1991 Indian general election in Delhi

The 1991 Indian general election in Delhi was held to elect representatives of the 7 seats of the NCT of Delhi in the Lok Sabha.

1991 Indian general election in Delhi

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7 seats
Turnout48.5%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee P. V. Narasimha Rao
Party BJP INC
Seats won 5 2
Seat change Increase 1 Steady
Popular vote 1,171,156 1,152,627
Percentage 40.27% 39.57%
Swing Increase 14.08 pp Decrease 3.84 pp

The Bharatiya Janata Party won 5 of the 7 seats in Delhi, with its opposition, the Indian National Congress winning 2 seats.[1]

List of elected MPs edit

No. Constituency Name of Elected M.P. Party Affiliation[2]
1 New Delhi L. K. Advani Bharatiya Janata Party
Rajesh Khanna (bypoll) Indian National Congress
2 South Delhi Madan Lal Khurana Bharatiya Janata Party
3 Outer Delhi Sajjan Kumar Indian National Congress
4 East Delhi Baikunth Lal Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party
5 Chandni Chowk Tarachand Khandelwal Bharatiya Janata Party
6 Delhi Sadar Jagdish Tytler Indian National Congress
7 Karol Bagh (SC) Kalka Dass Bharatiya Janata Party

References edit

  1. ^ "IndiaVotes PC: Party-wise performance for 1991". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  2. ^ "General Election, 1991 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2023.