|
| 1. | No. of Seats | 40 | ||
| 2. | No. of contestants | 1,259 | ||
| 3. | ELECTORS | |||
MEN |
WOMEN |
TOTAL |
||
| i. | No. of Electors | 22,711,323 |
21,215,929 |
43,927,252 |
| ii | No. of Voters | 13,782,881 |
9,965,441 |
23,748,322 |
| iii | Polling percentage | 60.68 |
46.97 |
54.06 |
| 4. | No. of Valid Votes | 22,924,872 | ||
| 5. | Votes rejected | 820,541 | ||
| 6. | No. of polling Stations | 55,641 | ||
| 7. | Average No.of Electors per polling station | 789 | ||
| Performance of parties | ||||
| PARTY | No. of candidates | Seats won | % of votes polled |
| INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 40 |
8 |
31.02 |
| BHARTIYA JANATA PARTY | 39 |
27 |
41.32 |
| COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA (MARXIST) | 4 |
0 |
0.73 |
| COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA | 1 |
0 |
0.05 |
| JANATA PARTY | 7 |
0 |
0.08 |
| JANATA DAL | 8 |
0 |
1.05 |
| SAMATA PARTY | 4 |
0 |
0.06 |
| ALL INDIA INDIRA CONGRESS (TIWARI) | 33 |
1 |
4.70 |
NATIONAL PARTIES |
136 |
36 |
79.01 |
| BAHUJAN SAMAJ PARTY | 28 |
2 |
8.18 |
STATE PARTY |
28 |
2 |
8.18 |
| SHIV SENA | 10 |
0 |
0.14 |
| SAMAJWADI PARTY | 4 |
0 |
0.10 |
| MAHAKAUSHAL VIKAS PARTY | 2 |
0 |
0.05 |
| REPUBLICAN PARTY OF INDIA (S) | 1 |
0 |
0.10 |
| LOK DAL | 2 |
0 |
0.01 |
| CHHATISGARH MUKTI MORCHA | 3 |
0 |
0.26 |
| SARVADHARM PARTY (MADHYA PRADESH) | 3 |
0 |
0.01 |
| SAVARNA SAMAJ PARTY | 2 |
0 |
0.37 |
| BAHUJAN KRANTI PARTY | 1 |
0 |
0.00 |
| AKHIL BHARAT HINDU MAHASABHA | 2 |
0 |
0.00 |
| REPUBLICAN PARTY OF INDIA (DEMOCRATIC) | 1 |
0 |
0.04 |
| KRANTIKARI SAMAJWADI MANCH | 2 |
0 |
0.50 |
| INDIAN CONGRESS SOCIALIST | 2 |
0 |
0.01 |
| MADHYA PARDESH VIKAS CONGRESS | 1 |
1 |
1.47 |
| BHARTIYA KRISHI UDHYOG SANGH | 1 |
0 |
0.01 |
| GONDWANA GANTANTRA PARTY | 1 |
0 |
0.04 |
| PRAUTIST (SARVA SAMAJ SAMITI) | 2 |
0 |
0.00 |
| C.P.I. (MARXIST-LENNIST) (LIBERATION) | 2 |
0 |
0.01 |
| RASHTRIYA SAMAJWADI PARTY (PRAGATISHEEL) | 1 |
0 |
0.01 |
| REPUBLICAN PARTY OF INDIA | 3 |
0 |
0.06 |
| BHARTIYA MANAV RAKSHA DAL | 1 |
0 |
0.01 |
| RASHTRIYA MAJDOOR AKTA PARTY | 1 |
0 |
0.00 |
| REPUBLICAN PARTY OF INDIA (KHOBRAGADE) | 1 |
0 |
0.02 |
| SOCIALIST PARTY (LOHIYA) | 1 |
0 |
0.01 |
REGD. (Unrecog.) PARTIES |
50 |
1 |
3.23 |
| INDEPENDENT | 1,045 |
1 |
9.56 |
TOTAL |
1259 |
40 |
99.98 |
Source : CEO Hand-Book 1998