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1989 Indian general election in Delhi
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7 seats
Turnout54.3%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee Rajiv Gandhi V. P. Singh
Party BJP INC JD
Seats won 4 2 1
Seat change Increase 4 Decrease 5 New
Popular vote 798,003 1,322,876 496,007
Percentage 26.19% 43.41% 16.28%
Swing Increase 7.34 Decrease 25.31 New

The 1989 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 4 of the 7 seats in Delhi, with its opposition, the Indian National Congress winning 2 seats, and the Janata Dal at third place with one seat. Although the BJP won most of the seats, the Congress led in terms of votes.

List of elected MPs

No. Constituency Name of Elected M.P. Party Affiliation
1 New Delhi L. K. Advani Bharatiya Janata Party
2 South Delhi Madan Lal Khurana Bharatiya Janata Party
3 Outer Delhi (SC) Tarif Singh Janata Dal
4 East Delhi H. K. L. Bhagat Indian National Congress
5 Chandni Chowk Jai Parkash Aggarwal Indian National Congress
6 Delhi Sadar Vijay Kumar Malhotra Bharatiya Janata Party
7 Karol Bagh (SC) Kalka Dass Bharatiya Janata Party

References

  1. "IndiaVotes PC: Party-wise performance for 1989". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  2. "General Election, 1989 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  3. "IndiaVotes PC: Delhi [1977 Onwards] 1989". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
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