Puducherry, Lok Sabha election 1998
1 constituencies in Puducherry, 61.45% turnout.
Seats
1
Candidates
9
0 women, 0 elected
Turnout
61.45%
4.09 lakh of 6.65 lakh
Leading party
DMK
1 of 1 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Puducherry
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1 | +1 | 1 | 1,68,122 | 41.11% | +1.21 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1,31,348 | 32.12% | -7.85 |
| ADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,02,622 | 25.10% | — |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,589 | 0.63% | -0.24 |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,397 | 0.34% | — |
| ICSIndian Congress (Socialist) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,222 | 0.30% | -0.53 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | 0 | 2 | 882 | 0.22% | -6.18 |
| AJBPAJBP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 736 | 0.18% | — |
- DMK1 (100%)
- DMK1
- DMK1
Constituency performance
From the 1 results in Puducherry
Closest contest
PONDICHERRY
won by 36,774 (8.99%)
Biggest victory
PONDICHERRY
won by 36,774 (8.99%)
Highest turnout
PONDICHERRY
61.45%
Seat change
Against Puducherry's previous Lok Sabha election (1996), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands1 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 1 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
Puducherry, every Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 1 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–1 of 1
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PONDICHERRY | DMKS. ARUMUGHAM | INCP. SHANMUGAM | 36,7748.99% | 61.5% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Puducherry alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.