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Delhi Assembly Election, 1983
55 seats · vs 1977 (56-seat house — comparison approximate)
Party standings
Delhi Assembly Election, 1983 · 4 parties won seats
- INC33
- BJP19
- LKD2
- JNP1
Ring and figures are seats won.
| Party | Seats | Votes | Vote share | Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 3360% | 8,43,488 | 47.5% | 55 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 1935% | 6,54,074 | 36.8% | 49 |
| LKDLKD | 24% | 73,765 | 4.2% | 6 |
| JNPJanata Party | 12% | 65,722 | 3.7% | 36 |
| INDIndependent | 00% | 1,31,854 | 7.4% | 240 |
+ 3 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.
Constituency map
Delhi Assembly Election, 1983 · winner by seat
70 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result
House composition
Majority line at 28
1983 · selected
Majority 28
INC33BJP19LKD2JNP1
1977 · previous
Majority 29
Vote share by party
Share of valid votes · 1977 → 1983
1977 1983· by party
60%45%30%15%0%
36.1
47.5
0.0
36.8
0.0
4.2
52.6
3.7
7.7
7.4
3.2
0.2
INCBJPLKDJNPINDCPI
Seat change
1983 seats minus 1977 seats
seats lostseats gained
INC
10 → 33
+23
BJP
0 → 19
+19
LKD
0 → 2
+2
JNP
46 → 1
−45
Vote-share movement
Statewide, 1977 → 1983
share lostshare gained
BJP
0.0% → 36.8%
+36.8%
INC
36.1% → 47.5%
+11.3%
LKD
0.0% → 4.2%
+4.2%
CPI
3.2% → 0.2%
−2.9%
JNP
52.6% → 3.7%
−48.9%
Biggest INC–JNP swings
Seats where the INC-vs-JNP vote gap moved most, 1977 → 1983. Bold = the seat changed hands.
Swing = (INC share − JNP share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward INC; to the left, toward JNP.
toward JNPtoward INC
Sohan Ganj
+102.7%
Rampura
+98.3%
Sarai Rohilla
+93.0%
Karampura
+90.7%
Lakshmi Bai Nagar
+83.8%
Moti Nagar
+82.9%
R .K. Puram
+82.8%
Lajpat Nagar
+82.3%
Mehrauli
+79.6%
Ashok Nagar
+76.4%
Hauz Khas
+75.9%
Gole Market
+74.0%
Closest races · 1983
Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results
All constituencies · 1983
55 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1977
- Ajmeri GateJNP12.4%
- Anand ParbatINC1.4%
- Ashok NagarBJP13.1%
- Balli MaranINC6.5%
- Bara KhambaINC17.5%
- BawanaLKD17.8%
- Chandni ChowkBJP3.7%
- Civil LinesINC25.4%
- Delhi CantonmentBJP8.6%
- Deputy GanjINC1.3%
- Dev NagarINC3.2%
- Gandhi NagarINC9.6%
- Geeta ColonyBJP4.3%
- GhondaINC12.2%
- Gole MarketINC9.2%
- Hauz KhasINC1.9%
- JangpuraINC23.7%
- Kamla NagarINC1.5%
- KarampuraBJP0.7%
- Kasturba NagarBJP0.1%
- Kucha Pati RamINC13.4%
- Lajpat NagarBJP5.1%
- Lakshmi Bai NagarINC9.3%
- MadipurINC25.5%
- Malviya NagarBJP1.6%
- Matia MahalBJP3.3%
- MehrauliBJP18.4%
- Minto RoadINC41.9%
- Model TownINC6.7%
- Moti NagarBJP26.0%
- Motia KhanINC4.2%
- Najaf GarhINC34.5%
- NarelaLKD0.8%
- OkhlaINC2.6%
- Pahar GanjBJP0.4%
- PalamINC2.8%
- Patel NagarBJP8.9%
- Qasab PuraBJP11.7%
- R .K. PuramBJP10.5%
- Rajinder NagarBJP2.9%
- Rajouri GardenBJP3.3%
- RamnagarINC9.6%
- RampuraBJP4.1%
- Rohtas NagarINC15.5%
- Sarai RohillaINC11.5%
- Sarojini NagarBJP21.8%
- ShadipurINC11.1%
- ShahdaraINC4.4%
- Shakti NagarINC5.2%
- Shakur BastiINC15.8%
- Sohan GanjINC6.4%
- Tilak NagarINC5.8%
- TughlakabadINC46.3%
- Vijay NagarINC13.3%
- WazirabadINC16.9%