Delhi, Lok Sabha election 1996
7 constituencies in Delhi, 49.88% turnout.
Seats
7
Candidates
523
24 women, 2 elected
Turnout
49.88%
40.2 lakh of 80.6 lakh
Leading party
BJP
5 of 7 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Delhi
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 5 | 0 | 7 | 19,94,550 | 49.62% | +9.41 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14,99,128 | 37.29% | -2.28 |
| JDJanata Dal | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1,70,609 | 4.24% | -9.97 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | 0 | 378 | 1,55,215 | 3.86% | +1.30 |
| AIICTAIICT | 0 | 0 | 7 | 90,250 | 2.25% | — |
| JPJP | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16,716 | 0.42% | -0.82 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12,938 | 0.32% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10,983 | 0.27% | — |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7,481 | 0.19% | — |
| ABJVPABJVP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5,441 | 0.14% | — |
| BLTMDBLTMD | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5,075 | 0.13% | — |
| SAPSAP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4,789 | 0.12% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4,751 | 0.12% | +0.02 |
| RUDRUD | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3,476 | 0.09% | +0.08 |
| RSDPRSDP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3,360 | 0.08% | — |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2,570 | 0.06% | +0.05 |
| SMPSMP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2,292 | 0.06% | -0.02 |
| BKDJBKDJ | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2,225 | 0.06% | — |
| ABMSKPABMSKP | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2,190 | 0.05% | — |
| ICSIndian Congress (Socialist) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2,181 | 0.05% | — |
| ISCISC | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2,060 | 0.05% | — |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1,974 | 0.05% | +0.03 |
| ESPEklavya Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1,852 | 0.05% | — |
| ABHMABHM | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,828 | 0.05% | — |
| ABSRABSR | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1,477 | 0.04% | — |
| BSPRBhartiya Sarthak Party | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,471 | 0.04% | — |
| PHKPHK | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,436 | 0.04% | — |
| RAMRAM | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1,325 | 0.03% | — |
| DBPDalita Bahujana Party | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,148 | 0.03% | -0.02 |
| SABJANSABJAN | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1,007 | 0.03% | — |
| ABDDABDD | 0 | 0 | 3 | 894 | 0.02% | — |
| AIAHMJKPAIAHMJKP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 883 | 0.02% | — |
| BLTPBLTP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 857 | 0.02% | — |
| BSVPBSVP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 805 | 0.02% | — |
| JSTPJSTP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 767 | 0.02% | — |
| RMEPRMEP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 682 | 0.02% | — |
| HNPHNP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 496 | 0.01% | — |
| BAZPBAZP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 457 | 0.01% | — |
| BLPYBLPY | 0 | 0 | 1 | 402 | 0.01% | — |
| MBMB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 295 | 0.01% | — |
- BJP5 (71%)
- INC2 (29%)
- BJP5
- INC2
- BJP5
- INC2
Constituency performance
From the 7 results in Delhi
Closest contest
DELHI SADAR
won by 1,603 (0.54%)
Biggest victory
NEW DELHI
won by 58,315 (22.65%)
Highest turnout
DELHI SADAR
59.40%
Lowest turnout
OUTER DELHI
47.34%
Seat change
Against Delhi's previous Lok Sabha election (1991), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained3 (43%)
- Changed hands4 (57%)
3 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 4 changed hands.
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 Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- BJP
- INC
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 7 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–7 of 7
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHANDNI CHOWK | INCJAI PARKASH AGARWAL | BJPJ.K. JAIN | 22,24410.79% | 56.9% |
| DELHI SADAR | BJPVIJAY KUMAR GOEL | INCJAGDISH TYTLER | 1,6030.54% | 59.4% |
| EAST DELHI | BJPB.L. SHARMA PREM | INCDEEP CHAND BANDHU | 1,52,49913.80% | 49.8% |
| KAROL BAGH | INCMEIRA KUMAR | BJPKALKA DAS | 41,89014.54% | 53.0% |
| NEW DELHI | BJPJAGMOHAN | INCRAJESH KHANNA | 58,31522.65% | 51.0% |
| OUTER DELHI | BJPKRISHAN LAL SHARMA | INCSAJJAN KUMAR | 2,33,13317.45% | 47.3% |
| SOUTH DELHI | BJPSUSHMA SWARAJ | INCKAPIL SIBAL | 1,14,00621.53% | 48.0% |
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.