1998
199619911985198019771971196719621957Total Constituencies: 14
Assam Lok Sabha Election 1998 covered all 14 parliamentary constituencies in the state. The INC received the highest statewide vote share at 38.97% and won 10 seats, while the BJP received 24.47% of the vote and won 1 seats. The AGP won 0 seats with 12.72% of the vote.
The table below shows party-wise results based on total votes received across Assam.
| Party Name | Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share | Vote Share on Contested | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 10 | 38.97% | 42.03% | 32,64,032 | |
| 14 | 1 | 24.47% | 24.47% | 20,49,723 | |
| 10 | 0 | 12.72% | 17.74% | 10,64,977 | |
| IND | 14 | 1 | 9.51% | 9.51% | 7,96,799 |
| UMFA | 1 | 1 | 4.27% | 58.64% | 3,57,759 |
| CPM | 2 | 0 | 3.27% | 22.22% | 2,74,003 |
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin(%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | |||
| Karimganj | Nepal Chandra Das | INC | 2,88,643 | Swapan Kumar Das | BJP | 2,78,175 | 10,468 | 1.44 |
| Silchar | Kabindra Purkayastha | BJP | 2,30,747 | Santosh Mohan Dev | INC | 2,10,807 | 19,940 | 3.2 |
| Autonomous District | Dr. Jayanta Rongpi | ASDC | 1,84,241 | Biren Singh Engti | INC | 79,377 | 1,04,864 | 26.8 |
| Dhubri | Abdul Hamid | INC | 3,74,625 | Dr. Pannalal Oswal | BJP | 1,80,987 | 1,93,638 | 25.86 |
| Kokrajhar | Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary | IND | 1,92,975 | Theodor Kisku Rapaz | URMCA | 1,51,543 | 41,432 | 5.48 |
| Barpeta | A.F.Golam Osmani | UMFA | 3,57,759 | Manjushree Pathak | BJP | 1,33,297 | 2,24,462 | 36.79 |
| Gauhati | Bhubaneswar Kalita | INC | 2,85,482 | Manoranjan Goswami | BJP | 1,57,309 | 1,28,173 | 22.26 |
| Mangaldoi | Madhab Rajbangshi | INC | 2,78,591 | Munindra Singha Lahkar | BJP | 1,48,014 | 1,30,577 | 19.58 |
| Tezpur | Moni Kumar Subba | INC | 2,86,372 | Iswar Prasanna Hazarika | BJP | 1,56,023 | 1,30,349 | 20.56 |
| Nowgong | Nripen Goswami | INC | 2,67,448 | Rajen Gohain | BJP | 2,29,664 | 37,784 | 5.95 |
| Kaliabor | Tarun Gogoi | INC | 3,83,822 | Keshab Mahanta | AGP | 1,51,487 | 2,32,335 | 36.24 |
| Jorhat | Bijoy Krishna Handique | INC | 2,16,406 | Deba Kumar Bora | AGP | 54,397 | 1,62,009 | 48.76 |
| Dibrugarh | Paban Singh Ghatowar | INC | 2,34,195 | Ajit Chaliha | BJP | 93,073 | 1,41,122 | 38.81 |
| Lakhimpur | Ranee Narah | INC | 2,68,794 | Dr. Arun Kumar Sarma | AGP | 1,48,012 | 1,20,782 | 18 |
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