In the 1998 Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Election, Indian National Congress (INC) contested 35 constituencies and won 0 seats. Across these constituencies, INC candidates received 1,223,102 votes, accounting for 5.31% of the votes cast in the constituencies it contested. Across all 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu, INC secured 4.78% vote share.
| INC Overall performance | Result |
|---|---|
| Constituencies contested | 35 |
| Seats won | 0 |
| Total votes received | 12,23,102 |
| Vote share in contested constituencies | 5.31% |
| Overall vote share | 4.78% |
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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arakkonam | Dhamotharan R | 3 | 24,519 | 3.52 |
| Chengalpattu | Muruganandam T N | 3 | 24,968 | 3.72 |
| Chidambaram | Vallalperuman Dr. P. | 3 | 43,214 | 6.48 |
| Coimbatore | Krishnan R. | 3 | 40,739 | 5.06 |
| Cuddalore | Eramadass, Dr. R | 3 | 40,603 | 6.4 |
| Gobichettipalayam | Elankovan E.V.K.S. | 3 | 48,531 | 8.06 |
| Karur | Shanmuga Sundram .K.P | 3 | 30,157 | 4.64 |
| Krishnagiri | Krishnamurthy. Aga. | 3 | 35,229 | 5.66 |
| Madras Central | Anbarasu, R | 3 | 44,061 | 7.58 |
| Madras North | Bharathi, G.K.J | 4 | 47,147 | 5.53 |
| Madras South | Subramanyam, M.P | 3 | 44,549 | 4.96 |
| Madurai | Pandian. D | 4 | 17,507 | 2.66 |
| Mayiladuturai | Thirunavukkarasu, R. | 4 | 15,265 | 2.44 |
| Nagapattinam | Thiagarajan, M. | 3 | 15,837 | 2.48 |
| Nagercoil | Stanislaus, P.S. | 3 | 27,821 | 4.69 |
| Nilgiris | Prabhu R. | 3 | 1,06,588 | 15.35 |
| Palani | Venugopal K.S. | 3 | 61,089 | 10.05 |
| Perambalur | Subramanian, P.V. | 3 | 16,579 | 2.59 |
| Periyakulam | Veeraprakash.M | 5 | 4,214 | 0.7 |
| Pollachi | Eswaravelu R. | 3 | 31,967 | 5.77 |
| Ramanathapuram | Rajeshwaren, V. | 4 | 24,942 | 4.22 |
| Rasipuram | Thenmozhi. K. | 3 | 18,178 | 3.14 |
| Salem | Thangkabalu K.V. | 3 | 48,027 | 7.29 |
| Sivaganga | Gowrishankaran, M. | 3 | 34,114 | 5.74 |
| Sivakasi | Rajendran, K. | 4 | 9,745 | 1.27 |
| Sriperumbudur | Jayakumar Dr.K | 3 | 64,944 | 9.33 |
| Tenkasi | Selvaraj,V. | 4 | 77,285 | 11.97 |
| Thanjavur | Mathiyalagan. | 3 | 23,109 | 3.69 |
| Tindivanam | Ramamurthee K. | 3 | 29,908 | 4.61 |
| Tiruchendur | Kumari Ananthan | 3 | 38,291 | 7.15 |
| Tiruchengode | Palanisamy P. | 3 | 28,421 | 3.75 |
| Tiruchirappalli | Subbha Somu | 3 | 23,747 | 3.76 |
| Tiruppattur | Kannabiran. R | 3 | 28,095 | 4.16 |
| Vandavasi | Krishanaswamy.M | 3 | 34,827 | 5.4 |
| Vellore | Akber Pasha B | 3 | 18,885 | 2.8 |