Election Name: | Indian general election in National Capital Territory of Delhi, 1998 |
Country: | India |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1996 Indian general election in Delhi |
Previous Year: | 1996 |
Next Election: | Indian general election in National Capital Territory of Delhi, 1999 |
Next Year: | 1999 |
Seats For Election: | 7 seats |
Image1: | File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee (crop 2).jpg |
Leader1: | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Party1: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Seats1: | 6 |
Seat Change1: | 1 |
Popular Vote1: | 2,139,254 |
Percentage1: | 50.73% |
Swing1: | 1.51 pp |
Leader2: | Sitaram Kesri |
Party2: | Indian National Congress |
Seats2: | 1 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 1,798,165 |
Percentage2: | 42.64% |
Swing2: | 5.31 pp |
Map Size: | 200px |
Turnout: | 51.3%[1] |
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]
No. | Constituency | Name of Elected M.P. | Party Affiliation | |
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1 | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
2 | South Delhi | Sushma Swaraj | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
3 | ||||
4 | 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 |