1991 Indian general election in Delhi

1991 Indian general election in Delhi

May 20, 1991 (1991-05-20)

7 seats
Turnout48.5%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Lal Krishna Advani P. V. Narasimha Rao
Party BJP INC
Seats won 5 2
Seat change 1
Popular vote 1,171,156 1,152,627
Percentage 40.27% 39.57%
Swing 14.08 pp 3.84 pp


Prime Minister before election

Chandra Shekhar
SJP(R)

Prime Minister after election

Narasimha Rao
INC

The 1991 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 5 of the 7 seats in Delhi, with its opposition, the Indian National Congress winning 2 seats.[1]

Parties and alliances

  Bharatiya Janata Party

No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
1. Bharatiya Janata Party L. K. Advani 7
No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
1. Indian National Congress P. V. Narasimha Rao 7

List of elected MPs

No. Constituency Name of Elected M.P. Party Affiliation[2]
1 New Delhi L. K. Advani Bharatiya Janata Party
Rajesh Khanna (bypoll) Indian National Congress
2 South Delhi Madan Lal Khurana Bharatiya Janata Party
3 Outer Delhi Sajjan Kumar Indian National Congress
4 East Delhi Baikunth Lal Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party
5 Chandni Chowk Tarachand Khandelwal Bharatiya Janata Party
6 Delhi Sadar Jagdish Tytler Indian National Congress
7 Karol Bagh (SC) Kalka Dass Bharatiya Janata Party

References

  1. ^ "IndiaVotes PC: Party-wise performance for 1991". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  2. ^ "General Election, 1991 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2023.