1998 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

1998 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
← 1993 27 November 1998 2003 (CG) →
2003 (MP) →
All 320 assembly constituencies
161 seats needed for a majority
Registered44,861,764
Turnout60.22%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Digvijaya Singh undeclared Kanshi Ram
Party INC BJP BSP
Leader since 1993 1984
Leader's seat Raghogarh
Last election 174 117 11
Seats won 172 119 11
Seat change Decrease2 Increase2 --
Popular vote 10,778,985 10,430,233 1,633,825
Percentage 40.59% 39.28% 6.15%
Chief Minister before election

Digvijaya Singh
INC

Elected Chief Minister

Digvijaya Singh
INC

Elections to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in November 1998.[1] The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats and Digvijaya Singh was sworn in as the new Chief Minister for the second time.[2]

These were the last elections to the legislative assembly before the passage of the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000, which carved out the new state of Chhattisgarh from Madhya Pradesh. From the 320 seats in the undivided legislative assembly, the new Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly was assigned 90 Seats, while Madhya Pradesh was left with the remaining 230 seats.[3]

  1. ^ "Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1998". elections.in. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  2. ^ "मध्‍यप्रदेश के माननीय मुख्‍यमंत्रियों/सदन का नेता की सूची" [List of the honorable Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh]. mpvidhansabha.nic.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  3. ^ "The Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000" (PDF). Retrieved December 18, 2020.