SOUTH DELHI
Constituency no. 7 in Delhi · Lok Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1967.
Winner, 1998
SUSHMA SWARAJ
BJP
Elections held
14
1967–2019
Most successful party
BJP
won 8 of 14
Margin, 1998
1,16,713
20.67% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
INCAJAY MAKAN
- Votes
- 2,15,043
- Vote share
- 38.09%
- Behind by
- 1,16,713
Electors
11,56,075
Total votes polled
5,64,561
Valid votes
5,64,561
NOTA votes
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Turnout
48.8%
Full result, 1998
19 candidates · 5,64,561 valid votes
SUSHMA SWARAJBJPwon
3,31,756
58.8%
AJAY MAKANINC
2,15,043
38.1%
NISHA GOTAMBSP
10,260
1.8%
JAGJIT SINGHIND
1,185
0.2%
KUNDAN LAL GUPTAIND
1,007
0.2%
DINESH JAININD
837
0.1%
MOHAMMAD YUNUSAIICS
654
0.1%
GOPI CHAND TYAGIRAM
550
0.1%
MAHENDER KUMARIND
500
0.1%
PRATAK KUMARIND
447
0.1%
SHAILENDER CHOUDHARYABSR
391
0.1%
KULDEEP SINGHIND
371
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 19. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | RAMESH BIDHURI | BJP | 6,87,014 | 56.58% | RAGHAV CHADHA | 3,67,043 |
| 2014 | RAMESH BIDHURI | BJP | 4,97,980 | 45.17% | COL DEVINDER SEHRAWAT | 1,07,000 |
| 2009 | RAMESH KUMAR | INC | 3,60,278 | 49.27% | RAMESH BIDHURI | 93,219 |
| 2004 | VIJAY KUMAR MALHOTRA | BJP | 2,40,654 | 50.25% | R. K. ANAND | 16,005 |
| 1999 | Vijay Kumar Malhotra | BJP | 2,61,230 | 52.25% | Dr. Manmohan Singh | 29,999 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
