Election Name: | 1998 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election |
Country: | India |
Type: | Legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1993 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election |
Previous Year: | 1993 |
Seats For Election: | All 320 assembly constituencies |
Majority Seats: | 161 |
Election Date: | 27 November 1998 |
Turnout: | 60.22% |
Leader1: | Digvijaya Singh |
Leader Since1: | 1993 |
Party1: | Indian National Congress |
Leaders Seat1: | Raghogarh |
Last Election1: | 174 |
Seats1: | 172 |
Seat Change1: | 2 |
Popular Vote1: | 10,778,985 |
Percentage1: | 40.59% |
Leader2: | undeclared |
Party2: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Last Election2: | 117 |
Seats2: | 119 |
Seat Change2: | 2 |
Popular Vote2: | 10,430,233 |
Percentage2: | 39.28% |
Last Election3: | 11 |
Leader3: | Kanshi Ram |
Leader Since3: | 1984 |
Party3: | Bahujan Samaj Party |
Percentage3: | 6.15% |
Popular Vote3: | 1,633,825 |
Seat Change3: | -- |
Seats3: | 11 |
Chief Minister | |
Before Election: | Digvijaya Singh |
After Election: | Digvijaya Singh |
Before Party: | Indian National Congress |
After Party: | Indian National Congress |
Elections to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in November 1998.[1] The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats and Digvijaya Singh was sworn in as the new Chief Minister for the second time.[2]
These were the last elections to the legislative assembly before the passage of the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000, which carved out the new state of Chhattisgarh from Madhya Pradesh. From the 320 seats in the undivided legislative assembly, the new Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly was assigned 90 Seats, while Madhya Pradesh was left with the remaining 230 seats.[3]
Source:[4]
Party | Seats Contested | Seats won | Seats Changed | % Votes | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Indian National Congress | 316 | 172 | -2 | 40.59 | ||||
2 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 320 | 119 | +2 | 39.28 | ||||
3 | Bahujan Samaj Party | 221 | 11 | 0 | 6.15 | ||||
4 | Janata Dal | 144 | 1 | - 3 | 1.87 | ||||
5 | Samajwadi Party | 228 | 4 | + 4 | 1.58 | ||||
6 | Gondvana Gantantra Party | 81 | 1 | 0 | 0.82 | ||||
7 | Ajeya Bharat Party | 78 | 1 | + 1 | 0.55 | ||||
8 | Janata Party | 14 | 1 | + 1 | 0.20 | ||||
9 | Republican Party of India | 20 | 1 | + 1 | 0.13 | ||||
10 | Independent | 320 | 9 | + 1 | 6.49 | ||||
Total | 320 |
Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sheopur | None | Brijraj Singh | ||
Bijeypur | None | Baboolal Mewra | ||
Sabalgarh | None | Bundilal Rawat | ||
Joura | None | Soneram Kushwah | ||
Sumawali | None | Aidal Singh | ||
Morena | None | Sevaram Gupta | ||
Dimni | SC | Munshilal | ||
Ambah | SC | Banshilal Jatav | ||
Gohad | SC | Lal Singh | ||
Mehgaon | None | Rakesh | ||
Attair | None | Munna Singh | ||
Bhind | None | Rakesh Singh | ||
Ron | None | Rasalsingh | ||
Lahar | None | Dr. Govind Singh | ||
Gwalior | None | Narendra Singh Tomar | ||
Lashkar East | None | Ramesh Agrawal | ||
Lashkar West | None | Anoop Mishra | ||
Morar | None | Dhyanendra Singh | ||
Gird | None | Lakhan Singh Yadav | ||
Dabra | None | Narottam Mishra | ||
Bhander | SC | Er. Phool Singh Baraiya | ||
Seondha | SC | Mahendra Boudh | ||
Datia | None | Rajendra Bharti | ||
Karera | None | Ranveer Singh | ||
Pohri | None | Narendra Birthare | ||
Shivpuri | None | Yashodhara Raje Scindia | ||
Pichhore | None | K.p.singh " Kakka Ju" | ||
Kolaras | SC | Pooran Singh Bedia | ||
Guna | None | Shiv Pratap Singh | ||
Chachaura | None | Shiv Narayan Meena | ||
Raghogarh | None | Digvijay Singh | ||
Shadora | SC | Gopilal | ||
Ashoknagar | None | Balveer Singh Kushawah | ||
Mungaoli | None | Rao Deshraj Singh Yadav | ||
Bina | None | Sudhakar Bapat | ||
Khurai | SC | Dharmu Rai | ||
Banda | None | Harnam Singh Rathor | ||
Naryaoli | SC | Surendra Choudhary | ||
Sagar | None | Smt. Sudha Jain Advocate | ||
Surkhi | None | Bhupendra Singh | ||
Rehli | None | Gopal Bhargava | ||
Deori | None | Brij Bihari Pateriya Gudda Bhaiya | ||
Niwari | None | Brijendra Singh Rathore | ||
Jatara | None | Sunil Nayak | ||
Khargapur | SC | Ahirwar Parwatlal | ||
Tikamgarh | None | Magan Lal Goil | ||
Malehra | None | Swami Prasad | ||
Bijawar | None | Manvendra Singh | ||
Chhatarpur | None | Umesh Shukla | ||
Maharajpur | SC | Ramdayal Ahirwar | ||
Chandla | None | Kunwarvijaybahadursingh Bundela | ||
Nohata | None | Ratnesh Soloman | ||
Damoh | None | Jayant Kumar Malaiya | ||
Patharia | SC | Ganesh Khatik | ||
Hatta | None | Raja Patairya | ||
Panna | None | Ms. Kusum Singh | ||
Amanganj | None | Gorelal | ||
Pawai | None | Ashok Vir Vikram Singh | ||
Maihar | None | Vrindavan Badgainya | ||
Nagod | None | Ram Pratap Singh | ||
Raigaon | SC | Jugul Kishore | ||
Chitrakoot | None | Prem Singh | ||
Satna | None | Saeed Ahmed | ||
Rampur Baghelan | None | Prabhakar Singh | ||
Amarpatan | None | Shivmohan Singh | ||
Rewa | None | Pushpraj Singh | ||
Gurh | None | Advocate Vidyawati Patel | ||
Mangawan | None | Sriniwas Tiwari | ||
Sirmaur | None | Rajmani Patel | ||
Teonthar | None | Ramakant Tiwari | ||
Deotalab | SC | Panchhu Lal Prajapati | ||
Mauganj | None | Dr. I.m.p. Verma | ||
Churahat | None | Ajay Singh"rahul" | ||
Sidhi | None | Indrajit Kumar | ||
Gopadbanas | None | Kedarnath Shukla | ||
Dhauhani | ST | Panjab Singh | ||
Deosar | ST | Manik Singh | ||
Singrauli | SC | Ramcharitra | ||
Beohari | None | Lavkesh Singh | ||
Umaria | None | Narendra Pratap Singh Munnu | ||
Nowrozabad | ST | Ms. Shakuntala Pradhan | ||
Jaisinghnagar | ST | Ramprasad Singh | ||
Kotma | ST | Jaisingh Maravi | ||
Anuppur | ST | Bisahulal Singh | ||
Sohagpur | None | Krishnapal Singh | ||
Pushprajgarh | ST | Shivprasad Singh | ||
Manendragarh | ST | Gulab | ||
Baikunthpur | None | Ramchandra | ||
Premnagar | ST | Tuleswar Singh | ||
Surajpur | ST | Bhanu Pratap | ||
Pal | ST | Ram Vichar Netam | ||
Samri | ST | Sohanlal | ||
Lundra | ST | Ramdeo | ||
Pilkha | ST | Dr.premsai Singh | ||
Ambikapur | ST | Madan Gopal Singh | ||
Sitapur | ST | Professor Gopal Ram | ||
Bagicha | ST | Ganesh Ram Bhagat | ||
Jashpur | ST | Vikram Bhagat | ||
Tapkara | ST | Nand Kumar Sai | ||
Pathalgaon | ST | Rampukar Singh | ||
Dharamjaigarh | ST | Chaneshram Rathiya | ||
Lailunga | ST | Premsingh Sidar | ||
Raigarh | None | Krishna Kumar | ||
Kharsia | None | Nand Kumar Patel | ||
Saria | None | Dr. Shkrajit Naik | ||
Sarangarh | SC | Dr. Chhabilal Ratre | ||
Rampur | ST | Nanki Ram Kanwar | ||
Katghora | None | Banwari Lal | ||
Tanakhar | ST | Hira Singh Markam | ||
Marwahi | ST | Ramdayal Uike | ||
Kota | None | Rajendra Shukla | ||
Lormi | None | Dharmjeet Singh | ||
Mungeli | SC | Vikram Mohale | ||
Jarhagaon | SC | Chowadas Khandekar | ||
Takhatpur | None | Jagjeet Singh Makkad | ||
Bilaspur | None | Amar Agrawal | ||
Bilha | None | Dharam Kaushik | ||
Masturi | SC | Madan Singh Daharya | ||
Sipat | None | Engineer Rameshwar Khare | ||
Akaltara | None | Chhatram Dewangan | ||
Pamgarh | None | Dauram Ratnakar | ||
Champa | None | Narayan Prasad Chandel | ||
Sakti | None | Megharam Sahu | ||
Malkharoda | SC | Chainsingh Samle | ||
Chandrapur | None | Rani Ratnamala Devi (rani Maa) | ||
Raipur Town | None | Brijmohan Agrawal | ||
Raipur Rural | None | Tarun Prasad Chatarji | ||
Abhanpur | None | |||
Mandirhasod | None | Satya Narayan Sharma | ||
Arang | SC | Ganguram Baghel | ||
Dharsiwa | None | Vidhan Mishra | ||
Bhatapara | None | Shivratan Sharma | ||
Baloda Bazar | None | Ganesh Shankar | ||
Palari | SC | Dr. Ramlal Bhardwaj | ||
Kasdol | None | Gauri Shankar Agrawal | ||
Bhatgaon | SC | Dr. Haridas Bhardwaj | ||
Saraipali | None | Devendra Bahadur Singh | ||
Basna | None | Mahendra Bahadur Singh | ||
Khallari | None | Dr.ramesh | ||
Mahasamund | None | Agni Chandrakar | ||
Rajim | None | Shyamcharan Shukla | ||
Bindranawagarh | ST | Charan Singh Manjhi | ||
Sihawa | ST | Madhav Singh Dhruv | ||
Kurud | None | Ajay Chandrakar (dala) | ||
Dhamtari | None | Harshad Mehta | ||
Bhanupratappur | ST | Manoj Singh Mandavi | ||
Kanker | ST | Shyama Dhruva | ||
Keskal | ST | Phulo Devi Netam | ||
Kondagaon | ST | Shankar Sodi | ||
Bhanpuri | ST | Anturam Kashyap | ||
Jagdalpur | ST | Jhitaruram Baghel | ||
Keslur | ST | Bhursuram Nag | ||
Chitrakote | ST | Pratibha Shah | ||
Dantewada | ST | Mahendra Karma | ||
Konta | ST | Lakhma | ||
ST | ||||
Narayanpur | ST | Manturam Pawar | ||
Maro | SC | Derhu Prasad Dhritlahre | ||
Bemetara | None | Mahesh Tiwari | ||
Saja | None | Ravindra Chaubey | ||
Dhamdha | None | Tamradhwaj Sahu | ||
Durg | None | Hemchand Yadav | ||
Bhilai | None | Badruddin Qureshi | ||
Patan | None | Bhupesh Baghel | ||
Gunderdehi | None | Ghana Ram Sahu | ||
Khertha | None | Smt. Pratima Chandrakar | ||
Balod | None | Lokendra Yadav | ||
Dondi Lohara | ST | Domendra Bhendiya | ||
Chowki | ST | Sanjeev Shah | ||
Khujji | None | Rajindarpal Singh Bhatiya | ||
Dongargaon | None | Smt. Gita Devi Singh | ||
Rajnandgaon | None | Leelaram Bhojwani | ||
Dongargarh | SC | Dhanesh Patila | ||
Khairagarh | None | Devbrat Singh | ||
Birendranagar | None | Mohammad Akbar | ||
Kawardha | None | Yogeshwar Raj Singh | ||
Baihar | ST | Ganpat Singh Uikey | ||
Lanji | None | Bhagvat Bhau Nagpure | ||
Kirnapur | None | Likhiram Kawre | ||
Waraseoni | None | Pradip Amratlal Jaiswal (gudda) | ||
Khairlanjee | None | Domansingh Nagpure Alias Baba Patel | ||
Katangi | None | Tamlal Raghuji Sahare | ||
Balaghat | None | Ashok Singh Sarswar | ||
Paraswada | None | Kankar Munjare | ||
Nainpur | ST | Dev Singh Saiyam | ||
Mandla | ST | Devendra Tekam | ||
Bichhia | ST | Tulsiram Dhumketi | ||
Bajag | ST | Omprakash Dhurvey | ||
Dindori | ST | Jehar Singh Maravi | ||
Shahpura | ST | Smt. Ganga Bai Ureti | ||
Niwas | ST | Surata Singh Maravi | ||
Bargi | ST | Phool Singh Uike | ||
Panagar | ST | Ms. Kaushalya Gontia | ||
Jabalpur Cantonment | None | Ishwardas Rohani | ||
Jabalpur East | SC | Anchal Sonkar | ||
Jabalpur Central | None | Pt.omkar Prasad Tiwari | ||
Jabalpur West | None | Harinder Jeet Singh (babbu) | ||
Patan | None | Sobaran Singh (babuji) | ||
Majholi | None | Ajay Vishnoi | ||
Sihora | None | Nitya Niranjan Khampariya | ||
Bahoriband | None | Shrawan Kumar | ||
Murwara | None | Dr. Awadesh Pratap Singh | ||
Badwara | None | Haji Gulam Siptain | ||
Vijairaghogarh | None | Satyendra Pathak | ||
Gadarwara | None | Smt. Sadhna Sthapak | ||
Bohani | None | Diwan Chandra Bhan Singh | ||
Narsimhapur | None | Ajay Mushran | ||
Gotegaon | SC | Shekhar Chaudhary | ||
Lakhanadon | ST | Randhir Singh | ||
Ghansor | ST | Smt.urmila Singh | ||
Keolari | None | Harwansh Singh | ||
Barghat | None | Dr.dalsingh Bisen | ||
Seoni | None | Naresh Diwakar (d.n.) | ||
Jamai | ST | Tejeelal | ||
Chhindwara | None | Deepak Saxena | ||
Parasia | SC | Leeladhar Puria | ||
Damua | ST | Harishankar Uike | ||
Amarwara | ST | Premnarayan Thakur | ||
Chaurai | None | Chaudhari Gambhir Singh | ||
Sausar | None | Ajay Revanath Chore | ||
Pandhurna | None | Suresh Zalke | ||
Piparia | None | Harishankar Jaiswal (hari Bhaiya) | ||
Hoshangabad | None | Smt.savita Diwan | ||
Itarsi | None | Dr. Sitasharan Sharma | ||
Seoni-malwa | None | Hazarilal Nanhu Singh Raghuvanshi | ||
Timarni | SC | Uttam Singh Jagannath Prasad Sonakia | ||
Harda | None | Kamal Patel | ||
None | ||||
Masod | None | Chandra Shekhar Deshmukh | ||
Bhainsdehi | ST | Mahendra Singh Keshar Singh Chouhan | ||
Betul | None | Vinod Daga | ||
Ghora Dongri | ST | Pratap Singh | ||
Amla | SC | Heera Chand Chandelkar | ||
Budhni | None | Dev Kumar Patel | ||
Ichhawar | None | Karan Singh Verma | ||
Ashta | SC | Ranjit Singh Gunwan | ||
Sehore | None | Ramesh Saxena | ||
Govindpura | None | Babulal Gour | ||
Bhopal South | None | P. C. Sharma | ||
Bhopal North | None | Arif Akil | ||
Berasia | None | Jodharam Gurjar | ||
Sanchi | SC | Dr.gaurishankar Shejwar | ||
Udaipura | None | Rampal Singh | ||
Bareli | None | Bhagwat Singh Patel | ||
Bhojpur | None | Sundar Lal Patwa | ||
Kurwai | SC | Raghuveer Singh | ||
Basoda | None | Veer Singh Raghuvanshi | ||
Vidisha | None | Smt.sushila Devi Thakur | ||
Shamshabad | None | Rudrapratap Singh | ||
Sironj | None | Laxmikant Sharma | ||
Biaora | None | Balram Singh Gujar | ||
Narsingarh | None | Dhul Singh Yadav Vakil | ||
Sarangpur | SC | Krishna Mohan Malviya | ||
Rajgarh | None | Pratap Singh Mandloi | ||
Khilchipur | None | Hajarilal Dangi | ||
Shujalpur | None | Kedar Singh Mandloi | ||
Gulana | None | Kunwar Manohar Singh | ||
Shajapur | None | Hukumsingh Karada | ||
Agar | SC | Ramlal Malviya | ||
Susner | None | Vallabhbhai Ambavatiya | ||
Tarana | SC | Babulal Malviya | ||
Mahidpur | None | Dr. Kalpana Parulekar | ||
Khachrod | None | Lal Singh Ranawat | ||
Badnagar | None | Virendra Singh Sisodiya | ||
Ghatiya | SC | Ramlal Malviya | ||
Ujjain North | None | Rajendra Bharti | ||
Ujjain South | None | Priti Bhargava | ||
Depalpur | None | Jagdish Patel | ||
Mhow | None | Antar Singh Darbar | ||
Indore-i | None | Ramlal Yadav (bhallu) | ||
Indore-ii | None | Kailash Vijayavargiya | ||
Indore-iii | None | Ashwin Joshi | ||
Indore-iv | None | Lakshmansingh Gaur | ||
Indore-v | None | Satyanarayan Patel | ||
Sawer | SC | Premchand "guddu" | ||
Dewas | None | Yuvraj Tukojirao Pawar | ||
Sonkatch | SC | Sajjansingh Verma | ||
None | ||||
Bagli | None | Shyam Holani | ||
Khategaon | None | Brijmohan Badrinarayan | ||
Harsud | ST | Kunwar Vijay Shah | ||
Nimarkhedi | None | Rajnarayan Singh | ||
Pandhana | SC | Hiralal Silawat | ||
Khandwa | None | Hukumchand Durgaprasad Yadav | ||
Nepanagar | None | Raghunath | ||
Shahpur | None | Sanyogita Devi Deshmukh | ||
Burhanpur | None | Shivkumar Singh Nawalsingh | ||
Bhikangaon | ST | Lal Singh Dongarsingh Patel | ||
Barwaha | None | Jagdish Moraneeya | ||
Maheshwar | SC | Dr.vijay Laxmi Sadhau | ||
Kasrawad | None | Subhash Yadav | ||
Khargone | None | Parasram Baboolal Dandir | ||
Dhulkot | ST | Chidabhai Dawar | ||
Sendhwa | ST | Gyarsilal Rawat | ||
Anjad | ST | Devisingh Chhitu Patel | ||
Rajpur | ST | Bala Bachchan | ||
Barwani | ST | Prem Singh Patel | ||
Manawar | ST | Dariyav Singh Solanki | ||
Dharampuri | ST | Jagdish Muvel | ||
Dhar | None | Karansingh Pawar | ||
Badnawar | None | Khemraj Patidar | ||
Sardarpur | ST | Ganpat Singh Patel | ||
Kukshi | ST | Smt.jamuna Devi | ||
Alirajpur | ST | Magan Singh Patel | ||
Jobat | ST | Smt.sulochana Rawat | ||
Jhabua | ST | Smt. Swaroop Bai Bhabar | ||
Petlawad | ST | Ms.. Nirmala Bhuriya | ||
Thandla | ST | Ratan Singh Bhabar | ||
Ratlam Town | None | Himmat Kothari | ||
Ratlam Rural | None | Dave Motilal | ||
Sailana | ST | Prabhudayal Gehlot | ||
Jaora | None | Mahendra Singh | ||
Alot | SC | Manohar Utwal | ||
Manasa | None | Narendra Bhanwarlal Nahta | ||
Garoth | None | Subhash Kumar Sojatiya | ||
Suwasara | SC | Pushpa Bharatiya | ||
Sitamau | None | Bharat Singh | ||
Mandsaur | None | Navkrishna Patil | ||
Neemuch | None | Nandkishore Patel | ||
Jawad | None | Ghanshyam Patidar | ||
BJP was constantly increasing their seat count, in the aftermath of the Ayodhya Demolition, and so was BSP under the leadership of Kanshiram, who was leading a silent revolution among the Dalits, Tribals and OBCs, for electorally capturing power in the government, and to work for self-upliftment. Both the parties were a concern for the congress, but not BJP as much as the BSP was. The reason was that the vote base of Congress and BSP was the same, which meant that even a fractional shift of voters from Congress to BSP would have costed Congress many seats. The fiercely contested election can be understood by the fact that the vote difference of Congress and the BJP was merely 1.31%.
To the surprise of all, Kanshiram during his election rally announced that "BJP was jumping with happiness that Kanshiram would fight elections in Madhya Pradesh without any alliance, that's why I have decided only to contest election in those seats in which we can damage Congress enough to win the seat and in the rest of seats I would ask you all to vote for the strongest party against BJP, we can't let them win the elections". True to his words, BSP fought elections only in 170 seats, as compared to 286 during the last elections. They retaining all the 11 seats they won last election.