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
Prime Minister before election Inder Kumar Gujral JD Prime Minister after election A. B. Vajpayee BJP

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.