JAMMU:
Poll Date: 16 February 1998
Vaid Vishnu Dutt (BJP) beats Janak Raj Gupta (National Conference) by 1,27,901 votes. Dutt polled 336472 votes and Gupta secured 208571 votes, while sitting MP Mangat Ram Sharma (Congress) came third with 140832 votes, reports PTI.
SRINAGAR
Poll Date: 28 February 1998
National Conference candidate Omer Abdullah wins.The triumph of NC in Srinagar parliamentary constituency comes as a birthday gift to Omer Abdullah, son of Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, who is making his maiden entry to Lok Sabha.Omer, who turns 28 tomorrow, humbled Agha Syed Mehdi of Congress by over 70,839 votes. The NC candidate polled 1,44, 609 votes against Mehdi's 73,770.
BARAMULLA
Poll Date: 7 March 1998
Prof. Saifuddin Soz of the National Conference was declared elected defeating his nearest rival, Muzaffar Hussain Baig (Independent) by 37,794 votes. Prof. Soz polled 1,30,574 votes against Baig's 92,780. This seat was earlier held by the Congress.
ANANTNAG
Poll Date: 7 March 1998
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed of the Congress won, defeating his nearest rival Mohammad Yousuf Teng of the National Conference by 52,000 votes. The Mufti polled 1,24,044 votes while Teng got only 68,844 votes. The Janata Dal leader and Union Minister of State for Home, Mohammad Maqbool Dar, finished third with only 10,818 votes. Dar forfeited his deposit.
UDHAMPUR: POLL DEFERRED
Poll Date: 18 March 1998 due to bad weather
Professor Chaman Lal Gupta of the Bharatiya Janata Party defeated National Conference's Rajinder Singh Chib by 81,364 votes
LEH
Poll Date: 21 June 1998
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