG HAOKIP2,4690.78%46.1%

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