Name: Jammu Lok Sabha 1998 result - Jammu & Kashmir
Creator: VotingBharat.com

Winner: VAID VISHNO DUTTBJP · BHARATIYA JANTA PARTY
Votes: 336,47243.3% share
Margin ?: 127,901over JKN
Turnout ?: 54.7%789,529 of 1,442,853
NOTA ?: 0

Historical election results Official outcomes as published by the Election Commission of India, compiled by third parties and not verified by VotingBharat.com. Data sources

All candidates, 1998
#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Vote share
1	VAID VISHNO DUTT Winner	BJP	336,472	43.26%
2	JANAK RAJ GUPTA	JKN	208,571	26.81%
3	MANGAT RAM SHARMA	INC	140,832	18.11%
4	GIRDHARI LAL	BSP	74,030	9.52%
5	SATISH POONCHI	LS	3,647	0.47%
6	SOM NATH	RPI	2,698	0.35%
7	RAJINDER KUMAR	IND	2,199	0.28%
8	ANAM HAFIZ CHOUDHARY	IND	1,686	0.22%
9	SURJIT SINGH	IND	1,151	0.15%
10	SUNIL GUPTA	IND	1,031	0.13%
11	SOM NATH	IND	981	0.13%
12	SUNDER SINGH	IND	766	0.10%
12	HARDEV SINGH	SP	766	0.10%
14	VIDHI SHARAN SINGH	IND	759	0.10%
15	PREM NATH	IND	698	0.09%
16	SUBASH CHANDER	IND	685	0.09%
17	VIJAY KUMAR	RJD	584	0.08%
18	GHULAM ALI	IND	301	0.04%

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Winning party by year

2024BJPby 135,498
2019BJPby 302,875
2014BJPby 257,280
2009INCby 121,373
2004INCby 17,568
1999BJPby 142,019
1998BJPby 127,901
1996INCby 46,733
1991party-unknown-1487by —
1989INCby 21,695
1984INCby 120,192
1980INC(I)by 134,257
1977INDby 27,939
1971INCby 84,796
1967INCby 58,168

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