1989 Indian general election in Delhi
November 22, 1989
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The 1989 Indian general election in Delhi was held to elect representatives of the 7 seats of the NCT of Delhi in the Lok Sabha.
The Bharatiya Janata Party won 4 of the 7 seats in Delhi, with its opposition, the Indian National Congress winning 2 seats, and the Janata Dal at third place with one seat. Although the BJP won most of the seats, the Congress led in terms of votes.[1][2]
Parties and alliances
| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bharatiya Janata Party | L. K. Advani | 5 |
| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Indian National Congress | Rajiv Gandhi | 7 |
| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Janata Dal | V. P. Singh | 3 |
List of Candidates
| Constituency | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | INC | JD | ||||||||
| 1 | New Delhi | BJP | L. K. Advani | INC | V. Mohini Giri | Did Not Field | ||||
| 2 | South Delhi | BJP | Madan Lal Khurana | INC | Subhash Chopra | Did Not Field | ||||
| 3 | Outer Delhi | Did Not Field | INC | Bharat Singh | JD | Tarif Singh | ||||
| 4 | East Delhi | Did Not Field | INC | H. K. L. Bhagat | JD | Kishore Lal | ||||
| 5 | Chandni Chowk | BJP | Satish Khandelwal | INC | Jai Prakash Aggarwal | JD | Mirza Saadiq Ali | |||
| 6 | Delhi Sadar | BJP | Vijay Kumar Malhotra | INC | Jagdish Tytler | Did Not Field | ||||
| 7 | Karol Bagh (SC) | BJP | Kalka Dass | INC | Dharam Dass Shastri | Did Not Field | ||||
Results
Results by Party/Alliance
| Party Name | Popular vote | Seats | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Contested | Won | +/− | ||||
| BJP | 7,98,003 | 26.19 | 7.34 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |||
| INC | 13,22,876 | 43.41 | 25.31 | 7 | 2 | 5 | |||
| JD | 4,96,007 | 16.28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| BSP | 1,11,269 | 3.65 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Others | 33,472 | 1.09 | 38 | 0 | |||||
| IND | 2,85,689 | 9.38 | 5.72 | 179 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 30,47,316 | 100% | - | 237 | 7 | - | |||
List of elected MPs
| No. | Constituency | Name of Elected M.P. | Party affiliation[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Delhi | L. K. Advani | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | South Delhi | Madan Lal Khurana | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 3 | Outer Delhi (SC) | Tarif Singh | Janata Dal |
| 4 | East Delhi | H. K. L. Bhagat | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Chandni Chowk | Jai Parkash Aggarwal | Indian National Congress |
| 6 | Delhi Sadar | Vijay Kumar Malhotra | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 7 | Karol Bagh (SC) | Kalka Dass | Bharatiya Janata Party |
References
- ^ "IndiaVotes PC: Party-wise performance for 1989". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ "General Election, 1989 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ "IndiaVotes PC: Delhi [1977 Onwards] 1989". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 12 November 2023.