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
 
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Leader L. K. Advani 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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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.

Contents

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.PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contested
1. Bharatiya Janata Party BJP flag.svg Lotus flower symbol.svg L. K. Advani 7

   Indian National Congress

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

   Janata Dal

No.PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contested
1. Janata Dal Janata Dal symbol.svg No image available.svg V. P. Singh 3

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

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.
  3. "IndiaVotes PC: Delhi [1977 Onwards] 1989". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 12 November 2023.