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1996 Indian general election in Delhi

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7 seats
Turnout50.6%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee P. V. Narasimha Rao
Party BJP INC
Seats won 5 2
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 1,992,947 1,500,731
Percentage 49.58% 37.33%
Swing Increase 9.31 pp Decrease 2.24 pp

The 1996 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 5 of the 7 seats in Delhi, with its opposition, the Indian National Congress winning 2 seats.

List of Elected MPs

No. Constituency Name of Elected M.P. Party Affiliation
1 New Delhi Jagmohan Bharatiya Janata Party
2 South Delhi Sushma Swaraj Bharatiya Janata Party
3 Outer Delhi Krishan Lal Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party
4 East Delhi Baikunth Lal Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party
5 Chandni Chowk Jai Parkash Aggarwal Indian National Congress
6 Delhi Sadar Vijay Kumar Goel Bharatiya Janata Party
7 Karol Bagh Meira Kumar Indian National Congress

References

  1. "IndiaVotes PC: Delhi [1977 Onwards] 1996". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  2. "General Election, 1996 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
Elections in Delhi
General elections
Legislative Assembly
Municipal Corporations
See also: Elections in India


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