1989 Indian general election in Delhi

1989 Indian general election in Delhi
November 22, 1989 (1989-11-22)
7 seats
Turnout54.3%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader L. K. Advani Rajiv Gandhi V. P. Singh
Party BJP INC JD
Seats won 4 2 1
Seat change 4 5 New
Popular vote 798,003 1,322,876 496,007
Percentage 26.19% 43.41% 16.28%
Swing 7.34 25.31 New
Prime Minister before election

Rajiv Gandhi
INC

Prime Minister after election

V. P. Singh
JD

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]

Parties and alliances

  Bharatiya Janata Party

No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
1. Bharatiya Janata Party L. K. Advani 5

  Indian National Congress

No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
1. Indian National Congress Rajiv Gandhi 7

  Janata Dal

No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
1. Janata Dal V. P. Singh 3

List of Candidates

Constituency
BJP INC JD
1 New Delhi BJP L. K. Advani INC V. Mohini Giri Did not contest
2 South Delhi BJP Madan Lal Khurana INC Subhash Chopra Did not contest
3 Outer Delhi Did not contest INC Bharat Singh JD Tarif Singh
4 East Delhi Did not contest INC H. K. L. Bhagat JD Kishore Lal
5 Chandni Chowk BJP Satish Khandelwal INC Jai Prakash Aggarwal JD Mirza Saadiq Ali
6 Delhi Sadar BJP Vijay Kumar Malhotra INC Jagdish Tytler Did not contest
7 Karol Bagh (SC) BJP Kalka Dass INC Dharam Dass Shastri Did not contest

Results

Results by Party/Alliance

Party Name Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/−
BJP 7,98,003 26.19 7.34 5 4 4
INC 13,22,876 43.41 25.31 7 2 5
JD 4,96,007 16.28 3 1 1
BSP 1,11,269 3.65 5 0
Others 33,472 1.09 38 0
IND 2,85,689 9.38 5.72 179 0
Total 30,47,316 100% - 237 7 -

List of elected MPs

Constituency Winner Runner-up Margin
Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes % Votes %
1 New Delhi Lal Krishna Advani BJP 129,256 55.54 V. Mohini Giri INC 97,415 41.85 31,841 13.69
2 South Delhi Madan Lal Khurana BJP 282,904 59.42 Shubash Chopra INC 177,910 37.37 104,994 22.05
3 Outer Delhi Tarif Singh JD 384,076 49.46 Bharat Singh INC 331,743 42.72 52,333 6.74
4 East Delhi H. K. L. Bhagat INC 359,602 49.79 Chand Ram IND 183,603 25.42 175,999 24.37
5 Chandni Chowk Jai Prakash Aggarwal INC 89,891 35.91 Satish Chander Khandelwal BJP 80,460 32.14 9,431 3.77
6 Delhi Sadar Vijay Kumar Malhotra BJP 163,524 53.75 Jagdish Tytler INC 131,425 43.20 32,099 10.55
7 Karol Bagh (SC) Kalka Dass BJP 141,859 49.74 Dharam Dass Shastri INC 134,890 47.30 6,969 2.44

References

  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.
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