1998 Indian general election in Delhi

Indian general election in National Capital Territory of Delhi, 1998

February 16, 1998 (1998-02-16)

7 seats
Turnout51.3%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sitaram Kesri
Party BJP INC
Seats won 6 1
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 2,139,254 1,798,165
Percentage 50.73% 42.64%
Swing 1.51 pp 5.31 pp


Prime Minister before election

Inder Kumar Gujral
JD

Prime Minister after election

A. B. Vajpayee
BJP

The 1998 Indian general election in Delhi was held to elect representatives of the 7 seats of the NCT of Delhi in the Lok Sabha.

The Bharatiya Janata Party won 6 of the 7 seats in Delhi, with its opposition, the Indian National Congress registering a narrow victory in the SC-reserved seat of Karol Bagh.