1996 Indian general election in Delhi

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.

1996 Indian general election in Delhi

← 1991 April 27, 1996 (1996-04-27) 1998 →

7 seats
Turnout50.6%[1]
  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 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

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No. Constituency Name of Elected M.P. Party Affiliation[2]
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

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  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.