# 1998 Indian general election in Maharashtra

The 1998 Indian general election in Maharashtra was held in three phases on 16, 22 and 18 February 1998.
These were held for 48 seats with the state going to polls in the first three phases of the general elections. The major contender in the state were the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Indian National Congress.
The Indian National Congress won landslide victory in 1998 Indian General election in Maharashtra.

## Results
### Results by Alliance

| Alliance | Political Party | Seats Won | Seat Change |
| INC+ | Indian National Congress | 33 | 18 |
| NDA | Shiv Sena | 6 | 23 |
| NDA | Bharatiya Janata Party | 4 | 23 |

### Result by Party

| Political Party | Seats Won | Seat Change |
| Indian National Congress | 33 | 18 |
| Shiv Sena | 6 | 9 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 4 | 18 |
List of Elected MPs:
| No. | Constituency | Type | Name of Elected M.P. | Party affiliation |
| 1 | Rajapur | GEN | Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu | Shiv Sena |
| 2 | Ratnagiri | GEN | Anant Geete | Shiv Sena |
| 3 | Kolaba | GEN | Ramsheth Thakur | Peasants and Workers Party of India |
| 4 | Mumbai South | GEN | Murli Deora | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Mumbai South Central | GEN | Mohan Rawale | Shiv Sena |
| 6 | Mumbai North Central | GEN | Ramdas Athawale | Republican Party of India |
| 7 | Mumbai North East | GEN | Gurudas Kamat | Indian National Congress |
| 8 | Mumbai North West | GEN | Madhukar Sarpotdar | Shiv Sena |
| 9 | Mumbai North | GEN | Ram Naik | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 10 | Thane | GEN | Paranjape Prakash Vishvanath | Shiv Sena |
| 11 | Dahanu | ST | Shankar Sakharam | Indian National Congress |
| 12 | Nashik | GEN | Madhav Patil | Indian National Congress |
| 13 | Malegaon | ST | Zamru Manglu Kahandole | Indian National Congress |
| 14 | Dhule | ST | Dhanaji Sitaram Ahire | Indian National Congress |
| 15 | Nandurbar | ST | Manikrao Hodlya Gavit | Indian National Congress |
| 16 | Erandol | GEN | Annasaheb M. K. Patil | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 17 | Jalgaon | GEN | Ulhas Vasudeo Patil | Indian National Congress |
| 18 | Buldhana | SC | Mukul Balkrishna Wasnik | Indian National Congress |
| 19 | Akola | GEN | Ambedkar Prakash Yashwant | Republican Party of India |
| 20 | Washim | GEN | Sudhakarrao Naik | Indian National Congress |
| 21 | Amravati | GEN | Ramkrishnan Suryabhan Gavai | Republican Party of India |
| 22 | Ramtek | GEN | Rani Chitralekha Bhonsle | Indian National Congress |
| 23 | Nagpur | GEN | Vilas Muttemwar | Indian National Congress |
| 24 | Bhandara | GEN | Praful Patel | Indian National Congress |
| 25 | Chimur | GEN | Jogendra Kawade | Republican Party of India |
| 26 | Chandrapur | GEN | Nareshkumar Chunnalal Puglia | Indian National Congress |
| 27 | Wardha | GEN | Datta Meghe | Indian National Congress |
| 28 | Yavatmal | GEN | Uttamrao Deorao Patil | Indian National Congress |
| 29 | Hingoli | GEN | Suryakanta Patil | Indian National Congress |
| 30 | Nanded | GEN | Bhaskarrao Bapurao Khatgaonkar | Indian National Congress |
| 31 | Parbhani | GEN | Suresh Warpudkar | Indian National Congress |
| 32 | Jalna | GEN | Uttamsingh Pawar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 33 | Aurangabad | GEN | Ramkrishna Baba Patil | Indian National Congress |
| 34 | Beed | GEN | Jaisingrao Gaikwad Patil | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 35 | Latur | GEN | Shivraj Patil | Indian National Congress |
| 36 | Osmanabad | SC | Arvind Kamble | Indian National Congress |
| 37 | Solapur | GEN | Sushilkumar Shinde | Indian National Congress |
| 38 | Pandharpur | SC | Sandipan Thorat | Indian National Congress |
| 39 | Ahmednagar | GEN | Balasaheb Vikhe Patil | Shiv Sena |
| 40 | Kopargaon | GEN | Prasad Tanpure | Indian National Congress |
| 41 | Khed | GEN | Ashok Mohol | Indian National Congress |
| 42 | Pune | GEN | Vitthal Tupe | Indian National Congress |
| 43 | Baramati | GEN | Sharad Pawar | Indian National Congress |
| 44 | Satara | GEN | Abhaysinh Bhonsle | Indian National Congress |
| 45 | Karad | GEN | Prithviraj Chavan | Indian National Congress |
| 46 | Sangli | GEN | Madan Patil | Indian National Congress |
| 47 | Ichalkaranji | GEN | Kallappa Awade | Indian National Congress |
| 48 | Kolhapur | GEN | Sadashivrao Dadoba Mandlik | Indian National Congress |

## Region-wise Results

| Region | Seats | Indian National Congress | Shiv Sena | Bharatiya Janata Party | Others |
| Vidarbha | 11 | 08 | 00 | 00 | 03 |
| Western Maharashtra | 11 | 10 | 01 | 00 | 00 |
| Marathwada | 08 | 06 | 00 | 02 | 00 |
| Mumbai | 06 | 02 | 02 | 01 | 01 |
| Thane+Konkan | 05 | 04 | 00 | 01 | 00 |
| North Maharashtra | | 00 | 03 | 00 | 01 |
| | 48 | 33 | 06 | 04 | 05 |