Lok Sabha 1999
National seat composition, alliance leadership, and constituency map for the general election.
- Seats
- 543
- Electors
- 61,95,36,847
- Votes polled
- 37,16,69,104
- Turnout
- 60.0%
Lok Sabha composition
Seat arc coloured by party.
Majority mark at 272 seats.
Alliance / party
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Alliance map not curated for 1999.
543 of 543 seats shown · top 8 parties, rest grouped
National map
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Closest races in 1999
Tightest races by winning margin — winner, runner-up, and the votes that separated them.
1999 · Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999
#1Ghatampur
Photo finish
105votes
0.0% of valid votes
Winner
Pyare Sankhwar
BSP
Runner-up
Arun Kori
SP
Open constituency result →
1999 · Tamil Nadu
#2Tenkasi
Nail-biter
887votes
0.1% of valid votes
Winner
Murugesan,S.
ADMK
Runner-up
Arumugam,S.
BJP
Open constituency result →
1999 · Bihar 1947 1999
#3Barh
Nail-biter
1,335votes
0.2% of valid votes
Winner
Nitish Kumar
JD(U)
Runner-up
Vijay Krishna
RJD
Open constituency result →
1999 · Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999
#4Fatehpur
Nail-biter
1,063votes
0.2% of valid votes
Winner
Ashok Patel
BJP
Runner-up
Surya Nishad
BSP
Open constituency result →
1999 · Punjab
#5Gurdaspur
Nail-biter
1,399votes
0.2% of valid votes
Winner
Vinod Khanna
BJP
Runner-up
Sukhbuns Kaur
INC
Open constituency result →
1999 · Gujarat
#6Chhota Udaipur
Nail-biter
1,198votes
0.2% of valid votes
Winner
Ramsinh Rathawa
BJP
Runner-up
Naranbhai Rathawa
INC
Open constituency result →
1999 · Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999
#7Basti
Nail-biter
1,832votes
0.3% of valid votes
Winner
Shriram Chauhan
BJP
Runner-up
Lal Prasad
BSP
Open constituency result →
1999 · Bihar 1947 1999
#8Araria
Nail-biter
2,169votes
0.3% of valid votes
Winner
Sukdeo Paswan
RJD
Runner-up
Parmanand Rishidev
BJP
Open constituency result →
1999 · Bihar 1947 1999
#9Sheohar
Nail-biter
2,535votes
0.4% of valid votes
Winner
Md Haque
RJD
Runner-up
Anand Mohan
BPSP
Open constituency result →
1999 · Maharashtra
#10Chandrapur
Nail-biter
2,837votes
0.4% of valid votes
Winner
Puglia Chunnalal
INC
Runner-up
Ahir Gangaram
BJP
Open constituency result →
1999 · Tamil Nadu
#11Karur
Nail-biter
2,847votes
0.4% of valid votes
Winner
Chinnasamy, M.
ADMK
Runner-up
Palanisamy, K.C.
DMK
Open constituency result →
1999 · Andhra Pradesh 27
#12Nizamabad
Nail-biter
3,436votes
0.5% of valid votes
Winner
Ganga Gaddam
TDP
Runner-up
S.Santosh Reddy
INC
Open constituency result →
By state
| State | Seats | Leading party | Leading seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andaman Nicobar Islands | 1 | BJP | 1 |
| Andhra Pradesh 27 | 42 | TDP | 29 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2 | INC | 2 |
| Assam | 14 | INC | 10 |
| Bihar 1947 1999 | 54 | BJP | 23 |
| Chandigarh | 1 | INC | 1 |
| Dadra Nagar Haveli | 1 | IND | 1 |
| Daman Diu | 1 | INC | 1 |
| Delhi | 7 | BJP | 7 |
| Goa | 2 | BJP | 2 |
| Gujarat | 26 | BJP | 20 |
| Haryana | 10 | BJP | 5 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 4 | BJP | 3 |
| Jammu Kashmir | 6 | JKN | 4 |
| Karnataka | 28 | INC | 18 |
| Kerala | 20 | INC | 8 |
| Lakshadweep | 1 | INC | 1 |
| Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | 40 | BJP | 29 |
| Maharashtra | 48 | SHS | 15 |
| Manipur | 2 | MSCP | 1 |
| Meghalaya | 2 | INC | 1 |
| Mizoram | 1 | IND | 1 |
| Nagaland | 1 | INC | 1 |
| Odisha | 21 | BJD | 10 |
| Pondicherry | 1 | INC | 1 |
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Party board
| Party | Seats won | Contested | Vote share | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | 182 | 339 | 23.8% | 8,65,62,209 |
| INC | 114 | 453 | 28.3% | 10,31,20,330 |
| CPM | 33 | 72 | 5.4% | 1,96,95,767 |
| TDP | 29 | 34 | 3.6% | 1,32,97,370 |
| SP | 26 | 151 | 3.8% | 1,37,17,021 |
| JD(U) | 21 | 60 | 3.1% | 1,12,82,084 |
| SHS | 15 | 63 | 1.6% | 56,72,412 |
| BSP | 14 | 225 | 4.2% | 1,51,75,845 |
| DMK | 12 | 19 | 1.7% | 62,98,832 |
| ADMK | 10 | 29 | 1.9% | 70,46,953 |
| BJD | 10 | 12 | 1.2% | 43,78,536 |
| AITC | 8 | 29 | 2.6% | 93,63,785 |
| NCP | 8 | 132 | 2.3% | 82,60,311 |
| RJD | 7 | 61 | 2.8% | 1,01,50,492 |
| IND | 6 | 1,945 | 2.7% | 99,96,386 |
| PMK | 5 | 8 | 65.0% | 23,77,741 |
| INLD | 5 | 5 | 55.0% | 20,02,700 |
| MDMK | 4 | 5 | 44.0% | 16,20,527 |
| JKN | 4 | 6 | 12.0% | 4,54,481 |
| CPI | 4 | 54 | 1.5% | 53,95,119 |
| RSP | 3 | 5 | 41.0% | 15,00,817 |
| SAD | 2 | 9 | 69.0% | 25,02,949 |
| RLD | 2 | 15 | 37.0% | 13,64,030 |
| FBL | 2 | 15 | 35.0% | 12,88,060 |
| MUL | 2 | 12 | 23.0% | 8,33,562 |
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Party efficiency
Seat share vs vote share — over/under-conversion relative to proportionality. Open target / defence list
- knife-edge: 83
- marginal: 107
- competitive: 133
- comfortable: 150
- safe: 70
Lok Sabha 1999 · 543 seats
Points above the dashed line convert votes into seats better than proportionality; below means under-conversion.
| Party | Seats | Vote % | Seat % | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | 182 | 23.8% | 33.5% | 1.41× |
| INC | 114 | 28.3% | 21.0% | 0.74× |
| CPM | 33 | 5.4% | 6.1% | 1.13× |
| TDP | 29 | 3.6% | 5.3% | 1.46× |
| SP | 26 | 3.8% | 4.8% | 1.27× |
| JD(U) | 21 | 3.1% | 3.9% | 1.25× |
| SHS | 15 | 1.6% | 2.8% | 1.77× |
| BSP | 14 | 4.2% | 2.6% | 0.62× |
| DMK | 12 | 1.7% | 2.2% | 1.28× |
| ADMK | 10 | 1.9% | 1.8% | 0.95× |
| BJD | 10 | 1.2% | 1.8% | 1.53× |
| AITC | 8 | 2.6% | 1.5% | 0.57× |
| NCP | 8 | 2.3% | 1.5% | 0.65× |
| RJD | 7 | 2.8% | 1.3% | 0.46× |
| IND | 6 | 2.7% | 1.1% | 0.40× |
| PMK | 5 | 65.0% | 0.9% | 0.01× |