Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), founded in 1997, contested the 1998 Lok Sabha election across multiple states and won 17 seats. The following summary presents its overall electoral performance, including seats contested, votes received and vote share.
| RJD Overall performance | Result |
|---|---|
| Constituencies contested | 116 |
| Seats won | 17 |
| Total votes received | 1,02,29,971 |
| Vote share in contested constituencies | 12.98% |
| Overall vote share | 2.78% |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 17 | 26.58 | 36.54 | 99,34,389 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 0 | 0.39 | 0.86 | 69,153 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0.13 | 1.78 | 46,156 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 6.13 | 6.13 | 45,951 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 0 | 0.26 | 0.53 | 34,668 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 0 | 0.04 | 0.34 | 21,148 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 0 | 0.07 | 0.22 | 17,970 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0.04 | 0.28 | 11,447 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0.04 | 0.22 | 11,177 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0.11 | 0.7 | 9,069 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.88 | 6,689 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0.05 | 0.24 | 4,826 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.57 | 0.94 | 4,794 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 2,761 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.41 | 2,580 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.13 | 2,048 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 1,397 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.09 | 0.16 | 1,195 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.42 | 1,081 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 974 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 498 |