West Bengal Lok Sabha 1998
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
Seats won
- CPM 24
- WBTC 7
- RSP 4
- CPI 3
- FBL 2
- BJP 1
- INC 1
| Party | Seats | Seat share | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPM | 24 | 57.1% | 49.04% |
| WBTC | 7 | 16.7% | 48.49% |
| RSP | 4 | 9.5% | 48.33% |
| CPI | 3 | 7.1% | 52.16% |
| FBL | 2 | 4.8% | 47.52% |
| BJP | 1 | 2.4% | 50.69% |
| INC | 1 | 2.4% | 42.42% |
Vote share (share of votes) and seat share (share of seats) are different measures.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alipurduars (ST) | JOACHIM BAXLA | RSP | 195,599 | 80.8% |
| Arambagh (SC) | ANIL BASU | CPM | 187,300 | 84.3% |
| Asansol | BIKASH CHOWDHURY | CPM | 26,149 | 71.1% |
| Balurghat | RANEN BARMAN | RSP | 172,175 | 82.0% |
| Bankura | ACHARIA BASUDEB | CPM | 111,583 | 74.5% |
| Barasat | DR RANJIT KUMAR PANJA | WBTC | 66,707 | 84.1% |
| Barrackpore | TARIT BARAN TOPDAR | CPM | 27,957 | 82.6% |
| Basirhat | AJAY CHAKRABORTY | CPI | 120,076 | 83.8% |
| Berhampore | PROMOTHES MUKHERJEE | RSP | 123,369 | 74.0% |
| Birbhum | DOME RAM CHANDRA | CPM | 161,512 | 76.8% |
| Bolpur (SC) | Somnath Chatterjee | CPM | 251,092 | 78.6% |
| Burdwan | SAR NIKHILANANDA | CPM | 272,253 | 83.8% |
| Calcutta North East | AJIT KUMAR PANJA | WBTC | 64,872 | 73.5% |
| Calcutta North West | SUDIP BANDYOPADHYAY | WBTC | 73,483 | 67.5% |
| Calcutta South | MAMATA BANERJEE | WBTC | 224,081 | 74.4% |
| Contai | SUDHIR GIRI | CPM | 74,858 | 85.8% |
| Cooch Behar (SC) | AMAR ROYPRADHAN | FBL | 123,166 | 83.6% |
| Darjeeling | ANANDA PATHAK | CPM | 122,556 | 51.8% |
| Diamond Harbour | SAMIK LAHIRI | CPM | 60,956 | 79.8% |
| Dum Dum | TAPAN SIKDAR | BJP | 137,405 | 80.9% |
| Durgapur (SC) | KHAN SUNIL | CPM | 142,029 | 77.4% |
| Hooghly | RUPCHAND PAL | CPM | 6,116 | 83.0% |
| Howrah | DR BIKRAM SARKAR | WBTC | 6,535 | 75.2% |
| Jadavpur | KRISHNA BOSE | WBTC | 78,201 | 77.4% |
| Jalpaiguri (SC) | MINATI SEN | CPM | 174,975 | 81.8% |
| Jangipur | ABUL HASNAT KHAN | CPM | 72,501 | 78.5% |
| Jhargram (ST) | MURMU RUPCHAND | CPM | 287,188 | 84.6% |
| Joynagar (SC) | SANAT KUMAR MANDAL | RSP | 176,061 | 78.0% |
| Katwa | ZAHEDI MAHBOOB | CPM | 138,707 | 83.5% |
| Krishnagar | AJOY MUKHOPADHYAY | CPM | 40,672 | 84.1% |
| Malda | ABUL BARKAT ATAUL GHANI KHAN CHOUDHURY | INC | 49,082 | 82.1% |
| Mathurapur (SC) | RADHIKA RANJAN PRAMANIK | CPM | 101,876 | 81.0% |
| Midnapore | INDRAJIT GUPTA | CPI | 275,519 | 80.8% |
| Murshidabad | MOINUL HASSAN | CPM | 190,466 | 81.4% |
| Nabadwip | ASIM BALA | CPM | 41,154 | 83.9% |
| Panskura (SC) | GEETA MUKHERJEE | CPI | 179,543 | 86.0% |
| Purulia | BIR SINGH MAHAT0 | FBL | 157,137 | 75.1% |
| Raiganj | SUBRATA MUKHERJEE | CPM | 6,281 | 79.8% |
| Serampore | AKBOR ALI KHANDOKER | WBTC | 44,611 | 76.3% |
| Tamluk | LAKSHMAN CHANDRA SETH | CPM | 87,952 | 86.6% |
| Uluberia | HANNAN MOLLAH | CPM | 113,530 | 79.6% |
| Vishnupur | SANDHYA BAURI | CPM | 173,241 | 81.1% |