Delhi, Lok Sabha election 1998
7 constituencies in Delhi, 50.82% turnout.
Seats
7
Candidates
132
10 women, 2 elected
Turnout
50.82%
42.2 lakh of 83 lakh
Leading party
BJP
6 of 7 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Delhi
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 6 | +1 | 7 | 21,39,254 | 50.73% | +1.11 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 1 | -1 | 7 | 17,98,165 | 42.64% | +5.35 |
| JDJanata Dal | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1,03,602 | 2.46% | -1.79 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 6 | 98,847 | 2.34% | — |
| INDIndependent | 0 | 0 | 59 | 21,317 | 0.51% | -3.36 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12,858 | 0.30% | -0.02 |
| LSWPLSWP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9,748 | 0.23% | — |
| NLPNLP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4,593 | 0.11% | — |
| SJPRSJPR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3,507 | 0.08% | — |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3,485 | 0.08% | -0.10 |
| RAMRAM | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3,185 | 0.08% | +0.04 |
| RASRAS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,333 | 0.06% | — |
| UCPUCP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,591 | 0.04% | — |
| RUDRUD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,394 | 0.03% | -0.05 |
| BPMBPM | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,111 | 0.03% | +0.02 |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,081 | 0.03% | — |
| PSSSPSSS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 845 | 0.02% | — |
| JSMPJSMP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 828 | 0.02% | — |
| BKDJBKDJ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 815 | 0.02% | -0.04 |
| AGRJPAGRJP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 766 | 0.02% | — |
| BCVDBCVD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 754 | 0.02% | +0.01 |
| ABJCABJC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 751 | 0.02% | — |
| RMMPRMMP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 710 | 0.02% | — |
| ABSRABSR | 0 | 0 | 3 | 703 | 0.02% | -0.02 |
| ABGMKPABGMKP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 664 | 0.02% | — |
| BRVPBRVP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 661 | 0.02% | — |
| AIICSAIICS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 654 | 0.02% | — |
| AJBPAJBP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 598 | 0.01% | — |
| HMHM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 590 | 0.01% | — |
| ABGLPABGLP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 412 | 0.01% | — |
| RRCDRRCD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 343 | 0.01% | — |
| RJCRJC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 297 | 0.01% | — |
| SHSPSHSP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 235 | 0.01% | — |
| BJJPBJJP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 212 | 0.01% | — |
| KMMKMM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 0.00% | — |
| MSPMoolniwasi Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 0.00% | 0.00 |
- BJP6 (86%)
- INC1 (14%)
- BJP6
- INC1
- BJP6
- INC1
Constituency performance
From the 7 results in Delhi
Closest contest
KAROL BAGH
won by 4,826 (1.61%)
Biggest victory
SOUTH DELHI
won by 1,16,713 (20.67%)
Highest turnout
CHANDNI CHOWK
61.18%
Lowest turnout
OUTER DELHI
48.56%
Seat change
Against Delhi's previous Lok Sabha election (1996), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained6 (86%)
- Changed hands1 (14%)
6 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 1 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 | BJPVIJAY GOEL | INCJAI PARKASH AGARWAL | 4,3491.93% | 61.2% |
| DELHI SADAR | BJPMADAN LAL KHURANA | INCM.M. AGGARWAL | 48,49416.35% | 58.0% |
| EAST DELHI | BJPLAL BIHARI TIWARI | INCSHEILA DIKSHIT | 45,3623.93% | 50.9% |
| KAROL BAGH | INCMEIRA KUMAR | BJPSURENDER PAL RATAWAL | 4,8261.61% | 54.0% |
| NEW DELHI | BJPJAGMOHAN | INCR.K. DHAWAN | 32,64712.69% | 49.8% |
| OUTER DELHI | BJPKRISHAN LAL SHARMA | INCDEEP CHAND SHARMA | 98,3506.92% | 48.6% |
| SOUTH DELHI | BJPSUSHMA SWARAJ | INCAJAY MAKAN | 1,16,71320.67% | 48.8% |
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.