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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1991 Indian general election in Delhi
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1989 Indian general election in Delhi
| previous_year = 1989
| next_election = 1996 Indian general election in Delhi
| next_year = 1996
| election_date = {{Start date|1991|05|20}}
| seats_for_election = 7 seats
| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Lalkrishna Advani.jpg|bSize=110|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=06|oTop=04}}
| leader1 = [[Lal Krishna Advani]]
| party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| leaders_seat1 =
| seats1 = 5
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 1
| popular_vote1 = 1,171,156
| percentage1 = 40.27%
| swing1 = {{increase}} 14.08 [[Percentage point|pp]]
| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Visit of Narasimha Rao, Indian Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the CEC (cropped)(2).jpg|bSize=110|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=06|oTop=0}}
| leader2 = [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| leaders_seat2 =
| party2 = Indian National Congress
| seats2 = 2
| seat_change2 = {{steady}}
| popular_vote2 = 1,152,627
| percentage2 = 39.57%
| swing2 = {{decrease}} 3.84 [[Percentage point|pp]]
| map_image = File:1991delhi.png
| map_size = 200px
| map_caption =
| title = [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]]
| posttitle = Prime Minister after election
| before_election = [[Chandra Shekhar]]
| before_party = Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)
| after_election = [[P. V. Narasimha Rao|Narasimha Rao]]
| after_party = Indian National Congress
| turnout = 48.5%
}}

The [[1991 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes PC: Party-wise performance for 1991 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/pc/party_list/57/10 |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref>

== Parties and alliances==

=== {{legend2|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]}} ===

{|class="wikitable"
|-
! No.
! Party
! Flag
! Symbol
!Leader
!Seats contested
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"|'''1.'''
| style="text-align:center| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[File:BJP flag.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Lotus flower symbol.svg|50px]]
| style="text-align:center|[[L. K. Advani]]
| style="text-align:center| 7
|}

=== {{legend2|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]]}} ===

{|class="wikitable"
|-
! No.
! Party
! '''Flag'''
! Symbol
!Leader
!Seats contested
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};color:white"|'''1.'''
| style="text-align:center| [[Indian National Congress]]
|[[File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg|50px]]
| [[File:INC Logo.png|50px]]
| style="text-align:center| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| style="text-align:center| 7
|}

== Results ==
=== Results by Party/Alliance ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="4" rowspan="2" | Party Name
! colspan="3" | Popular vote
! colspan="3" | Seats
|-
! Votes
! %
! ±[[Percentage point|pp]]
! Contested
! Won
! '''+/−'''
|-
| {{Party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| colspan="3"|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| 11,71,156
| 40.21
| {{increase}} 14.02
| 7
| 5
| {{increase}} 1
|-
| {{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
| colspan="3"|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| 11,52,627
| 39.57
| {{decrease}} 3.84
| 7
| 2
| {{steady}}
|-
| {{Party color cell|Janata Dal}}
| colspan="3"|[[Janata Dal|JD]]
| 4,13,933
| 14.21
| {{decrease}} 2.07
| 7
| 0
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| {{Party color cell|Janata Party}}
| colspan="3"|[[Janata Party|JP]]
| 35,902
| 1.23
| {{steady}}
| 7
| 0
| {{steady}}
|-
| {{Party color cell|Bahujan Samaj Party}}
| colspan="3"|[[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]]
| 26,865
| 0.92
| {{decrease}} 2.73
| 7
| 0
| {{steady}}
|-
| {{Party color cell|Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)}}
| colspan="3"|[[Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)|SAD(M)]]
| 9,918
| 0.34
| {{steady}}
| 1
| 0
| {{steady}}
|-
| {{Party color cell|Communist Party of India}}
| colspan="3"|[[Communist Party of India|CPI]]
| 2,800
| 0.10
| {{steady}}
| 1
| 0
| {{steady}}
|-
| {{Party color cell|Other}}
| colspan="3" | Others
| 24,928
| 0.85
| {{steady}}
| 66
| 0
| {{steady}}
|-
| {{Party color cell|Independent (politician)}}
| colspan="3" | [[Independent (politician)|IND]]
| 74,734
| 2.57
| {{increase}} 6.81
| 399
| 0
| {{steady}}
|-
! colspan="4" | Total
! 29,12,863
! 100%
! -
! 502
! 7
! -
|}

== List of elected MPs ==
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Constituency
! colspan="5" |Winner
! colspan="5" |Runner-up
! colspan="2" |Margin
|-
!Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
! data-sort-type=number | Votes
! data-sort-type=number | %
!Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
!data-sort-type=number | Votes
!data-sort-type=number | %
!data-sort-type=number | Votes
!data-sort-type=number | %
|-
!1
|[[New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency|New Delhi]]
|Lal Krishan Advani
|{{Party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| scope="row" style="text-align: centre;" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|93,662
|43.40
|Rajesh Khanna
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|92,073
|42.66
!style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|1,589
!style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|0.74
|-
!2
|[[South Delhi Lok Sabha constituency|South Delhi]]
|Madan Lal Khurana
|{{Party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| scope="row" style="text-align: centre;" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|208,728
|49.95
|Romesh Bhandari
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|158,005
|37.81
!style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|50,723
!style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|12.14
|-
!3
|[[Outer Delhi Lok Sabha constituency|Outer Delhi]]
|Sajjan Kumar
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
| scope="row" style="text-align: centre;" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|346,259
|45.36
|Sahib Singh Verma
|{{Party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|259,468
|33.99
!style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|86,791
!style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|11.37
|-
!4
|[[East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency|East Delhi]]
|B. L. Sharma 'Prem'
|{{Party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| scope="row" style="text-align: centre;" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|303,141
|40.27
|H. K. L. Bhagat
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|241,316
|32.05
!style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|61,825
!style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|8.22
|-
!5
|[[Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha constituency|Chandni Chowk]]
|Tara Chand Khandelwal
|{{Party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| scope="row" style="text-align: centre;" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|80,898
|35.70
|[[Jai Prakash Aggarwal]]
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|78,124
|34.48
!style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|2,774
!style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|1.22
|-
!6
|[[Delhi Sadar Lok Sabha constituency|Delhi Sadar]]
|Jagdish Tytler
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
| scope="row" style="text-align: centre;" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|137,453
|48.57
|Vijay Kumar Malhotra
|{{Party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|123,362
|43.59
!style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|14,091
!style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|4.98
|-
!7
|[[Karol Bagh Lok Sabha constituency|Karol Bagh (SC)]]
|Kalka Dass
|{{Party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| scope="row" style="text-align: centre;" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|101,897
|40.23
|Krishna Tirath
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|99,397
|39.24
!style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|2,500
!style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|0.99
|-
|}

==Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Delhi==
{|class ="wikitable"
|-
!SI No.
!Name
!Constituency
!Designation
!Department
!From
!To
!Colspan=2|Party
|-
!rowspan="2"|1
|rowspan="2"|Jagdish Tytler
|rowspan="2"|Delhi Sadar
|rowspan="2"|Minister of State (Independent Charge)
|Surface Transport
|21 June 1991
|15 September 1995
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|Coal
|13 September 1995
|16 May 1996
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}{{Delhi elections}}

[[Category:1991 Indian general election by state or union territory|D]]
[[Category:Indian general elections in Delhi]]
[[Category:1990s in Delhi]]

{{India-election-stub}}

1991 Indian general election in Delhi - Revision history

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