Delhi assembly election, Nov 1998
70 assembly constituencies in Delhi, 48.54% turnout.
Seats
70
Candidates
815
57 women, 9 elected
Turnout
48.54%
40.9 lakh of 84.2 lakh
Leading party
INC
52 of 70 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Delhi
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 52 | +38 | 70 | 19,52,071 | 47.76% | +13.28 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 15 | -34 | 67 | 13,90,689 | 34.02% | -8.80 |
| INDIndependent | 2 | -1 | 353 | 3,55,773 | 8.70% | +2.79 |
| JDJanata Dal | 1 | -3 | 48 | 73,385 | 1.80% | -10.85 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 58 | 1,26,197 | 3.09% | +1.21 |
| INLDIndian National Lok Dal | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38,954 | 0.95% | — |
| SAPSAP | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20,049 | 0.49% | — |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 24 | 19,418 | 0.48% | -0.02 |
| JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17,375 | 0.43% | — |
| DVPDVP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16,749 | 0.41% | — |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14,828 | 0.36% | — |
| LDLD | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10,931 | 0.27% | — |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 32 | 9,395 | 0.23% | +0.09 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6,866 | 0.17% | -0.21 |
| ICSIndian Congress (Socialist) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5,938 | 0.15% | +0.05 |
| NLPNLP | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4,764 | 0.12% | — |
| LSLS | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3,002 | 0.07% | — |
| UKKDUKKD | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2,597 | 0.06% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,767 | 0.04% | -0.17 |
| SJPRSJPR | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1,468 | 0.04% | — |
| DBPDalita Bahujana Party | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,411 | 0.03% | 0.00 |
| SADMSADM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,393 | 0.03% | +0.03 |
| RASRAS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,306 | 0.03% | — |
| JPJP | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1,185 | 0.03% | -0.17 |
| LSWPLSWP | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1,002 | 0.02% | — |
| ABJCABJC | 0 | 0 | 4 | 828 | 0.02% | — |
| BKDJBKDJ | 0 | 0 | 5 | 805 | 0.02% | -0.01 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 7 | 782 | 0.02% | 0.00 |
| MSPMoolniwasi Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 3 | 604 | 0.01% | — |
| RAMRAM | 0 | 0 | 4 | 506 | 0.01% | — |
| APThe Agrani Party | 0 | 0 | 3 | 502 | 0.01% | — |
| ABSRABSR | 0 | 0 | 3 | 493 | 0.01% | — |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 401 | 0.01% | — |
| NDPFNDPF | 0 | 0 | 2 | 350 | 0.01% | -0.01 |
| ABMADABMAD | 0 | 0 | 2 | 331 | 0.01% | — |
| UCPUCP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 324 | 0.01% | — |
| BCVDBCVD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 258 | 0.01% | — |
| JSMPJSMP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 257 | 0.01% | — |
| ABHMABHM | 0 | 0 | 3 | 252 | 0.01% | — |
| RUDRUD | 0 | 0 | 2 | 234 | 0.01% | +0.01 |
- INC52 (74%)
- BJP15 (21%)
- IND2 (3%)
- JD1 (1%)
- INC52
- BJP15
- IND2
- JD1
- INC52
- BJP15
- IND2
- JD1
Constituency performance
From the 70 results in Delhi
Closest contest
ROHTAS NAGAR
won by 167 (0.32%)
Biggest victory
MATIA MAHAL
won by 19,916 (44.96%)
Highest turnout
NAJAFGARH
60.85%
Lowest turnout
R.K.PURAM
35.63%
Seat change
Against Delhi's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1993), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained29 (41%)
- Changed hands39 (56%)
- New seat2 (3%)
29 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 39 changed hands. 2 did not exist at the previous election.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Delhi, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- BJP
- IND
- JD
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 70 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 70
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADARSH NAGAR | INCMANGAT RAM | BJPJAI PARKASH YADAV | 19,51831.87% | 49.6% |
| BABARPUR | BJPNARESH GAUR | INCABDUL HAMEED | 9631.83% | 49.8% |
| BADARPUR | INDRAM SINGH NETAJI | INCRAMVIR SINGH BIDHURI | 14,28916.03% | 44.0% |
| BADLI | BJPJAI BHAGWAN AGGARWAL | INCNARAIN SINGH YADAV | 4,4375.03% | 45.4% |
| BALJIT NAGAR | INCKRISHNA | BJPYOGENDERA CHANDOLIYA | 11,78522.82% | 42.9% |
| BALLI MARAN | INCHAROON YUSUF | BJPVISHWAMBER DATT SHARMA | 23,84343.83% | 56.6% |
| BAWANA | INCSURENDER KUMAR | INDOM PARKASH RANG | 25,69837.79% | 43.5% |
| BHALSWA JAHANGIRPUR | INCJ.S.CHAUHAN | DVPJITENDER KUMAR | 15,24219.88% | 54.3% |
| CHANDNI CHOWK | INCPRAHLAD SINGH SAWHNEY | BJPVIRESH PRATAP CHAUDHRY | 8,16216.06% | 51.9% |
| DELHI CANTONMENT | INCKIRAN CHOUDHARY | BJPKARAN SINGH TANWAR | 2,6265.82% | 44.4% |
| DR. AMBEDKAR NAGAR | INCCH. PREM SINGH | BJPJAGDISH BHARTI | 18,00834.45% | 52.1% |
| GANDHI NAGAR | INCARVINDER SINGH (LOVELY) | BJPSWINDERJIT SINGH BAJWA | 6,76212.86% | 57.1% |
| GEETA COLONY | INCASHOK KUMAR WALIA | BJPDARSHAN KUMAR BAHAL | 22,97038.48% | 48.0% |
| GHONDA | INCBHEESHM SHARMA | BJPSARVESH SHARMA | 10,42021.20% | 46.8% |
| GOLE MARKET | INCSHEILA DIKSHIT | BJPKIRTI AZAD | 5,66712.29% | 41.5% |
| HARI NAGAR | BJPHARSHARAN SINGH BALLI | INCO.P.WADHWA | 6171.05% | 51.2% |
| HASTSAL | INCMUKESH SHARMA | BJPNARESH TYAGI | 23,28825.54% | 49.0% |
| HAUZ KHAS | BJPSUSHMA SWARAJ | INCPROFESSOR KIRAN WALIA | 2,6155.10% | 45.3% |
| JANAK PURI | BJPPROF. JAGDISH MUKHI | INCSHIV KUMAR SONDHI | 7,70013.82% | 52.6% |
| JANGPURA | INCTARVINDER SINGH MARWAH | BJPBIR BAHADUR | 11,91921.61% | 49.8% |
| KALKAJI | INCSUBHASH CHOPRA | BJPPURNIMA SETHI | 5,2449.39% | 44.6% |
| KAMLA NAGAR | INCSHADI RAM | BJPPROF .P.K.CHANDLA | 6,38612.01% | 50.5% |
| KAROL BAGH | INCMOTI LAL BOKOLIA | BJPSURENDER PAL RATAWAL | 2,3124.45% | 52.0% |
| KASTURBA NAGAR | BJPSUSHIL CHOUDHARY | INCRAM RATTAN GUPTA | 8991.88% | 48.9% |
| KRISHNA NAGAR | BJPHARSH VARDHAN | INCS.N.MISRA | 6,61011.94% | 51.7% |
| MADIPUR | INCMALA RAM GANGWAL | BJPLAXMAN SINGH ATAL | 8,09613.33% | 51.6% |
| MAHIPALPUR | INCMAHENDER SINGH | INLDSURAT SINGH | 16,83427.47% | 44.2% |
| MALVIYA NAGAR | INCDR. YOGANAND SHASTRI | BJPRAJENDRA GUPTA | 7,96414.22% | 44.2% |
| MANDAWALI | INCMEERA BHARDWAJ | BJPMURARI SINGH PANWAR | 1,8433.33% | 45.1% |
| MANGOLPURI | INCRAJ KUMAR CHAUHAN | BJPLAKSHMI NARAYAN | 21,01439.47% | 55.8% |
| MATIA MAHAL | JDSHOAIB IQBAL | INCAZIZ AHMAD SIDDIQUI | 19,91644.96% | 56.1% |
| MEHRAULI | BJPBHRAM SINGH TANWAR | INDBALRAM TANWAR | 2,6073.90% | 51.1% |
| MINTO ROAD | INCTAJDAR BABAR | BJPARUN JAIN ENGINEER | 14,76527.53% | 43.5% |
| MODEL TOWN | INCKANWAR KARAN SINGH | BJPBHOLA NATH VIJ | 11,03919.04% | 51.9% |
| MOTI NAGAR | BJPAVINASH SAHNI | INCKANWALJIT SINGH | 3,3095.58% | 52.6% |
| NAJAFGARH | INCKANWAL SINGH | INDJAI KISHAN SHARMA | 1,8272.43% | 60.9% |
| NAND NAGARI | INCROOP CHAND | BJPFATEH SINGH | 10,73619.51% | 47.1% |
| NANGLOI JAT | INCPREM CHAND | BJPDEVENDER SINGH | 2,8274.54% | 43.4% |
| NARELA | INCCHARAN SINGH KANDERA | BJPLAXMAN SINGH | 2,5945.10% | 54.8% |
| NASIRPUR | INCMAHABAL MISHRA | BJPVINOD KUMAR SHARMA | 1,4301.83% | 43.0% |
| OKHLA | INCPARVEZ HASHMI | BJPKRISHAN KUMAR MEHTA | 18,16132.04% | 36.7% |
| PAHAR GANJ | INCANJALI RAI | BJPNIRMAL KHANDELWAL | 16,84834.65% | 53.1% |
| PALAM | INCMAHENDER YADAV | BJPDHARAM DEV SOLANKI | 5,5478.25% | 45.8% |
| PATEL NAGAR | INCRAMA KANT GOSWAMI | BJPMEWA RAM ARYA | 5,59410.14% | 49.9% |
| PATPAR GANJ | INCAMRISH SINGH GAUTAM | BJPGANGA RAM PIPAL | 16,32128.41% | 44.5% |
| QARAWAL NAGAR | BJPMOHAN SINGH BISHT | INCZILE SINGH | 3,0583.85% | 55.2% |
| R.K.PURAM | INCASHOK SINGH | BJPBODH RAJ | 3,3577.52% | 35.6% |
| RAJINDER NAGAR | BJPPURAN CHAND YOGI | INDBRAHM YADAV | 1,3832.46% | 44.6% |
| RAJOURI GARDEN | INCAJAY MAKAN | BJPSASHI PRABHA ARYA | 19,29735.17% | 50.2% |
| RAM NAGAR | INCDARSHNA | BJPMOTI LAL SODHI | 11,98321.44% | 53.9% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Delhi alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Delhi assembly election, Nov 1998?
Indian National Congress won 52 of 70 seats in Delhi, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Delhi assembly election, Nov 1998?
Turnout was 48.54% — 40.9 lakh of 84.2 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Delhi have?
Delhi has 70 assembly seats.
