In the 1998 West Bengal Lok Sabha Election, Indian National Congress (INC) contested 39 constituencies and won 1 seats. Across these constituencies, INC candidates received 5,551,456 votes, accounting for 16.34% of the votes cast in the constituencies it contested. Across all 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal, INC secured 15.2% vote share.
| INC Overall performance | Result |
|---|---|
| Constituencies contested | 39 |
| Seats won | 1 |
| Total votes received | 55,51,456 |
| Vote share in contested constituencies | 16.34% |
| Overall vote share | 15.2% |
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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alipurduars | Bulu Ram Prodhan | 3 | 1,62,168 | 20.11 |
| Arambagh | Provat Kiran Chakrabarti | 3 | 73,105 | 7.87 |
| Asansol | Ahluwalia S S | 3 | 1,10,618 | 12.79 |
| Balurghat | Mohini Mohan Roy | 3 | 1,82,846 | 20.86 |
| Bankura | Kashinath Misra | 3 | 74,145 | 9.91 |
| Barasat | Quazi Abdul Gaffar | 3 | 1,13,115 | 10.68 |
| Barrackpore | Lal Bahadur Singh | 3 | 82,741 | 9.94 |
| Basirhat | Susanta Ghosh | 3 | 1,31,887 | 15.14 |
| Berhampore | Prodip Mazumder | 3 | 1,88,985 | 21.77 |
| Birbhum | Asit Kr Mal | 3 | 1,64,555 | 21.23 |
| Bolpur | Chattaraj Suniti | 3 | 1,00,091 | 12.67 |
| Burdwan | Abhas Bhattacharyya | 3 | 94,997 | 9.66 |
| Calcutta North East | Sadhan Pande | 3 | 94,024 | 14.27 |
| Calcutta North West | Debiprasad Pal | 3 | 75,047 | 16.23 |
| Calcutta South | Sougata Ray | 3 | 56,725 | 6.69 |
| Contai | Adhikary Sisir Kumar | 3 | 1,10,249 | 13.37 |
| Darjeeling | Prasanta Nandy | 2 | 1,58,033 | 25.21 |
| Diamond Harbour | Dr Maya Ghose | 3 | 1,24,335 | 14.11 |
| Dum Dum | Pradyut Guha | 3 | 1,11,078 | 8.92 |
| Durgapur | Bhagabat Maji | 3 | 1,09,253 | 12.08 |
| Hooghly | Ipsita Roy | 3 | 76,120 | 8.16 |
| Howrah | Ambica Banerjee | 3 | 1,34,787 | 13.31 |
| Jadavpur | Ram Pyare Ram | 3 | 91,407 | 8.69 |
| Jalpaiguri | Subhra Patra | 3 | 1,65,845 | 19.09 |
| Jangipur | Abu Hasem Khan Chowdhury | 2 | 3,24,260 | 39.18 |
| Joynagar | Jagat Pada Sanpui | 3 | 1,07,119 | 12.77 |
| Katwa | Chowdhury Siddiqullah | 3 | 1,35,672 | 14.26 |
| Krishnagar | Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya | 3 | 1,56,800 | 17.69 |
| Malda | Abul Barkat Ataul Ghani Khan Choudhury | 1 | 3,53,117 | 42.42 |
| Mathurapur | Monoranjan Halder | 3 | 1,39,326 | 16.46 |
| Midnapore | Satish Chandra Jana | 4 | 90,737 | 10.57 |
| Murshidabad | Anarul Hossain Khan | 2 | 2,72,935 | 29.42 |
| Nabadwip | Protap Kanti Roy | 3 | 1,76,485 | 16.38 |
| Panskura | Sandhya De | 3 | 99,439 | 12.13 |
| Purulia | Nepal Mahata | 2 | 2,19,176 | 29.86 |
| Raiganj | Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi | 2 | 3,44,616 | 39.05 |
| Serampore | Pradip Bhattacharya | 3 | 1,43,999 | 14.65 |
| Tamluk | Jayanta Bhattacharya | 3 | 56,538 | 6.07 |
| Uluberia | Karar Saroj Ranjan | 3 | 1,45,081 | 17.06 |