1998
1996198919841980197719711967Total Constituencies: 6
Jammu And Kashmir Lok Sabha Election 1998 covered all 6 parliamentary constituencies in the state. The JKN received the highest statewide vote share at 36.35% and won 3 seats, while the BJP received 28.64% of the vote and won 2 seats. The INC won 1 seats with 19.24% of the vote.
The table below shows party-wise results based on total votes received across Jammu And Kashmir.
| Party Name | Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share | Vote Share on Contested | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKN | 6 | 3 | 36.35% | 36.35% | 7,84,669 |
| 6 | 2 | 28.64% | 28.64% | 6,18,155 | |
| 6 | 1 | 19.24% | 19.24% | 4,15,354 | |
| IND | 5 | 0 | 7.20% | 7.57% | 1,55,448 |
| 4 | 0 | 4.97% | 6.55% | 1,07,386 | |
| JKAL | 1 | 0 | 0.97% | 6.87% | 20,843 |
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin(%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | |||
| Baramulla | Professor Saifuddin Soz | JKN | 1,31,164 | Muzaffar Hussain Baig | IND | 93,179 | 37,985 | 12.52 |
| Srinagar | Omar Abdullah | JKN | 1,44,609 | Aga Syed Mohdi | INC | 73,770 | 70,839 | 29.23 |
| Anantnag | Mufti Mohmad Sayeed | INC | 1,20,444 | Mohd. Yusuf Teng | JKN | 68,444 | 52,000 | 24.14 |
| Ladakh | Syed Hussain | JKN | 62,432 | Phuntsog Namgyal | INC | 31,875 | 30,557 | 29.33 |
| Udhampur | Prof. Chaman Lal Gupta | BJP | 2,50,813 | Rajinder Singh Chib | JKN | 1,69,449 | 81,364 | 15.79 |
| Jammu | Vaid Vishno Dutt | BJP | 3,36,472 | Janak Raj Gupta | JKN | 2,08,571 | 1,27,901 | 16.45 |
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