1998
1996199219891985198019771971196719621957Total Constituencies: 13
Punjab Lok Sabha Election 1998 covered all 13 parliamentary constituencies in the state. The SAD received the highest statewide vote share at 32.93% and won 8 seats, while the INC received 25.85% of the vote and won 0 seats. The BSP won 0 seats with 12.65% of the vote.
The table below shows party-wise results based on total votes received across Punjab.
| Party Name | Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share | Vote Share on Contested | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | 32.93% | 51.12% | 30,01,769 | |
| 8 | 0 | 25.85% | 41.05% | 23,56,281 | |
| 4 | 0 | 12.65% | 42.74% | 11,52,986 | |
| 3 | 3 | 11.67% | 54.85% | 10,63,751 | |
| IND | 12 | 1 | 4.91% | 5.32% | 4,47,310 |
| JD | 1 | 1 | 4.18% | 59.11% | 3,80,785 |
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin(%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | |||
| Gurdaspur | Vinod Khanna | BJP | 3,98,527 | Sukhbuns Kaur | INC | 2,91,694 | 1,06,833 | 15.16 |
| Amritsar | Daya Singh Sodhi | BJP | 3,61,133 | Raghunandan Lal Bhatia | INC | 2,69,993 | 91,140 | 14.15 |
| Tarn Taran | Prem Singh Lalpura | SAD | 3,55,653 | Gurinder Partap Singh Kairon | INC | 2,13,735 | 1,41,918 | 24.02 |
| Jullundur | Inder Kumar Gujral | JD | 3,80,785 | Umrao Singh | INC | 2,49,769 | 1,31,016 | 20.34 |
| Phillaur | Satnam Singh Kainth | IND | 3,43,856 | Harbhajan Lakha | BSP | 2,75,803 | 68,053 | 10.3 |
| Hoshiarpur | Kamal Chaudhury | BJP | 3,04,091 | Charandeep Singh Kamboj | BSP | 2,38,759 | 65,332 | 11.06 |
| Ropar | Satwinder Kaur | SAD | 3,78,487 | Man Singh | BSP | 2,92,983 | 85,504 | 12.16 |
| Patiala | Prem Singh Chandumajra | SAD | 4,10,937 | Amrinder Singh | INC | 3,77,686 | 33,251 | 4.13 |
| Ludhiana | Amrik Singh Aliwal | SAD | 3,70,115 | Gurcharan Singh Galib | INC | 3,60,903 | 9,212 | 1.24 |
| Sangrur | Surjit Singh Barnala | SAD | 2,97,393 | Simranjit Singh Mann | SAD(M) | 2,15,228 | 82,165 | 11.12 |
| Bhatinda | Chatin Singh Samaon | SAD | 3,59,527 | Bhan Singh Bhaura | CPI | 3,09,671 | 49,856 | 7.35 |
| Faridkot | Sukhbir Singh Badal | SAD | 4,39,749 | Jagmeet Singh Brar | INC | 4,04,790 | 34,959 | 4.04 |
| Ferozepur | Zora Singh | SAD | 3,89,908 | Mohan Singh Phalianwala | BSP | 3,45,441 | 44,467 | 5.99 |
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