1998 Indian general election in Delhi

For State Assembly election, see 1998 Delhi Legislative Assembly election.

Indian general election in National Capital Territory of Delhi, 1998
February 16, 1998 (1998-02-16)
7 seats
Turnout51.3%[1]
  First party Second party
 
Leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sitaram Kesri
Party BJP INC
Seats won 6 1
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 2,139,254 1,798,165
Percentage 50.73% 42.64%
Swing 1.51 pp 5.31 pp
Prime Minister before election

Inder Kumar Gujral
JD

Prime Minister after election

A. B. Vajpayee
BJP

The 1998 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 6 of the 7 seats in Delhi, with its opposition, the Indian National Congress registering a narrow victory in the SC-reserved seat of Karol Bagh.[2]

Parties and alliances

  National Democratic Alliance

No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
1. Bharatiya Janata Party A. B. Vajpayee 7

  Indian National Congress

No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
1. Indian National Congress Sitaram Kesari 7

Results

Results by Party/Alliance

Party Name Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/−
BJP 21,39,254 50.73 1.11 7 6 1
INC 17,98,165 42.64 5.35 7 1 1
JD 1,03,602 2.46 1.78 5 0
BSP 98,847 2.34 6 0
SP 12,858 0.30 5 0
Others 43,039 1.02 43 0
IND 21,317 0.51 3.35 59 0
Total 42,17,082 100% - 132 7 -

List of elected MPs

Constituency Winner Runner-up Margin
Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes % Votes %
1 New Delhi Jagmohan BJP 139,905 54.36 R. K. Dhawan INC 107,258 41.68 32,647 12.68
2 South Delhi Sushma Swaraj BJP 331,756 58.76 Ajay Makan INC 215,043 38.09 116,713 20.67
3 Outer Delhi Krishan Lal Sharma BJP 715,170 50.32 Deep Chand Sharma INC 616,820 43.40 98,350 6.92
4 East Delhi Lal Bihari Tiwari BJP 563,083 48.83 Sheila Dikshit INC 517,721 44.89 45,362 3.94
5 Chandni Chowk Vijay Goel BJP 79,546 35.31 Jai Parkash Agarwal INC 75,197 33.38 4,349 1.93
6 Delhi Sadar Madan Lal Khurana BJP 168,733 56.91 M. M. Aggarwal INC 120,239 40.55 48,494 16.36
7 Karol Bagh (SC) Meira Kumar INC 145,887 48.79 Surender Pal Ratawal BJP 141,061 47.17 4,826 1.62

References

  1. ^ "IndiaVotes PC: Party-wise performance for 1998". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Rediff On The NeT Elections '98: Results: BJP supreme in Delhi, almost". m.rediff.com. 3 March 1998. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
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