1998
199619911989198419801977Total Constituencies: 28
Karnataka Lok Sabha Election 1998 covered all 28 parliamentary constituencies in the state. The INC received the highest statewide vote share at 36.22% and won 9 seats, while the BJP received 26.95% of the vote and won 13 seats. The JD won 3 seats with 21.69% of the vote.
The table below shows party-wise results based on total votes received across Karnataka.
| Party Name | Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share | Vote Share on Contested | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 9 | 36.22% | 36.22% | 76,42,756 | |
| 18 | 13 | 26.95% | 41.34% | 56,86,151 | |
| JD | 28 | 3 | 21.69% | 21.69% | 45,76,244 |
| LS | 10 | 3 | 11.50% | 33.01% | 24,25,799 |
| KTVP | 19 | 0 | 1.76% | 2.74% | 3,71,346 |
| IND | 24 | 0 | 0.76% | 0.88% | 1,59,568 |
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin(%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | |||
| Bidar | Ramchandra Veerappa | BJP | 3,17,504 | Babu Honna Naik | JD | 1,32,871 | 1,84,633 | 30.97 |
| Gulbarga | Baswaraj Patil Sedam | BJP | 3,28,982 | Qamarul Islam | JD | 1,97,184 | 1,31,798 | 17.92 |
| Raichur | A.Venkatesh Naik | INC | 2,64,187 | Raja Rangappa Naik | JD | 1,85,909 | 78,278 | 13.3 |
| Koppal | H.G.Ramulu | INC | 2,89,681 | Basavaraj Rayareddy | JD | 2,06,559 | 83,122 | 11.75 |
| Bellary | K.C.Kondaiah | INC | 2,84,909 | N.Thippanna | LS | 2,21,171 | 63,738 | 8.9 |
| Davangere | Shamanur Shiva Shankarappa | INC | 3,43,704 | G.Mallikarjunappa | BJP | 3,32,372 | 11,332 | 1.39 |
| Chitradurga | C.P.Mudala Giriyappa | INC | 3,21,930 | P.Kodandaramaiah | LS | 2,63,609 | 58,321 | 7.77 |
| Tumkur | S.Mallikarjunaiah | BJP | 3,27,312 | R.Narayana | INC | 2,56,125 | 71,187 | 9.9 |
| Chikballapur | R.L.Jalappa | INC | 3,60,761 | C.Byre Gowda | JD | 2,33,706 | 1,27,055 | 15.64 |
| Kolar | K.H.Muniyappa | INC | 3,04,261 | Balaji Channaiah | JD | 2,26,289 | 77,972 | 10.15 |
| Kanakapura | M.Srinivas | BJP | 4,70,387 | Dr.D.Premachandra Sagar | INC | 4,53,946 | 16,441 | 1.36 |
| Bangalore North | C.K.Jaffer Sharief | INC | 3,99,582 | Dr. Jeevaraj Alva | LS | 3,27,135 | 72,447 | 7.63 |
| Bangalore South | Ananth Kumar | BJP | 4,29,648 | D.P.Sharma | INC | 2,49,601 | 1,80,047 | 22.56 |
| Mandya | Ambareesh | JD | 4,31,439 | G.Made Gowda | INC | 2,50,916 | 1,80,523 | 23 |
| Chamarajanagar | Siddaraju. A. | JD | 3,40,490 | Sreenivasa Prasad. V. | INC | 2,70,175 | 70,315 | 9.6 |
| Mysore | C.H.Vijayashankar | BJP | 3,55,846 | S.Chikkamadu | INC | 2,52,822 | 1,03,024 | 12.19 |
| Mangalore | V.Dhananjaya Kumar | BJP | 3,41,362 | Janardhana Poojary | INC | 3,34,455 | 6,907 | 0.97 |
| Udupi | I.M.Jayarama Shetty | BJP | 3,41,466 | Oscar Fernandes | INC | 2,84,898 | 56,568 | 8.42 |
| Hassan | H.D.Devegowda | JD | 3,36,407 | H.C.Sreekantaiah @ Annaiah | INC | 3,04,753 | 31,654 | 3.71 |
| Chikmagalur | Sreekantappa D.C. | BJP | 3,16,137 | M.Veerappa Moily | INC | 2,63,641 | 52,496 | 7.31 |
| Shimoga | Ayanoor Manjunath | BJP | 3,52,277 | D.B.Chandre Gowda | INC | 1,92,370 | 1,59,907 | 20.61 |
| Kanara | Anant Kumar | BJP | 3,63,051 | Alva Margret | INC | 2,76,004 | 87,047 | 12.17 |
| Dharwad | B.M.Menasinakai | LS | 3,28,333 | Prof. I.G.Sanadi | INC | 2,41,371 | 86,962 | 12.34 |
| Dharwad North | Vijay Sankeshwar | BJP | 3,39,660 | D.K.Naikar | INC | 2,10,459 | 1,29,201 | 19.08 |
| Belgaum | Babagouda Rudragouda Patil | BJP | 3,27,891 | S.B.Sidnal | INC | 2,30,834 | 97,057 | 13.41 |
| Chikkodi | Jigajinagi Ramesh Chandappa | LS | 3,59,760 | B.Shankaranand | INC | 2,28,522 | 1,31,238 | 19.33 |
| Bagalkot | Ajaykumar Sambasadashiv Sarnaik | LS | 3,52,795 | Siddu Nyamagouda | INC | 2,69,163 | 83,632 | 11.79 |
| Bijapur | Patil Mallanagouda Basanagouda | INC | 2,61,623 | Patil Basanagouda Linganagouda | BJP | 2,08,801 | 52,822 | 8.27 |
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