In the 1998 Bihar Lok Sabha Election, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) contested 38 constituencies and won 17 seats. Across these constituencies, RJD candidates received 9,934,389 votes, accounting for 36.54% of the votes cast in the constituencies it contested. Across all 54 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar, RJD secured 26.58% vote share.
| RJD Overall performance | Result |
|---|---|
| Constituencies contested | 38 |
| Seats won | 17 |
| Total votes received | 99,34,389 |
| Vote share in contested constituencies | 36.54% |
| Overall vote share | 26.58% |
The table below lists RJD 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 | Geeta Devi | 2 | 2,75,296 | 40.56 |
| Arrah | Chandra Deo Prasad Verma | 2 | 2,28,122 | 31.41 |
| Aurangabad | Virendra Kumar Singh | 2 | 2,09,156 | 30.37 |
| Balia | Rajbanshi Mahto | 1 | 2,40,119 | 39.32 |
| Banka | Giridhari Yadav | 2 | 3,20,369 | 45.51 |
| Barh | Vijoy Krishna | 2 | 3,41,646 | 45.7 |
| Bettiah | Motiurrahman | 2 | 2,59,487 | 37.59 |
| Bhagalpur | Chun Chun Prasad Yadav | 2 | 2,57,616 | 32.88 |
| Bikramganj | Kanti Singh | 2 | 2,93,938 | 39.35 |
| Buxar | Udai Pratap Singh | 2 | 1,82,645 | 28.09 |
| Chapra | Heera Lal Rai | 1 | 3,31,591 | 44.96 |
| Chatra | Nagmani | 2 | 1,91,711 | 38.38 |
| Darbhanga | Md.Ali Asharaf Fatmi | 1 | 3,15,503 | 43.31 |
| Dhanbad | Aklu Ram Mahato | 3 | 1,47,222 | 16.83 |
| Gaya | Bhagwati Devi | 2 | 2,65,779 | 38.13 |
| Gopalganj | Lal Babu Pd. Yadav | 2 | 2,53,407 | 35.94 |
| Jahanabad | Surendra Prasad Yadav | 1 | 3,55,322 | 42.46 |
| Jamshedpur | Onkarnath Jaiswal | 5 | 40,664 | 5.69 |
| Jhanjharpur | Surendra Prasad Yadav | 1 | 2,60,700 | 37.55 |
| Khagaria | Anil Kumar Yadav | 2 | 2,50,288 | 33.64 |
| Kishanganj | Taslim Uddin | 1 | 2,36,744 | 32.47 |
| Kodarma | Avid Hussain | 2 | 1,82,724 | 27.39 |
| Madhepura | Lalu Prasad | 1 | 2,97,686 | 47.19 |
| Monghyr | Bijoy Kumar "Bijoy" | 1 | 3,50,583 | 45.19 |
| Motihari | Rama Devi | 1 | 2,74,272 | 41.47 |
| Muzaffarpur | Captain Jai Na. Pd. Nishad | 1 | 3,19,996 | 42.95 |
| Nalanda | Ram Swaroop Prasad | 2 | 3,29,114 | 37.2 |
| Nawada | Malti Devi | 1 | 4,05,495 | 46.68 |
| Palamu | Uday Narayan Chaudhary | 2 | 2,36,686 | 40.05 |
| Patna | Ram Kripal Yadav | 2 | 2,79,254 | 43.38 |
| Purnea | Dilip Kumar Yadav | 4 | 58,225 | 8.34 |
| Rosera | Pitambar Paswan | 1 | 2,60,492 | 38.03 |
| Saharsa | Anuplal Yadav | 1 | 2,59,961 | 35.76 |
| Samastipur | Ajit Kumar Mehta | 1 | 3,01,099 | 38.23 |
| Sasaram | Ram Keshi Prasad | 2 | 1,94,137 | 28.89 |
| Sitamarhi | Sita Ram Yadav | 1 | 2,77,898 | 36.38 |
| Siwan | M.Sahabuddin | 1 | 3,27,341 | 49.24 |
| Vaishali | Raghuvansh Prasad Singh | 1 | 3,22,101 | 43.97 |
State wise RJD performance in Lok Sabha Election 1998 |
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| Assam |
| Bihar |
| Chandigarh |
| Delhi |
| Gujarat |
| Jammu and Kashmir |
| Karnataka |
| Madhya Pradesh |
| Maharashtra |
| Manipur |
| Meghalaya |
| Mizoram |
| Orissa |
| Pondicherry |
| Punjab |
| Rajasthan |
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| Uttar Pradesh |
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