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{{Infobox election|election_name=Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir, 1998|country=India|type=parliamentary|previous_election=Indian general election, 1996 (Jammu and Kashmir)|previous_year=1996|next_election=Indian general election, 1999 (Jammu and Kashmir)|next_year=1999|election_date=16 Feb, 28 Feb, 7 March, 3 June|map_image=Jammu and Kashmir in India.png|map_size=200px|map_caption=Jammu and Kashmir}}

'''The [[1998 Indian general election]] in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]''' to the [[12th Lok Sabha]] were held for 6 seats. [[Jammu and Kashmir National Conference]] won 3 seats, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] won 2 seats and [[Indian National Congress]] won 1 seat.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/1998-election-results.html|title=1998 India General (12th Lok Sabha) Elections Results|website=www.elections.in|access-date=2018-04-07}}</ref>

== Constituency Details ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Constituency
!Candidates
!Electors
!Voters
!Polling %
|-
|[[Baramulla district|Baramulla]]
|29
|762028
|319591
|41.94
|-
|[[Srinagar district|Srinagar]]
|7
|853183
|256490
|30.06
|-
|[[Anantnag district|Anantnag]]
|13
|804983
|226597
|28.15
|-
|[[Ladakh]]
|4
|143492
|105265
|73.36
|-
|[[Udhampur district|Udhampur]]
|15
|1016243
|522899
|51.45
|-
|[[Jammu]]
|18
|1442853
|789529
|54.72
|}
<ref>STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1998 TO THE 12th LOK SABHA

http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1998/Vol_I_LS_98.pdf</ref><ref>STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1998 TO THE 12th LOK SABHA VOLUME II

http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1998/Vol_II_LS98.pdf</ref>

== Results ==

=== Party-wise Results ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="left" valign="top" |Party
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center" valign="top" |Elected MPs
|-
|[[Jammu and Kashmir National Conference|JKN]]
| 3
|-
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|2
|-
|[[Indian National Congress|Congress]]
| 1
|-
| Total
| 6
|-
|}

=== List of Elected MPs ===
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
! No.
! Constituency
! Name of elected M.P.
! Party affiliation
!Votes %
|-
| 1
| [[Baramulla (Lok Sabha constituency)|Baramulla]]
| [[Saifuddin Soz]]
| [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference]]
|43.21%
|-
| 2
| [[Srinagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Srinagar]]
| [[Omar Abdullah]]
| [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference]]
|59.68%
|-
| 3
| [[Anantnag (Lok Sabha constituency)|Anantnag]]
| [[Mufti Mohammad Sayeed|Mufti Mohmad Sayeed]]
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|55.91%
|-
| 4
| [[Ladakh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ladakh]]
| [[Syed Hussain]]
| [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference]]
|59.94%
|-
| 5
| [[Udhampur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Udhampur]]
| [[Chaman Lal Gupta]]
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|48.67%
|-
| 6
| [[Jammu (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jammu]]
| [[Vishno Datt Sharma]]
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|43.26%
|-
|}

== See also ==

* [[Results of the 2004 Indian general election by party|Results of the 2004 Indian general election by state]]

== References ==
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