In the 1998 Odisha Lok Sabha Election, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) contested 12 constituencies and won 9 seats. Across these constituencies, BJD candidates received 3,669,825 votes, accounting for 47.74% of the votes cast in the constituencies it contested. Across all 21 Lok Sabha constituencies in Odisha, BJD secured 27.5% vote share.
| BJD Overall performance | Result |
|---|---|
| Constituencies contested | 12 |
| Seats won | 9 |
| Total votes received | 36,69,825 |
| Vote share in contested constituencies | 47.74% |
| Overall vote share | 27.5% |
The table below lists BJD 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aska | Naveen Patnaik | 1 | 3,10,751 | 53.89 |
| Bhadrak | Arjun Charan Sethi | 1 | 3,50,322 | 49.99 |
| Bhubaneswar | Prasamna Kumar Patasani | 1 | 3,78,849 | 57.61 |
| Cuttack | Bhartruhari Mahatab | 1 | 3,50,314 | 52.89 |
| Dhenkanal | Tathagata Satapathy | 1 | 2,99,156 | 51.02 |
| Jagatsinghpur | Trilochan Kanungo | 2 | 3,17,563 | 42.19 |
| Jajpur | Jagannath Mallik | 2 | 1,91,591 | 30.9 |
| Kendrapara | Prabhat Kumar Samantaray | 1 | 2,82,736 | 43.27 |
| Koraput | Jayaram Pangi | 2 | 1,85,909 | 37.48 |
| Phulbani | Padmanava Behera | 1 | 3,32,786 | 54.95 |
| Puri | Braja Kishore Tripathy | 1 | 3,58,978 | 51.51 |
| Sambalpur | Prasanna Acharya | 1 | 3,10,870 | 45.77 |
State wise BJD performance in Lok Sabha Election 1998 |
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| Orissa |