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1984 Indian general election in Delhi
← 1980 December 24, 1984 (1984-12-24) 1989 →
7 seats
Turnout64.5%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Rajiv Gandhi Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Party INC BJP
Seats won 7 0
Seat change Increase 1 New
Popular vote 1,528,252 419,210
Percentage 68.72% 18.85%

The 1984 Indian general election in Delhi was held to elect representatives of the 7 seats of the NCT of Delhi in the Lok Sabha.

The Indian National Congress won all the seven seats of Delhi and won two-thirds of the votes. This was the second of three times in which the Congress won all seven seats of Delhi, the first time being in the 1971 Indian general election.

Elected MPs

No. Constituency Name of Elected M.P. Party Affiliation
1 New Delhi K. C. Pant Indian National Congress
2 South Delhi Lalit Maken Indian National Congress
Arjun Singh (bypoll) Indian National Congress
3 Outer Delhi (SC) Chaudhary Bharat Singh Indian National Congress
4 East Delhi H. K. L. Bhagat Indian National Congress
5 Chandni Chowk Jai Parkash Aggarwal Indian National Congress
6 Delhi Sadar Jagdish Tytler Indian National Congress
7 Karol Bagh (SC) Sundarwati Nawal Prabhakar Indian National Congress

References

  1. "IndiaVotes PC: Party-wise performance for 1984". IndiaVotes. Archived from the original on 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  2. "Cong corners all 7 seats in Delhi for third time since 1952". Zee News. 17 May 2009. Archived from the original on 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  3. "General Election, 1984 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India. 21 August 2018. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
Elections in Delhi
General elections
Legislative Assembly
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See also: Elections in India


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