Punjab, Lok Sabha election 1998
13 constituencies in Punjab, 59.41% turnout.
Seats
13
Candidates
102
9 women, 1 elected
Turnout
59.41%
91.2 lakh of 1.53 cr
Leading party
SAD
8 of 13 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Punjab
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SADShiromani Akali Dal | 8 | 0 | 8 | 30,01,769 | 32.93% | +4.21 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 3 | +3 | 3 | 10,63,751 | 11.67% | +5.19 |
| INDIndependent | 1 | +1 | 49 | 4,47,310 | 4.91% | -2.61 |
| JDJanata Dal | 1 | +1 | 1 | 3,80,785 | 4.18% | +1.52 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 0 | -2 | 8 | 23,56,281 | 25.85% | -9.26 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | -3 | 4 | 11,52,986 | 12.65% | +3.30 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3,09,671 | 3.40% | +1.79 |
| SADMSADM | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2,48,529 | 2.73% | -1.12 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 96,893 | 1.06% | -1.62 |
| BSPABSPA | 0 | 0 | 6 | 36,557 | 0.40% | -0.15 |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4,826 | 0.05% | — |
| ABJSABJS | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4,302 | 0.05% | — |
| ABRCDABRCD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,636 | 0.03% | — |
| AJBPAJBP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2,186 | 0.02% | — |
| BKKPBKKP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,606 | 0.02% | — |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,606 | 0.02% | -0.19 |
| LSLS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,519 | 0.02% | — |
| AIGCAIGC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,222 | 0.01% | — |
| ICSIndian Congress (Socialist) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 928 | 0.01% | +0.01 |
| PPVPPPVP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 576 | 0.01% | — |
- SAD8 (62%)
- BJP3 (23%)
- IND1 (8%)
- JD1 (8%)
- SAD8
- BJP3
- IND1
- JD1
- SAD8
- BJP3
- IND1
- JD1
Constituency performance
From the 13 results in Punjab
Closest contest
LUDHIANA
won by 9,212 (1.24%)
Biggest victory
TARN TARAN
won by 1,41,918 (24.02%)
Highest turnout
FARIDKOT
72.05%
Lowest turnout
LUDHIANA
52.56%
Seat change
Against Punjab's previous Lok Sabha election (1996), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained7 (54%)
- Changed hands6 (46%)
7 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 6 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
Punjab, every Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- SAD
- BJP
- IND
- JD
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 13 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–13 of 13
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMRITSAR | BJPDAYA SINGH SODHI | INCRAGHUNANDAN LAL BHATIA | 91,14014.15% | 53.8% |
| BHATINDA | SADCHATIN SINGH SAMAON | CPIBHAN SINGH BHAURA | 49,8567.35% | 56.6% |
| FARIDKOT | SADSUKHBIR SINGH BADAL | INCJAGMEET SINGH BRAR | 34,9594.04% | 72.0% |
| FEROZEPUR | SADZORA SINGH | BSPMOHAN SINGH PHALIANWALA | 44,4675.99% | 62.3% |
| GURDASPUR | BJPVINOD KHANNA | INCSUKHBUNS KAUR | 1,06,83315.16% | 64.6% |
| HOSHIARPUR | BJPKAMAL CHAUDHURY | BSPCHARANDEEP SINGH KAMBOJ | 65,33211.06% | 54.7% |
| JULLUNDUR | JDINDER KUMAR GUJRAL | INCUMRAO SINGH | 1,31,01620.34% | 57.9% |
| LUDHIANA | SADAMRIK SINGH ALIWAL | INCGURCHARAN SINGH GALIB | 9,2121.24% | 52.6% |
| PATIALA | SADPREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA | INCAMRINDER SINGH | 33,2514.12% | 61.4% |
| PHILLAUR | INDSATNAM SINGH KAINTH | BSPHARBHAJAN LAKHA | 68,05310.30% | 59.5% |
| ROPAR | SADSATWINDER KAUR | BSPMAN SINGH | 85,50412.16% | 57.0% |
| SANGRUR | SADSURJIT SINGH BARNALA | SADMSIMRANJIT SINGH MANN | 82,16511.11% | 65.7% |
| TARN TARAN | SADPREM SINGH LALPURA | INCGURINDER PARTAP SINGH KAIRON | 1,41,91824.02% | 55.2% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Punjab alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.