1999 Indian general election in Delhi

1999 Indian general election in the National Capital Territory of Delhi
7 seats
Turnout43.5%[1]
  First party Second party
 
Atal Bihari Vajpayee (crop 2).jpg
Sonia Gandhi (cropped).jpg
Leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sonia Gandhi
Party BJP INC
Seats won 7 0
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 1,963,125 1,591,682
Percentage 51.75% 41.96%
Swing Increase 1.02 pp Decrease 0.68 pp
Prime Minister before election

A. B. Vajpayee
BJP

Prime Minister after election

A. B. Vajpayee
BJP

The 1999 Indian general election in Delhi was held to elect representatives of all the 7 seats of the NCT of Delhi in the Lok Sabha.

The Bharatiya Janata Party won all the 7 Lok Sabha seats allotted to the union territory.[2]

Parties and alliances

  National Democratic Alliance

No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
1. Bharatiya Janata Party A. B. Vajpayee 7

  Indian National Congress

No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
1. Indian National Congress Sonia Gandhi 7

List of Elected MPs

No. Constituency Name of Elected M.P. Party Affiliation
1 New Delhi Jagmohan Bharatiya Janata Party
2 South Delhi Vijay Kumar Malhotra Bharatiya Janata Party
3 Outer Delhi Sahib Singh Verma Bharatiya Janata Party
4 East Delhi Lal Bihari Tiwari Bharatiya Janata Party
5 Chandni Chowk Vijay Goel Bharatiya Janata Party
6 Delhi Sadar Madan Lal Khurana Bharatiya Janata Party
7 Karol Bagh Anita Arya Bharatiya Janata Party

References

  1. ^ "IndiaVotes PC: Delhi [1977 Onwards] 1999". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Rediff On The NeT: BJP blanks out Congress in Delhi". m.rediff.com. 6 October 1999. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
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