Lok Sabha Election Results 1998: Check party-wise seats contested, seats won, vote share, and total votes for INC, BJP, CPM, SP, BSP etc.
| Party Name | Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 477 | 141 | 25.82 | 29.57 | 9,51,11,131 | |
| 388 | 182 | 25.59 | 36.22 | 9,42,66,188 | |
| CPM | 71 | 32 | 5.16 | 34.22 | 1,89,91,867 |
| 166 | 20 | 4.93 | 16.14 | 1,81,67,640 | |
| 251 | 5 | 4.67 | 9.84 | 1,71,86,779 | |
| JD | 191 | 6 | 3.24 | 9.30 | 1,19,30,209 |
| 116 | 17 | 2.78 | 12.98 | 1,02,29,971 | |
| 35 | 12 | 2.77 | 38.62 | 1,01,99,463 | |
| WBTC | 29 | 7 | 2.42 | 35.56 | 89,20,583 |
| IND | 474 | 6 | 2.37 | 2.68 | 87,19,952 |
| 23 | 18 | 1.83 | 46.94 | 67,31,550 | |
| 79 | 6 | 1.77 | 11.99 | 65,28,566 | |
| SAP | 57 | 12 | 1.76 | 16.08 | 64,91,639 |
| 58 | 9 | 1.75 | 16.46 | 64,29,569 | |
| 18 | 6 | 1.44 | 43.60 | 53,08,388 | |
| TMC(M) | 20 | 3 | 1.40 | 41.58 | 51,69,183 |
| 12 | 9 | 1.00 | 47.74 | 36,69,825 | |
| 8 | 8 | 0.81 | 51.12 | 30,01,769 | |
| LS | 33 | 3 | 0.69 | 11.70 | 25,48,725 |
| AIRJP | 38 | 1 | 0.56 | 8.01 | 20,71,643 |
| 5 | 5 | 0.55 | 48.97 | 20,32,585 | |
| HLD(R) | 7 | 4 | 0.53 | 38.21 | 19,56,087 |
| MDMK | 5 | 3 | 0.44 | 45.79 | 16,02,504 |
| PMK | 5 | 4 | 0.42 | 47.90 | 15,48,976 |
| RPI | 20 | 4 | 0.37 | 9.63 | 13,51,019 |
| 16 | 0 | 0.36 | 11.97 | 13,24,548 | |
| FBL | 4 | 2 | 0.33 | 35.88 | 12,13,965 |
| SJP(R) | 20 | 1 | 0.32 | 7.56 | 11,81,083 |
| 10 | 0 | 0.29 | 17.74 | 10,64,977 | |
| 41 | 0 | 0.25 | 3.16 | 9,12,698 | |
| HVP | 4 | 1 | 0.24 | 29.86 | 8,75,803 |
| MUL | 7 | 2 | 0.22 | 14.65 | 8,00,765 |
| JKN | 6 | 3 | 0.21 | 36.35 | 7,84,669 |
| BKKGP | 27 | 0 | 0.19 | 3.90 | 7,11,080 |
| AD | 60 | 0 | 0.15 | 1.43 | 5,62,946 |
| 1 | 1 | 0.13 | 44.65 | 4,85,785 | |
| AIIC(S) | 9 | 1 | 0.12 | 8.61 | 4,57,510 |
| PT | 15 | 0 | 0.12 | 4.75 | 4,46,583 |
| JP | 16 | 1 | 0.12 | 3.80 | 4,44,305 |
| NTRTDP(LP) | 5 | 0 | 0.10 | 11.56 | 3,84,211 |
| KTVP | 19 | 0 | 0.10 | 2.74 | 3,71,346 |
| UMFA | 1 | 1 | 0.10 | 58.64 | 3,57,759 |
| KEC(M) | 1 | 1 | 0.10 | 54.29 | 3,56,168 |
| KEC | 1 | 0 | 0.09 | 45.87 | 3,27,649 |
| MADMK | 3 | 0 | 0.08 | 14.17 | 2,78,324 |
| FB(S) | 1 | 0 | 0.07 | 30.16 | 2,72,974 |
| PWPI | 2 | 1 | 0.07 | 19.93 | 2,69,609 |
| MCO | 1 | 0 | 0.07 | 30.17 | 2,63,901 |
| SAD(M) | 4 | 0 | 0.07 | 8.54 | 2,48,529 |
| JMM(M) | 3 | 0 | 0.07 | 13.16 | 2,40,897 |
| BJC | 14 | 0 | 0.06 | 2.29 | 2,22,371 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.06 | 25.49 | 2,13,924 | |
| GGP | 15 | 0 | 0.05 | 1.93 | 1,96,662 |
| MSCP | 2 | 1 | 0.05 | 25.39 | 1,90,358 |
| ASDC | 1 | 1 | 0.05 | 47.08 | 1,84,241 |
| JKP(N) | 2 | 0 | 0.05 | 10.99 | 1,81,018 |
| AC | 2 | 2 | 0.05 | 52.47 | 1,72,496 |
| AJBP | 88 | 0 | 0.04 | 0.27 | 1,57,854 |
| URMCA | 1 | 0 | 0.04 | 20.07 | 1,51,543 |
| NLP | 22 | 0 | 0.04 | 0.96 | 1,47,706 |
| UGDP | 2 | 0 | 0.04 | 24.88 | 1,32,558 |
| MPP | 1 | 0 | 0.03 | 26.79 | 1,15,785 |
| 1 | 1 | 0.03 | 65.72 | 1,02,440 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0.02 | 3.59 | 92,083 | |
| ABHS | 14 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.95 | 90,035 |
| INL | 6 | 0 | 0.02 | 1.74 | 86,697 |
| HVC | 4 | 0 | 0.02 | 3.57 | 85,046 |
| 1 | 0 | 0.02 | 26.85 | 82,047 | |
| SVSP | 16 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.67 | 76,980 |
| MAG | 2 | 0 | 0.02 | 13.17 | 70,191 |
| JKP | 4 | 0 | 0.02 | 2.56 | 63,836 |
| HPDP | 1 | 0 | 0.02 | 12.13 | 62,144 |
| LSWP | 14 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.44 | 43,770 |
| BSP(A) | 8 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.89 | 43,402 |
| ICS | 7 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.77 | 36,677 |
| UKKD | 1 | 0 | 0.01 | 6.05 | 30,654 |
| ABMSD | 5 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.71 | 26,027 |
| NPAP | 8 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.59 | 24,638 |
| MCPI(S) | 2 | 0 | 0.01 | 1.76 | 24,417 |
| SSD | 4 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.91 | 24,303 |
| PSSS | 10 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.30 | 23,029 |
| CMM | 1 | 0 | 0.01 | 3.56 | 20,928 |
| JKAL | 1 | 0 | 0.01 | 6.87 | 20,843 |
| AMB | 8 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.32 | 20,372 |
| KCVP | 1 | 0 | 0.01 | 2.62 | 19,202 |
| GNC | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.98 | 16,280 |
| ABJS | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 14,284 |
| ABHM | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.17 | 14,160 |
| PTCA | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.72 | 12,952 |
| BRVP | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.28 | 11,881 |
| UTNLF | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.69 | 11,287 |
| RJVP | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.32 | 11,267 |
| KRRS | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.74 | 10,064 |
| UCPI | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.61 | 10,018 |
| BLLP | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.37 | 9,959 |
| SWJP | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.63 | 9,848 |
| HJP | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.67 | 9,476 |
| BJTP | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.22 | 9,367 |
| MRC | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.37 | 8,623 |
| JKPP | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.39 | 7,111 |