1989 Indian general election in Delhi

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1989 Indian general election in Delhi
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  1984 November 22, 1989 (1989-11-22) 1991  

7 seats
Turnout54.3%
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Atal Bihari Vajpayee (crop 2).jpg Rajiv Gandhi (1987).jpg V. P. Singh (cropped).jpg
Leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee Rajiv Gandhi V. P. Singh
Party BJP INC JD
Seats won421
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 4Decrease2.svg 5New
Popular vote798,0031,322,876496,007
Percentage26.19%43.41%16.28%
SwingIncrease2.svg 7.34Decrease2.svg 25.31New

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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]

List of elected MPs

No.ConstituencyName of Elected M.P.Party Affiliation [3]
1 New Delhi L. K. Advani Bharatiya Janata Party
2 South Delhi Madan Lal Khurana Bharatiya Janata Party
3 Outer Delhi (SC) Tarif Singh Janata Dal
4 East Delhi H. K. L. Bhagat Indian National Congress
5 Chandni Chowk Jai Parkash Aggarwal Indian National Congress
6 Delhi Sadar Vijay Kumar Malhotra Bharatiya Janata Party
7 Karol Bagh (SC) Kalka Dass Bharatiya Janata Party

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