Uttar Pradesh, Lok Sabha election 1998
85 constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, 54.74% turnout.
Seats
85
Candidates
1,037
56 women, 9 elected
Turnout
54.74%
5.58 cr of 10.2 cr
Leading party
BJP
57 of 85 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Uttar Pradesh
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 57 | +5 | 82 | 2,03,69,694 | 36.49% | +3.05 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 20 | +4 | 81 | 1,60,20,745 | 28.70% | +7.86 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 4 | -2 | 85 | 1,16,70,682 | 20.90% | +0.29 |
| SAPSAP | 2 | +1 | 2 | 4,41,576 | 0.79% | -0.14 |
| INDIndependent | 1 | 0 | 491 | 15,58,789 | 2.79% | -3.74 |
| SJPRSJPR | 1 | +1 | 1 | 2,60,544 | 0.47% | — |
| INCIndian National Congress | 0 | -5 | 76 | 33,61,053 | 6.02% | -2.12 |
| BKKGPBKKGP | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6,47,309 | 1.16% | — |
| ADAD | 0 | 0 | 46 | 5,24,581 | 0.94% | +0.46 |
| JDJanata Dal | 0 | -2 | 23 | 2,62,309 | 0.47% | -3.79 |
| NLPNLP | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1,41,227 | 0.25% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,26,856 | 0.23% | -0.43 |
| AIICSAIICS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,05,311 | 0.19% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1,01,081 | 0.18% | -0.20 |
| UKKDUKKD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30,654 | 0.05% | — |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 5 | 29,800 | 0.05% | -0.02 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 27,553 | 0.05% | +0.03 |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | 0 | 9 | 21,148 | 0.04% | — |
| AJBPAJBP | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15,905 | 0.03% | — |
| BRVPBRVP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11,220 | 0.02% | — |
| BJTPBJTP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9,367 | 0.02% | +0.01 |
| GGPGGP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7,827 | 0.01% | — |
| KVPKisan Vishwa Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5,905 | 0.01% | — |
| LSWPLSWP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5,900 | 0.01% | — |
| PMSPPragatisheel Manav Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5,495 | 0.01% | -0.01 |
| LSLS | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5,479 | 0.01% | — |
| ABRCDABRCD | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3,819 | 0.01% | — |
| BKKPBKKP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3,246 | 0.01% | — |
| ALDALD | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2,909 | 0.01% | 0.00 |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,651 | 0.00% | — |
| KMMKMM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,618 | 0.00% | — |
| SSDSSD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,541 | 0.00% | -0.01 |
| BKDBKD | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2,466 | 0.00% | -0.01 |
| ABMSDABMSD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,444 | 0.00% | — |
| ABASABAS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2,392 | 0.00% | — |
| AIRJPAIRJP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,113 | 0.00% | — |
| PSSSPSSS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,111 | 0.00% | -0.01 |
| RASRAS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2,038 | 0.00% | — |
| ABJSABJS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2,012 | 0.00% | 0.00 |
| GSPGana Suraksha Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,009 | 0.00% | 0.00 |
- BJP57 (67%)
- SP20 (24%)
- BSP4 (5%)
- SAP2 (2%)
- IND1 (1%)
- SJPR1 (1%)
- BJP57
- SP20
- BSP4
- SAP2
- IND1
- SJPR1
- BJP57
- SP20
- BSP4
- SAP2
- IND1
- SJPR1
Constituency performance
From the 85 results in Uttar Pradesh
Closest contest
SAIDPUR
won by 825 (0.12%)
Biggest victory
KHURJA
won by 2,29,399 (39.98%)
Highest turnout
SAMBHAL
70.02%
Lowest turnout
CHAIL
41.94%
Seat change
Against Uttar Pradesh's previous Lok Sabha election (1996), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained43 (51%)
- Changed hands42 (49%)
43 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 42 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
Uttar Pradesh, every Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- BJP
- SP
- BSP
- SAP
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 85 seats, alphabetical · showing 51–85 of 85
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KANPUR | BJPJAGAT VEER SINGH DRON | SPSURENDRA MOHAN AGARWAL | 1,36,00919.99% | 48.5% |
| KHALILABAD | BJPINDRAJEET MISHRA | SPBHAL CHANDRA YADAV | 2,1000.33% | 53.0% |
| KHERI | SPRAVI PRAKASH VERMA | BJPGENDAN LAL KANAUJIYA | 57,8819.08% | 51.7% |
| KHURJA | BJPASHOK KUMAR PRADHAN | BSPVIJAY SINGH | 2,29,39939.98% | 45.6% |
| LALGANJ | SPDAROGA PRASAD SAROJ | BSPDR. BALIRAM | 16,9962.43% | 53.5% |
| LUCKNOW | BJPATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE | SPMUZAFFAR ALI | 2,16,26328.96% | 49.4% |
| MACHHLISHAHR | BJPCHINMAYANAND | SPHARIBANSH SINGH | 41,5346.03% | 55.0% |
| MAHARAJGANJ | BJPPANKAJ CHOUDHARI | SPAKHILESH SINGH | 26,9404.14% | 59.0% |
| MAINPURI | SPBALRAM SINGH YADAV | BJPASHOK YADAV | 10,3661.63% | 58.1% |
| MATHURA | BJPTEJVEER | BSPPOORAN PRAKASH | 1,90,03030.71% | 52.6% |
| MEERUT | BJPAMAR PAL SINGH | SPJAGVEER SINGH | 48,8056.46% | 59.9% |
| MIRZAPUR | BJPVIRENDRA SINGH | SPPHOOLAN DEVI | 52,7776.19% | 63.6% |
| MISRIKH | BSPRAM SHANKER | SPSHYAM LAL RAWAT | 1,4950.25% | 56.0% |
| MOHANLALGANJ | SPREENA CHAUDHARY | BJPSMT. PURNIMA VERMA | 11,1641.91% | 51.8% |
| MORADABAD | SPDR. SHAFIQUR RAHMAN BARQ | BJPVIJAY BANSAL | 36,4814.98% | 64.0% |
| MUZAFFARNAGAR | BJPSOHANVEER SINGH | SPHARENDRA SINGH | 22,7243.22% | 58.6% |
| NAINITAL | BJPILA PANT | INCNARAYAN DATT TIWARI | 15,5772.05% | 56.4% |
| PADRAUNA | BJPRAM NAGINA MISHRA | SPVALESHWAR YADAV | 50,7757.58% | 56.4% |
| PHULPUR | SPJANG BAHADUR SINGH PATEL | BJPBENI MADHAV BIND | 14,5202.16% | 56.7% |
| PILIBHIT | INDMANEKA GANDHI | BSPANIS KHAN | 2,11,87630.39% | 61.7% |
| PRATAPGARH | BJPRAM VILAS VEDANTI | INCRAJKUMARI RATNA SINGH | 68,46011.88% | 48.8% |
| RAE BARELI | BJPASHOK SINGH | SPSURENDRA BAHADUR SINGH | 40,7226.21% | 56.0% |
| RAMPUR | BJPMUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI | INCBEGUM NOOR BANO URF MEHTAB ZAMANI BEGUM | 4,9660.61% | 61.6% |
| ROBERTSGANJ | BJPRAM SHAKAL | BSPHARI PRASAD ALIAS GHAMARI SINGH | 26,7433.50% | 53.9% |
| SAHARANPUR | BJPNAKLI SINGH | BSPKANSHIRAM | 59,8367.22% | 67.0% |
| SAIDPUR | BJPVIJAY | SPTOOFANI | 8250.12% | 53.8% |
| SALEMPUR | SAPHARI KEWAL PRASAD | SPHARI BANSH SAHAI | 39,0216.24% | 49.5% |
| SAMBHAL | SPMULAYAM SINGH YADAV | BJPDHARAMPAL YADAV URF D.P. YADAV | 1,66,68222.13% | 70.0% |
| SHAHABAD | BJPRAGHVENDRA SINGH | BSPDAUD AHMAD | 20,6123.32% | 55.3% |
| SHAHJAHANPUR | BJPSATYAPAL SINGH YADAV | SPRAMMURTY SINGH | 22,6853.66% | 55.6% |
| SITAPUR | BJPJANARDAN PRASAD MISRA | BSPPREM NATH VARMA | 27,9204.31% | 58.8% |
| SULTANPUR | BJPDEBENDRA BAHADUR RAI | SPDR. RITA BAHUGUNA | 64,4489.70% | 54.3% |
| TEHRI GARHWAL | BJPMANABENDRA SHAH | INCHIRA SINGH BISHT | 1,82,09235.94% | 44.3% |
| UNNAO | BJPDEVI BUX | SPDEEPAK KUMAR | 8,1291.30% | 52.8% |
| VARANASI | BJPSHANKAR PRASAD JAISWAL | CPMDEENA NATH SINGH YADAV | 1,51,94623.56% | 46.5% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Uttar 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 Uttar Pradesh, Lok Sabha election 1998?
Bharatiya Janata Party won 57 of 85 seats in Uttar Pradesh, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Uttar Pradesh, Lok Sabha election 1998?
Turnout was 54.74% — 5.58 cr of 10.2 cr registered electors voted.
How many Lok Sabha seats does Uttar Pradesh have?
Uttar Pradesh has 85 Lok Sabha seats.
