In the 1998 Odisha Lok Sabha Election, Indian National Congress (INC) contested 21 constituencies and won 5 seats. Across these constituencies, INC candidates received 5,477,410 votes, accounting for 41.04% of the votes cast in the constituencies it contested. Across all 21 Lok Sabha constituencies in Odisha, INC secured 41.04% vote share.
| INC Overall performance | Result |
|---|---|
| Constituencies contested | 21 |
| Seats won | 5 |
| Total votes received | 54,77,410 |
| Vote share in contested constituencies | 41.04% |
| Overall vote share | 41.04% |
The table below lists INC 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 | Chandra Sekhar Sahoo | 2 | 2,24,540 | 38.94 |
| Balasore | Kartik Mohapatra | 2 | 3,37,066 | 42.56 |
| Berhampur | Smt. Jayanti Patnaik | 1 | 2,71,044 | 49.05 |
| Bhadrak | Muralidhar Jena | 2 | 3,16,744 | 45.2 |
| Bhubaneswar | Saumya Ranjan Pattanaik | 2 | 2,50,941 | 38.16 |
| Bolangir | Sarat Pattanayak | 2 | 2,02,044 | 34.6 |
| Cuttack | Syed Mustafiz Ahmed | 2 | 2,37,620 | 35.87 |
| Deogarh | Shriballav Panigrahi | 2 | 2,41,393 | 36.43 |
| Dhenkanal | Kamakshya Prasad Singhdeo | 2 | 2,66,645 | 45.48 |
| Jagatsinghpur | Ranjib Biswal | 1 | 3,37,492 | 44.84 |
| Jajpur | Rama Chandra Mallick | 1 | 2,83,455 | 45.72 |
| Kalahandi | Bhakta Charan Das | 2 | 2,24,789 | 36.88 |
| Kendrapara | Archana Nayak | 2 | 2,74,911 | 42.07 |
| Keonjhar | Madhaba Sardar | 2 | 2,61,631 | 40.68 |
| Koraput | Giridhar Gamang | 1 | 2,67,425 | 53.92 |
| Mayurbhanj | Susila Tiria | 2 | 1,74,936 | 29.54 |
| Nowrangpur | Khagapati Pradhani | 1 | 2,80,444 | 50.06 |
| Phulbani | Mrutyunjaya Nayak | 2 | 2,41,714 | 39.91 |
| Puri | Pinaki Mishra | 2 | 3,06,433 | 43.97 |
| Sambalpur | Dr. Krupasindhu Bhoi | 2 | 2,86,102 | 42.12 |
| Sundargarh | Sunil Kumar Singhdeo | 2 | 1,90,041 | 28.69 |