1998 Delhi Legislative Assembly election

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1998 Delhi Legislative Assembly election
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  1993 25 November 1998 2003  

All 70 seats in the Delhi Legislative Assembly
36 seats needed for a majority
Turnout48.99% (Decrease2.svg12.76%)
 Majority partyMinority party
  Sheila Dikshit Ji.jpg Sushma Swaraj Ji.jpg
Leader Sheila Dikshit Sushma Swaraj
Party INC BJP
Leader since19981998
Leader's seat Gole Market Hauz Khas
Seats before1449
Seats won5215
Seat changeIncrease2.svg38Decrease2.svg34
Percentage47.76%34.02%

CM before election

Sushma Swaraj
BJP

Elected CM

Sheila Dikshit
INC

The Delhi state assembly elections 1998, which were held on 25 November 1998 and result declare on 28 November 1998 for Legislative Assembly of Delhi, led to the formation of government by Indian National Congress. [1]

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Result

India Delhi Legislative Assembly 1998.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress 1,952,07147.7552+38
Bharatiya Janata Party 1,390,68934.0215–34
Janata Dal 73,3851.801–3
Others316,3467.7400
Independents355,7738.702–1
Total4,088,264100.00700
Valid votes4,088,26499.11
Invalid/blank votes36,7220.89
Total votes4,124,986100.00
Registered voters/turnout8,420,14148.99
Source: ECI [1]

Elected members

ConstituencyReserved for
(SC/ST/None)
MemberParty
Sarojini NagarNoneSh. Ram Bhaj Bharatiya Janata Party
Gole MarketNoneSheila Dikshit Indian National Congress
Minto RoadNoneTajdar Babar Indian National Congress
Kasturba NagarNoneSushil Choudhary Bharatiya Janata Party
JangpuraNoneTarvinder Singh Marwah Indian National Congress
OkhlaNoneParvez Hashmi Indian National Congress
KalkajiNoneSubhash Chopra Indian National Congress
Malviya NagarNoneDr. Yoganand Shastri Indian National Congress
Hauz KhasNoneSushma Swaraj Bharatiya Janata Party
R.k.puramNoneAshok Singh Indian National Congress
Delhi CantonmentNoneKiran Choudhary Indian National Congress
Janak PuriNoneProf. Jagdish Mukhi Bharatiya Janata Party
Hari NagarNoneHarsharan Singh Balli Bharatiya Janata Party
Tilak NagarNoneJaspal Singh Indian National Congress
Rajouri GardenNoneAjay Makan Indian National Congress
MadipurSCMala Ram Gangwal Indian National Congress
Tri NagarNoneNand Kishore Garg Bharatiya Janata Party
ShakurbastiNoneDr. S.c. Vats Indian National Congress
Shalimar BaghNoneRavinder Nath Bharatiya Janata Party
BadliNoneJai Bhagwan Aggarwal Bharatiya Janata Party
Sahibabad DaulatpurNoneRamesh Kumar Indian National Congress
BawanaSCSurender Kumar Indian National Congress
Sultanpur MajraSCSushila Devi Indian National Congress
MangolpuriSCRaj Kumar Chauhan Indian National Congress
Nangloi JatNonePrem Chand Indian National Congress
Vishnu GardenNoneMahinder Singh Saathi Indian National Congress
HastsalNoneMukesh Sharma Indian National Congress
NajafgarhNoneKanwal Singh Indian National Congress
NasirpurNoneMahabal Mishra Indian National Congress
PalamNoneMahender Yadav Indian National Congress
MahipalpurNoneMahender Singh Indian National Congress
MehrauliNoneBhram Singh Tanwar Bharatiya Janata Party
SaketNoneTek Chand Sharma Indian National Congress
Dr. Ambedkar NagarSCCh. Prem Singh Indian National Congress
TuglakabadNoneShish Pal Singh Indian National Congress
BadarpurNoneRam Singh Netaji Independent
TrilokpuriSCBrahm Pal Indian National Congress
Patpar GanjSCAmrish Singh Gautam Indian National Congress
MandawaliNoneMeera Bhardwaj Indian National Congress
Geeta ColonyNoneAshok Kumar Walia Indian National Congress
Gandhi NagarNoneArvinder Singh (lovely) Indian National Congress
Krishna NagarNoneHarsh Vardhan Bharatiya Janata Party
Vishwash NagarNoneNaseeb Singh Indian National Congress
ShahdaraNoneNarender Nath Indian National Congress
SeemapuriSCVeer Singh Indian National Congress
Nand NagariSCRoop Chand Indian National Congress
Rohtas NagarNoneRadhey Shyam Khanna Indian National Congress
BabarpurNoneNaresh Gaur Bharatiya Janata Party
SeelampurNoneCh. Mateen Ahmad Independent
GhondaNoneBheeshm Sharma Indian National Congress
Yamuna ViharNoneSahab Singh Chauhan Bharatiya Janata Party
Qarawal NagarNoneMohan Singh Bisht Bharatiya Janata Party
WazirpurNoneBandhu Deep Chand Indian National Congress
NarelaSCCharan Singh Kandera Indian National Congress
Bhalswa JahangirpurNoneJ.s.chauhan Indian National Congress
Adarsh NagarNoneMangat Ram Indian National Congress
Pahar GanjNoneAnjali Rai Indian National Congress
Matia MahalNoneShoaib Iqbal Janata Dal
Balli MaranNoneHaroon Yusuf Indian National Congress
Chandni ChowkNonePrahlad Singh Sawhney Indian National Congress
TimarpurNoneJagdish Anand Indian National Congress
Model TownNoneKanwar Karan Singh Indian National Congress
Kamla NagarNoneShadi Ram Indian National Congress
Sadar BazarNoneRajesh Jain Indian National Congress
Moti NagarNoneAvinash Sahni Bharatiya Janata Party
Patel NagarNoneRama Kant Goswami Indian National Congress
Rajinder NagarNonePuran Chand Yogi Bharatiya Janata Party
Karol BaghSCMoti Lal Bokolia Indian National Congress
Ram NagarSCDarshna Indian National Congress
Baljit NagarSCKrishna Indian National Congress

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References

  1. 1 2 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Delhi". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 14 February 2022.