Results/Turnout Results/Turnout
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Analysis · participation

Who turned out

Lok Sabha nationally, 1998

Mean turnout
62.11%
1998 · across all contests
Highest turnout
86.6%
Tamluk
Lowest turnout
28.2%
Anantnag
Contests
543
1998 · national

[01]Turnout over time

Mean turnout per election · 2024–1952 · newest first
2024 66.88%
2021 66.59%
2020 61.48%
2019 68.08%
2018 59.8%
2017 46.34%
2016 64.29%
2015 69.46%
2014 67.3%
2013 49.11%
2012 51.96%
2011 62.44%
2009 59.4%
2008 50.6%
2007 56.17%
2006 56.39%
2005 50.26%
2004 58.99%
2003 67.79%
2002 53.04%
2001 54.83%
2000 54.47%
1999 60.18%
1998 62.11%
1997 46.51%
1996 58.28%
1995 0.0%
1994 49.67%
1993 579.95%
1992 24.57%
1991 55.38%
1989 61.2%
1988 52.26%
1987 60.32%
1986 48.53%
1985 63.36%
1984 63.52%
1982 50.05%
1981 41.01%
1980 56.63%
1979 51.42%
1978 65.74%
1977 59.82%
1972 42.03%
1971 54.33%
1970 44.1%
1969 47.04%
1968 38.72%
1967 59.76%
1965 29.79%
1964 40.61%
1963 28.37%
1962 53.91%
1957 49.95%
1952 43.44%

[02]Highest-turnout seats

1998
  1. 86.6%
    TamlukCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Lakshman Chandra Seth · West Bengal
  2. 86.0%
    PanskuraCommunist Party of IndiaGeeta Mukherjee · West Bengal
  3. 85.8%
    ContaiCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Sudhir Giri · West Bengal
  4. 84.6%
    JhargramCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Murmu Rupchand · West Bengal
  5. 84.56%
    LakshadweepIndian National CongressP.M. Sayeed · Lakshadweep
  6. 84.3%
    ArambaghCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Anil Basu · West Bengal
  7. 84.1%
    KrishnagarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Ajoy Mukhopadhyay · West Bengal
  8. 84.1%
    BarasatWest Bengal Trinamool CongressDr Ranjit Kumar Panja · West Bengal
  9. 83.9%
    NabadwipCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Asim Bala · West Bengal
  10. 83.8%
    BasirhatCommunist Party of IndiaAjay Chakraborty · West Bengal

[03]Lowest-turnout seats

1998
  1. 28.2%
    AnantnagIndian National CongressMufti Mohmad Sayeed · Jammu and Kashmir
  2. 30.1%
    SrinagarJammu & Kashmir National ConferenceOmar Abdullah · Jammu and Kashmir
  3. 33.0%
    ThaneShiv SenaParanjpe Prakash Vishwanath · Maharashtra
  4. 34.5%
    JorhatIndian National CongressBijoy Krishna Handique · Assam
  5. 38.48%
    BastarBharatiya Janata PartyBaliram Kashyap · Madhya Pradesh
  6. 40.3%
    DibrugarhIndian National CongressPaban Singh Ghatowar · Assam
  7. 41.0%
    DahanuIndian National CongressNam Shankar Sakharam · Maharashtra
  8. 41.9%
    BaramullaJammu & Kashmir National ConferenceProfessor Saifuddin Soz · Jammu and Kashmir
  9. 41.94%
    ChailSamajwadi PartyShailendra Kumar · Uttar Pradesh
  10. 43.8%
    GauhatiIndian National CongressBhubaneswar Kalita · Assam

SourceTurnout from Election Commission constituency-wise results, 1998 Lok Sabha

NOTAIntroduced in 2013; not on record before

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