1984 Indian general election in Delhi

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1984 Indian general election in Delhi
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7 seats
Turnout64.5%
 First partySecond party
 
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Leader Rajiv Gandhi Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Party INC BJP
Seats won70
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1New
Popular vote1,528,252419,210
Percentage68.72%18.85%
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Prime Minister before election

Rajiv Gandhi
INC

Prime Minister after election

Rajiv Gandhi
INC

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.

Contents

The Indian National Congress won all the seven seats of Delhi and won two-thirds of the votes. [1] 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. [2]

Parties and alliances

   Indian National Congress

No.PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contested
1. Indian National Congress Indian National Congress Flag.svg INC Logo.png Rajiv Gandhi 7

   Bharatiya Janata Party

No.PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contested
1. Bharatiya Janata Party BJP flag.svg Lotus flower symbol.svg A. B. Vajpayee 5

Elected MPs

No.ConstituencyName of Elected M.P.Party affiliation [3]
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.


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