The 1996 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 5 of the 7 seats in Delhi, with its opposition, the Indian National Congress winning 2 seats.
Parties and alliances
No. Party Flag SymbolLeaderSeats contested1. Bharatiya Janata Party A. B. Vajpayee 7
No. Party Flag SymbolLeaderSeats contested1. Indian National Congress P. V. Narasimha Rao 7
Results Results by Party/Alliance Party Name Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/− BJP 19,94,550 49.62 9.41 7 5 INC 14,99,128 37.29 2.28 7 2 JD 1,70,609 4.24 9.97 5 0 AIIC(T) 90,250 2.25 7 0 Others 1,10,072 2.75 119 0 IND 1,55,215 3.86 1.29 378 0 Total 40,19,824 100% - 523 7 -
List of Elected MPs ConstituencyWinnerRunner-upMarginCandidateParty Votes %CandidateParty Votes % Votes %1New DelhiJagmohanBJP139,94554.34Rajesh KhannaINC81,63031.7058,31522.642South DelhiSushma SwarajBJP294,57055.63Kapil SibalINC180,56434.10114,00621.533Outer DelhiKrishan Lal SharmaBJP701,26252.50Sajjan KumarINC468,12935.05233,13317.454East DelhiB. L. Sharma "Prem"BJP538,65548.73Deep Chand BandhuINC386,15634.93152,49913.805Chandni ChowkJai Parkash AgarwalINC92,63444.92J. K. JainBJP70,39034.1322,24410.796Delhi SadarVijay Kumar GoelBJP140,28247.17Jagdish TytlerINC138,67946.631,6030.547Karol Bagh (SC)Meira KumarINC151,33652.53Kalka DasBJP109,44637.9941,89014.54
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