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Maharashtra Lok Sabha 1998

Results board · 48 constituencies

HouseLok Sabha
StateMaharashtra
Seats
48
Constituencies
Majority
25
Seats needed of 48
Electors
5.62Cr
On the roll
Votes polled
3.21Cr
57.1% of electors
Median turnout
59.6%
Median of 48 seats
INC lead
+8
Above majority · 33 − 25

[01]Seat matrix

48 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 48 seats: INC 33, SHS 6, BJP 4, RPI 4, PWPI 1. Majority line at 25 seats. Hemicycle of 48 seats: INC 33, SHS 6, BJP 4, RPI 4, PWPI 1. Majority line at 25 seats.
Majority · 25 of 48INC 33 · +8 above majority
INC 3368.8% Indian National Congress
SHS 612.5% Shiv Sena
BJP 48.3% Bharatiya Janata Party
RPI 48.3% Republican Party Of India
PWPI 12.1% Peasants and Workers Party of India

[02]Vote share

State level, as published
INC 43.6%33 seats · 68.8%
BJP 22.5%4 seats · 8.3%
SHS 19.7%6 seats · 12.5%
RPI 4.1%4 seats · 8.3%
SP 2.6%0 seats
Others 7.5%1 seat · 2.1%

Vote share not published

  • PWPI1 seat

The published shares sum to 100.0%, so these parties' votes sit inside Others.

Alliances

UPA 48.2%36 seats
NDA 43.2%10 seats
THIRD FRONT 2.1%0 seats
OTHERS 6.5%Seats not published

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. INC converted 43.6% of votes into 68.8% of seats, a seat premium of 25.2 pp.

    33 ÷ 48 = 68.8% · 68.8 − 43.6 = +25.2

  2. BJP polled 22.5% of votes, the 2nd-highest share, but won 4 seats (8.3%).

    4 ÷ 48 = 8.3% · 8.3 − 22.5 = −14.2

  3. Mumbai South Central was decided by 153 votes, the closest of 48 seats; Baramati had the widest margin, 2,68,184.

    min / max of margin over 48 seats with a recorded margin

  4. 5 seats were won by a margin under 1%; BJP won 2 of them.

    count(margin % < 1.0) = 5 of 48 · BJP 2

  5. In SC-reserved seats INC won 4 of 5 (80.0%), against 68.8% of all seats.

    4 ÷ 5 = 80.0% · 33 ÷ 48 = 68.8%

  6. Turnout ran from 33.0% in Thane to 74.6% in Chimur; the median seat polled 59.6%.

    min / median / max over 48 seats with a recorded turnout

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[04]Turnout

48 of 48 seats carry a turnout
025507510059.6%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 612.5% of seats
50–60 2143.8% of seats
60–70 1939.6% of seats
70–80 24.2% of seats
≥ 80% 00.0% of seats
  • LowestThane33.0%
  • HighestChimur74.6%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

48 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Maharashtra Lok Sabha 1998, all 48 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
01 RajapurST Suresh Prabhu Shiv Sena 4,42,291 65,042 14.7 55.1
02 Ratnagiri Anant Gangaram Geete Shiv Sena 4,95,025 31,234 6.3 57.8
03 Kolaba Ramsheth Thakur Peasants and Workers Party of India 7,21,677 9,126 1.3 64.4
04 Mumbai South Deora Murli Indian National Congress 3,43,299 21,065 6.1 48.4
05 Mumbai South CentralCLOSEST Mohan Vishnu Rawale Shiv Sena 4,02,149 153 0.0 50.2
06 Mumbai North Central Ramdas Athawale Republican Party Of India 5,69,116 25,232 4.4 50.6
07 Mumbai North EastSC Gurudas Kamat Indian National Congress 10,38,423 47,452 4.6 53.5
08 Mumbai North West Madhukar Sirpotdar Shiv Sena 7,87,764 19,235 2.4 51.7
09 Mumbai NorthSC Ram Naik Bharatiya Janata Party 10,31,198 75,017 7.3 47.3
10 Thane Paranjpe Prakash Vishwanath Shiv Sena 9,45,846 2,49,579 26.4 33.0
11 Dahanu Nam Shankar Sakharam Indian National Congress 5,80,933 34,558 5.9 41.0
12 NashikST Patil Madhav Balwant Indian National Congress 6,77,395 1,02,392 15.1 51.7
13 Malegaon Kahandole Zamaru Mangalu Indian National Congress 5,15,597 61,196 11.9 48.1
14 Dhule D.S.Ahire Indian National Congress 5,01,150 57,686 11.5 46.1
15 Nandurbar Gavit Manikrao Hodlya Indian National Congress 5,83,260 65,711 11.3 54.4
16 Erandol Annasaheb M.K.Patil Bharatiya Janata Party 5,66,334 24,836 4.4 53.5
17 Jalgaon Dr.Ulhas Vasudeo Patil Indian National Congress 6,37,925 56,814 8.9 58.7
18 Buldhana Wasnik Mukul Balkrushna Indian National Congress 6,86,939 53,557 7.8 66.5
19 Akola Ambedkar Prakash Yashawant Republican Party Of India 7,33,223 32,782 4.5 65.4
20 WashimST Naik Sudhakarrao Rajusing Indian National Congress 6,41,162 1,08,590 16.9 63.6
21 Amravati Ramkrushna Suryabhan Gawai Republican Party Of India 6,21,643 13,859 2.2 55.4
22 RamtekST Rani Chitralekha T. Bhosale Indian National Congress 6,38,369 67,038 10.5 60.7
23 Nagpur Vilas Muttemwar Indian National Congress 8,53,523 1,63,282 19.1 56.0
24 Bhandara Patel Praful Manoharbhai Indian National Congress 6,71,799 19,306 2.9 72.3
25 Chimur Prof. Jogendra Kawade Republican Party Of India 7,53,892 2,122 0.3 74.6
26 Chandrapur Puglia Nareshkumar Chunnalal Indian National Congress 8,27,099 1,50,355 18.2 68.3
27 Wardha Datta Meghe Indian National Congress 6,90,358 83,083 12.0 65.0
28 Yavatmal Uttamrao Deorao Patil Indian National Congress 6,22,446 54,673 8.8 60.3
29 Hingoli Suryakanta Patil Indian National Congress 6,71,786 77,666 11.6 64.8
30 Nanded Patil Bhaskarrao Bapurao Indian National Congress 7,20,358 47,287 6.6 61.1
31 Parbhani Warpudkar Sureshrao Ambadasrao Indian National Congress 6,23,758 45,493 7.3 59.7
32 Jalna Pawar Uttamsinh Rajdharsinh Bharatiya Janata Party 6,46,550 1,808 0.3 59.1
33 Aurangabad Ramkrishna Baba Patil Indian National Congress 8,23,766 30,126 3.7 61.4
34 Beed Jaisingrao Gaikwad Patil Bharatiya Janata Party 6,65,594 6,103 0.9 56.9
35 Latur Patil Shivraj Vishwanath Indian National Congress 7,23,116 3,327 0.5 68.2
36 Osmanabad Arvind Tulshiram Kamble Indian National Congress 5,47,336 47,018 8.6 58.9
37 Sholapur Shinde Sushilkumar Sambhajirao Indian National Congress 6,15,635 1,04,372 17.0 61.1
38 PandharpurSC Thorat Sandipan Bhagwan Indian National Congress 5,87,626 97,432 16.6 53.7
39 Ahmednagar E.V. Alias Balasaheb Vikhe Patil Shiv Sena 6,71,532 14,245 2.1 59.7
40 Kopargaon Tanpure Prasad Baburao Indian National Congress 6,06,478 79,240 13.1 64.9
41 KhedSC Mohol Ashok Namdeorao Indian National Congress 6,29,904 1,01,430 16.1 59.5
42 PuneSC Tupe Vitthal Baburao Indian National Congress 8,30,072 93,218 11.2 59.6
43 BaramatiWIDEST Pawar Sharadchandra Govindrao Indian National Congress 8,19,040 2,68,184 32.7 56.9
44 Satara Abhaysinh Shahumaharaj Bhosale Indian National Congress 6,05,525 1,81,476 30.0 62.7
45 Karad Chavan Prithviraj Dajisaheb Indian National Congress 6,56,187 1,72,907 26.4 63.9
46 Sangli Patil Madan Vishwanath Indian National Congress 6,19,434 73,239 11.8 60.6
47 Ichalkaranji Awade Kallappa Baburao Indian National Congress 7,32,536 12,194 1.7 66.6
48 Kolhapur Mandlik Sadashiv Rao Dadoba Indian National Congress 7,20,381 61,598 8.6 69.2
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 2,68,184 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1998 · Maharashtra · 48 seats · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Vote share and alliancesState-level summary published with the same results · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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