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Rajasthan Lok Sabha 1998

Results board · 25 constituencies

HouseLok Sabha
StateRajasthan
Seats
25
Constituencies
Majority
13
Seats needed of 25
Electors
2.98Cr
On the roll
Votes polled
1.79Cr
60.3% of electors
Median turnout
60.8%
Median of 25 seats
INC lead
+5
Above majority · 18 − 13

[01]Seat matrix

25 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 25 seats: INC 18, BJP 5, AIICS 1, IND 1. Majority line at 13 seats. Hemicycle of 25 seats: INC 18, BJP 5, AIICS 1, IND 1. Majority line at 13 seats.
Majority · 13 of 25INC 18 · +5 above majority
INC 1872.0% Indian National Congress
BJP 520.0% Bharatiya Janata Party
AIICS 14.0% All India Indira Congress (SECULAR)
IND 14.0% Independents

[02]Vote share

State level, as published
INC 44.5%18 seats · 72.0%
BJP 41.7%5 seats · 20.0%
JD 2.3%0 seats
BSP 2.1%0 seats
AIIC(S) 1.9%1 seat · 4.0%
Others 7.5%1 seat · 4.0%

Vote share not published

  • IND1 seat

The published shares sum to 100.0%, so these parties' votes sit inside Others.

Alliances

UPA 44.5%18 seats
NDA 42.0%6 seats
THIRD FRONT 4.0%0 seats
OTHERS 9.5%Seats not published

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. INC converted 44.5% of votes into 72.0% of seats, a seat premium of 27.5 pp.

    18 ÷ 25 = 72.0% · 72.0 − 44.5 = +27.5

  2. BJP polled 41.7% of votes, the 2nd-highest share, but won 5 seats (20.0%).

    5 ÷ 25 = 20.0% · 20.0 − 41.7 = −21.7

  3. Alwar was decided by 2,561 votes, the closest of 25 seats; Bikaner had the widest margin, 1,90,625.

    min / max of margin over 25 seats with a recorded margin

  4. 4 seats were won by a margin under 1%; INC won 3 of them.

    count(margin % < 1.0) = 4 of 25 · INC 3

  5. Turnout ran from 49.3% in Jaipur to 69.6% in Chittorgarh; the median seat polled 60.8%.

    min / median / max over 25 seats with a recorded turnout

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[04]Turnout

25 of 25 seats carry a turnout
025507510060.8%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 14.0% of seats
50–60 1040.0% of seats
60–70 1456.0% of seats
70–80 00.0% of seats
≥ 80% 00.0% of seats
  • LowestJaipur49.3%
  • HighestChittorgarh69.6%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

25 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Rajasthan Lok Sabha 1998, all 25 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
01 GanganagarSC Eng. Shankar Pannu Indian National Congress 7,25,690 42,761 5.9 60.6
02 BikanerSCWIDEST Balram Jakhar Indian National Congress 10,39,717 1,90,625 18.3 63.3
03 Churu Narendra Budania Indian National Congress 7,29,295 29,732 4.1 63.9
04 Jhunjhunu Sisram Ola All India Indira Congress (SECULAR) 7,73,794 37,859 4.9 67.1
05 Sikar Subhash Mahariya Bharatiya Janata Party 7,96,943 41,322 5.2 64.1
06 Jaipur Girdhari Lal Bhargava Bharatiya Janata Party 7,99,930 1,38,971 17.4 49.3
07 Dausa Rajesh Pilot Indian National Congress 8,17,754 61,074 7.5 66.9
08 AlwarCLOSEST Ghasi Ram Yadav Indian National Congress 6,58,873 2,561 0.4 58.6
09 BharatpurSC K. Natwar Singh Indian National Congress 6,62,892 68,453 10.3 64.1
10 BayanaSC Gangaram Koli Bharatiya Janata Party 5,59,834 4,550 0.8 53.1
11 Sawai MadhopurST Usha Indian National Congress 5,93,263 62,334 10.5 50.4
12 Ajmer Prabha Thakur Indian National Congress 6,15,621 5,772 0.9 58.9
13 Tonk Dowarka Parshad Bairwa Indian National Congress 6,04,325 57,469 9.5 54.5
14 Kota Ram Narain Meena Indian National Congress 7,44,645 17,428 2.3 64.3
15 Jhalawar Vasundhara Raje Bharatiya Janata Party 6,43,983 63,567 9.9 62.3
16 Banswara Mahendrajeet Singh Indian National Congress 6,72,037 1,14,517 17.0 59.0
17 Salumber Bheru Lal (MEENA) Indian National Congress 6,20,767 77,882 12.5 57.3
18 Udaipur Shanti Lal Chaplot Bharatiya Janata Party 7,46,888 11,447 1.5 61.8
19 ChittorgarhST Udai Lal Anjana Indian National Congress 8,18,864 25,377 3.1 69.6
20 BhilwaraST Rampal Upadhayaya Indian National Congress 6,76,000 79,951 11.8 60.8
21 Pali Mitha Lal Jain Indian National Congress 5,69,948 27,436 4.8 55.3
22 Jalore Buta Singh Independent 6,87,949 1,66,085 24.1 56.3
23 Barmer Col.Sonaram Chowdhary Indian National Congress 8,52,994 85,540 10.0 64.5
24 Jodhpur Ashok Gahlot Indian National Congress 7,72,855 5,444 0.7 58.9
25 Nagaur Ramraghunath Indian National Congress 7,42,298 1,06,399 14.3 62.9
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 1,90,625 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1998 · Rajasthan · 25 seats · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Vote share and alliancesState-level summary published with the same results · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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