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120. East Delhi

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Delhi · India Lok Sabha Election, 1998

IN-EAST-DELHI

BJP 48.8%won by 3.9%INC 44.9%

What changed here

Derived

Bharatiya Janata Party held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 13.8% to 3.9%.

  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 93.7% of the vote between them, up from 83.7% — a tighter two-way contest.

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

Electorate
22,64,600
Turnout
50.9%
Valid votes
11,53,220
Margin
45,362
3.93%

Candidates

21 contested · winner BJP
  1. 1LAL BIHARI TIWARIBharatiya Janata Party · BJP5,63,08348.8%
  2. 2SHEILA DIKSHITIndian National Congress · INC5,17,72144.9%
  3. 3ZAHID KHANBahujan Samaj Party · BSP35,1263.0%
  4. 4CH. KESARI SINGHJanata Dal · JD8,7960.8%
  5. 5YUNUS PARWAIZSamajwadi Party · SP6,8840.6%
  6. 6IRFANNew Labour Party · NLP4,1750.4%
  7. 7MANGE RAMLSWP · LSWP4,1530.4%
  8. 8MUNNI LAL GUPTAShiv Sena · SHS3,4850.3%
  9. 9KIPRAN ALIRAS · RAS2,3330.2%
  10. 10RAMJI LAL MAHAURRUD · RUD1,3940.1%
  11. 11AJAB SINGH BAGRIBKDJ · BKDJ8150.1%
  12. 12RAVINDER KUMAR VERMAAGRJP · AGRJP7660.1%
  13. 13RISHI PAL VERMAUCP · UCP7360.1%
  14. 14SABIR KHANRMMP · RMMP7100.1%
  15. 15AMAR SINGHIndependent · IND5470.0%
  16. 16GANGA RAMIndependent · IND4950.0%
  17. 17BALWANT SINGH PARWANAIndependent · IND4580.0%
  18. 18MAHINDER KUMAR BAJAJIndependent · IND4530.0%
  19. 19PHOOL CHAND KAPOORABGLP · ABGLP4120.0%
  20. 20BHAGWAN DASS GUPTAIndependent · IND3810.0%
  21. 21PARSHU RAM SHARMARJC · RJC2970.0%

Since 1996

Derived
Winner then
BJP
Winner now
BJP
BJP–INC swing
−9.9%
BJP share
48.7% → 48.8%
INC share
34.9% → 44.9%
Turnout
49.8% → 50.9%
119. Outer Delhi121. Chandni Chowk
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