1992 New Delhi by-election

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1992 New Delhi Lok Sabha seat by-election
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Candidate Rajesh Khanna Shatrughan Sinha
Party INC BJP

In June 1992 a by-election was held for the New Delhi seat in the Lok Sabha (lower house of the parliament of India). [1] The by-election was called after the resignation of the incumbent Member of Parliament L.K. Advani. [2]

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Background

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Advani had won the New Delhi Lok Sabha seat in the 1989 and 1991 general elections. [3] However, Advani had also won the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat in 1991, and thus opted to resign from the New Delhi seat. [4]

The by-election was originally scheduled for November 1991, but was countermanded after the death of candidate Mukesh Kumar Garg of Kanpur. [4] [5]

Candidates

A whopping 125 candidates contested the by-election. [2] The two main candidates were Bollywood star actors. [6] The Indian National Congress fielded film star Rajesh Khanna as their candidate in the by-election. [3] Khanna had contested against Advani in the 1991 election in New Delhi, and lost by a mere 1,589 votes. [1] In the 1992 by-election his main opponent was another actor, Shatrughan Sinha of the BJP. [1] [7] Sinha, nicknamed 'Shotgun', had campaigned for the non-Congress opposition in the 1989, but without affiliating with any party at the time. [8] [9] [10] In his 1992 campaign Sinha adopted a tough stance against Khanna and Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao, challenging the Congress government on election promises made in the 1991 campaign. [8] India Today compared his election rhetoric to his performance as the rogue Chhannoo in the 1971 hit Mere Apne . [8] BJP leaders campaigning on behalf of Sinha included Uma Bharti, Madan Lal Khurana, and Vijay Kumar Malhotra. [8] Advani was notably absent from the campaign. [9]

Khanna's campaigners included H.K.L. Bhagat, R.K. Dhawan, and Vidya Charan Shukla. [8] It was reported that H.K.L. Bhagat had also sought the Congress nomination for the by-election. [8]

The wives of the two contending film stars, Dimple Kapadia and Poonam Sinha, played a prominent role in mobilizing crowds for their husband's campaign rallies. [8]

Jai Bhagwan Jatav stood as the Janata Dal candidate in the by-election. [8] Jatav was expected to do well amongst Muslim voters. [8] In the buildup to the demolition of the Babri Masjid later in 1992, Muslims tended to perceive P.V. Narasimha Rao's Congress as taking a soft stance on the advance of the Hindutva movement. [11]

Independent candidate Phoolan Devi, known internationally as the 'Bandit Queen', was in jail at the time of the by-election. [2] [12] [13] Devi had been imprisoned without trial since 1983 on around 50 charges, including murder. [12]

Result

CandidatePartyVotes%
Rajesh Khanna Indian National Congress 101,62552.51
Shatrughan Sinha Bharatiya Janata Party 73,36937.91
J.B. Jatav Janata Dal 10,6385.50
S. Kumar Independent 1,1350.59
Phoolan Devi Independent 7530.39
Y. Qureshi Independent 5180.27
G. Singh Independent 4500.23
H. Raj Independent 2820.15
N. Singh Independent 2080.11
H.S. GillRJMP1860.10
M.C. Malhotra Independent 1780.09
N.K. VermaCP1740.09
R. Kumar Independent 1690.09
A.S. Chaprana Independent 1440.07
R.C. JainHNP1320.07
J. Bhagwan Independent 1150.06
S. Chand Independent 1140.06
V. Davind Independent 1070.06
Allauddin Independent 1030.05
V.N. Tripathi Independent 1030.05
S.P.S. Ahluwalia Independent 990.05
R. Kumar Independent 980.05
Gulshan Independent 970.05
I.P. SinghSP920.05
S.C. Saxena Independent 910.05
S. Singh Independent 860.04
R. K. Shukla Independent 800.04
S. Kumar Independent 720.04
M. Gupta Independent 710.04
H. C. Rana Independent 650.03
S. Lal Independent 610.03
M. Gupta Independent 600.03
V.S. TripathiSocialist Party (Ramakant Pandey)520.03
K. Lal Independent 500.03
Bhagirath Independent 500.03
Mohammed Bilal Independent 500.03
N. Kumar Independent 490.03
R. Prakash Independent 480.02
S. PalABDND480.02
A. PathakLD460.02
S. S. RathiPRP460.02
A. Thakur Independent 440.02
R. N. ShastriABBDP440.02
M. Mo. A. Hussain Independent 420.02
S. Vayas Independent 410.02
A. Kumar Independent 390.02
N. Kishore Independent 380.02
K. K. Babbar Independent 370.02
S. Sachdevga Independent 350.02
A. Nath Independent 330.02
G. Krishna Independent 330.02
Arun Independent 320.02
P.C. JainAkhand Bharat Mahasang Sarvahara Krantikari Party320.02
V. Kumar Independent 320.02
N. S. M. Nayyar Independent 310.02
G. Singh Independent 280.01
R. K. Mittal Independent 280.01
S. Parkash Independent 280.01
R. S. Bedi Independent 260.01
B. D. Bhart Independent 260.01
S. Lal Independent 260.01
M. Lal Independent 250.01
Dr. A.Q. Burni Independent 240.01
P. P. Verma Independent 240.01
Mohammed Adil Independent 240.01
K. D. Mishra Independent 230.01
C. L. Balmiki Independent 230.01
B. Mukand Independent 230.01
S. Ram Independent 230.01
O. alias Charrawala Independent 220.01
R. R. Dubey alias R. Gandhi Independent 220.01
K. K. Virmani Independent 210.01
Sanjay Independent 210.01
D. D. Suri Independent 200.01
G. Bhai Independent 190.01
K. K. Dogra Independent 190.01
B. Pal Independent 190.01
Mahabir Independent 190.01
R. K. Bajaj Independent 190.01
V. Gupta Independent 190.01
C. Prakash Independent 180.01
KM. J. Carunia Independent 180.01
Mohammed. H. Sagar Independent 180.01
Dr. S.P. Gupta Independent 170.01
J. Saxena Independent 170.01
D. Sharma Independent 170.01
N. Singh Independent 170.01
S. I. Prakash Independent 170.01
E. Imamy Independent 160.01
C. Bhan Independent 160.01
D. Gupta Independent 160.01
R. R. Gurusarwala Independent 160.01
R. Kumar Independent 160.01
D. Dass Independent 150.01
B. Bari Independent 150.01
R.K. Rahi Independent 150.01
C.R.R. Chugh Independent 150.01
V. Singh Independent 150.01
C. B. L. SaxenaJan Ekta Morcha150.01
H. S. Dhillon Independent 150.01
A. Shahani Independent 140.01
G. C. Paniala Independent 140.01
A. Jain (W) Independent 120.01
D. Kumar Independent 120.01
Pt. C. P. SharmaBharatiya Lok Tantrik Mazdoor Dal120.01
K. J. S. Urf D. Pakad Independent 120.01
U. Goel Independent 110.01
B. Bharti Independent 110.01
T. Sial Independent 100.01
B. B. Goswami Independent 100.01
A. Mehmood Independent 90.00
Rattan Independent 90.00
S. M. Ahmed Independent 90.00
G. K. Khanna Independent 80.00
P. Tolani Independent 80.00
M. B. Nowhattia Independent 80.00
D. Sharma Independent 70.00
M. Kumar Independent 70.00
H. R. Singh Independent 70.00
T. Ahuja Independent 60.00
K. D. P. M. Lal Independent 60.00
Dr. R. K. Chitkara Independent 60.00
P. Kumar Independent 50.00
P. K. Gupta Independent 50.00
M. N. Gautam Independent 30.00

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The election was won by R. Khanna. [2] [3] The by-election victory was interpreted as an important victory for the Congress government of P.V. Narasimha Rao. [7]

Khanna failed to be re-elected from New Delhi in 1996. [3] Sinha was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1996, and would later become a Union Minister. [14] In his 2016 autobiography Anything but Khamoosh, Sinha expressed regret over having contested the 1992 by-election against fellow actor Khanna. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bhaichand Patel (2012). Bollywood's Top 20 Superstars of Indian Cinema. Penguin Books India. p. 183. ISBN   978-0-670-08572-9.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Election Commission of India. Bye-election results 1952-95
  3. 1 2 3 4 Mahendra Singh Rana (2006). India Votes: Lok Sabha & Vidhan Sabha Elections 2001-2005. Sarup & Sons. p. 493. ISBN   978-81-7625-647-6.
  4. 1 2 M. L. Ahuja; Sharda Paul (1992). 1989-1991 General Elections in India: Including November 1991 By-elections. Associated Publishing House. p. 141. ISBN   978-81-7045-085-6.
  5. ↑ India: A Reference Annual. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. 1992. p. 833.
  6. ↑ rediff.com. Vote for Bollywood
  7. 1 2 Quarterly Economic Report of the Indian Institute of Public Opinion. Vol. 35. 1992. p. 14.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 India Today. Vol. 17 (1-12 ed.). Aroon Purie for Living Media India Limited. 1992. p. 50.
  9. 1 2 3 NDTV. Shatrughan Sinha's Biggest Regret Involves Co-Star Rajesh Khanna
  10. ↑ Meenu Roy (1992). The Battle of the ballot. Classic Pub. House. p. 154. ISBN   978-81-7193-025-8.
  11. ↑ Frontline. A fresh polarisation in Delhi
  12. 1 2 Keesing's Record of World Events. Vol. 40. Longman. 1994. p. 39867.
  13. ↑ Pakistan & Gulf Economist. Vol. 11 (40-52 ed.). Economist Publications. 1992.
  14. ↑ Indian Express. The clout of cinema in India: From iconic star-politicians to parliamentary duds
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