Lok Sabha · Lok Sabha General Election 1998
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM)
All candidates fielded in Lok Sabha General Election 1998 — with winner / runner-up, votes and margin.
71
Contested
32
Won
39
Lost
18,991,867
Total votes
Candidates
| # | Party candidate | Opponent | Constituency | State | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sar Nikhilananda
Winner
578,825 votes
· 58.88%
|
Prof (smt) Santi Roy
Runner-up
BJP
· 306,572 votes
|
Burdwan · 39 | West Bengal | 272,253 |
| 2 |
Anil Basu
Winner
521,507 votes
· 56.15%
|
Chunilal Chakraborty
Runner-up
BJP
· 334,207 votes
|
Arambagh · 28 | West Bengal | 187,300 |
| 3 |
Nirmal Kanti Chatterjee
Runner-up
493,978 votes
· 39.66%
|
Tapan Sikdar
Winner
BJP
· 631,383 votes
|
Dum Dum · 20 | West Bengal | 137,405 |
| 4 |
Sandhya Bauri
Winner
479,727 votes
· 56.79%
|
Purnima Lohar
Runner-up
WBTC
· 306,486 votes
|
Vishnupur · 36 | West Bengal | 173,241 |
| 5 |
Lakshman Chandra Seth
Winner
477,516 votes
· 51.24%
|
Nirmalendu Bhattacherjee
Runner-up
WBTC
· 389,564 votes
|
Tamluk · 30 | West Bengal | 87,952 |
| 6 |
Somnath Chatterjee
Winner
470,645 votes
· 59.55%
|
Gour Hari Chandra
Runner-up
WBTC
· 219,553 votes
|
Bolpur · 41 | West Bengal | 251,092 |
| 7 |
Zahedi Mahboob
Winner
470,543 votes
· 49.47%
|
Swapan Debnath
Runner-up
WBTC
· 331,836 votes
|
Katwa · 40 | West Bengal | 138,707 |
| 8 |
Khan Sunil
Winner
468,449 votes
· 51.81%
|
Ray Suryya
Runner-up
BJP
· 326,420 votes
|
Durgapur · 37 | West Bengal | 142,029 |
| 9 |
Asim Bala
Winner
463,813 votes
· 43.04%
|
Dr Ramendranath Biswas
Runner-up
WBTC
· 422,659 votes
|
Nabadwip · 12 | West Bengal | 41,154 |
| 10 |
Moinul Hassan
Winner
463,401 votes
· 49.96%
|
Anarul Hossain Khan
Runner-up
INC
· 272,935 votes
|
Murshidabad · 9 | West Bengal | 190,466 |
| 11 |
Murmu Rupchand
Winner
455,625 votes
· 56.78%
|
Samay Mandi
Runner-up
WBTC
· 168,437 votes
|
Jhargram · 33 | West Bengal | 287,188 |
| 12 |
Malini Bhattacharya
Runner-up
436,137 votes
· 41.45%
|
Krishna Bose
Winner
WBTC
· 514,338 votes
|
Jadavpur · 18 | West Bengal | 78,201 |
| 13 |
Rupchand Pal
Winner
431,229 votes
· 46.25%
|
Tapan Dasgupta
Runner-up
WBTC
· 425,113 votes
|
Hooghly · 27 | West Bengal | 6,116 |
| 14 |
Swadesh Chakraborty
Runner-up
430,689 votes
· 42.54%
|
Dr Bikram Sarkar
Winner
WBTC
· 437,224 votes
|
Howrah · 24 | West Bengal | 6,535 |
| 15 |
Minati Sen
Winner
426,672 votes
· 49.12%
|
Kalyan Chakraborty
Runner-up
WBTC
· 251,697 votes
|
Jalpaiguri · 3 | West Bengal | 174,975 |
| 16 |
A.K. Premajam
Winner
407,876 votes
· 48.50%
|
P.M. Suresh Babu
Runner-up
INC
· 348,715 votes
|
Badagara · 3 | Kerala | 59,161 |
| 17 |
Samik Lahiri
Winner
405,048 votes
· 45.97%
|
Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar
Runner-up
WBTC
· 344,092 votes
|
Diamond Harbour · 17 | West Bengal | 60,956 |
| 18 |
Hannan Mollah
Winner
404,000 votes
· 47.50%
|
Saradindu Biswas
Runner-up
WBTC
· 290,470 votes
|
Uluberia · 25 | West Bengal | 113,530 |
| 19 |
Abul Hasnat Khan
Winner
396,761 votes
· 47.94%
|
Abu Hasem Khan Chowdhury
Runner-up
INC
· 324,260 votes
|
Jangipur · 8 | West Bengal | 72,501 |
| 20 |
T. Govindan
Winner
395,910 votes
· 45.69%
|
Khader Mangad
Runner-up
INC
· 347,670 votes
|
Kasaragod · 1 | Kerala | 48,240 |
| 21 |
Sudarsan Ray Chaudhuri
Runner-up
394,658 votes
· 40.14%
|
Akbor Ali Khandoker
Winner
WBTC
· 439,269 votes
|
Serampore · 26 | West Bengal | 44,611 |
| 22 |
Sudhir Giri
Winner
394,017 votes
· 47.80%
|
Akhil Giri
Runner-up
WBTC
· 319,159 votes
|
Contai · 31 | West Bengal | 74,858 |
| 23 |
Radhika Ranjan Pramanik
Winner
393,635 votes
· 46.50%
|
Jagaranjan Haldar
Runner-up
WBTC
· 291,759 votes
|
Mathurapur · 16 | West Bengal | 101,876 |
| 24 |
Tarit Baran Topdar
Winner
383,054 votes
· 46.01%
|
Adhikary Tarun
Runner-up
WBTC
· 355,097 votes
|
Barrackpore · 19 | West Bengal | 27,957 |
| 25 |
Dome Ram Chandra
Winner
380,314 votes
· 49.07%
|
Dr Madan Lal Choudhury
Runner-up
BJP
· 218,802 votes
|
Birbhum · 42 | West Bengal | 161,512 |
| 26 |
Ajoy Mukhopadhyay
Winner
372,490 votes
· 42.03%
|
Satyabrata Mookherjee
Runner-up
BJP
· 331,818 votes
|
Krishnagar · 11 | West Bengal | 40,672 |
| 27 |
Acharia Basudeb
Winner
369,695 votes
· 49.42%
|
Sukumar Banerjee
Runner-up
BJP
· 258,112 votes
|
Bankura · 35 | West Bengal | 111,583 |
| 28 |
Bikash Chowdhury
Winner
355,382 votes
· 41.09%
|
Ajit Kumar Ghaatak (moloy Ghaatak)
Runner-up
WBTC
· 329,233 votes
|
Asansol · 38 | West Bengal | 26,149 |
| 29 |
Thammineni Veerabhadram
Runner-up
352,083 votes
· 39.01%
|
Nadendla Bhaskar Rao
Winner
INC
· 363,747 votes
|
Khammam · 40 | Andhra Pradesh | 11,664 |
| 30 |
Subrata Mukherjee
Winner
350,897 votes
· 39.76%
|
Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi
Runner-up
INC
· 344,616 votes
|
Raiganj · 5 | West Bengal | 6,281 |
| 31 |
Samar Choudhury
Winner
347,970 votes
· 47.48%
|
Radhika Ranjan Gupta
Runner-up
INC
· 329,094 votes
|
Tripura West · 1 | Tripura | 18,876 |
| 32 |
N.N. Krishnadas
Winner
345,963 votes
· 46.99%
|
V.S. Vijayaraghavan
Runner-up
INC
· 320,941 votes
|
Palghat · 7 | Kerala | 25,022 |
| 33 |
Adv. C.S. Sujatha
Runner-up
345,543 votes
· 45.46%
|
V.M. Sudheeran
Winner
INC
· 386,180 votes
|
Alleppey · 15 | Kerala | 40,637 |
| 34 |
P. Govindappillai
Runner-up
338,996 votes
· 45.50%
|
A.C. Jose
Winner
INC
· 347,945 votes
|
Mukundapuram · 10 | Kerala | 8,949 |
| 35 |
Suresh Kurup
Winner
335,893 votes
· 46.98%
|
Ramesh Chennithala
Runner-up
INC
· 330,447 votes
|
Kottayam · 13 | Kerala | 5,446 |
| 36 |
S. Ajayakumar
Winner
335,376 votes
· 46.87%
|
Prof: K.K. Vijayalakshmi
Runner-up
INC
· 315,576 votes
|
Ottapalam · 8 | Kerala | 19,800 |
| 37 |
Varkala Radhakrishnan
Winner
321,479 votes
· 46.61%
|
M.M. Hassan
Runner-up
INC
· 313,937 votes
|
Chirayinkil · 19 | Kerala | 7,542 |
| 38 |
Baju Ban Riyan
Winner
320,766 votes
· 50.30%
|
Drao Kumar Reang
Runner-up
INC
· 248,080 votes
|
Tripura East · 2 | Tripura | 72,686 |
| 39 |
Cherupalli Seeta Ramulu
Runner-up
319,685 votes
· 37.37%
|
Baddam Narsimha Reddy
Winner
INC
· 334,183 votes
|
Miryalguda · 42 | Andhra Pradesh | 14,498 |
| 40 |
Jiban Maitra
Runner-up
304,035 votes
· 36.52%
|
Abul Barkat Ataul Ghani Khan Choudhury
Winner
INC
· 353,117 votes
|
Malda · 7 | West Bengal | 49,082 |
| 41 |
Adv. K.V. Salahuddin
Runner-up
294,600 votes
· 36.51%
|
E. Ahamed
Winner
MUL
· 400,609 votes
|
Manjeri · 5 | Kerala | 106,009 |
| 42 |
Ananda Pathak
Winner
280,589 votes
· 44.75%
|
Prasanta Nandy
Runner-up
INC
· 158,033 votes
|
Darjeeling · 4 | West Bengal | 122,556 |
| 43 |
Prasanta Sur
Runner-up
279,470 votes
· 32.95%
|
Mamata Banerjee
Winner
WBTC
· 503,551 votes
|
Calcutta South · 23 | West Bengal | 224,081 |
| 44 |
Buduru Swarnalatha
Runner-up
250,204 votes
· 33.78%
|
Panabaka Lakshmi
Winner
INC
· 296,731 votes
|
Nellore · 19 | Andhra Pradesh | 46,527 |
| 45 |
Prasanta Chatterjee
Runner-up
245,489 votes
· 37.26%
|
Ajit Kumar Panja
Winner
WBTC
· 310,361 votes
|
Calcutta North East · 22 | West Bengal | 64,872 |
| 46 |
Amra Ram
Lost
196,432 votes
· 24.92%
|
Subhash Mahariya
Winner
BJP
· 293,502 votes
|
Sikar · 5 | Rajasthan | 41,322 |
| 47 |
Noorul Huda
Lost
172,999 votes
· 27.78%
|
Kabindra Purkayastha
Winner
BJP
· 230,747 votes
|
Silchar · 2 | Assam | 19,940 |
| 48 |
Sarala Maheswari
Runner-up
153,349 votes
· 33.17%
|
Sudip Bandyopadhyay
Winner
WBTC
· 226,832 votes
|
Calcutta North West · 21 | West Bengal | 73,483 |
| 49 |
Deena Nath Singh Yadav
Runner-up
125,286 votes
· 19.42%
|
Shankar Prasad Jaiswal
Winner
BJP
· 277,232 votes
|
Varanasi · 52 | Uttar Pradesh | 151,946 |
| 50 |
Mohan . P
Lost
110,862 votes
· 16.86%
|
Subramanian Swamy
Winner
JP
· 266,202 votes
|
Madurai · 24 | Tamil Nadu | 20,897 |
| 51 |
Ozare Rajaram Nathu
Lost
103,109 votes
· 18.27%
|
Nam Shankar Sakharam
Winner
INC
· 245,567 votes
|
Dahanu · 11 | Maharashtra | 34,558 |
| 52 |
Uddhab Barman
Lost
101,004 votes
· 16.55%
|
A.F.Golam Osmani
Winner
UMFA
· 357,759 votes
|
Barpeta · 6 | Assam | 224,462 |
| 53 |
Ram Deo Verma
Lost
71,371 votes
· 9.06%
|
Ajit Kumar Mehta
Winner
RJD
· 301,099 votes
|
Samastipur · 17 | Bihar | 37,654 |
| 54 |
Gavit Jiwa Pandu
Lost
63,594 votes
· 12.63%
|
Kahandole Zamaru Mangalu
Winner
INC
· 215,846 votes
|
Malegaon · 13 | Maharashtra | 61,196 |
| 55 |
Soundara Rajan A
Lost
50,590 votes
· 5.94%
|
Kuppusami C
Winner
DMK
· 401,322 votes
|
Madras North · 1 | Tamil Nadu | 69,093 |
| 56 |
Ali Kishore Pattanaik
Lost
36,606 votes
· 6.62%
|
Smt. Jayanti Patnaik
Winner
INC
· 271,044 votes
|
Berhampur · 11 | Orissa | 35,240 |
| 57 |
Chand Singh Chopra
Lost
35,380 votes
· 4.79%
|
Surjit Singh Barnala
Winner
SAD
· 297,393 votes
|
Sangrur · 10 | Punjab | 82,165 |
| 58 |
Raghunath Singh
Lost
34,657 votes
· 5.87%
|
Kamal Chaudhury
Winner
BJP
· 304,091 votes
|
Hoshiarpur · 6 | Punjab | 65,332 |
| 59 |
Bijoy Kant Thakur
Lost
32,305 votes
· 4.43%
|
Md. Ali Asharaf Fatmi
Winner
RJD
· 315,503 votes
|
Darbhanga · 15 | Bihar | 36,108 |
| 60 |
Shopat Singh Makkasar
Lost
29,390 votes
· 2.87%
|
Balram Jakhar
Winner
INC
· 560,257 votes
|
Bikaner · 2 | Rajasthan | 190,625 |
| 61 |
Dr. Harjinder Jakhu
Lost
26,856 votes
· 4.06%
|
Satnam Singh Kainth
Winner
IND
· 343,856 votes
|
Phillaur · 5 | Punjab | 68,053 |
| 62 |
Phool Singh Sheokand
Lost
25,366 votes
· 3.50%
|
Surender Singh Barwala
Winner
HLD(R)
· 260,271 votes
|
Hissar · 9 | Haryana | 80,491 |
| 63 |
Prof. Maya Pandit-Narkar
Lost
24,147 votes
· 3.36%
|
Awade Kallappa Baburao
Winner
INC
· 344,817 votes
|
Ichalkaranji · 47 | Maharashtra | 12,194 |
| 64 |
Jyotin Soren
Lost
22,359 votes
· 3.83%
|
Som Marandi
Winner
BJP
· 198,889 votes
|
Rajmahal · 26 | Bihar | 9 |
| 65 |
Sarangdhar Paswan
Lost
21,678 votes
· 2.50%
|
Malti Devi
Winner
RJD
· 405,495 votes
|
Nawada · 42 | Bihar | 14,384 |
| 66 |
Ramlakhan Sharma
Lost
18,471 votes
· 2.45%
|
Chandramani Tripathi
Winner
BJP
· 276,367 votes
|
Rewa · 9 | Madhya Pradesh | 68,973 |
| 67 |
Shivaji Pattanaik
Lost
17,611 votes
· 2.68%
|
Prasamna Kumar Patasani
Winner
BJD
· 378,849 votes
|
Bhubaneswar · 9 | Orissa | 127,908 |
| 68 |
Om Prakash Gangotri
Lost
9,842 votes
· 1.37%
|
Charandas Mahant
Winner
INC
· 290,175 votes
|
Janjgir · 14 | Madhya Pradesh | 44,586 |
| 69 |
Tapan Kumar Bepari
Lost
8,272 votes
· 5.67%
|
Manoranjan Bhakta
Winner
INC
· 52,365 votes
|
Andaman & Nicobar Islands · 1 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 544 |
| 70 |
Narayanaswamy
Lost
8,127 votes
· 1.06%
|
K.H.Muniyappa
Winner
INC
· 304,261 votes
|
Kolar · 10 | Karnataka | 77,972 |
| 71 |
Lal Bahadur Singh
Lost
1,570 votes
· 0.26%
|
Kirti Vadhan Singh Alias Kirti Vardhan Singh Alias Raja Bhaiya
Winner
SP
· 278,449 votes
|
Gonda · 33 | Uttar Pradesh | 25,555 |