1989 Indian general election in Delhi

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1989 Indian general election in Delhi

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7 seats
Turnout54.3%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee Rajiv Gandhi V. P. Singh
Party BJP INC JD
Seats won 4 2 1
Seat change Increase 4 Decrease 5 New
Popular vote 798,003 1,322,876 496,007
Percentage 26.19% 43.41% 16.28%
Swing Increase 7.34 Decrease 25.31 New

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]

List of elected MPs[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ "IndiaVotes PC: Party-wise performance for 1989". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  2. ^ "General Election, 1989 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  3. ^ "IndiaVotes PC: Delhi [1977 Onwards] 1989". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 12 November 2023.