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117. New Delhi

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Delhi · India Lok Sabha Election, 1998

IN-NEW-DELHI

BJP 54.4%won by 12.7%INC 41.7%

What changed here

Derived

Bharatiya Janata Party held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 22.6% to 12.7%.

  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 96.0% of the vote between them, up from 86.0% — a tighter two-way contest.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
5,17,319
Turnout
49.8%
Valid votes
2,57,355
Margin
32,647
12.69%

Candidates

18 contested · winner BJP
  1. 1JAGMOHANBharatiya Janata Party · BJP1,39,90554.4%
  2. 2R.K. DHAWANIndian National Congress · INC1,07,25841.7%
  3. 3HUKUM SINGHJanata Dal · JD4,0601.6%
  4. 4Khem Chand JatavBahujan Samaj Party · BSP2,5821.0%
  5. 5SWARAJ BALARashtriya Janata Dal · RJD1,0810.4%
  6. 6SUBE SINGHBPM · BPM5190.2%
  7. 7SUNIL MEHTAIndependent · IND2810.1%
  8. 8J.C. PANTAJBP · AJBP2480.1%
  9. 9BACHAN SINGHLSWP · LSWP2470.1%
  10. 10BAL KISHANUCP · UCP2010.1%
  11. 11MADAN MOHAN VYASIndependent · IND1700.1%
  12. 12MANMOHANABSR · ABSR1600.1%
  13. 13R.B. PANDEYIndependent · IND1410.1%
  14. 14ROBERT MASSEYRAM · RAM1410.1%
  15. 15MAHARAJ KUMARIndependent · IND1060.0%
  16. 16RAM KUMAR AZADKMM · KMM1050.0%
  17. 17RAMESH CHANDAR CHADHAIndependent · IND850.0%
  18. 18SHANKAR THAPAIndependent · IND650.0%

Since 1996

Derived
Winner then
BJP
Winner now
BJP
BJP–INC swing
−10.0%
BJP share
54.3% → 54.4%
INC share
31.7% → 41.7%
Turnout
51.0% → 49.8%
116. Daman and Diu118. South Delhi
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