1998 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir explained

Election Name:	Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir, 1998
Country:	India
Type:	parliamentary
Previous Election:	Indian general election, 1996 (Jammu and Kashmir)
Previous Year:	1996
Next Election:	Indian general election, 1999 (Jammu and Kashmir)
Next Year:	1999
Election Date:	16 Feb, 28 Feb, 7 March, 3 June
Map Size:	200px

The 1998 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir to the 12th Lok Sabha were held for 6 seats. Jammu and Kashmir National Conference won 3 seats, Bharatiya Janata Party won 2 seats and Indian National Congress won 1 seat.^[1]

Constituency Details

Constituency	Candidates	Electors	Voters	Polling %
Baramulla	29	762028	319591	41.94
Srinagar	7	853183	256490	30.06
Anantnag	13	804983	226597	28.15
Ladakh	4	143492	105265	73.36
Udhampur	15	1016243	522899	51.45
Jammu	18	1442853	789529	54.72

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Results

Party-wise Results

Party	Elected MPs
JKN	3
BJP	2
Congress	1
Total	6

List of Elected MPs

No.	Constituency	Name of elected M.P.	Party affiliation	Votes %
1			Jammu & Kashmir National Conference	43.21%
2			Jammu & Kashmir National Conference	59.68%
3			Indian National Congress	55.91%
4			Jammu & Kashmir National Conference	59.94%
5			Bharatiya Janata Party	48.67%
6			Bharatiya Janata Party	43.26%

See also

• Results of the 2004 Indian general election by state

References

1. Web site: 1998 India General (12th Lok Sabha) Elections Results. www.elections.in. 2018-04-07.
2. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1998 TO THE 12th LOK SABHA

   http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1998/Vol_I_LS_98.pdf

3. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1998 TO THE 12th LOK SABHA VOLUME II

   http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1998/Vol_II_LS98.pdf