Communist Party of India (CPI), founded in 1925, contested the 1998 Lok Sabha election across multiple states and won 9 seats. The following summary presents its overall electoral performance, including seats contested, votes received and vote share.
| CPI Overall performance | Result |
|---|---|
| Constituencies contested | 58 |
| Seats won | 9 |
| Total votes received | 64,29,569 |
| Vote share in contested constituencies | 16.46% |
| Overall vote share | 1.75% |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 3.64 | 52.1 | 13,28,205 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 0 | 3.4 | 11.92 | 12,69,386 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 8.32 | 43.26 | 12,35,761 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 2.56 | 36.42 | 8,16,200 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 2.45 | 44.76 | 6,28,360 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 3.4 | 45.66 | 3,09,671 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0.66 | 4.56 | 1,78,362 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 20.47 | 20.47 | 1,53,519 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0.99 | 9.94 | 1,32,089 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0.62 | 3.26 | 1,09,705 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0.18 | 2.72 | 1,01,081 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.95 | 10.59 | 79,279 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0.07 | 1.76 | 23,209 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.09 | 2.36 | 14,826 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.56 | 2.15 | 13,440 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.06 | 1.82 | 13,083 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1.44 | 1.44 | 12,123 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.15 | 1.54 | 11,270 |