10th November, 2003
Election Commission  


RAJASTHAN ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS - PERFORMANCE OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN 1998


BACKGROUNDER

PARTY

SEATS

VOTES POLLED

VOTE % IN SEATS CONTESTED

CONTESTED     

WON FD

VOTES

%

NATIONAL PARTIES

BJP
196 33 19 6258509 33.23
33.9
BSP
108 2 103 408504 2.17 3.81
CPI
20 0 20 38168 0.20 2.00
CPM
14 1 12 152749 0.81 9.00
INC
200 153 4 8467160 44.95 44.9

JD

69 3 62 371205 1.97 5.56

SAP

39

0 39 36490 0.19 1.00

TOTAL

646 192 259 15732785 83.53  
STATE PARTIES

AIRJP

9 0 9 4123 0.02 0.47

AITC

1 0 1 145 0.00 0.08

INLD

4 0 1 97507 0.52 23.80

LS

15 0 15 10923 0.06 0.73

RJD

18 1 17 52866 0.28 3.08
RPI
1 0 1 976 0.01 0.96

SHS

39 0 39 26440 0.14 0.66

SJP(R)

3 0 3 7133 0.04 2.50

SP

34 0 34 64104 0.34 1.92

TOTAL

124 1 120 264217 1.40  
REGISTERED (unrecognised) PARTIES

TOTAL

62 0 60 124707 0.66

INDEPENDENT
TOTAL

604

7 543 2713202 14.41  
GRAND TOTAL
1436 200 982 18834911