1998 Indian general election in Delhi

For State Assembly election, see 1998 Delhi Legislative Assembly election.

Indian general election in National Capital Territory of Delhi, 1998

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7 seats
Turnout	51.3% [1]
First party Second party   Leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sitaram Kesri Party BJP INC Seats won 6 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 2,139,254 1,798,165 Percentage 50.73% 42.64% Swing 1.51 pp 5.31 pp
Delhi

The 1998 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 6 of the 7 seats in Delhi, with its opposition, the Indian National Congress registering a narrow victory in the SC-reserved seat of Karol Bagh. ^[2]

Parties and alliances

   National Democratic Alliance

No.	Party	Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats contested
1.	Bharatiya Janata Party			A. B. Vajpayee	7

   Indian National Congress

No.	Party	Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats contested
1.	Indian National Congress			Sitaram Kesari	7

List of elected MPs

No.	Constituency	Name of Elected M.P.	Party Affiliation
1	New Delhi	Jagmohan	Bharatiya Janata Party
2	South Delhi	Sushma Swaraj	Bharatiya Janata Party
3	Outer Delhi	Krishan Lal Sharma	Bharatiya Janata Party
4	East Delhi	Lal Bihari Tiwari	Bharatiya Janata Party
5	Chandni Chowk	Vijay Goel	Bharatiya Janata Party
6	Delhi Sadar	Madan Lal Khurana	Bharatiya Janata Party
7	Karol Bagh	Meira Kumar	Indian National Congress

References

1. "IndiaVotes PC: Party-wise performance for 1998". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
2. "Rediff On The NeT Elections '98: Results: BJP supreme in Delhi, almost". m.rediff.com. 3 March 1998. Retrieved 12 November 2023.