In the 1998 Bihar Lok Sabha Election, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) contested 32 constituencies and won 20 seats. Across these constituencies, BJP candidates received 8,979,956 votes, accounting for 41.92% of the votes cast in the constituencies it contested. Across all 54 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar, BJP secured 24.03% vote share.
| BJP Overall performance | Result |
|---|---|
| Constituencies contested | 32 |
| Seats won | 20 |
| Total votes received | 89,79,956 |
| Vote share in contested constituencies | 41.92% |
| Overall vote share | 24.03% |
The table below lists BJP candidates, their total votes, vote share within each constituency, and final position. Select a constituency to explore the complete election results.
| Constituency | Candidate | Position | Votes Received | Party Vote Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Araria | Ramje Das Rishideo | 1 | 3,09,233 | 45.56 |
| Balia | Ram Naresh Pd.Singh | 3 | 1,73,544 | 28.42 |
| Bettiah | Dr.Madan Prasad Jaiswal | 1 | 3,01,388 | 43.66 |
| Bhagalpur | Prabhas Chandra Tiwari | 1 | 3,49,463 | 44.6 |
| Buxar | Lalmuni Chaubey | 1 | 2,66,961 | 41.05 |
| Chapra | Rajeev Pratap Rudy | 2 | 3,22,264 | 43.7 |
| Chatra | Dhirendra Agrawal | 1 | 2,25,086 | 45.06 |
| Darbhanga | Tara Kant Jha | 2 | 2,79,395 | 38.36 |
| Dhanbad | Rita Verma | 1 | 4,42,590 | 50.6 |
| Dumka | Babu Lal Marandi | 1 | 2,77,334 | 47.01 |
| Gaya | Krishna Kumar Chaudhary | 1 | 3,03,225 | 43.5 |
| Giridih | Rabindra Kumar Pandey | 1 | 2,85,523 | 45.5 |
| Godda | Jagdambi Prasad Yadav | 1 | 3,34,015 | 47.13 |
| Hazaribagh | Yashwant Sinha | 1 | 3,23,283 | 46.71 |
| Jamshedpur | Abha Mahato | 1 | 2,96,686 | 41.5 |
| Katihar | Nikhil Kumar Choudhary | 2 | 3,16,923 | 44.97 |
| Khunti | Kariya Munda | 1 | 2,00,406 | 43.29 |
| Kishanganj | Syed Shahnawaz Hussain | 3 | 2,30,210 | 31.57 |
| Kodarma | Ritlal Prasad Verma | 1 | 2,80,635 | 42.06 |
| Lohardaga | Lalit Oraon | 2 | 2,14,232 | 41.87 |
| Madhubani | Hukumdeo Narayan Yadav | 2 | 2,68,544 | 37.48 |
| Motihari | Radha Mohan Singh | 2 | 1,86,198 | 28.15 |
| Nawada | Kameshwar Paswan | 2 | 3,91,111 | 45.03 |
| Palamu | Braj Mohan Ram | 1 | 3,17,513 | 53.72 |
| Patna | C.P.Thakur | 1 | 3,31,860 | 51.55 |
| Purnea | Jay Krishna Mandal | 1 | 2,65,096 | 37.96 |
| Rajmahal | Som Marandi | 1 | 1,98,889 | 34.03 |
| Ranchi | Ramtahal Choudhary | 1 | 3,98,022 | 58.12 |
| Sasaram | Muni Lall | 1 | 2,82,865 | 42.1 |
| Singhbhum | Chitrasen Sinku | 2 | 1,75,418 | 34.33 |
| Sitamarhi | Awanish Kumar Singh | 3 | 2,25,187 | 29.48 |
| Siwan | Vijay Shankar Dubey | 2 | 2,06,857 | 31.11 |