Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), founded in 1949, contested the 1998 Lok Sabha election across multiple states and won 6 seats. The following summary presents its overall electoral performance, including seats contested, votes received and vote share.
| DMK Overall performance | Result |
|---|---|
| Constituencies contested | 18 |
| Seats won | 6 |
| Total votes received | 53,08,388 |
| Vote share in contested constituencies | 43.6% |
| Overall vote share | 1.44% |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 5 | 20.08 | 43.68 | 51,40,266 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 41.11 | 41.11 | 1,68,122 |