1991 Indian general election in Delhi

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1991 Indian general election in Delhi
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7 seats
Turnout48.5%
 First partySecond party
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Leader Lal Krishna Advani P. V. Narasimha Rao
Party BJP INC
Seats won52
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg
Popular vote1,171,1561,152,627
Percentage40.27%39.57%
SwingIncrease2.svg 14.08 pp Decrease2.svg 3.84 pp
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The 1991 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 5 of the 7 seats in Delhi, with its opposition, the Indian National Congress winning 2 seats. [1]

List of elected MPs

No.ConstituencyName of Elected M.P.Party Affiliation [2]
1 New Delhi L. K. Advani Bharatiya Janata Party
Rajesh Khanna (bypoll) Indian National Congress
2 South Delhi Madan Lal Khurana Bharatiya Janata Party
3 Outer Delhi Sajjan Kumar Indian National Congress
4 East Delhi Baikunth Lal Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party
5 Chandni Chowk Tarachand Khandelwal Bharatiya Janata Party
6 Delhi Sadar Jagdish Tytler Indian National Congress
7 Karol Bagh (SC) Kalka Dass Bharatiya Janata Party

References

  1. ↑ "IndiaVotes PC: Party-wise performance for 1991". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "General Election, 1991 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India . 21 August 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2023.


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