1998 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election

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1998 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election
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  1993 25 November 1998 2003  

All 200 seats in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
101 seats needed for a majority
Turnout63.39% (Increase2.svg 2.8%)
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
  Mr. Ashok Gehlot, Chief Minister, Rajasthan. India.JPG BS Shekhawat.jpg
Leader Ashok Gehlot Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
Party INC BJP CPI(M)
Last election76951
Seats won153331
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 77Decrease2.svg 620

CM before election

Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
BJP

Elected CM

Ashok Gehlot
INC

Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of Rajasthan in 1998. [1] The incumbent ruling party Bharatiya Janata Party lost to the Indian National Congress.

Contents

Schedule

Schedule
Poll eventScheduleDay
Polling25 NovemberWednesday
Date of counting28 NovemberSaturday
Declaration of result28 NovemberSaturday

Voter statistics

Electors [2]
MenWomenTotal
No. of electors158602551427252230132777
No. of electors who voted10697507840339919100906
Polling percentage67.45%58.88%63.39%


Results

PartySeats+/–
Indian National Congress 153Increase2.svg 77
Bharatiya Janata Party 33Decrease2.svg 62
Janata Dal 3Decrease2.svg 3
Bahujan Samaj Party 2Increase2.svg 2
Rashtriya Janata Dal 1New
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 10
Independents7Decrease2.svg 14
Total200+1

Elected members

ConstituencyReserved for
(SC/ST/None)
MemberParty
BhadraNoneSanjeev Kumar Indian National Congress
NoharNoneSuchitra Arya Indian National Congress
TibiSCAad Ram Indian National Congress
HanumangarhNoneRam Pratap Bharatiya Janata Party
SangariaNoneKrishan Chander Indian National Congress
GanganagarNoneRadheyshyam Ganganagar Indian National Congress
KesrisinghpurSCHira Lal Indora Indian National Congress
KaranpurNoneGurmeet Singh Indian National Congress
RaisinghnagarSCNihal Chand Bharatiya Janata Party
PilibangaNoneHarchand Singh Sidhu Indian National Congress
SuratgarhNoneVijay Laxmi Bishnoi Indian National Congress
LunkaransarNoneBhim Sain Indian National Congress
BikanerNoneBulaki Das Kalla Indian National Congress
KolayatNoneDevi Singh Bhati Bharatiya Janata Party
NokhaSCRewant Ram Panwar Indian National Congress
DungargarhNoneMangla Ram Godara Indian National Congress
SujangarhSCMaster Bhanwar Lal Indian National Congress
RatangarhNoneJaidev Prasad Indoria Indian National Congress
SardarshaharNoneBhanwar Lal Sharma Indian National Congress
ChuruNoneRajendra Rathore Bharatiya Janata Party
TaranagarNoneChandan Mal Baid Indian National Congress
SadulpurNoneRam Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
PilaniNoneSharwan Kumar Indian National Congress
SurajgarhSCHanuman Prasad Indian National Congress
KhetriNoneDr.jitendra Singh Indian National Congress
GudhaNoneShivnath Singh Indian National Congress
NawalgarhNoneBhanwar Singh Indian National Congress
JhunjhunuNoneSumitra Singh Independent
MandawaNoneRamnarayan Choudhary Indian National Congress
FatehpurNoneBhanwru Khan Indian National Congress
LachhmangarhSCParasram Mordia Indian National Congress
SikarNoneRajendra Pareek Indian National Congress
DhodNoneAmra Ram Communist Party of India
Danta - RamgarhNoneNarayan Singh Indian National Congress
SrimadhopurNoneDeependra Singh Indian National Congress
KhandelaNoneMahadeo Singh Indian National Congress
Neem-ka-thanaNoneMohan Lal Modi Indian National Congress
ChomuNoneBhagwan Sahai Saini Indian National Congress
AmberNoneSahadev Sharma Indian National Congress
Jaipur RuralNoneNawal Kishore Sharma Indian National Congress
HawamahalNoneBhanwar Lal Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party
JohribazarNoneTaqiuddin Ahmed Indian National Congress
KishanpoleNoneMahesh Joshi Indian National Congress
Bani ParkNoneUdai Singh Rathore Indian National Congress
PhuleraNoneNanuram Kakaraliya Indian National Congress
DuduSCBabu Lal Nagar Indian National Congress
SanganerNoneIndira Mayaram Indian National Congress
PhagiSCAshok Tanvar Indian National Congress
LalsotSTPrasadi Lal Indian National Congress
SikraiSTMahendra Kumar Meena Indian National Congress
BandikuiNoneShailendra Joshi Indian National Congress
DausaSCNand Lal Independent
BassiNoneKanhaiya Lal Bharatiya Janata Party
Jamwa RamgarhNoneRam Chandra Indian National Congress
BairathNoneSmt. Kamla Indian National Congress
KotputliNoneRaghuvir Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
BansurNoneJagat Singh Dayama Bahujan Samaj Party
BehrorNoneDr. Karan Singh Yadav Indian National Congress
MandawarNoneDr.jaswant Singh Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party
TizaraNoneJagmal Singh Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal
KhairthalSCChandra Shekhar Indian National Congress
RamgarhNoneGyan Dev Ahuja Bharatiya Janata Party
AlwarNoneJitendra Singh Indian National Congress
ThanagaziNoneKrishan Murari Gangawat Indian National Congress
RajgarhSTJohari Lal Indian National Congress
LachhmangarhNoneRajendra Singh Gandura Indian National Congress
KathumarSCRamesh Chand Indian National Congress
KamanNoneTayyab Hussain Indian National Congress
NagarNoneM. Mahir Azad Bahujan Samaj Party
DeegNoneArun Singh Independent
KumherNoneHari Singh Indian National Congress
BharatpurNoneR.p.sharma Indian National Congress
RupbasSCNirbhay Lal Indian National Congress
NadbaiNoneYashvant Singh ( Ramu) Independent
WeirSCShanti Pahadia Indian National Congress
BayanaNoneBrijendra Singh Soopa Indian National Congress
RajakheraNonePradyumn Singh Indian National Congress
DholpurNoneShiv Ram Bharatiya Janata Party
BariNoneJaswant Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
KarauliNoneJanardan Gahlot Indian National Congress
SapotraSTKamala Indian National Congress
KhandarSCAshok Indian National Congress
Sawai MadhopurNoneYasmin Abrar Indian National Congress
BamanwasST Kirodi Lal Meena Bharatiya Janata Party
GangapurNoneDurga Prasad Independent
HindaunSCBharosi Lal Indian National Congress
MahuwaNoneHari Singh Indian National Congress
Toda BhimSTRam Swaroop Indian National Congress
NiwaiSCBanwari Lal Indian National Congress
TonkNoneZakiya Indian National Congress
UniaraNoneDigvijay Singh Indian National Congress
TodaraisinghNoneChandra Bhan (dr.) Indian National Congress
MalpuraNoneSurendra Vyas Independent
KishangarhNoneNathu Ram Indian National Congress
Ajmer EastSCLalit Bhati Indian National Congress
Ajmer WestNoneKishan Motwani Indian National Congress
PushkarNoneRamzan Khan Bharatiya Janata Party
NasirabadNoneGovind Singh Indian National Congress
BeawarNoneK.c. Choudhari Indian National Congress
MasudaNoneKayyum Khan Indian National Congress
BhinaiNoneSanwar Lal Bharatiya Janata Party
KekriSCBabu Lal Singariyan Indian National Congress
HindoliNoneRama Pilot Indian National Congress
NainwaNonePrabhu Lal Karsolia Bharatiya Janata Party
PatanSCGhasi Lal Meghwal Indian National Congress
BundiNoneMamta Sharma Indian National Congress
KotaNoneShanti Kumar Dhariwal Indian National Congress
LadpuraNonePoonam Goyal Indian National Congress
DigodNoneHemant Kumar Indian National Congress
PipaldaSCRam Gopal Bairwa Indian National Congress
BaranNoneShiv Narayan Indian National Congress
KishanganjSTHeera Lal Indian National Congress
AtruSCMadan Dilawar Bharatiya Janata Party
ChhabraNonePratap Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
RamganjmandiNoneRam Kishan Verma Indian National Congress
KhanpurNoneMinakshee Chandrawat Indian National Congress
Manohar ThanaNoneJagannath Bharatiya Janata Party
JhalrapatanNoneMohan Lal Indian National Congress
PirawaNoneMan Singh Indian National Congress
DagSCMadan Lal Verma Indian National Congress
BegunNoneGhanshyam Indian National Congress
GangrarSCKaloo Lal Khateek Indian National Congress
KapasinNoneMohan Lal Chittoriya Indian National Congress
ChittorgarhNoneSurendra Jadawat Indian National Congress
NimbaheraNoneShri Chand Kriplani Bharatiya Janata Party
Badi SadriNoneGulab Chand Kataria Bharatiya Janata Party
PratapgarhSTNand Lal Meena Bharatiya Janata Party
KushalgarhSTFate Singh Janata Dal
DanpurSTBhan Ji Janata Dal
GhatolSTNana Lal Indian National Congress
BanswaraNoneRamesh Chandra Indian National Congress
BagidoraSTJeet Mal Janata Dal
SagwaraSTBheekha Bhai Bheel Indian National Congress
ChorasiSTShankar Lal Ahari Indian National Congress
DungarpurSTNathu Ram Ahari Indian National Congress
AspurSTTara Chand Bhagora Indian National Congress
LasadiaSTNagraj Indian National Congress
VallabhnagarNoneGulab Singh Indian National Congress
MavliNoneShiv Singh Indian National Congress
RajsamandSCBanshi Lal Gehlot Indian National Congress
NathdwaraNoneC.p. Joshi Indian National Congress
UdaipurNoneTrilok Poorbiya Indian National Congress
Udaipur RuralSTKhem Raj Katara Indian National Congress
SalumberSTRoop Lal Indian National Congress
SaradaSTRaghuvir Singh Indian National Congress
KherwaraSTDaya Ram Parmar Indian National Congress
PhalasiaSTKuber Singh Indian National Congress
GongundaSTMangi Lal Indian National Congress
KumbhalgarhNoneHeera Lal Devpura Indian National Congress
BhimNoneLakshman Singh Rawat Indian National Congress
MandalNoneHafij Mohammad Indian National Congress
SahadaNoneDr. Ratan Lal Jat Bharatiya Janata Party
BhilwaraNoneDevendra Singh Indian National Congress
MandalgarhNoneShiv Charan Mathur Indian National Congress
JahazpurNoneRatan Lal Tambi Indian National Congress
ShahpuraSCDevi Lal Bairwa Indian National Congress
BaneraNoneRam Lal Indian National Congress
AsindNoneVijayendra Pal Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
JaitaranNoneSurendra Goyal Bharatiya Janata Party
RaipurNoneHira Singh Chaouhan Bharatiya Janata Party
SojatNoneMadhav Singh Diwan Indian National Congress
KharchiNoneKesaram Choudhary Bharatiya Janata Party
DesuriSCAtamram Meghwal Indian National Congress
PaliNoneGyan Chand Parakh Bharatiya Janata Party
SumerpurNoneBina Kak Indian National Congress
BaliNoneBhairon Singh Shekhawat Bharatiya Janata Party
SirohiNoneSanyam Lodha Indian National Congress
Pindwara AbuSTLala Ram Grasiya Indian National Congress
ReodarSCChhoga Ram Bakoliya Indian National Congress
SanchoreNoneHeera Lal Bishnoi Indian National Congress
RaniwaraNoneRatna Ram Choudhary Indian National Congress
BhinmalNoneSamarjeet Singh Indian National Congress
JaloreSCGaneshi Ram Meghwal Bharatiya Janata Party
AhoreNoneBagh Raj Choudhary Indian National Congress
Siwana SC Goparam Meghwal Indian National Congress
PachpadraNoneAmraram Bharatiya Janata Party
BarmerNoneVridhichand Jain Indian National Congress
GudamalaniNoneHemaram Choudhary Indian National Congress
ChohtanNoneAbdul Hadi Indian National Congress
SheoNoneAmeen Khan Indian National Congress
JaisalmerNoneGordhan Das Indian National Congress
ShergarhNoneKhet Singh Rathore Indian National Congress
JodhpurNoneJugal Kabra Indian National Congress
SardarpuraNoneMan Singh Deora Indian National Congress
SursagarSCBhanwar Lal Balai Indian National Congress
LuniNoneRam Singh Vishnoi Indian National Congress
BilaraNoneRajendra Choudhary Indian National Congress
BhopalgarhNoneParas Ram Maderana Indian National Congress
OsianNoneNarendra Singh Bhati Indian National Congress
PhalodiNoneRam Narayan Vishnoi Bharatiya Janata Party
NagaurNoneHarendra Mirdha Indian National Congress
JayalSCMohan Lal Barupal Indian National Congress
LadnuNoneHarji Ram Indian National Congress
DeedwanaNoneRupa Ram Indian National Congress
NawanNoneHarish Chand Bharatiya Janata Party
MakranaNoneAbdul Aziz Indian National Congress
ParbatsarSCMohan Lal Chauhan Indian National Congress
DeganaNoneRichhpal Singh Mirdha Independent
MertaNoneMangi Lal Danga Indian National Congress
MundwaNoneHabiboor Rahaman Indian National Congress

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