1984 Indian general election in Delhi

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1984 Indian general election in Delhi

 1980
24 December 1984 (1984-12-24)
1989 

7 seats
Turnout64.5%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Rajiv Gandhi Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Party INC BJP
Seats won 7 0
Seat change Increase 1 New
Popular vote 1,528,252 419,210
Percentage 68.72% 18.85%


Prime Minister before election

Rajiv Gandhi
INC

Prime Minister after election

Rajiv Gandhi
INC

The 1984 Indian general election in Delhi was held to elect representatives of the 7 seats of the NCT of Delhi in the Lok Sabha.

The Indian National Congress won all the seven seats of Delhi and won two-thirds of the votes.[1] This was the second of three times in which the Congress won all seven seats of Delhi, the first time being in the 1971 Indian general election.[2]

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

Bharatiya Janata Party

No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
1. Bharatiya Janata Party A. B. Vajpayee 5

Results

Results by Party/Alliance

Party Name Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/−
INC 15,28,252 68.72 Increase 18.32 7 7 Increase 1
BJP 4,19,210 18.85 Steady 5 0 Steady
LKD 1,15,777 5.21 Steady 1 0 Steady
JP 73,970 3.33 Decrease 34.57 1 0 Decrease 1
INC(J) 5,354 0.24 Steady 1 0 Steady
IND 81,420 3.66 Increase 0.25 174 0 Steady
Total 22,23,983 100% - 189 7 -

Elected MPs

Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Delhi

References

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